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Welcome to WIRED Health 2025, where we will bring you the best insights from a fascinating array of speakers – from neurologists to biogerontologists, a former chief medical officer and an award-winning author. Follow #WIREDHealth for the latest.

OpenAI’s president wrapped his testimony on Tuesday by revealing a fiery meeting with Musk and subsequent efforts to remove several board members. wired.com/story/greg-bro…

Courts may restrict access to the popular abortion medication mifepristone in the United States. Telehealth providers have backup plans in place. wired.com/story/teleheal…

In 1990, three former Apple employees launched a company that epitomized the Silicon Valley dream. What they invented looked like an iPhone—more than a decade earlier. The device never came to be. wired.com/story/book-exc…

The host of “Chicken Shop Date” joined WIRED’s “Big Interview” podcast to talk about turning down bad deals, beating the algorithm, and the importance of being over-prepared. wired.com/story/the-big-…

Armed with some Python and a white-hot sense of injustice, one medical student spent six months trying to figure out whether an algorithm trashed his job application. wired.com/story/he-could…

OpenAI’s cofounder and president revealed in federal court on Monday that he’s one of the largest individual stakeholders in the AI lab. wired.com/story/greg-bro…

Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the man—who hasn't entered the US in more than a decade—following posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. wired.com/story/dhs-dema…

On Star Wars Day, we put to rest a question that has bedeviled sci-fi nerds for years. wired.com/story/do-light…

The first two episodes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new podcast feature him discoursing on food with a reality-TV chef and, for some reason, Mike Tyson. Vaccines are not on the agenda. wired.com/story/rfk-jrs-…

A new study shows the mechanisms of how coffee modifies the microbiome, reduces inflammation, and influences mood. Even decaf has its perks. wired.com/story/science-…

Plus: The NSA tests Anthropic’s Mythos Preview to find vulnerabilities, a Finnish teen is charged over the Scattered Spider hacking spree, and more. wired.com/story/security…

The exploit, dubbed CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows hackers to take over PCs and data center servers. The Linux vulnerabilities have been patched—but many machines remain at risk. wired.com/story/dangerou…

At WIRED Health, pioneering Alzheimer's researcher John Hardy outlined the stakes—and next steps—of where treatment is headed next. wired.com/story/john-har…

Osteoarthritis has no cure, but researchers have developed new therapies that help aging or damaged joints repair themselves in a matter of weeks. wired.com/story/osteoart…

Messages presented at trial reveal how Zilis, the mother of four of Musk's children, acted as an intermediary between him and OpenAI. wired.com/story/model-be…

In this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we get into how the Elon Musk-Sam Altman trial goes way beyond their rivalry and could have major implications both for OpenAI and also the AI industry at large. wired.com/story/uncanny-…

While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors' models. wired.com/story/elon-mus…

OpenAI is rolling out Advanced Account Security for people concerned that their ChatGPT or Codex accounts could be potential targets of phishing attacks. wired.com/story/openai-c…

At WIRED Health, immunologist Daniel Davis detailed the ways in which new technologies are enabling a better understanding of the human immune system. wired.com/story/daniel-d…

Concern over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over. wired.com/story/the-summ…