Angela Watercutter
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Katie Drummond
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MacKenzie Scott continues to rule the billionaire ex-wives club. She just announced a donation of $45M to The Trevor Project -- a non-profit that serves LGBTQ+ youth:
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MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezosâ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls âtransformational.â
https://www.wired.com/story/mackenzie-scott-45-million-dollar-trevor-project-donation/
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Another big
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scoop today
www.wired.com/story/fbi-ag...
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FBI Agentâs Sworn Testimony Contradicts Claims ICEâs Jonathan Ross Made Under Oath
The testimony also calls into question whether Ross failed to follow his training during the incident in which he reportedly shot and killed Minnesota citizen Renee Good.
https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-agents-sworn-testimony-contradicts-claims-ices-jonathan-ross-made-under-oath/
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The state of Minnesota, along with the Twin Cities, have sued the US government and several officials to halt the flood of agents carrying out an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation.
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Minnesota Sues to Stop ICE âInvasionâ
The state of Minnesota, along with the Twin Cities, have sued the US government and several officials to halt the flood of agents carrying out an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation.
https://www.wired.com/story/minnesota-sues-to-stop-ice-invasion/
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This is major. MacKenzie Scott just donated $45 million to the Trevor Project.
www.wired.com/story/macken...
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MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezosâ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls âtransformational.â
https://www.wired.com/story/mackenzie-scott-45-million-dollar-trevor-project-donation/
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NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for âthe legal defense of financial and violent crimes,â yet is currently running one âto help pay for any legal servicesâ for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.
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GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMeâs own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
https://www.wired.com/story/gofundme-ice-jonathan-ross-renee-good-fundraiser/
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BREAKING: Jeff Bezosâ ex-wife has made a âtransformationalâ donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth. My latest for
@wired.com
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MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezosâ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls âtransformational.â
https://www.wired.com/story/mackenzie-scott-45-million-dollar-trevor-project-donation/
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âAdolescenceâ PHEW
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âAdolescenceâ Creator âWent Very, Very Deepâ in the Manosphere. Its Appeal Scared Him
Jack Thorne, who cowrote the hit Netflix show about a 13-year-old accused of murder, told WIRED he understands how easily kids can get lured into incel ideology.
https://www.wired.com/story/adolescence-creator-went-very-very-deep-in-the-manosphere-its-appeal-scared-him/
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I always enjoy the Globes but I am especially in this headspace right now.
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1 day ago
This weekendâs invasion was both a throwback to the last century and a new, uniquely Trumpian nightmareâone thatâs just beginning.
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The 3 Keys to Understanding Trumpâs Retro Coup in Venezuela
This weekendâs invasion was both a throwback to the last century and a new, uniquely Trumpian nightmareâone thatâs just beginning.
https://wrd.cm/49pG81Y
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GDT lost to PTA but itâs always a good time to share a Guillermo interview.
www.wired.com/story/guille...
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Guillermo del Toro Hopes Heâs Dead Before AI Art Goes Mainstream
The âFrankensteinâ director tells WIRED the real Victor Frankensteins are tyrannical politicians and Silicon Valley tech bros.
https://www.wired.com/story/guillermo-del-toro-hopes-hes-dead-before-ai-art-goes-mainstream/
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Iâm going to take this as proof that Jason was right with this
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Now seems like a good time to reup
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âs interview with EJAE
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How âKPop Demon Huntersâ Star EJAE Topped the Charts
Kids everywhere know her voiceâif not her name. WIRED talks to the former SM trainee about her rise to global superstardom with her hit song âGolden.â
https://www.wired.com/story/how-k-pop-demon-hunters-star-ejae-topped-the-charts/
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WIRED has updated this guide in light of the protests happening in Minneapolis, NYC, and beyond.
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Very important story from David here.
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Andrew Couts
5 days ago
People are already in the streets after an ICE agent shot a woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis today. Here are some
@wired.com
tips for protecting yourself from your government.
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Hereâs how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-surveillance-digital-privacy/
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Charley Locke
7 days ago
for the new york times magazine, I wrote about people through objects that defined them: the recliner where Brian Wilson quieted his anxiety; the cross that Ozzy Osbourneâs welder dad made for him; how Kitty Dukakis defied convention through her wedding dress
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/m...
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Beloved Objects Left Behind by Val Kilmer, Ozzy Osbourne and Others We Lost This Year
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/magazine/objects-they-loved-2025.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U8.XjdG.8wHVIIIxWzSA&smid=url-share
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Finally wrote my magnum opus on social media, AI, and how tech companies seem to not understand what it means to have friends.
www.wired.com/story/expire...
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Tech Disrupted Friendship. Itâs Time to Bring It Back
Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. Twenty years online has left us turning to AI for kinship. IRL companionship is the future.
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-ai-friends/
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Manisha Krishnan
about 1 month ago
âTodayâs deal means Netflix has a decision to make: use the Warner Bros. legacy it has acquired to carry on as a major Hollywood studio, or use it to make reams of content but far less art.â
@waterslicer.bsky.social
on Netflixâs bid to buy a new identity
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WIREDâs Big Interview event is up and running!
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AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Concerns About an AI Bubble Are Overblown
Lisa Su leads Nvidiaâs biggest rival in the AI chip market. When asked at WIREDâs Big Interview event if AI is a bubble, company said âEmphatically, from my perspective, no.â
https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-event-lisa-su-amd/
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Manisha Krishnan
about 1 month ago
I literally cannot imagine a worse shrooms scenario than livestreaming myself taking a hero dose and inviting MrBeast to show up
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Bryan Johnson Has Discovered Shrooms, and He Really Wants You to Know It
The longevity entrepreneurâs five-and-a-half-hour livestreamed trip is antithetical to the introspective nature of the drug. But the stunt could reduce stigma around psychedelics.
https://www.wired.com/story/bryan-johnson-shrooms-livestream-trip/
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Leah Feiger
about 1 month ago
NEW: Contrary to some recent news reports, DOGE isnât dead. Far from it. read
@makenakelly.bsky.social
and
@telliotter.bsky.social
for more on what DOGE operatives are doing in government now:
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DOGE Isnât Dead. Hereâs What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has âburrowed into the agencies like ticks,â government sources tell WIRED.
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-doge-doing-now/
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Now that the fifth season of âStranger Thingsâ is coming out, Iâm remembering my interview with Shawn Levy more than two years ago. The last installment of the show had been held up by the Hollywood strikes and the cast was agingâquickly. đ§ľ
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about 2 months ago
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SCOOP: I was one of the guinea pigs.
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about 2 months ago
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A must-read from
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about 2 months ago
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A must-read from
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on Roblox and whatâs going on with
#FreeSchlep
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www.wired.com/story/he-hun...
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He Hunted Alleged Groomers on Roblox. Then the Company Banned Him
YouTuber âSchlep" built a huge following tracking down alleged child predators on Roblox before being kicked off. The platform is facing multiple lawsuits over child safety.
https://www.wired.com/story/he-hunted-alleged-groomers-on-roblox-then-the-company-banned-him/
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Reyhan Harmanci
about 2 months ago
Really love the Defector year-end report
defector.com/defector-ann...
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Defector Annual Report, September 2024 â August 2025 | Defector
Published on November 19, 2025 Purpose of this report Defector celebrated our fifth birthday in September 2025. It is a great honor, and something of a burden, to be publishing a fifth Annual Report. ...
https://defector.com/defector-annual-report-year-five?utm_campaign=defector&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter
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Been fascinated by the idea of a Great Meme Reset ever since I first heard about it. Originally, I was trying to parse how it would be possible to rewind the internet. Then I really thought about what it could mean and why people might want to turn back time...
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The âGreat Meme Resetâ Is Coming
From Jack Dorsey to Gen Alpha, everyone seemingly wants to go back to the internet of a decade ago. But is it possible to reverse AI slop and brain rot?
https://www.wired.com/story/the-great-meme-reset-is-coming/
about 2 months ago
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I think the first time I ever talked to a fandom researcher about parasocial relationships was for this story about Rey, having no idea people could one day make AI versions of Star Wars characters they carried around in their pockets...
www.wired.com/story/star-w...
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One of my favorite parts of being WIREDâs Special Projects editor is working with the team that turns our journalism into films, docs, and TV series. Today, the world gets to see one of those projects with the release of âThe Carman Family Deathsâ on Netflix. đ§ľ
www.netflix.com/watch/81664825
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Watch The Carman Family Deaths | Netflix Official Site
A young man's dramatic rescue at sea spirals into accusations he murdered two members of his wealthy New England family in this true-crime documentary.
https://www.netflix.com/watch/81664825
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David Gilbert
about 2 months ago
Gen Alpha is already tired of AI slop and brainrot, and they are pining for memes that mean something....so is the Great Meme Reset coming?
@waterslicer.bsky.social
finds out
www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
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The âGreat Meme Resetâ Is Coming
From Jack Dorsey to Gen Alpha, everyone seemingly wants to go back to the internet of a decade ago. But is it possible to reverse AI slop and brain rot?
https://www.wired.com/story/the-great-meme-reset-is-coming/
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This is **fascinating**
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The Mysterious Math Behind the Brazilian Butt Lift
For years, plastic surgeons thought the proportions of a beautiful buttocks should follow the Fibonacci sequence. Now, people are looking for a more Kardashian shape.
https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-replaceable-you-mary-roach-butt-implants/
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âI think I can speak for most of our employees when we say now more than ever, employees are feeling somewhat betrayed by the federal government as federal employees because of what we're navigating and the length in which we're navigating it.â
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Social Security Employees Grill Management During Tense Shutdown Meeting
WIRED obtained notes from a Social Security Administration management meeting, where employees pressed leadership on plans for the agency.
https://www.wired.com/story/social-security-administration-tense-shutdown-meeting/
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Jake Lahut
2 months ago
Hey everyone, thank you so much for the outpouring of support. I need to pay rent, and I launched a GoFundMe
spot.fund/LahutRentFund
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Click here to support Jake Lahut's story *LahutRentFund
*spotfund is the easiest place to create beautiful and free online fundraisers. It takes just minutes to start raising money today.
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Leah Feiger
2 months ago
This is a really hard day and I want to just add as WIRED's politics editor -- WIRED's politics reporting isn't going anywhere. We are very much here and won't stop. Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
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Yes, Makena, yes!
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
2 months ago
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
âWhat Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.â
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/zohran-mamdanis-advice-for-election-results-anxiety-go-talk-to-your-neighbors
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WIRED
2 months ago
Mere months ago,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
was polling at 1 percentâright next to âSomeone Else.â Tonight, he was elected New York Cityâs newest mayor.
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Leah Feiger
2 months ago
It's been a year since Trump was elected. Have Democrats figured out the internet yet? âI can't, for the life of me, figure out why we are still so rigid and moderating everything when we have nothing to lose for the first time,â a Democratic digital strategist tells
@makenakelly.bsky.social
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It's Been a Year Since Trump Was Elected. Democrats Still Don't Get the Internet
âI can't, for the life of me, figure out why we are still so rigid and moderating everything when we have nothing to lose for the first time,â a Democratic digital strategist tells WIRED.
https://www.wired.com/story/do-democrats-get-the-internet-yet/
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Leah Feiger
2 months ago
alt hed: How Much Antisemitism Is Too Much AntiSemitism? Nick Fuentes Has Thoughts read
@davidgilbert.bsky.social
on a really interesting schism happening in the GOP right now:
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The GOP Civil War Over Nick Fuentes Has Just Begun
Tucker Carlsonâs friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes has led to a major reckoning in the Republican party.
https://www.wired.com/story/gop-civil-war-over-nick-fuentes-antisemitism/
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If you need 10 minutes of distraction today, please do read this story about the time mathematician Georg Cantor made a smarty-pants plea to the Catholic Church
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The Mathematician Who Tried to Convince the Catholic Church of Two Infinities
In the late 19th century, Georg Cantor believed his new theory could help the Church understand the infinite nature of the divine. He miscalculated.
https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-the-great-math-war/
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Netflix's new true-crime doc 'The Carman Family Deaths' is based on an epic
@wired.com
story from 2021. Watch the new trailer here:
www.wired.com/story/the-ca...
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Premiere: Netflixâs New True Crime Doc Dives Into a Motherâs Mysterious Disappearance
âThe Carman Family Deaths,â based on a 2021 WIRED story, chronicles what happened after a son was rescued following a boat accident off the New England coast.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-carman-family-deaths-trailer-premiere/
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Ben Dowsett
2 months ago
NBA stars, mobsters, and marks with fat wallets. I dove inside the seedy underbelly of private high-stakes poker games, how they can be cheated, and how alleged scams like the "Billups Games" take shape. For
@wired.com
:
www.wired.com/story/inside...
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Inside the Star-Studded, Mob-Run Poker Games That Allegedly Steal Millions From Players
NBA stars, mobsters, and marks with fat wallets are all part of an alleged ring of rigged poker games. Hereâs how these games are assembled, who attends, and how the purported cheating happens.
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-billups-games-mob-rigged-star-studded-poker-games-that-cheat-players-out-of-millions/
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NEW: I had a very interesting talk with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, AI, tech bros, and whether Mary Shelley really kept Percy Bysshe Shelley's charred heart after he died. Also, GDT says he hopes to start shooting 'The Buried Giant' next year. (!!!)
www.wired.com/story/guille...
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Guillermo del Toro Hopes Heâs Dead Before AI Art Goes Mainstream
The âFrankensteinâ director tells WIRED the real Victor Frankensteins are tyrannical politicians and Silicon Valley tech bros.
https://www.wired.com/story/guillermo-del-toro-hopes-hes-dead-before-ai-art-goes-mainstream/
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Obsessed with this
@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
interview with EJAE.
www.wired.com/story/how-k-...
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How âKPop Demon Huntersâ Star EJAE Topped the Charts
Kids everywhere know her voiceâif not her name. WIRED talks to the former SM trainee about her rise to global superstardom with her hit song âGolden.â
https://www.wired.com/story/how-k-pop-demon-hunters-star-ejae-topped-the-charts/
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Jake Lahut
2 months ago
A
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milestone for me today, if you'll excuse a slightly sappy thread for a sec: It's been one year since I asked
@leahfeiger.bsky.social
if she was sitting down when I relayed to her what I was hearing. Hours later, we published this story
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Muskâs Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
America PAC door knockers were flown to Michigan, driven in the back of a U-Haul, and told theyâd have to pay hotel bills unless they met unrealistic quotas. One was surprised they were working to ele...
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-america-pac-blitz-canvassing-michigan-uhaul/
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Made a video for
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Jake Lahut
3 months ago
Scoop: In digging into the AI slopification of the White House, Iâve learned that the president of the United States is capable, from time to time, of posting generative AI videos on his own, per a senior WH official. More in this weekâs Inner Loop
@wired.com
:
www.wired.com/story/donald...
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Donald Trump Is the First AI Slop President
How do AI videos end up on Donald Trumpâs social media accounts? WIRED investigates.
https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-ai-slop-white-house/
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Matt Novak
3 months ago
"According to a senior White House official, there are times when Trump will come across a video he finds particularly funny or amusingâeither on Truth Social or through other unspecified channelsâsave it to his camera roll, and release it into the world. Most of the time, though, itâs staffers..."
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"...with the casino-ification of the economy, the breakdown of a meaningful regulatory apparatus to rein in all of the aboveâwell, it has all come just in time to give novice investors a vehicle to sink their savings into the vague promise of superintelligence."
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AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubblesâand applied their test.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bubble-will-burst/
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Y'all. It's a HUGE day here on the ol'
@wired.com
because we have a giant package of stories on AI. Like deep, dark reporting on everything AI is doing to our world. I'll call out some favorite stories on subsequent posts, but for nowâpick a card, any card
www.wired.com/ai-issue/
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AI of a Thousand Faces
What happens now that AI is everywhere and in everything? WIRED canât tell the future, but we can try to make sense of it. Behold: 17 readings from the furthest reaches of the AI age.
https://www.wired.com/ai-issue/
3 months ago
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