Dean Leitersdorf introduces himself over Zoom, then types a prompt that makes me feel like I’ve just taken psychedelic mushrooms: “wild west, cosmic, Roman Empire, golden, underwater.” He feeds the words into an artificial intelligence model developed by his startup, Decart, which manipulates live video in real time. “I have no idea what’s going to […]
Some Cities in China Are Advertising Exclusive Subsidies for Huawei-Powered Cars
WIRED contacted Huawei to ask about its potential role in the subsidies. Huawei did not comment in time for publication. One of the earliest subsidies appeared online in March, when the Commerce Bureau of Shenzhen Longgang District—the district where Huawei’s headquarters are located—posted that local car buyers can get up to 4,000 RMB (about $560) […]
ICE Is Getting Unprecedented Access to Medicaid Data
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are getting access to the personal data of nearly 80 million people on Medicaid in order to acquire “information concerning the identification and location of aliens in the United States,” according to an information exchange agreement viewed by WIRED. The agreement, which is titled “Information Exchange Agreement Between the Centers […]
Congress Passes GENIUS Act in Major Win for US Crypto Industry
“Competition will be fierce,” says Christian Catalini, founder at MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab and co-creator of Diem, the now-defunct stablecoin project funded by Meta. “You will see many more issuers enter the market and compete. Many of those issuers will be more traditional banks and fintechs.” Crypto advocates argue that stablecoins will strengthen the US Dollar […]
Roblox’s New Age Verification Feature Uses AI to Scan Teens’ Video Selfies
In the briefing, Kaufman called Roblox “one of the safest places online for people to come together and spend time with their friends and their family.” Kirra Pendergast, founder and CEO of Safe on Social—an online safety organization operating worldwide—says Roblox’s latest safety measures are largely op-in, therefore putting “responsibility on minors to identify and […]
OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Agent Tries to Do It All
Isa Fulford, the research lead for OpenAI’s new ChatGPT agent, needed to order a bunch of cupcakes, so she asked the AI tool to do it for her. “I was very specific about what I wanted, and it was a lot of cupcakes,” she says. “That one took almost an hour—but it was easier than […]
This Killer Dell 14 Plus Deal Changed My Opinion of the Laptop
When I first reviewed the Dell 14 Plus (6/10, WIRED Review), my main criticism was over the price. At the time, the only configuration available had a terabyte of storage and cost $1,099. That hurt its appeal to me, especially since it would be a more attractive sub-$1,000 laptop if Dell were selling a 512-GB […]
Where Are All the AI Drugs?
A new drug usually starts with a tragedy. Peter Ray knows that. Born in what is now Zimbabwe, the child of a mechanic and a radiology technician, Ray fled with his family to South Africa during the Zimbabwean War of Liberation. He remembers the journey there in 1980 in a convoy of armored cars. As […]
Bring On the MAGA Revolt
“Honestly, I’m done talking about Epstein for the time being,” Kirk said on his podcast days later. “I’m gonna trust my friends in the administration, I’m gonna trust my friends in the government to do what needs to be done, solve it, ball’s in their hands.” The MAGA faithful are furious not just about Epstein […]
3 Best Hall Effect Keyboards for Gamers and Serious Typists (2025)
Polling rate is likely one of the most prominently displayed details on any Hall effect keyboard, purely because the large numbers emphasize one of the most important aspects of these keyboards: Speed. Whether a keyboard has a 1,000- or 10,000-Hz polling rate, this number represents how many messages are sent from the keyboard to the […]