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#wired.com. × DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside. A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiu-jitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every government

#wired.com. × 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know. Our physics expert picks his top-five equations, plus a scheme to supply US power needs with a bucket of baseballs. Thanks, Einstein!

#wired.com. × Dating Apps Promise to Remain a Rare Haven Following Trump’s Executive Order. As President Trump moves to change federal policy so the US government only recognizes “two genders” and social media platforms become less safe for LGBTQ+ people, dating apps could become a refuge.

#wired.com. × Trump Wants a War With Cartels—and May Just Get One. An executive order designating cartels as terrorist organizations will expand prosecutors' jurisdictions, affect relations with Mexico, and risk blowback for which the US is unprepared.

#wired.com. × The Trump Cryptonaissance Is Here. US President Donald Trump has wasted no time in demonstrating his fealty to the cryptocurrency industry that backed his 2024 election ambitions. The alliance could herald a golden dawn for crypto, indu

#wired.com. × The Creators of ‘Palworld’ Are Back—This Time With a Horror Game. Pocketpair, creators of the game fans dubbed "Pokémon with guns,” is partnering with the studio behind “Tales of Kenzera: Zau” as it aims to publish more indie games.

#wired.com. × The Proud Boys Are Plotting a Comeback. And They Want Revenge. Fresh out of federal prison, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio suggests he’s still in charge as the far-right organization looks to regroup.

#wired.com. × The Global Far Right Is Celebrating Trump’s New World Order. Far-right lawmakers and extremist influencers the world over are celebrating Trump’s early days in office and advocating for similar efforts in their own countries.

#wired.com. × The Who's Who of MAGA Influencers You Should Know About by Now. Welcome to Trump 2.0, where these creators have the ears not only of their audiences but of the president as well.

#wired.com. × Elon Musk Plays DOGE Ball—and Hits America’s Geek Squad. Under Donald Trump, the United States Digital Service is morphing into Elon Musk’s cost-cutting machine.

#wired.com. × eBay Sellers Are Hawking Used Phones With TikTok Preinstalled for Thousands of Dollars. With the app still unavailable on US app stores, people are betting on TikTok being a profitable added extra to secondhand handsets.

#wired.com. × The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One. H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the country’s first human death due to bird flu, vaccination isn’t yet recommended.

#wired.com. × Mexico Rushes to Help Stranded Migrants After Trump Shuts Down the CBP One App. The Mexico Embraces You program provides 2,000 pesos for deported migrants who cannot afford to return home.

#wired.com. × This Company Wants to Build a Space Station That Has Artificial Gravity. Founded by crypto guru Jed McCaleb, Vast Space will run two missions to the International Space Station, and aims to launch its first space station, Haven-1, by the end of 2025.

#wired.com. × This New AI Search Engine Has a Gimmick: Humans Answering Questions. A new AI-powered search engine called Pearl is launching today, with an unusual pitch: It promises to connect you with an actual human expert if the AI answer sucks. WIRED gave it a spin.

#wired.com. × Singapore's Likee Is an Unlikely Winner of the TikTok Ban. After a US law temporarily forced Americans to find a new home for their short-video habit, TikTok clone Likee saw a surge in usage.

#wired.com. × Trump Frees Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison. Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark-web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some parts of the crypto community.

#wired.com. × Trump’s Plan to Leave the WHO Is a Health Disaster. The exit will cut a huge chunk from the World Health Organization’s budget, but the short-term financial gain for the US could come at the cost of disease outbreaks flaring up across the world.

#wired.com. × Trump Says He Ended the ‘EV Mandate.’ What Does That Mean?. Policy experts say the implications of Donald Trump’s executive order for EV owners—and the EV-curious—won’t be clear for a while.