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07.18.25

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POLITICS

ICE Is Getting Unprecedented Access to Medicaid Data

BY LEAH FEIGER, MAKENA KELLY, VITTORIA ELLIOTT, AND MATT GILES | 6-MINUTE READ

A new agreement viewed by WIRED gives ICE direct access to a federal database containing sensitive medical data on tens of millions of Americans, with the goal of locating immigrants.

 
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CRYPTOCURRENCY

Congress Passes GENIUS Act in Major Win for US Crypto Industry

BY JOEL KHALILI | 4-MINUTE READ

Experts say the legislation could unleash a tidal wave of new stablecoins—and fresh complaints about President Trump's crypto entanglements.

 
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SECURITY

Hackers Are Finding New Ways to Hide Malware in DNS Records

BY DAN GOODIN, ARS TECHNICA | 2-MINUTE READ

Newly published research shows that the domain name system—a fundamental part of the web—can be exploited to hide malicious code and prompt injection attacks against chatbots.

 
HEFEI, CHINA - JUNE 18: Maextro S800 luxury sedans make appearance at the Maextro Super Factory on June 18, 2025 in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. On June 18, Maextro Super Factory in Hefei began mass production of S800 luxury sedans. The inauguration ceremony of the Maextro Super Factory, built by JAC Group and Huawei, was held in Hefei on December 16, 2024. (Photo by Zhang Dagang/VCG via Getty Images)
 

BIG TECH

Some Cities in China Are Advertising Exclusive Subsidies for Huawei-Powered Cars

BY ZEYI YANG | 4-MINUTE READ

WIRED identified 10 local governments in China that are offering discounts to consumers who choose cars running Huawei software. It’s not always clear who is footing the bill.

 

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Agent Tries to Do It All

BY REECE ROGERS | 4-MINUTE READ

It’s a PowerPoint generator! It’s a date-night planner! It’s … another agent from OpenAI.

 
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

This AI Warps Live Video in Real Time

BY WILL KNIGHT | 2-MINUTE READ

A startup called Decart has developed an AI model that can transform live footage. The results are mind-bending—and poised to take over streaming.

 
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VIDEO GAMES

Roblox’s New Age Verification Feature Uses AI to Scan Teens’ Video Selfies

BY MEGAN FAROKHMANESH | 5-MINUTE READ

Roblox will scan video selfies of teens to assess their ages as part of a new Trusted Connections feature that gives users access to unfiltered chatting with people they know.

 
 

GEAR

This Beautiful Bang & Olufsen Bluetooth Speaker Is Also Pretty Repairable

BY CHRIS HASLAM | 3-MINUTE READ

Third time’s a charm for this elegantly designed and sonically refined Bluetooth speaker.

 
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CULTURE

Eddington Director Ari Aster Couldn’t Stand ‘Living in the Internet.’ So He Made a Movie About It

BY JAKE KLEINMAN | 5-MINUTE READ

Ari Aster tells WIRED he wrote Eddington during the height of the pandemic and BLM protests. The Western depicts the explosive consequences of his characters’ conspiracy-fueled social media diets.

 


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