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Elections: Security, Hacking, and Technology

News Influencers Have Eclipsed Traditional Media

WIRED Politics Lab

News Influencers Have Eclipsed Traditional Media

Makena Kelly

More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity

Hack Back

More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity

Eric Geller

Forget Screen Time. We Need to Talk About Screen Real Estate

The Monitor

Forget Screen Time. We Need to Talk About Screen Real Estate

Angela Watercutter

Dispatch From Maricopa County: Election Deniers, Voting Counts, and More

Photo Essay

Dispatch From Maricopa County: Election Deniers, Voting Counts, and More

Ali Cherkis

Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left

Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left

David Gilbert

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour On Prediction Markets’ Big Night: ‘We Even Overtook Pornhub’

I Guess

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour On Prediction Markets’ Big Night: ‘We Even Overtook Pornhub’

Kate Knibbs

As Trump Takes a Victory Lap, the Crypto Faithful Kiss the Ring

Crypto President

As Trump Takes a Victory Lap, the Crypto Faithful Kiss the Ring

Joel Khalili

Far-Right Donald Trump Supporters Celebrate His Victory with Violent Memes and Calls for Executions

Election 2024

Far-Right Donald Trump Supporters Celebrate His Victory with Violent Memes and Calls for Executions

Tess Owen

The Election Was Even Weirder in VR

Virtual Insanity

The Election Was Even Weirder in VR

Boone Ashworth

Perplexity Dove Into Real-Time Election Tracking While Other AI Companies Held Back

AI Lab

Perplexity Dove Into Real-Time Election Tracking While Other AI Companies Held Back

Will Knight and Elana Klein

Donald Trump Defeats Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election

Election 2024

Donald Trump Defeats Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election

Makena Kelly

Scenes From a Battleground Philadelphia Suburb on Election Day

Photo Essay

Scenes From a Battleground Philadelphia Suburb on Election Day

Ali Cherkis

Groypers Gave Illegal Hot Dogs and Burgers to Trump Voters

Election 2024

Groypers Gave Illegal Hot Dogs and Burgers to Trump Voters

David Gilbert

Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference

Kremlin Meddlin'

Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference

Lily Hay Newman and Tess Owen

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom

Election 2024

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom

Vittoria Elliott

An Election Denial Group Has Spent Months Compiling ‘Suspicious Voter’ Lists in North Carolina

neighborhood watch

An Election Denial Group Has Spent Months Compiling ‘Suspicious Voter’ Lists in North Carolina

Caroline Haskins

Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data

Own Goals

Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data

Dhruv Mehrotra

TikTok Employees Shrug Off the US Election

clock's ticking

TikTok Employees Shrug Off the US Election

Zeyi Yang

Election Season in America: Scenes From Around the Country

Photo Essay

Election Season in America: Scenes From Around the Country

Alyssa Walker and Ali Cherkis

What an ‘Airbnbopoly’ Game Says About Silicon Valley’s Standoff With Lina Khan

do not pass go

What an ‘Airbnbopoly’ Game Says About Silicon Valley’s Standoff With Lina Khan

Makena Kelly