22 Feb This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under threat.
22 Feb DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online The cybersecurity lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the Veterans Affairs digital hub will be more vulnerable without someone in his role.
22 Feb DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions Experts say the conflicts posed by Tom Krause’s dual roles are unprecedented in the modern era.
21 Feb Netflix Plans to Spend $1 Billion Making Content in Mexico Over the Next 4 Years Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the money will go toward projects like Alfonso Cuarón’s film Roma, which was made in Mexico and went on to international acclaim.
21 Feb The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
21 Feb The 31 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (February 2025) We Live in Time, Blue Velvet, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Max this month.
20 Feb There’s No Longer a Sub-$500 iPhone. Does It Matter? The iPhone 16e starts at $599, which is nearly $200 more than the iPhone SE it just replaced.
20 Feb USDS Engineering Director Resigns: ‘This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve’ “I do not believe that DOGE can continue to deliver the work of USDS, based on their actions so far,” wrote Anne Marshall in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.
20 Feb DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
19 Feb The 46 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (February 2025) The White Lotus, The Pitt, and Dune: Prophecy are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month.
