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- Before a crackdown by Telegram, Xinbi Guarantee grew into one of the internet’s biggest markets for Chinese-speaking crypto scammers and money laundering. And all registered to a US address. www.wired.com/story/xinbi-...
- We spent the Pornhub Awards with some of the site’s biggest stars to talk censorship, making money, and the popularity of trans porn—all while the site is blocked in more than a third of US states. www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
- The Galaxy S25 Edge begs the question: Do you want a thin phone or better battery life? www.wired.com/story/samsun...
- Update: After this article was published, the Department of Justice confirmed to WIRED that the two men had been appointed to lead the Copyright Office. Both are both currently high-ranking officials at the DOJ.
- The largest holders of Donald Trump’s memecoin have secured spots at a private event with the US president himself. WIRED tracked how they did it. www.wired.com/story/trumpc...
- NEW: The largest holders of Donald Trump’s memecoin have secured spots at a private crypto dinner with the US president himself. It costs at least $2 million for a VIP seat. WIRED tracked how they did it. 🔽
- SCOOP: Two men claiming to be newly appointed Trump administration officials tried to enter the US Copyright Office in Washington, DC on Monday, but left before gaining access to the building, sources tell WIRED. What is happening?
- The men appeared at the US Copyright Office days after after the Trump administration fired its leader, who had just published a report about the use of copyrighted materials for AI training. www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
- “Unfortunately, right now, it looks like the polluters won.” Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
- Reorganizations at the EPA may get rid of the agency’s fundamental program for research around the risks of toxic chemicals. www.wired.com/story/epa-ir...
