FEMA Has Canceled Its 4-Year Strategic Plan Ahead of Hurricane Season
Multiple FEMA employees tell WIRED that they did not know of another time when a strategic plan was rescinded without […]
Hurricane Season, Politics, Tech, Tech News
Politics
Eric Adams and crypto whales demand that New York stop regulating crypto licenses
At a “crypto summit” on Tuesday held by Eric Adams – the controversial mayor of New York City who recently escaped several federal corruption charges – crypto CEOs and investors made an open plea: please get rid of state crypto regulations so we can write our own and turn the Big Apple into a “crypto […]
doge, Politics, Tech, Tech News
What It’s Like to Interview for a Job at DOGE
WIRED spoke with someone who applied for a job at Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE and discussed the five-step hiring process.
Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law
President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, enacting a bill that will criminalize the distribution of nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) — including AI deepfakes — and require social media platforms to promptly remove them when notified. The bill sailed through both chambers of Congress with several tech companies, parent and youth […]
Culture, Gear, Politics, Rogue Ones, Security, Tech, Tech News, The Big Story
Who Even Is a Criminal Now?
WIRED loves a rogue. Except rogues ruined the internet. Is there any salvaging the rebellious spirit without destroying everything?
Business, Business / Transportation, Politics, Politics / Politics News, Tech, Tech News, Uncanny Valley
Is Elon Musk Really Stepping Back from DOGE?
Elon Musk is apparently turning his attention away from Washington and back to Tesla. On this episode of Uncanny Valley,
Verizon’s $20 billion Frontier acquisition wins FCC approval
Verizon’s $20 billion deal to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier is officially happening. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission signed off on the merger, which will allow Verizon to “upgrade and expand” Frontier’s existing fiber networks. Verizon expects to bring fiber to 1 million homes each year following the acquisition. The deal went through […]
The State Department reportedly pressured African countries to adopt Elon Musk’s Starlink
After The Washington Post earlier this month revealed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had instructed the State Department to help Starlink expand in order to fend off Chinese technological influence, an extensive ProPublica article published Thursday dove deeper into what those campaigns looked like at the ground level. According to cables sent between the […]
The US Army is getting in on right-to-repair
The US Army is done relying on contractors to repair its equipment. Earlier this month, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll committed to including right-to-repair provisions in all existing and future contracts with manufacturers, a change Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told The Verge will “put an end to our dependence on giant defense contractors who charge billions […]
Meta asks judge to throw out antitrust case mid-trial
Meta has filed a motion for judgment on the antitrust case it’s currently fighting in court. The motion argues that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has failed to produce any evidence that Meta unlawfully monopolized part of the social networking market, something the government argues it did through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The […]