The Kryptos Key Is Going Up for Sale 14. August 2025 (07:00) Jim Sanborn is auctioning off the elusive solution to K4, the outdoor sculpture that sits at CIA headquarters.(Wired)
OpenAI Designed GPT-5 to Be Safer. It Still Outputs Gay Slurs 14. August 2025 (01:06) The new version of ChatGPT explains why it won’t generate rule-breaking outputs. WIRED’s initial analysis found that some guardrails were easy to circumvent.(Wired)
RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines 13. August 2025 (20:07) HHS is slashing hundreds of millions in funding for mRNA vaccines and infectious disease treatments, but leaving the door open to mRNA therapies for cancer and genetic conditions.(Wired)
Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google 13. August 2025 (20:00) After reporters found dozens of firms hiding privacy tools from search results, US senator Maggie Hassan insists the companies explain their practices—and pledge to improve access to privacy controls.(Wired)
James Talarico Is on the Run 13. August 2025 (14:00) WIRED spoke with the Texas state representative, who is hiding out in Illinois along with his colleagues in an attempt to stop Republicans from enacting an unprecedented redistricting plan.(Wired)
