The 31 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (February 2025) from Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED Staff
We Live in Time, Blue Velvet, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Max this month.
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Netflix Plans to Spend $1 Billion Making Content in Mexico Over the Next 4 Years from Fernanda González
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the money will go toward projects like Alfonso Cuarón’s film Roma, which was made in Mexico and went on to international acclaim.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings from Will Knight, Paresh Dave, Leah Feiger
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
China repatriates more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar from NPR The Associated Press
Thailand, China and Myanmar have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers that bilked victims around the world out of billions of dollars. (Image credit: Sarot Meksophawannakul) Read More
DOGE saved far less than claimed. And, Trump blames Zelenskyy for Russia’s invasion from NPR Brittney Melton
An online tracker claims DOGE has saved $55 billion in federal spending, but NPR has found this to be false. And, Trump blames the Ukrainian president for Russia’s invasion. (Image credit: Jim Watson) Read More
Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught from NPR Phil Galewitz
Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite) Read More
Trump order aims to cut benefits for those without legal status. Most already don’t qualify. from NPR Jasmine Garsd
A new executive order aims to prevent taxpayer money from supporting people in the U.S. without legal status and targets federal funding for cities and states that support sanctuary policies. (Image credit: Frederic J. Brown) Read More
‘I cried for days’: Office raids and arrests shock aid workers in Yemen from the BBC
Humanitarian workers fear the detention of staff and cuts in funding will be a “death sentence” for Yemenis.Read More
Children routinely using social media, Australian regulator says from the BBC
It found they were easily able to bypass age checks on apps, which face being banned for under-16s.Read More
Azerbaijan orders suspension of BBC News Azerbaijani in Baku from the BBC
The BBC said it “deeply regrets this restrictive move against press freedom”.Read More