White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie
Described as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie Citizen Vigilante has been hailed by the far right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.
David Gilbert
OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face
The cybersecurity-focused models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a testing sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and gained access to the open internet to pull off the attack.
Lily Hay Newman
Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease
Aa large-scale study demonstrates that preservatives widely used in everyday processed foods may exacerbate common health risks.
Ritsuko Kawai
Sam Neill Inspired a Generation of Scientists
The actor, who died at age 78 on Monday, embodied a passionate approach to research and positive masculinity in his role as paleontologist Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park.
Miles Klee
OnlyFans Models Are Accidentally Making Hacked Government Websites Disappear
Scammers are hijacking government websites to upload ads for “leaked” OnlyFans content. Thousands of copyright complaints from adult creators are helping people avoid malicious links.
Matt Burgess
Plex Keeps Getting Worse. Is Jellyfin a Decent Replacement?
If you want to stream local media, this free and open source media server is just as good as Plex. But if you rely on remote access or live TV, prepare to tinker.
Justin Pot
7 Lesser-Known Google Account Settings You Should Change
Adjust your options for things like account recovery, ad personalization, and which parts of your Google profile are shared publicly.
David Nield
People Are Getting Off to Porn About ICE Raids
MAGA-coded adult content playing off immigration crackdowns, white supremacy, and obeying the “natural order” is finding rabid audiences on X.
Jason Parham
AI Found a Root Bug in Linux That Everyone Missed for 15 Years
Plus: The Pentagon is training amateurs to become part of its hacker army, a Flock license plate reader error led to cops surrounding a car reviewer, and more.
Dell Cameron
Come to Our WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!
See the documentary The Oldest Person in the World before it’s in theaters.
WIRED Staff
Finally, Some Affordable Laptops That Won’t Fail You in College
Laptops for college should be portable, offer long battery life, and be well priced. Based on testing hundreds of laptops, these are my top picks.
Luke Larsen
What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out
Burst water mains. Evacuated hospitals. In a closed-door simulation, insurers played out their response to a mass disruption by China’s Volt Typhoon hackers—and found a nightmare scenario.
Andy Greenberg
