Anthropic is blocking its AI from building a nuclear weaponPLUS: Meet the internet’s mayor. View in browser | Your newsletter preferences10.20.25◉ Breaking news: Dozens of major websites offline during Amazon Web Services outages ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEAnthropic Has a Plan to Keep Its AI From Building a Nuclear Weapon. Will It Work? BY MATTHEW GAULT | 4-MINUTE READAnthropic partnered with the US government to create a filter meant to block Claude from helping someone build a nuke. Experts are divided on whether it's a necessary protection—or a protection at all. Zohran Mamdani, the Internet’s Mayor BY KATIE DRUMMOND | 19-MINUTE READMere months ago, New York’s mayoral front-runner was polling right next to “Someone Else.” He spoke to WIRED about building a social media machine, Big Tech capitulation, and learning from Eric Adams. BUSINESSThe FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure BY LAUREN GOODE AND MAKENA KELLY | 3-MINUTE READThe Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools. POLITICSScenes From Saturday's Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protests BY BRIAN BARRETT AND ALYSSA WALKER | 1-MINUTE READOrganizers say the “No Kings” protests drew more than 7 million people across 2,700 cities. The crowds included high-profile politicians, A-list celebrities, and more than a few creative inflatables. PAID POST “I Love the Bobiverse!”—Andy Weir, Author of Project Hail MaryPart space adventure, part philosophical voyage, We Are Legion (We Are Bob) is the captivating book that launched the acclaimed scifi series. SECURITY NEWSHackers Dox ICE, DHS, DOJ, and FBI Officials BY ANDY GREENBERG AND MATT BURGESS | 5-MINUTE READPlus: A secret FBI anti-ransomware task force gets exposed, the mystery of the CIA’s Kryptos sculpture is finally solved, North Koreans busted hiding malware in the Ethereum blockchain, and more. SCIENCEApple Pioneer Bill Atkinson Was a Secret Evangelist of the ‘God Molecule’ BY MATTHA BUSBY | 5-MINUTE READThe HyperCard inventor was a huge proponent of taking lower doses of 5-MeO-DMT, a hallucinogen found in the venomous secretions of the Sonoran Desert toad. HOW TO & ADVICENeed Something Repaired? Now There’s an App for That BY BOONE ASHWORTH | 3-MINUTE READThe Repair App is a new platform that connects trusted repair service providers with people who need their stuff fixed. It couldn’t come at a better time for economically strapped consumers. GEARGemini in Google Home Keeps Mistaking My Dog for a Cat BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU | 3-MINUTE READGoogle’s Gemini AI has offended my dog, but at least it can automatically turn the lights on for me. Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You’re receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Have questions or comments? Send us a message. Need help? Contact us. Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.
