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https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-data-grab-getting-citizens-kicked-off-voter-rolls/
DHS’s Data Grab Is Getting Citizens Kicked Off Voter Rolls, New Complaint Says | WIRED
Jan 22, 2026 - As states check voter registration against a mashup of federal data, a new complaint says US citizens are getting kicked off state voter rolls as a result.
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https://www.wired.me/story/evidence-that-israel-used-white-phosphorus-over-south-lebanon-hrw-says
Evidence That Israel Used White Phosphorus Over South Lebanon, HRW Says | WIRED Middle East
Mar 9, 2026 - Investigators say Israeli artillery shells burst over the town of Yohmor, scattering burning fragments capable of igniting homes and harming civilians.
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https://www.wired.com/story/pentagons-attempt-to-cripple-anthropic-is-troublesome-judge-says/
Pentagon’s ‘Attempt to Cripple’ Anthropic Is Troubling, Judge Says | WIRED
Mar 24, 2026 - During a hearing Tuesday, a district court judge questioned the Department of Defense’s motivations for labeling the Claude AI developer a supply-chain risk.
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https://www.wired.com/story/usaid-whistleblower-says-it-was-even-worse-than-people-knew/
USAID Whistleblower Says It Was Even Worse Than People Knew | WIRED
Apr 22, 2026 - Political appointees wanted a quiet drawdown, the whistleblower says. DOGE wanted an execution.
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https://www.wired.me/story/uae-cyberattacks-surge-to-530000-per-day-amid-iran-war
UAE Cyberattacks Surge to 530,000 Per Day Amid Iran War, Says Cybersecurity Head | WIRED Middle East
Mar 26, 2026 - As missiles cross borders, a parallel conflict is unfolding inside networks. The UAE is facing a surge in cyberattacks tied to geopolitical tensions, and...
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https://www.wired.com/story/nvidias-rubin-chips-are-going-into-production/
Jensen Huang Says Nvidia’s New Vera Rubin Chips Are in ‘Full Production’ | WIRED
Jan 5, 2026 - The chip giant says Vera Rubin will sharply cut the cost of training and running AI models, strengthening the appeal of its integrated computing platform.
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https://www.wired.com/story/southwest-airlines-ends-open-seating/
Southwest Airlines Says Bye to Open Seating—and Hello to Boarding Complexity | WIRED
Jan 27, 2026 - An airline’s boarding policy shake-up shows the limits of efficiency. (Spoiler: It’s money.)
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https://www.wired.com/story/openai-president-greg-brockman-political-donations-trump-humanity/
OpenAI’s President Gave Millions to Trump. He Says It’s for Humanity | WIRED
Feb 12, 2026 - In an interview with WIRED, Greg Brockman says his political donations support OpenAI's mission—even if some employees at the company disagree.
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https://www.wired.com/story/us-senate-candidate-caught-insider-trading-on-kalshi-says-he-did-it-on-purpose/
US Senate Candidate Caught Insider Trading on Kalshi Says He Did It on Purpose | WIRED
Apr 22, 2026 - Mark Moran, an underdog Senate candidate from Virginia, claims he wanted to get caught violating the prediction market platform’s rules.
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https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-claude-research-functional-emotions/
Anthropic Says That Claude Contains Its Own Kind of Emotions | WIRED
Apr 2, 2026 - Researchers at the company found representations inside of Claude that perform functions similar to human feelings.
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https://www.wired.com/story/a-brief-interview-with-the-owner-of-the-hot-air-balloon-that-landed-in-someones-backyard/
A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It's a 'Very Rare' Event | WIRED
Apr 20, 2026 - The CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides tells WIRED how the pilot made a safe landing after they got stranded over a neighborhood.
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https://www.wired.com/story/wired-at-night-event-ben-mckenzie-reads-mean-tweets/
Ben McKenzie Says Crypto Has a Secret Ingredient: Male Loneliness | WIRED
Apr 20, 2026 - The actor-director discussed his least favorite currency and read a series of mean tweets—about us!—at our inaugural WIRED@Night event.
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https://www.wired.com/story/department-of-defense-responds-to-anthropic-lawsuit/
Justice Department Says Anthropic Can’t Be Trusted With Warfighting Systems | WIRED
Mar 17, 2026 - In response to Anthropic’s lawsuit, the government said it lawfully penalized the company for trying to limit how its Claude AI models could be used by the...
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https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-says-generative-ai-will-save-the-planet-it-doesnt-offer-much-proof/
Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof | WIRED
Feb 18, 2026 - A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at...
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https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-legal-eagle-devin-stone/
The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’ | WIRED
Apr 21, 2026 - Devin Stone turned punchy legal explainers into a YouTube empire. Now he’s warning that the sheer volume of Trump administration scandals is distorting reality...
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