DOJ Quietly Deletes Study on Politics of Domestic Terrorists
404 Media has reported that in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump’s Justice Department deleted a study from its website stating that right-wing violence “continues to outpace…
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ESPN’s Timely Doc ‘Berlusconi: Condemned to Win’ Bridges Sports and Politics: ‘It’s A Story About the Seduction of Winning’
The late Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire and former four-time Italian prime minister who once described himself as the “Jesus Christ of politics,” is the subject of ESPN Films’ latest…
How AI Is Upending Politics, Tech, the Media, and More
In an increasingly divided world, one thing that everyone seems to agree on is that artificial intelligence is a hugely disruptive—and sometimes downright destructive—phenomenon. At…
Politics drive investment divide in South-east Asia’s top markets
POLITICAL upheaval is driving a split in South-east Asia’s financial landscape, as investors bet that the worst may finally be over in Thailand but only just getting started in Indonesia.…
In Such Times, We Need Law, Civil Discourse, and Normal Politics More Than Ever
The killing of Charlie Kirk will be a radicalizing moment but should not alter our commitment to the American Way. Source link
Video: What Made Charlie Kirk Influential?
Ken Bensinger, a New York Times reporter covering media and politics who has interviewed Charlie Kirk several times, recalls his influence on right-wing activism and the American political…
Transcript: Why Democratic Leadership Is Clueless About Politics
Litman: They’re going to have to go through a full rebranding exercise the way the Democrats had to do after Obama and we saw how that works. It doesn’t go that well when you don’t have…
Why Democratic Leadership Is Totally Clueless About Modern Politics
The Democratic Party leadership’s strategy of downplaying many of Trump’s actions as a “distraction” is a mistake, say political writer G. Elliott Morris and Amanda Litman, executive…
Asia: Shares rise as Japan politics weigh on yen
Asian markets rose on Monday (Sep 8), with Tokyo up nearly two per cent after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to resign pushed down the value of the yen. Investors were…
For Arundhati Roy, Art and Politics Emerged from Her Mother’s Shadow
Mary Roy lay in a temperature-controlled coffin with a glass top in the dining room of her house in Kottayam in September 2022. Press photographers and a group of mourners gathered around…
Feats of strength become the 2025 litmus in Trump era of masculine politics
In America's political kingdom, the male species is increasingly trying to assert dominance through adolescent feats of strength. Source link
Social Security Is No Longer the Third Rail of American Politics
It’s proximate cause for a shotgun wedding. Source link
WIRED Roundup: The US Chip Manufacturers’ Bonanza
On this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” our senior business editor joins us to talk about the Trump administration’s deals with chipmakers, OpenAI’s potential $500 billion valuation—and ants.…
A Crypto Micronation Is Making Friends at the White House
When I visited the Free Republic of Liberland in April 2023, on its eighth anniversary, there was little to indicate that the tiny proto-nation—which had no permanent residents, barely any…
The Trump-Intel Deal Is Official
The United States government is making an $8.9 billion investment in Intel, representing a 9.9 percent stake in the company, according to a press release the company published on Friday.…
Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not
John Borthwick, CEO of the venture capital firm Betaworks, tells WIRED that he is skeptical about the feasibility and potential effectiveness of many Mamdani campaign proposals—like free…
WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped
Zoë Schiffer: Right. I love how you said that. Yeah, basically, if you want to potentially try and curry favor with Trump, you buy into one of these schemes, and maybe you'll get invited…
A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation
Efforts to gut regulation across the US government using AI are well underway. On Wednesday, the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the Office of Management and Budget hosted a…
Senators Press Howard Lutnick’s Former Investment Firm Over Tariff Conflict of Interest Concerns
Last month, WIRED reported that the investment banking arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company led by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, was exploring…
How Democrats Can Beat Republican Race-Baiting Politics
Republicans’ attacks on Democrats and the left for being “too woke” and obsessed with “identity politics” have been happening, in one form or another, for decades. The strategy is rooted…
Have Democrats Forgotten How to Do Politics?
Their reaction to Trump’s D.C. police takeover is unconvincing. Source link
WIRED Roundup: What’s Behind OpenAI’s Government Partnership?
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the week’s news, from bitcoin miners trying to beat Trump’s tariffs to OpenAI's new deal with the US government. Source link
Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate
When I ask the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I view as pretty reasonable advice. “Diversify your sources,” it responds. “Rely on…
Donald Trump Orders Crackdown on Politically Motivated ‘Debanking’
Carter termed this alleged discrimination campaign Operation Chokepoint 2.0, in reference to an Obama-era antifraud program under which US officials reportedly discouraged banks from…