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Takeover
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,400 of the agency's 1,700 employees; medical debt and student loans will now be deprioritized.
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DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs
Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate is unclear.
Everything’s Computer
If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born
The brother goes on vision quests. The sister is a former English major. Together, they defected from OpenAI, started Anthropic, and built (they say) AI’s most upstanding citizen, Claude.
Everything’s Computer
Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science
Everything’s Computer
The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack
Everything’s Computer
Angelina Jolie Was Right About Computers
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Wrist Check
Which Apple Watch Is Best Right Now?
Should you splurge for the new Series 10 or stick with the SE? Let us help you figure out which version to get (and which to avoid).
Product Review
The GameSir G7 SE Is a Great Cheap Controller
Last Stand
John McAfee Fled to Belize, but He Couldn't Escape Himself
Originally published in December 2012: On November 12, 2012, Belizean police announced that they were seeking John McAfee for questioning in connection with the murder of his neighbor. This is his story.
Modern Love
Are We Ready for Intimacy With Robots?
A Fever Spreads
Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn
Trending Stories
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Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins
Though the exact details of the situation have not been confirmed, community infighting seems to have spilled out in a breach of the notorious image board.
All the Black Mirror Season 7 Episodes Ranked
If world events aren’t satisfying your dystopia itch, here’s WIRED’s guide to the new season of ‘Black Mirror.’
‘We Are Not Programmed to Die,’ Says Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan
The structural biologist, who has devoted his life to studying the processes behind aging, discusses the surprising things he has learned and the public misunderstandings about longevity.
Here’s What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages
A lawsuit over the Trump administration’s infamous Houthi Signal group chat has revealed what steps departments took to preserve the messages—and how little they actually saved.
