PLUS: Rainfall buries a mega-airport. View in browser | Your newsletter preferences11.03.25 SECURITY The Curious Case of the Bizarre, Disappearing CaptchaBY REECE ROGERS | 5-MINUTE READ While puzzling captchas—from dogs in hats to sliding jockstraps—still exist, most bot-deterring challenges have vanished into the background. BUSINESS Meta Claims Downloaded Porn at Center of AI Lawsuit Was for ‘Personal Use’BY ASHLEY BELANGER, ARS TECHNICA | 3-MINUTE READ In a motion to dismiss filed earlier this week, Meta denied claims that employees had downloaded pornography from Strike 3 Holdings to train its artificial intelligence models. BUSINESS Extropic Aims to Disrupt the Data Center BonanzaBY WILL KNIGHT | 2-MINUTE READ A startup hopes to challenge Nvidia, AMD, and Intel with a chip that wrangles probabilities rather than 1s and 0s. SECURITY Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct ListBY DHRUV MEHROTRA AND PEGGY LOWE | 9-MINUTE READ A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest. PAID POSTThe Seven Rules of Trust Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales reveals what it takes to rebuild trust in a polarized, post-truth world. SCIENCE Rainfall Buries a Mega-Airport in MexicoBY ANNA LAGOS | 7-MINUTE READ New Mexico City International Airport was canceled when only half built, and has since been flooded and restored into wetlands. GEAR NEWS Withings Launches Its Pee Scanner, and Samsung Shows Off a Trifold PhoneBY JULIAN CHOKKATTU | 5-MINUTE READ Plus: Supercute kei cars from Honda and BYD, Insta360 has a cheaper 360 camera, and Nothing's latest phone won't be coming to the US, while the OnePlus 15 gets a launch date. GEAR Here’s Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Dunk Yourself In a Full Body Ice BathBY EMILY PECK | 3-MINUTE READ We dive into the pros and cons of cold plunging to see whether this popular wellness trend really is worth the chill. CULTURE The Director of a Raunchy 3-Hour Dracula Movie Says AI Is Gross and Slimy. That’s Why He Used ItBY JOHN SEMLEY | 7-MINUTE READ Radu Jude’s AI-filled adaptation features Dracula doing porn and exploiting tech workers. 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.
