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A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.

For the Record

How to Film ICE

Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

Donald Trump has appeared to undermine Second Amendment rights in statements about Alex Pretti’s killing. Many in the firearms community are going along with it.

Minnesota ICE Shooting

WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

Revealed Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compounds Enslaved Workforce

A whistleblower trapped inside a “pig butchering” scam compound gave WIRED a vast trove of its internal materials—including 4,200 pages of messages that lay out its operations in unprecedented detail.

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People are letting the viral AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot run their lives, regardless of the privacy concerns.

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The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China.

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The Politics Issue

All Hail the Technocracy

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Originally published September 2020: For decades, Jim Woodward dreamed of a propellantless engine to take humans to the stars. Now he thinks he’s got it. But is it revolutionary—or illusory?