How Elon Musk Won His No Good, Very Bad YearPLUS: Hackers Stole Millions of PornHub Users’ Data for Extortion, and more. View in browser | Your newsletter preferences12.22.25 BUSINESS How Elon Musk Won His No Good, Very Bad YearBY AARIAN MARSHALL | 5-MINUTE READ The billionaire’s involvement with the Trump administration and DOGE had deep impacts on Tesla’s bottom line. But Elon Musk was still able to turn his attention to SpaceX. SECURITY Hackers Stole Millions of PornHub Users’ Data for ExtortionBY ANDY GREENBERG, LILY HAY NEWMAN, AND DELL CAMERON | 3-MINUTE READ Plus: Cisco discloses a zero-day with no available patch, Venezuela accuses the US of a cyberattack, and more. CULTURE Tech Disrupted Friendship. It’s Time to Bring It BackBY ANGELA WATERCUTTER | 6-MINUTE READ Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. Twenty years online has left us turning to AI for kinship. IRL companionship is the future.ADVERTISEMENT GEAR LG Debuts an RGB LED TV, and Google Brings Find Hub to Wear OSBY JULIAN CHOKKATTU | 3-MINUTE READ Plus: Samsung also announces new Micro RGB TVs, and a looming global memory crunch might make Nvidia reduce its supply of graphics cards. THE BIG STORY The Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very AfraidBY AMIT KATWALA | 11-MINUTE READ What happens when quantum computers can finally crack encryption and break into the world’s best-kept secrets? It’s called Q-Day—the worst holiday maybe ever. ADVERTISEMENT 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.
