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Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Save this story Save this story As the United States-Israel war with Iran barrels into its second month, President Donald Trump is reportedly plotting a potential mission to send US special forces into the country to take Tehran’s enriched uranium. Experts WIRED spoke to say such a plan would be extremely risky, likely putting the lives of troops in peril with a low chance of success.

Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images Save this story Save this story The world’s top AI research conference, the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems—better known as NeurIPS —became the latest organization this week to become embroiled in a growing clash between geopolitics and global scientific collaboration. The conference’s organizers announced and then quickly reversed controversial new restrictions for international participants after Chinese AI researchers threatened to boycott the event.

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If you’re considering a virtual reality headset, Meta is the first place to stop. The Quest headsets have become the de facto choice for casual and even some enthusiast VR adventurers, thanks to their appealing price point, respectable performance, and wide digital catalogue of titles.