Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

Also, support independent media. Allow us to do more stuff like this. Subscribe to The Onion. membership.theonion.com

A very big Onion announcement: The Onion has spent the last two months working on a masterpiece. It's a documentary titled Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile. It's so good, in fact, we were set to release it in theatres nationwide on October 2nd. Then two weeks ago, Charlie Kirk was shot.

When did The Onion decide to make a Jeffrey Epstein mockumentary? Once Trump started acting “dodgy” fielding questions about Epstein. “There's this big gap where information should be," @bencollins.bsky.social said. They thought "it would be very funny to fill it with complete fucking nonsense."

NEW! A Senate report claims that DOGE has put *every* American’s social security number at risk; that staff at GSA, OPM, and SSA wouldn’t or couldn’t say what DOGE was doing; and that agencies claimed that DOGE actually doesn’t exist at all. For @wired.com www.wired.com/story/armed-...

Harrowing deep dive by my colleagues on DOGE’s devastation of government agencies, in the words of federal workers: www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

EXCLUSIVE: 'Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile' is a very silly deep dive on a very serious issue. In the current media landscape, it’s a wonder it even got made. www.wired.com/story/the-on...

VERY FUNNY SCOOP: The Onion made a 20-minute Epstein/Trump mockumentary called “Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile.” I got a sneak peek and it is gloriously dumb. Read about it/watch the trailer here: www.wired.com/story/the-on...

Congrats to Larry Ellison, who is now a main character in the @wired.com politics Cinematic Universe. @jakelahut.writes.news with what you need to know about the billionaire "shadow president" now cornering the market on your attention, and your data:

A 12-foot statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein frolicking and holding hands appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 23. A plaque under the statue states that it has been erected “In Honor of Friendship Month."

popping back in from mat leave to say i profiled @katmabu.bsky.social for @wired.com and you should read it! she's running a fascinating campaign: www.wired.com/story/kat-ab...

WIRED went to Brazil for YouTube’s first live NFL broadcast. It was helmed by the platform’s biggest influencers as the league expands its quest for global domination. www.wired.com/story/the-nf...

The memes and online footprint of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson don’t place him neatly in a box, though many are still trying. www.wired.com/story/no-one...

If you haven't heard of Human Design, the astrology-like system that has people dumping their spouses after a reading and restricting their diets to be their "authentic selves"—you will soon. Nice distraction from the relentless news cycle by @matthabusby.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/human-...

Wrote a bit about how FCC Chair Brendan Carr won't stop his attacks until someone makes him. At this point, no one's really all that optimistic Congress or the courts will step up. More here: www.wired.com/story/brenda...

Noel’s analysis is so thoughtful and made me want to watch all of these!

My first for WIRED: I spoke with TIFF directors about their films on power, survival, and the state of our world today. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, in particular, moved me to tears. www.wired.com/story/from-o...

These are WIRED’s picks for some of the most urgent and unsettling films from the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival. www.wired.com/story/from-o...

wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend

NEW: I spoke to trans author Gretchen Felker-Martin, who was fired by DC Comics and suspended on Bluesky for calling Charlie Kirk a "Nazi bitch" after his death. She's not the only artist who's been censored in light of mounting pressure campaigns by Kirk's supporters: www.wired.com/story/charli...

A "South Park" episode was taken off air, a DC comic series was canceled, and several artists were fired in the aftermath of the shooting.

Charlie Kirk, whose Turning Point USA played an instrumental role in the right’s efforts to dominate the digital political sphere, has died. More here: www.wired.com/story/charli...

Speaking at a WIRED event Tuesday, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said he was “encouraged” by the company’s dialogue with the FDA—but acknowledged recent setbacks. www.wired.com/story/modern...

excellent, if all to brief, interview from someone who's been writing about this for more than a decade. And, if you really want to hammer the message home, read "Annie Bot" by Sierra Greer.

Feminist author Laura Bates argues AI assistants and girlfriends are entrenching attitudes about the subjugation of women and indoctrinating misogyny into kids in her new book The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies Are Reinventing Misogyny: www.wired.com/story/is-ai-...

In her new book, feminist author Laura Bates explores how sexbots, AI assistants, and deepfakes are reinventing misogyny and harming women. www.wired.com/story/is-ai-...

This week on the @wired.com Big Interview podcast: I talked to Hasan Piker about life as an internet firebrand, what his family thinks about his Twitch career, sandwiches, and much much more. Read and listen (or do one but not the other, your call!) at the link:

In addition to being extremely weird, the spectacle of tech executives kissing the ring at the White House last night showed that the only principle left in Silicon Valley is power www.wired.com/story/tech-c...

New from me! Emails shared with WIRED reveal that the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service is participating in immigration enforcement, something they've never done before, at least not like this. www.wired.com/story/state-...

In an age of fast-moving TikTok trends, Labubu has become a global phenomenon. WIRED hit the dance floor to find out what all the hype is about.

this honestly would be too cool of an idea for her to pull off

I talked with fans in the Silksong community about how they've been passing time waiting for this game, whether that meant releasing a video on YouTube every day for years, or role-playing on Reddit www.wired.com/story/how-fa...

This is a truly wild and upsetting ride about the perverse power dynamics that can emerge with surrogacy www.wired.com/story/the-ba...

A growing number of spiritual influencers are positing "sentient" and "aware" AI chatbots as the key to solving life's existential questions, capitalizing on a new form of techno-spirituality: www.wired.com/story/spirit...

So far at least 24 US states have sanctioned some form of ID verification, each with unique stipulations. Legislators argue that these laws are intended to keep minors safe from content deemed harmful to them.

Platforms like Pornhub and OnlyFans have given porn stars more autonomy. But sweeping age-check laws are already impacting their bottom lines. www.wired.com/story/the-in...

We obtained emails that appear to show the White House ordered government officials to put Grok back on the list of approved vendors “ASAP” www.wired.com/story/white-...

WIRED spoke to a self-proclaimed leader of an online group called Purgatory, which charged as little as $20 to call in fake threats against schools. www.wired.com/story/purgat...

An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line. All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content. www.wired.com/story/dark-m...

By securing a billion-dollar stake in the world’s largest eyewear maker with a massive retail footprint, Meta is building both a moat and a launchpad, leaving Google trailing and Apple way behind. Read more: www.wired.com/story/meta-h...

Three shows about virgins have dropped this year as more young people discuss why they're abstaining, including political divides. One TikTokker told @kattenbarge.bsky.social "If you don’t see women as people, then why would I even be having sex with you." www.wired.com/story/virgin...

NEW: People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky due to age verification laws. In response, Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per user.

The Trump proposal projects a frozen NASA budget until at least 2030 even as the administration touts a new “golden age of innovation and exploration.” To cap it off, NASA has been without a full-time administrator—the agency’s top official—since January.

As NASA grapples with major proposed budget cuts and losing some of its most brilliant minds, America’s willingness to look outward is also at risk. www.wired.com/story/the-de...

A wonderful piece of writing in which Richard Warnica spoke to a senior ex-NASA engineer about the grief surrounding Trump's cuts to the agency and what it means for our capacity to wonder and look beyond ourselves. "Like witnessing a death of an ideal.” www.wired.com/story/the-de...

The Big Interview, a new weekly series from WIRED’s Uncanny Valley, launches August 26. Every week, WIRED’s Global Editorial Director, @katie-drummond.bsky.social will sit down with influential figures in culture, politics, business, science, and beyond. Learn more here: swap.fm/l/wired-unca...

🚨Journalism job alert🚨 We're hiring an investigative reporter to join my team at @wired.com. We're looking for someone who has both traditional and non-traditional reporting skills (coding/data work/OSINT, etc). Fit the bill? Come work with me! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...

Got an unusual tip a few weeks ago about a spike in ant smuggling. It’s a case study in how slashing federal agencies is having all kinds of trickle down consequences: www.wired.com/story/usda-a...

Kind of loving that the most astute quote in this (very good) piece on the AI Film Fest came from a teen. "AI is definitely an innovation. But innovation is the drug of humanity. We never know how to stop when it goes too far.” www.wired.com/story/cream-...

SCOOP: FEMA is now requiring disaster survivors to sign up to receive aid using an email address - a move that is already putting some of the country’s most vulnerable people at risk of missing out on federal help, employees told me: