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The Future of Iran’s Internet Is More Uncertain Than Ever Iran’s internet shutdown has reduced connectivity by 99 percent, with air strikes likely causing additional outages, and few workarounds remaining.

Iran’s internet shutdown has reduced connectivity by 99 percent, with air strikes likely causing additional outages, and few workarounds remaining. www.wired.com/story/the-fu...

How Each Gulf Country Is Intercepting Iranian Missiles and Drones As missiles and drones cross the region’s skies, the Gulf’s layered air-defense networks—from THAAD to Patriot batteries—are being tested in real time.

As missiles and drones cross the region’s skies, the Gulf’s layered air-defense networks—from THAAD to Patriot batteries—are being tested in real time. www.wired.com/story/how-ea...

The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem Donald Trump said he would replace the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem’s tenure was marked by aggressive anti-immigration tactics and ICE and CBP’s killing of two US protesters.

ICYMI: After a tenure marked by controversy and a contentious week of Congressional hearings, secretary Kristi Noem is out as head of the Department of Homeland Security. www.wired.com/story/the-co...

The 5 Big ‘Known Unknowns’ of Donald Trump’s New War With Iran The all-out air assault on the Islamic Republic might be the biggest gamble of the president’s career.

This is @vermontgmg.bsky.social on the “known unknowns” of Trump’s war with Iran for @wired.com. If you didn't know, now you know.

What Happens if Iran Shuts Down the Strait of Hormuz? The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most sensitive pressure points in the global economy. Conflict in Iran could put it at risk indefinitely.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most sensitive pressure points in the global economy. Conflict in Iran could put it at risk indefinitely.
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Hacked Prayer App Sends “Surrender” Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli Strikes As Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran this morning, millions of Iranians received mysterious push notifications saying that “help is on the way”, promising amnesty if they surrender.

"Shortly after the first set of explosions, Iranians received bursts of notifications on their phones, not from the government advising caution, but from a prayer timing app called ‘BadeSaba Calendar’ which has been downloaded 5 million times from the Google Play Store." - @wired.com Middle East

Inside the System That Intercepted Missiles Over the UAE Today As Iranian missiles targeted US-linked sites across the Gulf, the UAE’s missile shield was activated in real time.

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United States and Israeli forces have launched military strikes against Iran, with President Donald Trump calling the attacks a “major combat operation” against the Iranian regime.

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Plestia Alaqad: When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It Plestia Alaqad on bearing witness, the fragile power of social media and why documenting lived reality matters more than ever.

"Killing journalists means killing and silencing the truth."

Read this powerful interview with Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad, whose online dispatches from Gaza helped change public perception - especially in the west - about what was unfolding on the ground:

An FBI ‘Asset’ Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years A staffer of the Incognito dark web market was secretly controlled by the FBI—and still allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-tainted pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed death.

A staffer of the Incognito dark web market was secretly controlled by the FBI—and still allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-tainted pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed death. www.wired.com/story/an-fbi...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to CBP Agents Sparked a DOJ Probe Documents say customs officers in the US Virgin Islands had friendly relationships with Epstein years after his 2008 conviction, showing how the infamous sex offender tried to cultivate allies.

NEW: @regret.bsky.social spoke with one of the CBP agents who, among other things, revealed that he accidentally went on a blind date with the mother of one of the FBI agents who interviewed him. www.wired.com/story/jeffre...

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security's proposal to build “mega” detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation.

NEW: Metadata left in a PDF exposes the people behind ICE's "mega" detention center plans, including the director of the Newark ERO field office and a former GEO Group executive. @regret.bsky.social with more:

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.

NEW: DHS plans to build a giant, centralized biometrics platform that lets it search faces, fingerprints, and irises across all its agencies, including ICE, CBP, the Secret Service, and more. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/dhs-wa...

Plestia Alaqad: When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It Plestia Alaqad on bearing witness, the fragile power of social media and why documenting lived reality matters more than ever.

“Injustice is super loud. Justice needs to be louder.” - Plestia Alaqad

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‘Uncanny Valley’: ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers’ Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants In this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” our hosts dive into WIRED’s scoop about a secret Trump administration campaign extending right into your backyard.

In this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” our hosts dive into WIRED’s scoop about a secret Trump administration campaign extending right into your backyard. www.wired.com/story/uncann...

A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China.

really, really loved this week’s edition of Made in China.
such a fascinating and bizarre story, and @zeyiyang.bsky.social absolutely nailed it www.wired.com/story/made-i...

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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

ICYMI: This is the @wired.com SCOOP to read rn, this is @leahfeiger.bsky.social on the planned locations for new and expanded ICE offices.

where is ICE is going next in the US? everywhere

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Inside Bad Bunny’s Historic Super Bowl Halftime Show Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity. And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.

The human grass! 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics! “The only thing more powerful than hate is love”.

This is @waterslicer.bsky.social and @d-jacks.bsky.social on Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl Halftime Show performance in the making...

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Japan's Takaichi to pursue conservative agenda after election landslide Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, brought the ruling Liberal Democratic Party its biggest-ever electoral victory, fueling her ambitions to pursue to a political agenda which she says could "split public opinion."

Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, brought the ruling Liberal Democratic Party its biggest-ever electoral victory, fueling her ambitions to pursue to a political agenda which she says could "split public opinion." n.pr/46tYuy9

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Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantánamo Doctors, nurses, and other officers are increasingly being deployed to ICE detention centers. Some have resigned in protest, while others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.

A growing number of U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) doctors, nurses, and officers are resigning rather than accepting deployments to the Trump administration’s expanded immigration detention operations at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This story was published in partnership with @kff.org.

The 2026 Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies: What You Need to Know From Heated Rivalry stars to the event’s iconic venues, here’s what you should be looking out for at the Winter Olympics 2026 opening and closing ceremonies.

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‘She Has a Presence’: The ‘Melania’ Superfans Who Turned Up for Opening Weekend WIRED attended two documentary screening parties—one on each coast—for the First Lady’s film. What a time.

"Calculated. She calculates everything. She's calculated. Intelligent. And I guess beautiful. I mean, she's got to be the prettiest First Lady we've ever had."

Tracker Newsletter: ICE in Focus As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next.

Sign up to our new newsletter, Tracker: ICE in Focus, to get invaluable @wired.com reporting on what’s happening and what’s coming next as federal agents continue to carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation. 📩