BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT | 3-MINUTE READ |
In February, DOGE affiliates at the SBA set up an X account and solicited whistleblower complaints. “It’s like having a crazy uncle who decides to be the cops,” a government auditor tells WIRED. |
BY ZEYI YANG | 2-MINUTE READ |
Pop Mart, the Chinese company behind the Labubu franchise, has sold $670 million worth of related products this year—more than iconic US toy lines Barbie and Hot Wheels. |
BY LILY HAY NEWMAN AND MATT BURGESS | 1-MINUTE READ |
Nearly a million records, which appear to be linked to a medical-cannabis-card company in Ohio, included Social Security numbers, government IDs, health conditions, and more. |
BY DELL CAMERON | 2-MINUTE READ |
Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of states. |
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BY KYLIE ROBISON | 4-MINUTE READ |
The AI startup is chasing a $500 billion valuation, with backers betting it can become the next Apple or Google. There are reasons for skepticism. |
BY MATT BURGESS AND LILY HAY NEWMAN | 4-MINUTE READ |
Scam compounds in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos have conned people out of billions. New research shows they may be linked to child sextortion crimes too. |
BY ZOË SCHIFFER | 12-MINUTE READ |
An early winner in the generative AI wars was near collapse—then bet everything on a star-studded comeback. Can Stability AI beat the competition? |
BY KATE KNIBBS | 5-MINUTE READ |
“It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.” |
BY REECE ROGERS | 2-MINUTE READ |
As Adobe rolls out more generative AI features for the PDF, the era of chatbot-less software is firmly a thing of the past. |
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