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Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Cameras—or Pay the Price

15 September 2026 at 11:00
A new bipartisan effort in Congress to rein in automated license plate readers takes a page from the national drinking age: Comply, or risk losing federal highway funding.

Census Proposal Would Stop Counting Undocumented Immigrants—and Ignore Race and Sexual Orientation

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.

Census Proposal Would Stop Counting Undocumented Immigrants—and Ignore Race and Sexual Orientation

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.

China’s Open AI Models Are Challenging Silicon Valley’s Playbook

22 July 2026 at 20:01
As access to Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s frontier models becomes more restricted, Chinese labs are pitching their open-source alternatives as stable, accessible, and increasingly capable.

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