At WIRED, we're obsessed with how the world is transforming--and lately, there's been a lot to obsess over. From the breakneck pace of AI research to the tectonic transformation playing out across the US federal government, WIRED's journalists, producers, and editors are committed to reporting from the front lines of these changes and bringing all of you along for the ride. Our goal is to wake up every day and unearth what we describe as "Story Zero": the story before anybody even knows there's a story to tell. We endeavor to do that work in a way that's conversational and accessible, fearless and definitive, and ultimately helps you understand what's changing, why, and how it'll affect your present and your future. I'm incredibly proud that our work this year has often achieved the lofty goals we set for ourselves: WIRED journalists have produced groundbreaking reporting on DOGE's disruption of federal agencies, unearthed ambiguities in the Jeffery Epstein video, delivered a constant drumbeat of clear-eyed coverage on AI's real-world impact (and the AI industry's outrageous talent wars), and found the time to execute on narrative stories that run the gamut, from an AI-inflected murder cult to the quantum apocalypse right around the corner.