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Podcast: Is Wiping a Phone a Crime?

Podcast: Is Wiping a Phone a Crime?

A man was charged for allegedly wiping a phone before CBP could search it; an Anthropic exec forced AI onto a Discord community that didn't want it; and we talk the Disney-OpenAI deal.

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Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers

Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers

A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.

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Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: November 2025: Atrocities 530-580

Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We called this list a collection of Trump’s cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes, and it felt urgent to track them, to e...

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AI Coding Tools in 2025: Welcome to the Agentic CLI Era

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From a software development perspective, there is little doubt what 2025 will be known for when looking back. In fact,

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How Behavioral Economics Shapes Our World with Richard Thaler and Alex Imas

What makes humans so predictably irrational? Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler and Alex Imas join Guy Kawasaki to reveal the quirks that shape our decisions—from golf greens to stock markets. Drawing from their new book, The Winner’s Curse: Then and Now, they revisit the field t...

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15 Best Food Gifts, as Tested by Our Tastebuds (2025)

From tinned fish to baked goodies, you can deliver the best-tasting treats to their door—even if you don’t live close by.

WIRED
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17 Best Stocking Stuffers (2025): Unique and Unconventional

Start off on the right foot (and buy the grown-ups some time to make coffee) with these excellent, tiny gifts.

WIRED
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Former Neuralink Exec Launches Organ Preservation Effort

Science Corporation, founded by Neuralink’s first president, Max Hodak, has unveiled a prototype machine to extend the life of organs for longer periods.

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Apple Engineers Are Inspecting Bacon Packaging to Help Level Up US Manufacturers

Initial participants in the new Apple Manufacturing Academy tell WIRED that the tech giant’s surprising frankness and hands-on support are already benefiting their bottom lines.

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People Are Paying to Get Their Chatbots High on ‘Drugs’

An online marketplace is selling code modules that simulate the effects of cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, ayahuasca, and alcohol when they are uploaded to ChatGPT.

WIRED
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Microsoft Will Finally Kill an Encryption Cipher That Enabled a Decade of Windows Hacks

The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades.

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Tuft & Needle Is Offering a Free Pillow Set With Mattress Purchase

Get nearly everything you need to prep your guest room ahead of the holidays.

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DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To

I’m a Black staffer at WIRED. My position feels more precarious than ever. There’s a reason for that.

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Why Context Matters in Accessibility Conversations

Discussions on digital accessibility should prioritize context and collaboration among teams, focusing on empathy and practical scenarios to enhance user experience and support.

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The Tragic Death and Enduring Legacy of Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner, the classic film director, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed on Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. On Tuesday, prosecutors charged the couple’s son, Nick, with first-degree murder. Julia Jacobs, an arts and culture r...

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Trump Press Sec Goes Off Rails as Susie Wiles Fiasco Takes Worse Turn

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles gave numerous interviews to Vanity Fair that were way too candid about, well, everything. That prompted press secretary Karoline Leavitt to offer some rancid spin: She went full cult in praise of Trump. She disse...

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How Crypto Is Turning America Into a Kleptocracy

On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the shooting at Bondi Beach and the rise of anti-Semitic violence globally. He discusses what governments can do to crack down on radicals and prevent future acts of violenc...

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Beware Unearned Wisdom

One of Carl Jung’s famous quotes is to “Beware unearned wisdom.” Sometimes it’s brought up in the context of psychedelics. From LSD and the Mind of the Universe by Christopher Bache: Psychedelics give us temporary access to realities beyond our pay grade, allowing us to experience things beyond our normal capacity. It’s all too easy … Continue reading Beware Unearned Wisdom →

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Spotify is part of the trade war now

Spotify is part of the trade war now

The US is retaliating against the EU after it fined X — and now some of Europe's biggest companies are caught in the crossfire