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Uncanny Valley: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

Limitations

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

Dell Cameron

This Is the Next Wave of Political Fundraising

Inner Loop

This Is the Next Wave of Political Fundraising

Makena Kelly

Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic

Court Clash

Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic

Paresh Dave

Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS

All together now

Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS

Vittoria Elliott

Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X

Fake News

Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X

David Gilbert

A Trumpworld Events Company Is Raking In Millions in Federal Contracts

Big Business

A Trumpworld Events Company Is Raking In Millions in Federal Contracts

David Gilbert, Matt Giles, Leah Feiger, and Zoë Schiffer

Uncanny Valley: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem

You're Fired

The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem

Molly Taft and Dell Cameron

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

Data dump

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

Molly Taft

The Texas Senate Primary Was a Preview of Creator Wars to Come

Going live

The Texas Senate Primary Was a Preview of Creator Wars to Come

Makena Kelly

How Federal Agencies Got Caught Up in Trump's Anti-Immigration Crusade

Inner Loop

How Federal Agencies Got Caught Up in Trump's Anti-Immigration Crusade

Vittoria Elliott

Here’s Why Trump Posted About Iran ‘Stealing’ the 2020 Election Hours After the US Attacked

Extra extra

Here’s Why Trump Posted About Iran ‘Stealing’ the 2020 Election Hours After the US Attacked

David Gilbert

War in Iran Spiked Oil Prices. Trump Will Decide How High They Go

High times

War in Iran Spiked Oil Prices. Trump Will Decide How High They Go

Molly Taft

When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It

Gaza

When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It

Carla Sertin

What Happens If Iran Shuts Down the Strait of Hormuz?

The Shipping News

What Happens If Iran Shuts Down the Strait of Hormuz?

Carla Sertin

X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israeli Attack on Iran

Iran Attack

X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israeli Attack on Iran

David Gilbert

Uncanny Valley: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account

Clean Opsec

A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account

Makena Kelly

MAGA Is Raging Over the Epstein Files. But They’re Not Mad at Donald Trump

Inner Loop

MAGA Is Raging Over the Epstein Files. But They’re Not Mad at Donald Trump

David Gilbert

Life in Cuba Under Trump's Pressure Campaign: No Electricity, No Oil, and Impossible Choices

Blockade

Life in Cuba Under Trump's Pressure Campaign: No Electricity, No Oil, and Impossible Choices

Abraham Jiménez Enoa

‘Narco-Submarine’ Carrying 4 Tons of Cocaine Captured by Mexico's Navy

Crossing a Line

‘Narco-Submarine’ Carrying 4 Tons of Cocaine Captured by Mexico's Navy

Fernanda González

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

There Can Be Only One

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

Dell Cameron

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

Clean Opsec

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

Maddy Varner

Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to CBP Agents Sparked a DOJ Probe

Palling Around

Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to CBP Agents Sparked a DOJ Probe

Maddy Varner

Donald Trump Jr.’s Private DC Club Has Mysterious Ties to an Ex-Cop With a Controversial Past

Club Trump

Donald Trump Jr.’s Private DC Club Has Mysterious Ties to an Ex-Cop With a Controversial Past

Kate Knibbs

DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir

Eye of Sauron

DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir

Makena Kelly

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Get It, Together

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Burnt Hair and Soft Power: A Night Out With Evie Magazine

Inner Loop

Burnt Hair and Soft Power: A Night Out With Evie Magazine

Leah Feiger

Inside the Homeland Security Forum Where ICE Agents Talk Shit About Other Agents

ICE Online

Inside the Homeland Security Forum Where ICE Agents Talk Shit About Other Agents

Vittoria Elliott

Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE

ICE Takes America

Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE

Zoë Schiffer, Vittoria Elliott, and Leah Feiger

Uncanny Valley: ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers’ Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers’ Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

Elon Musk’s X Appears to Be Violating US Sanctions by Selling Premium Accounts to Iranian Leaders

Eyes on Iran

Elon Musk’s X Appears to Be Violating US Sanctions by Selling Premium Accounts to Iranian Leaders

David Gilbert

ICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota

Stress Test

ICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota

Maddy Varner

The ICE Expansion Won’t Happen in the Dark

Inner Loop

The ICE Expansion Won’t Happen in the Dark

Brian Barrett

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees

ICE takes tech

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees

Makena Kelly

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next

ICE Takes America

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next

Leah Feiger

ICE Agent’s ‘Dragging’ Case May Help Expose Evidence in Renee Good Shooting

Turnovers

ICE Agent’s ‘Dragging’ Case May Help Expose Evidence in Renee Good Shooting

Dell Cameron

RFK Jr.’s Picks for a Key Autism Panel Include Advocates for Bizarre Theories

Demolition Job

RFK Jr.’s Picks for a Key Autism Panel Include Advocates for Bizarre Theories

David Gilbert

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

ID, Please

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

Dell Cameron and Maddy Varner

Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs

Inner Loop

Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs

Vittoria Elliott

Republicans Are All In on Boosting Fraud Allegations in California

Up next

Republicans Are All In on Boosting Fraud Allegations in California

Makena Kelly

ICE and Qatari Security Forces at the Winter Olympics Put Italians on Edge

2026 Winter Olympics

ICE and Qatari Security Forces at the Winter Olympics Put Italians on Edge

Luigi Mastrodonato

The Information Networks That Connect Venezuelans in Uncertain Times

Keep in Touch

The Information Networks That Connect Venezuelans in Uncertain Times

Lisseth Boon

How to Film ICE

For the Record

How to Film ICE

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, Maddy Varner, and Andy Greenberg

Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities

The Big Interview

Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities

Katie Drummond

We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out Melania Opening Day Screenings

Blockbusters

We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out Melania Opening Day Screenings

Maddy Varner

Uncanny Valley: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Tim Marchman

Trump Admin's Plans for $500 Million USIP Building May Violate Court Order, Say Former Workers

Takeover

Trump Admin's Plans for $500 Million USIP Building May Violate Court Order, Say Former Workers

Vittoria Elliott

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips

Heads Up

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips

Caroline Haskins and Makena Kelly

Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App

Say Cheese

Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App

Maddy Varner and Dell Cameron

Donald Trump Wants to Force Colorado to Free an Imprisoned Election Denier. It’s Not Working

Inner Loop

Donald Trump Wants to Force Colorado to Free an Imprisoned Election Denier. It’s Not Working

David Gilbert

Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

ICE Blocked

Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

David Gilbert

Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti

Defensive Measures

Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti

Makena Kelly

Why Minnesota Can’t Do More to Stop ICE

Tipping Point

Why Minnesota Can’t Do More to Stop ICE

Garrett M. Graff

The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti

Put Down

The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti

David Gilbert

Uncanny Valley: Donald Trump’s Davos Drama, AI Midterms, and ChatGPT’s Last Resort

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Donald Trump’s Davos Drama, AI Midterms, and ChatGPT’s Last Resort

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo

Breaking & Entering

US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo

Dell Cameron and Matt Giles

AI-Powered Disinformation Swarms Are Coming for Democracy

Rise of the Machines

AI-Powered Disinformation Swarms Are Coming for Democracy

David Gilbert

We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower

Arsonist in Chief

We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower

Garrett M. Graff

DHS’s Data Grab Is Getting Citizens Kicked Off Voter Rolls, New Complaint Says

Midterms

DHS’s Data Grab Is Getting Citizens Kicked Off Voter Rolls, New Complaint Says

Vittoria Elliott

MAGA’s ‘Manifest Destiny’ Coalition Has Arrived

Inner Loop

MAGA’s ‘Manifest Destiny’ Coalition Has Arrived

Makena Kelly

Pro-AI Super PACs Are Already All In on the Midterms

Vote.AI

Pro-AI Super PACs Are Already All In on the Midterms

Maxwell Zeff

‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis

Occupied

‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis

Lina Misitzis and Katie Thornton

ICE Details a New Minnesota-Based Detention Network That Spans 5 States

Growing Pains

ICE Details a New Minnesota-Based Detention Network That Spans 5 States

Dell Cameron

Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity

Immune Systems

Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity

Lila Hassan

Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’

Trump Playbook

Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’

Makena Kelly and Leah Feiger

Trump Doesn’t Need the Proud Boys Anymore

Inner Loop

Trump Doesn’t Need the Proud Boys Anymore

David Gilbert

In Photos: One Week Since the Shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Photo Essay

In Photos: One Week Since the Shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Leah Feiger and Paloma Shutes

Everything Is Content for the ‘Clicktatorship’

Click

Everything Is Content for the ‘Clicktatorship’

Vittoria Elliott

What to Do if ICE Invades Your Neighborhood

Plan Ahead

What to Do if ICE Invades Your Neighborhood

Lily Hay Newman, Maddy Varner, and Matt Burgess

Minnesota Sues to Stop ICE ‘Invasion’

Block Party

Minnesota Sues to Stop ICE ‘Invasion’

Dell Cameron

Right-Wing Influencers Have Flooded Minneapolis

Live from MN

Right-Wing Influencers Have Flooded Minneapolis

Makena Kelly

ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, per Testimony

Background Check

ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, per Testimony

Matt Giles and Tim Marchman

MAGA Is Already Rewriting the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

Spin cycle

MAGA Is Already Rewriting the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

David Gilbert

People Are Using AI to Falsely Identify the Federal Agent Who Shot Renee Good

AI detectives

People Are Using AI to Falsely Identify the Federal Agent Who Shot Renee Good

David Gilbert

Election Deniers Think the Venezuela Attack Is All About 2020

Run it back

Election Deniers Think the Venezuela Attack Is All About 2020

David Gilbert

Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon’s Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing

Inner Loop

Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon’s Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing

Makena Kelly

Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’

The Big Interview

Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’

Katie Drummond

The 3 Keys to Understanding Trump’s Retro Coup in Venezuela

Flashback

The 3 Keys to Understanding Trump’s Retro Coup in Venezuela

Garrett M. Graff

What Happens Next in Venezuela—and the Rest of Latin America?

Donroe Doctrine

What Happens Next in Venezuela—and the Rest of Latin America?

Fernanda González

Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture

Misdirection

Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture

David Gilbert

China Will Tax Contraceptives in a Bid to Improve Birth Rates

Birth Control

China Will Tax Contraceptives in a Bid to Improve Birth Rates

Fernanda González

‘We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’—Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Only Grow From Here

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

‘We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’—Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Only Grow From Here

David Gilbert

Big Balls Was Just the Beginning

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

Big Balls Was Just the Beginning

Vittoria Elliott

Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic

Makena Kelly

Here’s What’s in the DOJ’s Epstein Files Release—and What’s Missing

Dirty Laundry

Here’s What’s in the DOJ’s Epstein Files Release—and What’s Missing

Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Caroline Haskins

WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025

Uncanny Valley

WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025

Zoë Schiffer and Brian Barrett

The DOJ’s Jeffrey Epstein Files Are Here

Document Dumps

The DOJ’s Jeffrey Epstein Files Are Here

Maddy Varner

Terrifying New Photos Emerge From the Jeffrey Epstein Estate

Nightmare Fuel

Terrifying New Photos Emerge From the Jeffrey Epstein Estate

Maddy Varner and Andrew Couts

Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office

Yes You

Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office

Molly Taft

The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics

Inner Loop

The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics

David Gilbert

Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers

Listen Up

Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers

Dell Cameron

Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination

Patchwork

Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination

Emily Mullin

The DHS Data Grab Is Putting US Citizens at Risk

Inner Loop

The DHS Data Grab Is Putting US Citizens at Risk

Vittoria Elliott

A Complete Guide to the Jeffrey Epstein Document Dumps

Catch & Release

A Complete Guide to the Jeffrey Epstein Document Dumps

Maddy Varner

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: ‘We Are a City on the Rise’

The Big Interview

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: ‘We Are a City on the Rise’

Katie Drummond

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less

Holiday Snacks

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less

Leah Feiger

WIRED Roundup: DOGE Isn’t Dead, Facebook Dating Is Real, amd Amazon’s AI Ambitions

Uncanny Valley

WIRED Roundup: DOGE Isn’t Dead, Facebook Dating Is Real, amd Amazon’s AI Ambitions

Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger

Watch the Highlights From WIRED’s Big Interview Event Right Here

The Big Interview

Watch the Highlights From WIRED’s Big Interview Event Right Here

WIRED Staff