timef 06/04/2026
- Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US wired.com2026-06-04 21:30:00
The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare bugs in the 1960s.
- The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked wired.com2026-06-04 18:44:49
On Uncanny Valley, we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real estate listings are looking for not just regular old cash, but Anthropic stock.
- Phoebe Bridgers Ditched the Internet to Hype Up Her New Music. It’s Working wired.com2026-06-04 18:27:48
The indie artist has played a string of surprise, small-venue shows with no phones allowed, prompting fans to piece together clues about a potential upcoming album.
- Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones wired.com2026-06-04 17:28:11
Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.
- The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok wired.com2026-06-04 17:06:21
A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.
- Wave Cash App’s Magic Wand to Pay for Stuff wired.com2026-06-04 16:00:00
You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It's the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App.
- Segway Myon Electric Bike Review: Too Smart? wired.com2026-06-04 10:35:00
From app-controlled security to electronic shifting and radar alerts, Segway’s Myon may have more tech than you need. That’s not always a bad thing.
- Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’ wired.com2026-06-04 10:30:00
With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.
- Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School wired.com2026-06-04 10:00:00
A homeschooling center in Manhattan is part of the company’s nationwide expansion. Internal documents reveal its strategy: “Opening date > safety.”
- Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment wired.com2026-06-04 09:34:23
Quantinuum, a quantum computing startup, is losing millions. Investors want in anyway.
- This Streamer Has Convinced the Internet Guy Fieri Never Swallows Food on TV wired.com2026-06-04 09:30:00
A video creator known as Doctor Spaghetti has scrutinized hours of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to get to the bottom of an explosive culinary conspiracy theory.
- This App Makes Google TV Actually Usable wired.com2026-06-04 09:00:00
The app AT4K turns the messy Google TV interface into something closer to the Apple TV interface, making it cleaner, more customizable, and less frustrating to use.
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- OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons wired.com2026-06-04 01:01:00
Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic DNA sequences that could be used for bioweapons.
