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After an ICE agent shot and killed the Minneapolis mother, conservative media launched an all-out attack on her reputation. Her identity as a queer woman was central to it. www.wired.com/story/the-ca...
The Campaign to Destroy Renee Good
After an ICE agent shot and killed the Minneapolis mother, conservative media launched an all-out attack on her reputation. Her identity as a queer woman was central to it.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
After an ICE agent shot and killed the Minneapolis mother, conservative media launched an all-out attack on her reputation. Her identity as a queer woman was central to it. www.wired.com/story/the-ca...
This little power station can keep your stuff topped up, plus you can save some cash on solar panels. www.wired.com/story/jacker...
This Jackery Power Station Can Save You in an Emergency, and It’s on Sale for $199
This little power station can keep your stuff topped up, plus you can save some cash on solar panels.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This little power station can keep your stuff topped up, plus you can save some cash on solar panels. www.wired.com/story/jacker...
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New: OpenAI says it will start testing ads in the United States "in the coming weeks."
The company says ads will NOT influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers.
The company says ads will NOT influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers.
January 16, 2026 at 6:08 PM
New: OpenAI says it will start testing ads in the United States "in the coming weeks."
The company says ads will NOT influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers.
The company says ads will NOT influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers.
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"China is being used less as a real place than as an abstraction, a way of exposing America’s own shortcomings."
Why Everyone Is Suddenly in a ‘Very Chinese Time’ in Their Lives
The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It's a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"China is being used less as a real place than as an abstraction, a way of exposing America’s own shortcomings."
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ICYMI: WIRED is hosting a livestream, Welcome to the Chinese Century, on Jan 21 that will explore China’s global influence on tech, culture, and the economy.
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Join Our Next Livestream: Welcome to the Chinese Century
Join our livestream—and pose a question to WIRED’s panel of experts—on China’s dominance, influence, and how it is rewriting the future.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers. www.wired.com/story/openai...
Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s How They’ll Work
OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers. www.wired.com/story/openai...
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In case you didn’t get the memo, everyone is feeling very Chinese these days. Chronically online people like @lmatsakis.bsky.social and I have been tracking the zeitgeist of "You met me at a very Chinese time of my life," "Chinamaxxing," and all other variations. Here's why everyone is saying it:
Why Everyone Is Suddenly in a ‘Very Chinese Time’ in Their Lives
The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It's a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
In case you didn’t get the memo, everyone is feeling very Chinese these days. Chronically online people like @lmatsakis.bsky.social and I have been tracking the zeitgeist of "You met me at a very Chinese time of my life," "Chinamaxxing," and all other variations. Here's why everyone is saying it:
The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.
Former USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What DOGE Broke
The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.
ICYMI: WIRED is hosting a livestream, Welcome to the Chinese Century, on Jan 21 that will explore China’s global influence on tech, culture, and the economy.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
ICYMI: WIRED is hosting a livestream, Welcome to the Chinese Century, on Jan 21 that will explore China’s global influence on tech, culture, and the economy.
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The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It's a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost. www.wired.com/story/made-i...
Why Everyone Is Suddenly in a ‘Very Chinese Time’ in Their Lives
The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It's a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost.
www.wired.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It's a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost. www.wired.com/story/made-i...
The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play. www.wired.com/story/how-do...
How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus’?
The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play. www.wired.com/story/how-do...
There is no war on protein. But pretending there is goes hand-in-hand with the Trump administration’s appeal to traditional masculinity. www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr. Says He’s Ending the War on Protein. It Doesn’t Exist
There is no war on protein. But pretending there is goes hand-in-hand with the Trump administration’s appeal to traditional masculinity.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM
There is no war on protein. But pretending there is goes hand-in-hand with the Trump administration’s appeal to traditional masculinity. www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
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Supernatural is perhaps the single most useful and beloved VR app ever. People who rely on it are dismayed that it will likely soon be a casualty of Meta's all-in-on-AI tactics.
www.wired.com/story/metas-...
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Meta’s Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning
Users of the VR fitness service are distraught that Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates. They’re also pissed at Meta.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Supernatural is perhaps the single most useful and beloved VR app ever. People who rely on it are dismayed that it will likely soon be a casualty of Meta's all-in-on-AI tactics.
www.wired.com/story/metas-...
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“This just feels like a gut punch,” says Stacey Goff Johnson, a Supernatural user who credits the service with helping her lose more than 100 pounds and improve her blood pressure over the course of two years. “It can't all just be AI, AI, AI.”
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Meta’s Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning
Users of the VR fitness service are distraught that Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates. They’re also pissed at Meta.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
“This just feels like a gut punch,” says Stacey Goff Johnson, a Supernatural user who credits the service with helping her lose more than 100 pounds and improve her blood pressure over the course of two years. “It can't all just be AI, AI, AI.”
Latest @wired.com piece from @boone.bsky.social:
Latest @wired.com piece from @boone.bsky.social:
Users of the VR fitness service are distraught that Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates. They’re also pissed at Meta. www.wired.com/story/metas-...
Meta’s Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning
Users of the VR fitness service are distraught that Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates. They’re also pissed at Meta.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Users of the VR fitness service are distraught that Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates. They’re also pissed at Meta. www.wired.com/story/metas-...
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NEW: More details on the drama at Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab.
TML leaders believe its cofounder Barret Zoph engaged in an incident of serious misconduct last year, leading to trust issues between him and Murati.
But now, more researchers are following him and joining OpenAI.
TML leaders believe its cofounder Barret Zoph engaged in an incident of serious misconduct last year, leading to trust issues between him and Murati.
But now, more researchers are following him and joining OpenAI.
January 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
NEW: More details on the drama at Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab.
TML leaders believe its cofounder Barret Zoph engaged in an incident of serious misconduct last year, leading to trust issues between him and Murati.
But now, more researchers are following him and joining OpenAI.
TML leaders believe its cofounder Barret Zoph engaged in an incident of serious misconduct last year, leading to trust issues between him and Murati.
But now, more researchers are following him and joining OpenAI.
Nolah's Evolution is the mattress I personally sleep on as a certified sleep coach, and it's on sale pre-Presidents' Day. www.wired.com/story/nolah-...
A WIRED Tester's Favorite Mattress Just Went on Super Sale
Nolah's Evolution is the mattress I personally sleep on as a certified sleep coach, and it's on sale pre-Presidents' Day.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Nolah's Evolution is the mattress I personally sleep on as a certified sleep coach, and it's on sale pre-Presidents' Day. www.wired.com/story/nolah-...
OpenAI is planning to bring over more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab after nabbing two cofounders, a source familiar with the situation says. Plus, the latest efforts to automate jobs with AI. www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside OpenAI’s Raid on Thinking Machines Lab
OpenAI is planning to bring over more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab after nabbing two cofounders, a source familiar with the situation says. Plus, the latest efforts to automate jobs with AI.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
OpenAI is planning to bring over more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab after nabbing two cofounders, a source familiar with the situation says. Plus, the latest efforts to automate jobs with AI. www.wired.com/story/inside...
The Trump administration has cast Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force operating in the US, but government records obtained by WIRED tell a far less certain story. In fact, intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure whether TdA even functioned as an organized entity in the US at all.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The Trump administration has cast Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force operating in the US, but government records obtained by WIRED tell a far less certain story. In fact, intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure whether TdA even functioned as an organized entity in the US at all.
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NEW: X does seem to have limited Grok’s output on X. But Grok’s website will still undress:
“We can still generate photorealistic nudity on Grok[dot]com,” says Paul Bouchaud, the lead researcher at Paris-based nonprofit @aiforensics.org
“We can generate nudity in ways that Grok on X cannot.”
“We can still generate photorealistic nudity on Grok[dot]com,” says Paul Bouchaud, the lead researcher at Paris-based nonprofit @aiforensics.org
“We can generate nudity in ways that Grok on X cannot.”
Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
X has placed more restrictions on Grok’s ability to generate explicit AI images, but tests show that the updates have created a patchwork of limitations that fail to fully address the issue.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
NEW: X does seem to have limited Grok’s output on X. But Grok’s website will still undress:
“We can still generate photorealistic nudity on Grok[dot]com,” says Paul Bouchaud, the lead researcher at Paris-based nonprofit @aiforensics.org
“We can generate nudity in ways that Grok on X cannot.”
“We can still generate photorealistic nudity on Grok[dot]com,” says Paul Bouchaud, the lead researcher at Paris-based nonprofit @aiforensics.org
“We can generate nudity in ways that Grok on X cannot.”