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'100% Stupid': MAGA World Is Cautiously Turning on Elon Musk
The right-wing media ecosystem seems to not know what to make of the Elon Musk-Donald Trump spat—but some of the president's loyalists have made their feelings known in plain terms.
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DOGE Is on a Recruiting Spree
While Elon Musk and Donald Trump post through their break-up, DOGE shows no signs of slowing down—and potential recruits are being told they can make up to $195,000 a year.
All Too Well
The Elon Musk and Donald Trump Breakup Has Started
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What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks
On Christmas Day in 2014 hackers knocked out the Xbox and PlayStation gaming networks, impacting how video game companies handled cybersecurity for years.
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ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids
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Google DeepMind’s CEO Thinks AI Will Make Humans Less Selfish
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The Rogues Issue
WIRED profiles the people who make trouble—scams, drug deals, even murder—and also, occasionally, save the day.
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During Lockdown, Google Maps Gives My Son a Way Out
Originally published May 2020: From our kitchen in Queens, he had created a paracosm—a fantasyland. And his journey has led him not to Mordor but to minor-league baseball stadiums.
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Silicon Valley Is Starting to Pick Sides in Musk and Trump’s Breakup
As Elon Musk and US president Trump spar on social media, tech investors and executives are being forced to choose whether to support the most powerful man in business—or the White House.
The Elon Musk and Donald Trump Breakup Has Started
Trumpworld insiders fear that Elon Musk’s attacks on Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” could kill it—and are already advising candidates to turn their backs on the world’s richest man.
Elon Musk Is Posting Through It
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are going to war—and giving everyone a front-row seat.
Palantir Is Going on Defense
Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm’s work with the Trump administration.
