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A Complete Guide to the Jeffrey Epstein Document Dumps

MADDY VARNER

New records about the infamous sex offender are released seemingly every week. Here's a quick rundown of who's releasing the Epstein documents, what they contain—and what they're releasing next.

18 Best Gifts for Mom (2025): LED Masks, E-Readers, Blow-Dry Brushes

NENA FARRELL

From high-tech skin care to cool accessories, these are our favorite picks for the WIRED mom in your life.

The DHS Data Grab Is Putting US Citizens at Risk

VITTORIA ELLIOTT

As the US government rapidly merges data from across agencies in service of draconian immigration policies, citizens increasingly risk being caught up as well.

Impeachment articles filed against RFK Jr., claiming abuse of power

BETH MOLE

He's the "biggest self-created threat to our health and safety," Stevens said.

Amazon changes how copyright protection is applied to Kindle Direct’s self-published ebooks

SARAH PEREZ

Amazon says its Kindle Direct DRM-free titles will be available as PDFs and EPUB files going forward.

Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on select publications’ Google News pages

AISHA MALIK

Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on participating publications’ Google News pages as part of a new pilot program, the search giant announced on Wednesday. News publishers participating in the pilot program include Der Spiegel, El País, Folha, Infobae, Kompas, The Guardian, The Times of India, The Washington Examiner, and The Washington Post, among others. […]

2 Men Linked to China’s Salt Typhoon Hacker Group Likely Trained in a Cisco ‘Academy’

ANDY GREENBERG

The names of two partial owners of firms linked to the Salt Typhoon hacker group also appeared in records for a Cisco training program—years before the group targeted Cisco’s devices in a spy campaign.

Ugly infotainment mars the 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid experience

JONATHAN M. GITLIN

It drives fine, but the first hybrid Forester is not without its flaws.

Sperm donor with rare cancer mutation fathered nearly 200 children in Europe

BETH MOLE

Children with the mutation have up to a 90% chance of developing cancer by age 60.

This is the oldest evidence of people starting fires

KIONA N. SMITH

We didn't start the fire. (Neanderthals did, at least 400,000 years ago.)

Reddit is testing verification badges

AMANDA SILBERLING

Verified users will actually be notable figures, not just people who paid for the checkmark.

YouTube TV to launch genre-based subscription plans in 2026

AISHA MALIK

The new packages will give consumers more flexibility over the content that they want to pay for.

Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department for being too DEI

JULIE BORT

Calibri, which could make documents easier to read for the vision impaired, was apparently installed in 2023 by the department’s then-DEI office.

OSHA investigating new crane accident at SpaceX’s Starbase facility

SEAN O'KANE

A subcontractor says he was crushed by a metal support, breaking his hip, knee, and tibia. He's suing SpaceX and the construction company who employed him.

Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination

EMILY MULLIN

Most Democratic-led states will continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite a CDC advisory panel’s vote against it.