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A multistate legal battle surrounds a surrogate who fled to Texas to have a baby against the parents’ wishesMcKenna West says she was repeatedly pressured to have an abortion. The biological parents insist they only want what’s best for their child.Listen to this article00:0000:00Aug. 13, 2026, 7:35 PM EDTBy Doha Madani, Emanuella Grinberg and Matt…
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…
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…
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…
Simon HillGearAug 13, 2026 7:00 AMOne of My Favorite Magnetic Phone Charging Stands Is Half Off TodaySpeedy Qi2 wireless charging in a magnetic puck and stand combo makes Google’s Pixelsnap well worth grabbing at half price.Courtesy of GoogleWireless charging makes a daily task just a little bit easier, and Google’s versatile Pixelsnap Charger with Stand…
Yulia AlmazovaSecurityAug 13, 2026 5:30 AMCBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and ColleaguesRecords obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesInternal records obtained by WIRED reveal how, for…
