For years, gray-market services known as “bulletproof” hosts have been a key tool for cybercriminals looking to anonymously maintain web infrastructure with no questions asked. But as global law enforcement scrambles to crack down on digital threats, they have developed strategies for getting customer information from these hosts and have increasingly targeted the people behind… Continue reading Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight
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Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts
Elon Musk’s business empire, including SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla, collectively stands to lose at least $48 billion in sales over roughly the next decade if President Donald Trump acts on his veiled threat to cancel the companies’ contracts with the US government, according to a WIRED review of publicly available data. Amid growing criticism from… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts
DOGE Is on a Recruiting Spree
The relationship between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump may have publicly erupted this week, but the billionaire’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is currently on a recruiting spree, WIRED has learned. DOGE appears to be reaching out specifically to technologists who have previously worked for the government, even some of those who left… Continue reading DOGE Is on a Recruiting Spree
The Best Car Vacuums (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Honorable Mentions Bissell AeroSlim Handheld Vacuum for $41: This is a great little budget vacuum and a fine detail cleaning option. It doesn’t have as many attachments as the Airify Pro V3 and it’s battery life isn’t as long (the AeroSlim only lasts up to 12 minutes), but it’s a good option if you’re on… Continue reading The Best Car Vacuums (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Conspiracy World Thinks the Musk-Trump Breakup Is a ‘Psyop’
The extremely public and increasingly unhinged breakup of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump has caused chaos in DC, forced Silicon Valley executives to pick sides, and wiped more than $150 billion off Tesla’s market cap. But in the conspiracy-theory-addicted corners of the internet, the feud between Musk and Trump is nothing more than a… Continue reading Conspiracy World Thinks the Musk-Trump Breakup Is a ‘Psyop’
Silicon Valley Is Starting to Pick Sides in Musk and Trump’s Breakup
Silicon Valley investors and tech executives who loudly supported both US president Donald Trump and Elon Musk may now be forced to pick sides as the president of the United States and the world’s richest man go through an extremely messy public breakup. Their high-profile bromance imploded this week when Musk began using his social… Continue reading Silicon Valley Is Starting to Pick Sides in Musk and Trump’s Breakup
Elon Musk’s Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Cap
It took only a few hours to wipe $152 billion of value from Tesla’s market cap and more than $100 million in value from TrumpCoin. The end of the bromance between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump has been brewing for weeks, but on Thursday the breakup went nuclear. Musk took to the platform he… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Cap
The Elon Musk and Donald Trump Breakup Has Started
Elon Musk may have finally reached the end of his rope with President Donald Trump—and vice versa. While the world’s richest man wars with the US president on X, Republican strategists and insiders in Trumpworld tell WIRED that Musk’s broader future in Republican politics is on shaky ground. Over the past few days on X,… Continue reading The Elon Musk and Donald Trump Breakup Has Started
ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly rescinded guidance that advised ICE agents conducting courthouse raids to take steps to avoid violating state and local laws while carrying out civil immigration arrests. The subtle policy change could lead to an escalation in enforcement tactics and legal disputes. Revised policy guidance recently posted to ICE’s website and… Continue reading ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids
Trumpworld Is Fighting Over ‘Official’ Crypto Wallet
As Donald Trump and his family stretch into nearly every corner of the cryptocurrency sector, a dispute has broken out over which corporate entities are permitted to wield the Trump brand to promote the crypto products they launch. On Tuesday, the X account for the US president’s Trump memecoin—which is administered by Fight Fight Fight… Continue reading Trumpworld Is Fighting Over ‘Official’ Crypto Wallet