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Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback

Makeover

Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback

Vas Panagiotopoulos

The Sad Truth of the FTC’s ‘Historic’ Privacy Win

Nonconsensual

The Sad Truth of the FTC’s ‘Historic’ Privacy Win

Dell Cameron

How Charlie Kirk Plans to Discredit Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act

Rewriting History

How Charlie Kirk Plans to Discredit Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act

William Turton

Women in the US Are Now Stockpiling Abortion Pills

Health Care Preppers

Women in the US Are Now Stockpiling Abortion Pills

Kate Knibbs

Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else

Going for Bust

Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else

Matt Laslo

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Global Spy Program

Spy Bill vs Spy Bill

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Global Spy Program

Dell Cameron

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families

Who You Know

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families

Dell Cameron

Innovation-Killing Noncompete Agreements Are Finally Dying

Workers' Rights

Innovation-Killing Noncompete Agreements Are Finally Dying

Caitlin Harrington

The CDC’s Gun Violence Research Is in Danger

Cold Chamber

The CDC’s Gun Violence Research Is in Danger

Matt Laslo

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

Pressure Cooker

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

Dell Cameron

A Controversial US Surveillance Program May Get Slipped Into a ‘Must-Pass’ Defense Bill

Fine Print

A Controversial US Surveillance Program May Get Slipped Into a ‘Must-Pass’ Defense Bill

Dell Cameron

New Orleans Tried to Control Vacation Rentals With a Lottery. It Was a Mess

For Rent

New Orleans Tried to Control Vacation Rentals With a Lottery. It Was a Mess

Amanda Hoover

The EU Wants to Fix Gig Work. Uber Has Its Own Ideas

Trip Hazard

The EU Wants to Fix Gig Work. Uber Has Its Own Ideas

Morgan Meaker

Why I’m (Cautiously) Optimistic About COP28

WIRED Impact

Why I’m (Cautiously) Optimistic About COP28

Hannah Ritchie

Joe Biden Wants US Government Algorithms Tested for Potential Harm Against Citizens

Federal Audit

Joe Biden Wants US Government Algorithms Tested for Potential Harm Against Citizens

Khari Johnson

Where You Live Is As Important As What You Eat

WIRED Impact

Where You Live Is As Important As What You Eat

Rob Reddick

The US Has Failed to Pass AI Regulation. New York City Is Stepping Up

Workaround

The US Has Failed to Pass AI Regulation. New York City Is Stepping Up

Khari Johnson

California Nixes a Bill to Decriminalize Plant-Based Psychedelics

Public Health

California Nixes a Bill to Decriminalize Plant-Based Psychedelics

Celia Ford

The Game Theory of the Auto Strikes

Get Smart

The Game Theory of the Auto Strikes

Aarian Marshall

Workers Demand Job Security in the Autonomous, Electrified Future of Transport

Gear Shift

Workers Demand Job Security in the Autonomous, Electrified Future of Transport

Caitlin Harrington