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For all you Londoners keeping up with Florrie and MC, I just realised we missed the chance to ask Amelia what her perfect North London day looks like 😭

METAL GEAR SOLID: Aluminum carry-ons give you that business class, turn-left-on-a-plane look. But are they worth the cost of your entire vacation? Maybe so. Read @wired.com's full buying guide on link below www.wired.com/story/do-you...

The voice actors from the original film have returned for the sequel—and not everyone is happy about it. www.wired.com/story/the-it...

This week on the @wired.com Big Interview podcast, I sat down with Amelia Dimoldenberg -- the host of Chicken Shop Date, a red carpet fixture...and a real control freak, it turns out. (Takes one to know one!) She was delightful, smart, and of course hilarious. Read and listen at the link:

New: After banning its content from new users in the UK, Pornhub is restoring access to adults there who age verify via Apple—the company has long been pushing for device-based age verification: www.wired.com/story/pornhu...

The porn giant blocked its content from new UK users in February but says device-based age verification is more secure than third-party sites.

“Looksmaxxing is out. Being hot is a state of mind.” www.wired.com/story/the-bi...

There's a lot of talk about AI taking jobs -- but less about automation potentially, and quietly, deciding who never gets a shot in the first place. A wild story about one would-be doctor vs. the algorithm that may have screwed him:

UK staff of Google's AI research lab hope to block the use of the company's artificial intelligence models in military settings. www.wired.com/story/google...

In 1990, three former Apple employees launched a company that epitomized the Silicon Valley dream. What they invented looked like an iPhone—more than a decade earlier. The device never came to be. www.wired.com/story/book-e...

The host of “Chicken Shop Date” joined WIRED’s “Big Interview” podcast to talk about turning down bad deals, beating the algorithm, and the importance of being over-prepared. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...

Armed with some Python and a white-hot sense of injustice, one medical student spent six months trying to figure out whether an algorithm trashed his job application. www.wired.com/story/he-cou...

OpenAI’s cofounder and president revealed in federal court on Monday that he’s one of the largest individual stakeholders in the AI lab. www.wired.com/story/greg-b...

The news isn’t good. www.wired.com/story/what-t...

ask! your! questions!

Are you eligible for a payout? Probably, but it might take a while and will likely be pretty small. www.wired.com/story/what-t...

While some young men subscribe to the gospel of "looksmaxxing," going to extreme physical lengths to alter their appearance, young women have been drawn to a subculture of manifestation through ASMR-style videos called "subliminals"—seeking beauty, success, and romance through hypnotic suggestion.

On May 8, a panel of WIRED experts is going live to discuss the Musk v. Altman trial that could determine the fate of OpenAI. Got questions? Submit them in advance at the link below. 👇

I've been covering Metalenz for a few years, and here's the latest: an under-display camera that could mean a much smaller Face ID camera island for a company like Apple (or an invisible biometric and secure Face Unlock option for Android). www.wired.com/story/metale...

NEW: DHS subpoenaed Google for a Canadian man's location and account activity after he criticized ICE. The man hasn't been in the US in 10+ years, and DHS used an import law from the 1930s to try to get his data. ACLU is fighting it. @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/dhs-de...

NEW: After a Canadian man made posts on X critical of ICE, DHS hit Google demanding data on his online activity and location, citing the Tariff Act of 1930. The ACLU is suing, and @regret.bsky.social talked to the poster in question:

“It makes 996 look like a vacation.” www.wired.com/story/welcom...

This is the same legal tool that @dmehro.bsky.social reported on for WIRED in 2023. At the time, experts told him that its widespread use could create “a situation where this agency can fully go rogue”: www.wired.com/story/ice-15...

NEW: DHS is using a legal tool called a 1509 customs summons to try to obtain info from Google about a Canadian after he criticized the Trump admin online. He says he hasn't been to the US in 10+ years and didn't ship anything during the time period DHS asked about: www.wired.com/story/dhs-de...

This is commitment.

What if news organization and advocacy group had their own constellations of satellites? www.wired.com/story/welcom...

I listened to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new HHS podcast so you don't have to: www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the man—who hasn't entered the US in more than a decade—following posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. www.wired.com/story/dhs-de...

Metalenz’s Polar ID face-scanning technology works even when the camera is hidden under the display.

On Star Wars Day, we put to rest a question that has bedeviled sci-fi nerds for years. www.wired.com/story/do-lig...

The first two episodes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new podcast feature him discoursing on food with a reality-TV chef and, for some reason, Mike Tyson. Vaccines are not on the agenda. www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

Alexis Goldstein, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee, was fired this year for recording DOGE’s incursion into the agency. www.wired.com/story/a-fede...

As young men pursue radical methods of “looksmaxxing,” young women are discovering a world of YouTube and TikTok videos that promise glow-ups through ASMR affirmations. www.wired.com/story/sublim...

A new study shows the mechanisms of how coffee modifies the microbiome, reduces inflammation, and influences mood. Even decaf has its perks. www.wired.com/story/scienc...

A new generation of satellite startups in San Francisco is racing to capitalize on recent technological breakthroughs in space-based data collection and communications. www.wired.com/story/welcom...

The problem isn’t just the apps. People actually can’t afford to date anymore. www.wired.com/story/dating...

A recent attack on Sam Altman’s home and OpenAI offices has put corporate security under renewed scrutiny. Records reveal how much some tech firms spend to arm up.

Spyware appears to have captured everything from intimate photos to private messages from the smartphone of European celebrity. They were publicly accessible until a researcher flagged the exposure.

The new film is the latest adaptation of George Orwell’s novel. Based on the critiques coming from right-wing influencers, it seems few of them fully grasp the book’s message.

Messages presented at trial reveal how Zilis, the mother of four of Musk’s children, acted as an intermediary between him and OpenAI.

What does "home" mean to you? And as affordability, climate change, and cultural factors transform the home ownership landscape, what will it mean in 10, 20, 50 years? We’re looking for people to tell us about their homes for a special digital issue of WIRED. Take our survey at the link below!

Colorado has led the US on legislation that ensures people can fix their stuff. Manufacturers tried to claw back that control but ultimately failed—for now.

Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over.

“I believe the technology was deployed too quickly in too vast amounts, with hundreds of vehicles, when it wasn’t really ready,” one police official told federal regulators last month.

On TikTok, young women are going viral for crafting whimsical homemade computers inside purses.

While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors’ models. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

David Silver has a new billion-dollar company that aims to build AI “superlearners.”

Plus: The NSA tests Anthropic’s Mythos Preview to find vulnerabilities, a Finnish teen is charged over the Scattered Spider hacking spree, and more. www.wired.com/story/securi...

For the past week, a photo of me has been plastered on the CEO of Snap’s Wikipedia page. No one, not even Spiegel, seems to care. www.wired.com/story/why-do...