Census Proposal Would Stop Counting Undocumented Immigrants—and Ignore Race and Sexual Orientation Wired By: Vittoria Elliott 8 August 2026 at 15:03 A draft rule reviewed by WIRED would prevent the census from counting undocumented immigrants. To protect against “distortions,” it would also bar questions about race and sexual orientation.
ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’ Wired By: Caroline Haskins · Vittoria Elliott 17 July 2026 at 18:47 A newly renewed, $25 million-per-year contract with a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters further expands the power of ICE under the Trump administration.
Federal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones Wired By: Vittoria Elliott 23 June 2026 at 11:00 “I deleted it as a test and it came immediately back,” says one government employee.
The US Government Is Letting a Key Data Center Regulation Expire Wired By: Vittoria Elliott · Molly Taft 15 June 2026 at 10:30 The federal government is planning to let a rule regulating federal data center operations sunset in September with no replacement.
Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok Wired By: Vittoria Elliott 11 June 2026 at 21:50 Activists raised a 40-foot-tall inflatable Elon Musk in Manhattan to draw attention to the risk he allegedly poses to investors.
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