The Dollar Is Facing an End to Its DominancePLUS: Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic, and more. View in browser | Your newsletter preferences12.28.25 BUSINESS The Dollar Is Facing an End to Its DominanceBY KEYU JIN | 3-MINUTE READ Questions around the reliability of the US greenback are dulling the luster of what was the world’s currency of trade. New, global alternatives are emerging. POLITICS Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is FanficBY MAKENA KELLY | 4-MINUTE READ From Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to the US government’s “Halo” memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics. BUSINESS Billion-Dollar Data Centers Are Taking Over the WorldBY LAUREN GOODE | 4-MINUTE READ The battle for AI dominance has left a large footprint—and it’s only getting bigger and more expensive.ADVERTISEMENT SCIENCE People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each YearBY RITSUKO KAWAI | 2-MINUTE READ Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who don’t. THE BIG STORY The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can CrackBY CLAIRE L. EVANS | 9-MINUTE READ One of the simplest, most over-studied organisms in the world is the C. elegans nematode. For 13 years, a project called OpenWorm has tried—and utterly failed—to simulate it. 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.
