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Don’t sweat the expense reports—from first-class tech to multiday commutes, WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler help you navigate the perks and pitfalls of the modern business trip. wired.com/new-era-busine…

Elon Musk’s xAI gas turbines get official approval, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations. wired.com/story/xai-data…

LGBTIQ+ organizations in El Salvador are using technology to protect themselves and create a record of the country’s ongoing authoritarian escalations against their community. It’s not without risks. wired.com/story/the-prom…

Nearly 12 million people could lose health care coverage if the bill gets passed and signed by Trump, while hospitals would be hit hard by Medicaid cuts. wired.com/story/trumps-b…

Customs and Border Protection is asking companies to pitch tools for performing deep analysis on the contents of devices seized at the US border. wired.com/story/cbp-want…

The platform, which allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents, is currently the third most downloaded iPhone app. wired.com/story/trump-of…

IARPA director Rick Muller is departing after just over a year at the R&D unit that invests in emerging technologies of potential interest to agencies like the NSA and the CIA, WIRED has learned. wired.com/story/iarpa-di…

The Space Act, which would apply to local and foreign companies, aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit, level the playing field, and help European companies expand into new markets. wired.com/story/europe-p…

On-board helpers, bad-weather suspensions, but no crashes. WIRED asked experts to grade Tesla’s Austin autonomous taxi service—and, crucially, how to know if the system is safe. wired.com/story/this-is-…

After sightings by WIRED, GM confirms that a limited number of sensor-laden Bolt EVs have been given a second life. wired.com/story/gms-crui…

Plus: Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump campaign emails, Chinese hackers still in US telecoms networks, and an abusive deepfake website plans an expansion. wired.com/story/android-…

The Endangered Species Act has a major problem. An unlikely move could help save it. wired.com/story/is-it-ti…

DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the flood risk in Texas. wired.com/story/meteorol…

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks, or months? wired.com/story/the-mole…

The fishermen of Puerto Morelos complain of pirates who fish off-season with total impunity, while their small catches are contaminated by the abundant microplastics in the sea. wired.com/story/on-mexic…

Crude oil-derived substances in the candy have been linked to health problems—and the regulations that have allowed their use in the US are now in Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s crosshairs. wired.com/story/why-joll…

Alphabet’s self-driving car company launches what it hopes will be lucrative individual teen accounts—and maybe a whole lot of social change in the process. wired.com/story/the-teen…

The new hires are joining OpenAI’s scaling team, according to an internal Slack message sent by cofounder Greg Brockman. wired.com/story/openai-n…

Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers—and leading to real-world consequences. wired.com/story/texas-fl…

Elon Musk's chatbot has gone on a tirade, praising Adolph Hitler and parroting antisemitic tropes. wired.com/story/grok-ant…