NEW: there are at least *two* DOGE alums in high places in prediction markets. In addition to Elie Mishory at Novig, ex-DOGEr Jonathan Mendelson is a Polymarket exec: www.wired.com/story/doge-v...

DOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction Markets

Polymarket and Novig have both recently brought ex-DOGE affiliates onboard as scrutiny of the industry intensifies.

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Matt Walker always wanted a dog, but he had allergies. So he started a biotech company and engineered pups to lack a major dog allergen. One of the dogs lives with him now, and Walker has never had an allergic reaction. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/gene-e...

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

A startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers.

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for months, ive been trying to map out the ways the right and the left were uniting against data centers and AI both here's my story on my efforts, featuring steve bannon's anti-tech prophet, my girlfriend's high school english class, and the unabomber:

How Data Centers Broke American Politics

What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

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Michigan is reporting the first two deaths related to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak. They note the individuals had “significant” (interesting modifier) underlying health conditions. Watch and see, Republicans will use this wording to downplay these deaths, just as they did with Covid.

Inflammatory disorders can be brutal. I’d know personally (thanks vasculitis et al). But the misinformation, including on vaccines, is dangerous. A deep dive from me into how MAHA sped up the inflammation panic. New from me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The Great Inflammation panic

The wellness world's favorite buzzword has gone federal. For those of us with real inflammatory disorders, the misinformation isn't just annoying—it's harmful.

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"Even modest annual reductions in (MMR) vaccine coverage among young children generate a nonlinear increase in cases & hospitalizations, with costs totaling $7.77 billion over a 5-y period." 🛟😷📈🧪 health policy sociology polisky

The health and economic repercussions of declining MMR coverage in the United States | PNAS

The resurgence of measles in the United States, driven by declining childhood vaccination coverage, poses a substantial public health and economic ...

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This is in keeping with what experts have suspected, and it's good to have more details www.science.org/content/arti...

EXCLUSIVE: Congo’s Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detected

A remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report says

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Tech workers, we want to hear from you! 📣What do you think of your job, your workplace, your boss, and your field in general? How satisfied are you? Are you embracing or dreading the AI revolution? Take our short survey at the link below. 👇 wrd.cm/4fu42MY

As the DEA, backed by MAHA, plans to ban 7-OH, the opioid-like compound found in kratom, I spoke with users who are reliant on it for pain and anxiety relief—and others who became rapidly addicted, or even went broke purchasing more and more: www.wired.com/story/7-oh-u...

‘They’re Fucking a Lot of People’: 7-OH Users Brace for DEA Ban

The opioid-like compound, which is found in kratom, can cause brutal withdrawal symptoms and will soon be a controlled substance. Some users tell WIRED it has relieved their pain and anxiety.

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Healthcare workers in eastern Congo are protesting. They've been working in dire conditions without protection & pay. More than 1400 people have died of Ebola in just a few months. apnews.com/article/ebol...

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths

Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo have gone on strike over payment issues, disrupting patient care.

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You should probably stop sharing personal information with AI chatbots. By @regret.bsky.social:

Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results

The screwup shows how tricky it can be to stop web crawlers from making ostensibly private conversations with AI chatbots entirely too public.

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It brings me no joy to tell you that our cyborg future is imminent. You can hear my predictions for brain-computer interfaces on the new NPR podcast Are We Doomed?, which Apple has named one of the best podcasts of 2026 so far. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/1893359212/e...

Now I'm Scared of Cyborgs

Listen to Now I'm Scared of Cyborgs from Are We Doomed? wherever you get your podcasts!

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We at @wired.com are going to be holding a big, fun event in Miami in November—which, as everyone knows, is the best time to be in Miami. Get updates on the details here: www.wired.com/wiredworldfa...

WIRED World Fair

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NEW: I dug into the court documents in the case of Andrea Shaw, the Idaho mother charged with killing her toddlers. Shaw insists they died following a set of vaccinations. I looked at how the anti-vaccine movement insinuated itself into this case and her life. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

She's charged with killing her twins. The anti-vaccine movement made her a martyr.

Andrea Shaw is charged with suffocating her toddlers. Children's Health Defense says it was the vaccines.

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Across social media, through paid influencer partnerships, wellness brands are pushing nootropic supplements for ADHD by claiming that stimulant medications like Adderall and Vyvanse cause a host of negative side effects. Specialists say it’s an exploitative, potentially dangerous pitch:

Wellness Influencers Are Pushing ‘Natural’ and Unproven Alternatives to Adderall

Ads on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are painting prescription stimulants in a negative light while promoting supplements for ADHD that lack evidence.

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Can't get over this amazing feat of engineering in Pittsburgh, where a new bridge was built next to the old one and then literally slid into place. AND it's opening early, which never happens with construction projects. www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

With US measles cases at a 35-year high and vaccination rates continuing to decline, babies too young to be vaccinated and immunocompromised people are increasingly at risk. Treatments may soon be necessary to protect them. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/measle...

Measles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be Needed

As the US sees its highest number of measles cases in decades and vaccination rates fall, researchers are developing drugs to help those who contract the virus or who are particularly vulnerable.

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US measles cases have officially surpassed last year's count and it's only *checks calendar* July. 2026 to date: 2,318 2025 full year: 2,289 www.cdc.gov/measles/data...

A couple paid more than $800,000 for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died, and it wasn’t made public. An exclusive from us and @science.org.

Exclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made public

Parents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals

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Why are leafy greens so often implicated in instances of foodborne illness? If you've found yourself wondering this lately, I have answers. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/why-le...

It’s Always Lettuce

The cyclospora diarrhea outbreak isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern of leafy greens wreaking digestive havoc.

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🧵The US no longer meets criteria for measles elimination. Utah's outbreak has lasted for more than a yr. And cases this yr are at a 35-yr high. I talked w/pediatricians treating measles & talking w/parents who don't vaccinate. My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/the-ch...

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease...

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NEW: Taylor Farms is a big player in conservative politics. The company donated $2 million to conservative political groups in 2025 and its CEO has personally donated more than $900,000 to Republican PACs and candidates. It's also spent $810,000 on anti-regulatory lobbying since 2025

Taylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea Outbreak

The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.

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With the FDA reconsidering regulations on peptides, telehealth companies see an opportunity that could be even bigger than the compounded GLP-1 business. From @knibbs.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/fda-pe...

The Great Peptide Cash Grab Has Begun

The FDA could decide whether to loosen rules around peptide production this week. Some telehealth players are already seeing dollar signs.

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Michigan has been at the epicenter of the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks. The progressive Democrat talks to WIRED about how he would tackle the forces behind them if he’s elected. www.wired.com/story/abdul-...

Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster

Michigan has been at the epicenter of the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks. The progressive Democrat talks to WIRED about how he would tackle the forces behind them if he’s elected.

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If you're a current or former employee at CDC or FDA in a food safety role, I'm interested in speaking with you for a story for @wired.com. You can reach me securely at emullin.06 on Signal.

Great context here from @melodyschreiber.com on how cuts to public health funding trickle down to states. Michigan is experiencing the most cyclospora cases right now with more than 6,100 as of this morning. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

wow at this incredible deal

DOGE axed the CDC team that tracks cyclospora. Now 1000s are sick, restaurants & hospitals scrambling. What's next? “Cyclospora is just one piece. It's making the news right now, but there are other, more dangerous pathogens.” By @emilymullin.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.

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A statement from WIRED leadership.