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The cloud has baffled astronomers since its discovery in 2018. Now, a new study offers a possible cause for its appearance. wired.com/story/the-exotic-p…

Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen played a role in the patient’s death. wired.com/story/what-to-abou…

WIRED spoke with the founders of the Aged Intelligence Society, a fast-growing events startup that brings women together to “solve midlife problems using frontier tools.” wired.com/story/aged-intelli…

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we go behind the scenes of our Nathan Fielder cover story, unpack tech billionaires’ generous promises, and discuss the suspicious letters sent to US election offices. wired.com/story/uncanny-vall…

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course. wired.com/story/ice-age-begi…

The new open-source model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health. wired.com/story/hugging-face…

Amazon Web Services logged attempts to leverage the internet-melting PHP2Shell bugs four days ago. They're now being “broadly exploited” across the internet. wired.com/story/hackers-expl…

Recursive makes the case that the benefits of using AI to build AI outweigh the risks. wired.com/story/recursive-se…

At Nvidia’s GTC in Berlin, Huang unveiled their new plug-in data center—the DSX Pod—as the key to unlocking Europe’s AI infrastructure lag. Oh, and autonomous humanoid robotics. wired.com/story/jensen-huang…

The PHP Foundation has revealed two serious vulnerabilities that could impact millions of websites. Security experts warn that failure to quickly patch the flaws could have dire consequences. wired.com/story/this-is-not-…

Hackers around the world are all-in on using agentic AI to wage attacks—and manipulating tools like Anthropic’s Claude to help them carry out their crimes. wired.com/story/ai-guardrail…

The company plans to offer testosterone replacement therapy, marking its first foray into prescribing controlled substances. wired.com/story/telehealth-g…

The company is suspending the feature after security researchers discovered how easy it was to access sensitive information shared with the AI assistant. wired.com/story/a-design-fla…

It’s the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data. wired.com/story/openai-start…

To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding there. wired.com/story/the-deas-pre…

A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives. wired.com/story/europe-data-…

To understand how Elon’s new car hops, glides, and sticks upside down, we need to talk about friction and force. wired.com/story/physics-behi…

Mary Anne Franks has spent years fighting against online abuse. When people are abused with impunity, she says, the message becomes “We do not care about women’s voices.” wired.com/story/the-big-inte…

Made up of small fragments left behind by Halley’s Comet, these meteors are known for being especially bright and speedy. wired.com/story/how-to-see-t…

A judge ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan to remain in custody, likening the Saudi government’s offer to secure the former OpenAI engineer’s release to a “blank check.” wired.com/story/openai-engin…