This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms WIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year’s midterm elections.

NEW: Trump's attacks on the 20206 midterms are well underway, from 2020 election deniers in positions of power to FBI raids. @davidgilbert.bsky.social gets into the nitty gritty: www.wired.com/story/this-i...

Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful.

Galen Buckwalter, a quadriplegic, received a brain implant in 2024 that is allowing him to create music with his thoughts.

"It is so empowering to be able to do entirely unique things," he says.

I spoke with Galen about the process and the importance of creativity: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...

The IRS Wants Smarter Audits. Palantir Could Help Decide Who Gets Flagged Documents show the tax agency is testing a Palantir tool to surface “highest-value” audit and investigation targets from a maze of legacy systems.

New: I obtained docs from the IRS about a $1.8 million Palantir contract that began early last year. They provide new details on a custom tool Palantir built for the IRS, the “Selection and Analytic Platform," and the wildly bloated ecosystem it's supposed to simplify:
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This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms WIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year’s midterm elections.

NEW:

You may have heard about Trump's efforts to undermine trust in the elections with the SAVE America Act.

But here I highlight how this is just one part of a broader effort to manipulate the midterms, and how that could have long-lasting effects on US democracy

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Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful.

Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful. www.wired.com/story/meet-t...

This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms WIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year’s midterm elections.

WIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year’s midterm elections. www.wired.com/story/this-i...

‘Guns, Beer, Titties, Freedom’: Inside the World’s Toughest Off-Road Race Every winter, 80,000 people gather in the California desert for King of the Hammers, a popular racing series featuring high-speed relays and rock crawling with dirt bikes, stock VW Bugs, and million-dollar...

Every winter, 80,000 people gather in the California desert for King of the Hammers, a popular racing series featuring high-speed relays and rock crawling with dirt bikes, stock VW Bugs, and million-dollar trophy trucks. www.wired.com/story/night-...

The IRS Wants Smarter Audits. Palantir Could Help Decide Who Gets Flagged Documents show the tax agency is testing a Palantir tool to surface “highest-value” audit and investigation targets from a maze of legacy systems.

Documents show the tax agency is testing a Palantir tool to surface “highest-value” audit and investigation targets from a maze of legacy systems. www.wired.com/story/docume...

Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He’s One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza In a place denied access to basic forensic technology—and where people disappear into Israeli detention—the fate of thousands remains unknown. One of them is an autistic teenager.

In a place denied access to basic forensic technology—and where people disappear into Israeli detention—the fate of thousands remains unknown. One of them is an autistic teenager.

ICE Is Paying Salaries and More for This Town’s Entire Police Force Under a Homeland Security program, police departments around the US are signing up to assist in immigration enforcement. The cops of Carroll, New Hampshire, are going all in—and they’re likely not…

Under a Homeland Security program, police departments around the US are signing up to assist in immigration enforcement. The cops of Carroll, New Hampshire, are going all in—and they’re likely not alone.

The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep Between pickup artists and juvenile pranksters, the wearable device is becoming associated with pests of all kinds.

Between pickup artists and juvenile pranksters, the wearable device is becoming associated with pests of all kinds.

Meet the Gods of AI Warfare In its early days, the AI initiative known as Project Maven had its fair share of skeptics at the Pentagon. Today, many of them are true believers.

In its early days, the AI initiative known as Project Maven had its fair share of skeptics at the Pentagon. Today, many of them are true believers.

Pentagon’s ‘Attempt to Cripple’ Anthropic Is Troubling, Judge Says 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.

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.

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work The incidents in Austin raise questions about how self-driving cars “learn” and adapt to their surroundings.

The incidents in Austin raise questions about how self-driving cars “learn” and adapt to their surroundings. www.wired.com/story/a-scho...

Your Photos Are Probably Giving Away Your Location. Here’s How to Stop That All your snaps come with metadata containing more information than you might realize.

All your snaps come with metadata containing more information than you might realize. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

The Deceptively Tricky Art of Designing a Steering Wheel Veteran designers in the auto industry—and Jony Ive—tell us how hard it is to make a functional yet beautiful steering wheel.

Veteran designers in the auto industry—and Jony Ive—tell us how hard it is to make a functional yet beautiful steering wheel. www.wired.com/story/the-de...

A Mysterious Numbers Station Is Broadcasting Through the Iran War First heard as US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, the shortwave broadcast has since been traced to a US military base in Germany—but its purpose and its operator remain unclear.

First heard as US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, the shortwave broadcast has since been traced to a US military base in Germany—but its purpose and its operator remain unclear.

How American Camouflage Conquered the World The world-famous MultiCam pattern was designed for the military by two Brooklyn hipsters. Now everyone—from babies to ICE agents—is suited up for battle.

The world-famous MultiCam pattern was designed for the military by two Brooklyn hipsters. Now everyone—from babies to ICE agents—is suited up for battle.

The Trip to the Far Side of the Moon As soon as April 1, four people will embark on a journey that will take them farther from the Earth than anyone has ever traveled before.

As soon as April 1, four people will embark on a journey that will take them farther from the Earth than anyone has ever traveled before.

Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement “There's no accountability,” one expert tells WIRED of ICE’s ability to lie to the public. "The consequence of this is that it’s going to be a systemic harm across all law enforcement.”

“There's no accountability,” one expert tells WIRED of ICE’s ability to lie to the public. "The consequence of this is that it’s going to be a systemic harm across all law enforcement.”

A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term goal, says a cofounder, is to make human versions.

R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term goal, says a cofounder, is to make human versions.

Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.

Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.

Cat’s out of the bag — I’m joining @wired.com as a senior writer starting April 6! Absolutely thrilled to be joining this incredible team (which I learned today will now feature not one, not two, but FIVE @dailydot.com alumni)!!!

AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics A policy change announced by NeurIPS, the world’s leading AI research conference, drew widespread backlash from Chinese researchers this week and then was quickly reversed.

A policy change announced by NeurIPS, the world’s leading AI research conference, drew widespread backlash from Chinese researchers this week and then was quickly reversed. www.wired.com/story/made-i...

10 Things You Can Do While Waiting in the TSA Line As Washington wrangles over the future of federal employees’ pay, here are some ideas for passing the time.

As Washington wrangles over the future of federal employees’ pay, here are some ideas for passing the time. www.wired.com/story/10-thi...

Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s Plus: Apple makes big claims about the effectiveness of its Lockdown Mode anti-spyware feature, Russia moves to implement homegrown encryption for 5G, and more.

Plus: Apple makes big claims about the effectiveness of its Lockdown Mode anti-spyware feature, Russia moves to implement homegrown encryption for 5G, and more. www.wired.com/story/irania...

Apple Still Plans to Sell iPhones When It Turns 100 As the tech giant turns 50, WIRED spoke to executives about how they plan to win in the AI era.

Apple is turning 50. I talked to its CEO and his possible successor about the NEXT 50 years. www.wired.com/story/apple-...

The Ghosts of Al-Shifa Hospital Months into a supposed ceasefire in Gaza, doctors still have to smuggle in basic medical supplies—and treat new casualties of war.

Gaza’s hospitals are less chaotic than when the bombs fell nonstop, but now there’s time for emotional chaos.

“Everyone has a story, the most devastating trauma that they will kind of casually bring up to you,” one doctor said.

Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/gaza-w...

The International Association of Genocide Scholars found that Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza “meet the legal definition of genocide.” Doctors told WIRED the public-health crisis they witnessed looked to them more like a new phase of genocide than its aftermath.
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And while there has been a ceasefire in place for months, between the ceasefire declaration and mid-February, Israel killed more than 600 people. “The war is not over,” says one doctor. “The casualties are not the way they were before ... but they’re still happening.”
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