Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further Into Government

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08.01.25

Palantir has become one of the few winners in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts, offering other contractors a lifeline while consolidating its own reach and power.

Meta approached more than a dozen staffers at Mira Murati’s AI startup to discuss joining its new superintelligence lab. One received an offer for more than $1 billion.

Hundreds of pages of records reviewed by WIRED show just how quickly DOGE gained access to systems at the Small Business Administration—and through it, a USDA system that handles payroll for federal law enforcement.

Once dismissed as just snoring, sleep apnea is now emerging as an early warning sign for serious conditions like Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and depression.

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

Mounting evidence shows no US state is safe from the flooding that ravaged Texas’ Kerr Country.

By extending the scope of a key insight behind Fermat’s Last Theorem, four mathematicians have made great strides toward building a unifying theory of mathematics.

I tried the new Alexa+ across three Echo Show devices in my house. The experience was pretty solid for early-access software.

Perl is a messy, maddening programming language, the “duct tape of the internet.” But at least you can tell it was made by humans.

Adorn Your Wrist With One of Our Favorite Watches Under $1,000

Watches can be an expensive hobby. That’s why we’ve put together a list of our favorite wristwatches under $1,000—from Hamilton and Seiko to Timex and Farer.