Federal workers from six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments as both new and familiar DOGE faces have appeared in meetings and at new offices.
Plus: An Iranian man pleads guilty to a Baltimore ransomware attack, Russiaβs nuclear blueprints get leaked, a Texas sheriff uses license plate readers to track a woman who got an abortion, and more.
The elusive boss of the Trickbot and Conti cybercriminal groups has been known only as βStern.β Now, German law enforcement has published his alleged identityβand itβs a familiar face.
The photo gallery app in Honorβs latest midrange phones has an image-to-video generative AI feature powered by Google. Itβll probably come to your phone soon.
Programs that let people borrow an ebike for a few days at a time are blooming around the US. Theyβre convenient for all, but they also provide free transport for those priced out of bike ownership.
Sahil Lavingia, who says he was fired from DOGE after speaking out about his experiences there, told WIRED about how he communicated with the group, who appears to be in charge, and what might be coming next.
Meta says loosening its enforcement policies earlier this year led to fewer erroneous takedowns on Facebook and Instagramβand didnβt broadly expose users to more harmful content.