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The US Government Is Letting a Key Data Center Regulation Expire
The US government is quietly planning to allow a rule outlining the standards for federal data center usage and operations, known as the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act (FDCEA), to expire, according to sources who spoke to WIRED. Neither Congress nor the Trump administration appears to be making significant moves to protect or extend the…
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Trump’s cruel plan requires him to look like a bumbling fool
A Cable TV host did an extended rant a few days ago about how many cases Trump has lost in court, arguing that “these guys are really bad at what they do” or words to that effect. I beg to differ: they know exactly what they’re doing, and getting convictions to imprison protesters isn’t (yet…
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UFC Stages Successful White House Fight Night—if Not for Obama Insult
Fireworks on the South Lawn of the White House after the UFC Freedom250 fight on June 14, 2026. —Saul Loeb—AFP/Bloomberg/Getty Images UFC Freedom 250, staged on Sunday night on the South Lawn of the White House, was mostly an impressive show. The main event, which pitted the second-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Ilia Topuria—the…
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My Descent Into Mah-Jongg
When my mom found out I was planning to travel to Dallas to play in a Lunar New Year mah-jongg tournament, she texted a reasonable query: “Don’t they require some level of competence?” And yet, during the third week of February, I found myself first at a dazzling private home in Dallas, and then at…
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Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses
Meta is testing face-recognition software built by a company that sells surveillance tools to police departments and the United States military, as it explores bringing the technology to its smart glasses, WIRED has learned. The arrangement is documented in a software license, obtained by WIRED, that was issued by Rank One Computing—a Denver-based company that…
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Pro wrestler Jordan Saint killed in head-on crash on Long Island
A pro wrestler was killed in a head-on crash on Long Island that left another driver seriously injured — just months after returning to the ring. Jordan Nasir St. Fort Colin, 23, was behind the wheel of his 2012 Nissan Altima when a Hyundai driver smashed into him on the Bethpage State Parkway on Friday…
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The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16
Children under the age of 16 will be banned from social media platforms in the UK, under new measures announced by prime minister Keir Starmer on Monday. “The need for action could not be clearer. Social media is making our children unhappy and unsafe,” said Starmer, in an X post. “Our children deserve better.” Under-16s…
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National Guardsman pleads guilty to fatal shooting of soldier he found in bed with his ex-girlfriend
A former US Army National Guard soldier pleaded guilty to shooting and killing an Army soldier after he found the man in bed with his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child. Natravien R. Landry, 27, pleaded guilty June 11 to second-degree murder and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in…
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America’s wounded, struggling veterans get brand-new homes built by Florida teens
America’s youth is giving back to America’s heroes. The national nonprofit Building Homes for Heroes (BHH) builds, modifies and gifts mortgage-free homes to injured veterans, first responders and Gold Star families (who have lost a US military service member while he or she was serving). The New York-based organization has recently teamed up with local high-school students from…
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Son of Norway’s crown princess sentenced to 4 years in prison for rape
Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was sentenced to four years in prison Monday after being convicted of rape. He was found guilty of two of the four rape charges he was facing and acquitted of the other two. Høiby had been charged with sexually assaulting four women who were…