ICE can now spy on every phone in your neighborhoodPLUS: Where are all the new cars? View in browser | Your newsletter preferences01.12.26 SUBSCRIBE FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS SOCIAL MEDIAThe Danger of Reducing America’s Venezuela Invasion to a 60-Second Video BY ANNA LAGOS | 9-MINUTE READJanuary 3 marked the return of US military intervention in Latin America. While the events unfolded between Caracas and Brooklyn, social networks had already fabricated their own reality. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEGrok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris BY KAT TENBARGE | 5-MINUTE READA substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing. SCIENCEMeta Is Making a Big Bet on Nuclear With Oklo BY ALEXANDER C. KAUFMAN | 4-MINUTE READMeta will finance Oklo’s purchase of uranium for its reactors. It’s a massive vote of confidence for both the startup and nuclear power, but challenges remain. BUSINESSOpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents BY WILL KNIGHT, MAXWELL ZEFF, AND ZOË SCHIFFER | 3-MINUTE READTo prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information. ADVERTISEMENT SECURITYICE Can Now Spy on Every Phone in Your Neighborhood BY LILY HAY NEWMAN AND MATT BURGESS | 3-MINUTE READPlus: Iran shuts down its internet amid sweeping protests, an alleged scam boss gets extradited to China, and more. ELECTRIC VEHICLESWhere Are All the New Cars? BY JEREMY WHITE | 4-MINUTE READNew cars were scant at CES this year, largely because the center of gravity for the auto world has moved—technologically and geographically—to China. GEAR Stop Using Your Keyboard and Start Using This Simple, Free Speech-to-Text AppBY JUSTIN POT | 2-MINUTE READ It’s called Handy, and it uses AI models to accurately convert your speaking voice into text—all for free. DEALS Maximize Your Gains With These New Year’s Resolution DealsBY LOURYN STRAMPE | 2-MINUTE READ Whether you’re hitting the gym or tracking your schedule, these discounts on WIRED-approved gear can help. DEAL OF THE WEEK The Samsung Galaxy Watch Is Discounted on AmazonBY BRAD BOURQUE | 1-MINUTE READ The Samsung Galaxy Watch8 gets marked down across a variety of colors, sizes, and feature sets. ADVERTISEMENT Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to receive it for free here.Plus, find all of our newsletters here. 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 2026. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.
