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Maxwell ZeffBusinessAug 13, 2026 6:37 PMThe Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAIOpenAI’s rogue agent hack was a watershed moment for AI safety and cybersecurity. It also sparked internal questions about the culture that led to it.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesOpenAI’s leaders are rallying workers to respond to one of the largest crises in the company’s history—which spans…
Brian BarrettZoë SchifferLeah FeigerAndy GreenbergBusinessAug 13, 2026 5:14 PMMark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500-Words—and Barely Says AnythingAI is shifting the culture, from tech CEO manifestos to 1 am job interviews. We unpack some of the latest, along with the top findings from Black Hat and Defcon, this week on Uncanny Valley.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; David Paul…
This Tiny $100 Device Can Hack a Boeing 737Security researchers found that in less than 60 seconds, they could open a hatch on a plane’s exterior, plug in a tiny device, and redirect the aircraft’s autopilot or sabotage its flight plan.Released on 08/13/2026TranscriptThis coin-size device can hack a Boeing 737,redirecting its autopilot’s navigation,or changing key…
McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me, and It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating ThereWIRED’s Reece Rogers requested a copy of his data from the McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicted he’d never stop being a customer. Released on 08/13/2026TranscriptMcDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me,and it says I’ll…
BREAKING NEWSAug. 13, 2026, 7:12 PM UTCTrump administrationKennedy Center board votes to partially close arts center during renovations and add Trump’s name to the building againThe board voted to change the name of the building to“The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump.”Listen to this article…
Green Day Answer The Web’s Most Searched QuestionsGreen Day visit WIRED to answer their most searched questions on Google. Does Green Day do weddings? Did Green Day ever break up? What was Green Day’s original name? Answers to these questions and many more await on Green Day’s WIRED Autocomplete Interview.Released on 08/13/2026TranscriptHi, we are Green…
Jeremy WhiteGearAug 13, 2026 11:57 AMThe Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves WorkICE is spending millions on shock gloves designed to overpower subjects through intense, localized pain.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesWith the revelation that ICE will spend up to $20 million by March on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks to…
BREAKING NEWSUpdated 26 minutes agoU.S. newsLuigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in New York federal caseA state trial for Mangione’s state case in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO is set to begin next month. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Luigi Mangione during a pretrial hearing at New York State Supreme Court…
Kate KnibbsBusinessAug 13, 2026 9:30 AMWhy This Prediction Market Banned TeensJacob Fortinsky, the CEO and cofounder of the new prediction market Novig, says his outfit isn’t like those other markets. You know the ones.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesTwenty-eight-year-old Jacob Fortinsky has been busy. “I was a groomsman at two weddings this weekend,” he tells me…
Watch Now Rodgers doesn’t see advantage of preseason August 13, 2026 08:10 AM Mike Florio and Chris Simms break down Aaron Rodgers saying he doesn’t see value in him playing preseason football, analyzing what the preseason means for different players. Related Videos 04:56 Levis, McCarthy have things to prove in preseason 03:46 Simms celebrates nine…
