Copter Mystery Solved! (Maybe)

The GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System was due for completion in 2016. Ten years later, the software for controlling the military’s GPS satellites still doesn’t work.

The CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides tells WIRED how the pilot made a safe landing after they got stranded over a neighborhood.

The master sergeant allegedly used classified intel to profit on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, marking the first US arrest for insider trading on a prediction market.

Political appointees wanted a quiet drawdown, the whistleblower says. DOGE wanted an execution.

Plus: Major data breaches at a gym chain and hotel giant, a disruptive DDoS attack against Bluesky, dubious ICE hires, and more.

A new executive order seen by WIRED prohibits New York state employees from using insider knowledge to enrich themselves with prediction market bets.

The militia movement in the US is undergoing a rebrand that trades counterprotests for expensive weapons, manly sweatshirts, and highly curated Instagram grids.

The Quizlet flashcards, which WIRED found through basic Google searches, seem to include sensitive information about gate security at Customs and Border Protection locations.

The White House has announced that NASA will work with the Departments of Defense and Energy to put nuclear reactors in orbit and on the surface of the moon.

Unitree is bringing its R1 to international markets. It arrives with some aerobatic capabilities and an entry-level price, but the question of what you'd actually do with it remains open.

The suspected shooter at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner faces three felony charges. He remains in custody following Monday’s hearing.

The UK designated Xinbi Guarantee as an enabler of crypto scammers and human trafficking weeks ago. Telegram is still hosting it in plain sight.