Satellites are leaking the world’s secrets

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10.17.25

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

Huge AI infrastructure deals assume that algorithms will keep improving with scale. They may not.

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

“We were the targets.” WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they’re proud to drive it.

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes.

A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.

If you stayed awake in science class as a kid, the payoff comes when you get a good laugh out of Freya McGhee’s jokes.

Whether your chip is running a vintage computer game or the latest DeepSeek model, it’ll reward you for speaking its native language.

A presentation that has been shared with the Trump administration references Tesla, Ikea, TSMC, and more in its plan to rebuild Gaza. Some of these companies say they had no idea they were mentioned.

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