Users of AI image generators are offering each other instructions on how to use the tech to alter pictures of women into realistic, revealing deepfakes. www.wired.com/story/google...

DOGE dominated the news this year as Elon Musk’s operatives shook up several US government agencies. It’s far from over. www.wired.com/story/expire...

Online black markets once lurked in the shadows of the dark web. Today, they’ve moved onto public platforms like Telegram—and are racking up historic illicit fortunes. www.wired.com/story/expire...

An unlabeled, 12-second video from the most recent DOJ Jeffrey Epstein files drop is circulating social media, purporting to show Epstein’s suicide in his prison cell. But it’s actually a fake clip from 2019. Here’s how it wound up in the latest Epstein files dump.

NEW: “Ali Kabbaj, who identified himself as an independent journalist, said that he found the video on the dark web and sent it to federal investigators in 2021 for confirmation. ‘I’m shocked I’m in these files,’ he told WIRED.” @regret.bsky.social & @brbarrett.bsky.social report

Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide will soon be available in a daily pill Americans can take for weight loss. www.wired.com/story/fda-ap...

An unlabeled, 12-second video from the most recent DOJ Jeffrey Epstein files drop is circulating social media, purporting to show Epstein’s suicide in his prison cell. But it’s actually a fake clip from 2019. Here’s how it wound up in the latest Epstein files dump.

Did you see this video circulating? WIRED found the preceding document in the dump, a 2021 email to federal investigators asking to help verify whether the video was real, and talked to the guy who wrote it. My latest w/ @brbarrett.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/the-ep...

The Zwilling Four-Star chef's knife is the carbon steel blade WIRED recommends for most casual home chefs. It's free with HelloFresh meal kits, using this promo code. www.wired.com/story/hellof...

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The DOJ just a new set of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. We're going through them right now, and you can read the latest updates here.

The latest Epstein Files release appears to contain hundreds of photographs along with court records and other materials. www.wired.com/story/the-ju...

Finally wrote my magnum opus on social media, AI, and how tech companies seem to not understand what it means to have friends. www.wired.com/story/expire...

The company made 80 times as many reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children during the first six months of 2025 as it did in the same period a year prior. www.wired.com/story/openai...

An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time. www.wired.com/story/the-do...

From Tesla to AI friends to Big Balls and back, this is our definitive breakdown of everything, and everyone, that conquered the WIRED world this year—and a few that fell from the top. www.wired.com/expired-tire...

Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein and Diddy-themed playsets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok. www.wired.com/story/people...

From Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to the US government’s “Halo” memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics. www.wired.com/story/expire...

The billionaire’s involvement with the Trump administration and DOGE had deep impacts on Tesla’s bottom line. But Elon Musk was still able to turn his attention to SpaceX. www.wired.com/story/expire...

Smartwatches are cool and all, but have you considered wearable neurotech? www.wired.com/story/expire...

Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. Twenty years online has left us turning to AI for kinship. IRL companionship is the future. www.wired.com/story/expire...

Hamstrung by lawsuits, the state can’t officially keep its goal to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035. But it’s going to keep trying. www.wired.com/story/the-fu...

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think.

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

The head of Amazon Web Services has big plans to offer AI tools to businesses but says that replacing coders with AI is “a nonstarter for anyone who’s trying to build a long-term company.”

Hannah Wong told staff she is moving on to her “next chapter.” The company will be running an executive search to find a replacement, according to a memo.

Retatrutide, originally developed by Eli Lilly, has found a loyal fan base—even though clinical trials of the drug still haven’t finished.

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. www.wired.com/story/resear...

The Mac Mini is a fantastic little computer, but you'll need one of these great monitors to complete the setup. www.wired.com/gallery/best...

Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get it? Here’s what to know. www.wired.com/story/what-i...

The latest photo dump from Democrats in the House Oversight Committee includes more famous men and upsetting Lolita quotes written on a woman's body.

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

New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.

Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.

Yale epidemiologist Harvey Risch, who has entertained a connection between Covid vaccines and “turbo cancer” and promoted ivermectin, says he'll chair the President's Cancer Panel.

The administration’s pro-industry tilt—across three executive agencies—is feeding the MAHA movement’s growing discontent. www.wired.com/story/trumps...

ICYMI: The United States Department of Justice on Friday published the first of an unknown number of releases of documents related to infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The nearly 4,000 files contain a hodgepodge of photos, handwritten notes, and more.

You've still got a little time. Super Saturday means a ton of last-minute deals on WIRED-tested gear. www.wired.com/story/amazon...

Plus: Cisco discloses a zero-day with no available patch, Venezuela accuses the US of a cyberattack, and more. www.wired.com/story/securi...

Our public spaces are now awash with wireless internet. Make sure you’re getting the most out of every connection. www.wired.com/story/7-usef...

Plus: Samsung also announces new Micro RGB TVs, and a looming global memory crunch might make Nvidia reduce its supply of graphics cards. www.wired.com/story/gear-n...

Today was the deadline for the DOJ to release documents in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. @wired.com took a look in case you wanted to enjoy your Friday instead: www.wired.com/story/epstei...

Some news on the "Uncanny Valley" podcast this week. After years and years as cohosts, Lauren Goode and I are turning over the mics to three new hosts: Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, and Brian Barrett. Keeping the rotation fresh! Here's our last episode as the copilots: www.wired.com/story/uncann...

NEW: @wired.com went through the Epstein doc dump so you don't have to spend your Friday night looking at "sexy" soap and pics of Bill Clinton in a weird swimming pool. www.wired.com/story/epstei...

NEW: We all stuck around to pore over the Epstein files so you don't have to. To sum up: "curious but far from revelatory"

The latest Epstein drop was today, so @regret.bsky.social + @dell.bsky.social + I took a look. Tl;dr, there’s a lot there, & Bill Clinton makes many appearances. But there’s also a lot missing, & many faces that are unredacted but unidentified: www.wired.com/story/epstei...

From photos of former president Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Department’s release is curious but far from revelatory. www.wired.com/story/epstei...

NEW: Here's what's actually in the DOJ's Epstein dump, which at a first pass is more notable for what's not in it than for what is.

From photos of former President Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Department’s release is curious but far from revelatory. Here's what's in it—and what's not.

In today’s episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into five stories—from AI to DOGE—that encapsulate the year and give us clues as to what might unfold in 2026. www.wired.com/story/uncann...