The World According to Marc Andreessen

Michael Calore: This is WIRED’s Uncanny Valley, a show about the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley. I’m Michael Calore, Director of Consumer Tech and Culture here at Wired. Zoë Schiffer: I’m Zoe Schiffer, WIRED’s director of Business and Industry. Lauren Goode: I’m Lauren Goode. I’m a Senior WriterContinue Reading

RFK struggles to answer questions on government healthcare at hearing

WASHINGTON: In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation’s top health official Robert F Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about how he would reform Medicaid or Medicare, the government health care programs used by millions of disabled, poor and older Americans. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physicianContinue Reading

Elon Musk Tells Friends He’s Sleeping at the DOGE Offices in DC

Elon Musk has told multiple people that he has been sleeping at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headquarters in Washington, DC, WIRED has learned, as he works to exercise control over the federal government. DOGE is based out of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, just steps from the WhiteContinue Reading

Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

WASHINGTON: US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday (Jan 29) that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation. On “Fox and Friends,” Noem said that she reversed the decision made by her successor, Alejandro Mayorkas, in the waning daysContinue Reading

Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government

Elon Musk is only one week into his role in President Donald Trump’s new administration, but the US federal government is already rolling out the Twitter playbook to manage its spending and personnel. Just like Musk did when he took over the social media platform, Trump’s team is attempting toContinue Reading