The US supply chain is designed to withstand major storms. But this one could push it to the breaking point. from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social

BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more even detailed information about its users, including precise location data. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

“If you're being paid to use an app,” she says. “Chances are high that the app is harvesting and monetizing your personal data.” My latest for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/no-the...

Freecash will actually pay money out to users but not for watching videos. This misleading marketing coincides with the app’s rising popularity. www.wired.com/story/no-the...

the latest update on the efforts to let you know when your connected gadgets will stop being supported: www.wired.com/story/legisl...

my girlfriend just tried to describe a podcast to me as "there's two guys yelling at each other about random stuff, and one of them is maybe a little bit in love with the other." babe that's every podcast

NEW: I tracked all Chinese lithium battery factories announced or built in the past decade 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 China's borders. The truth is, companies like CATL & BYD are so technologically advanced that there's little international competition. European and Asian countries are welcoming them with open arms.

Exciting news! I’m now cohosting @wired.com’s Uncanny Valley podcast with @zoeschiffer.bsky.social and @brbarrett.bsky.social! Tune in every Thursday as we dive into Wired’s scoops, the news of the week, and more from inside Silicon Valley and DC!

hi are you as freaked out by the big scary winter storm maps peppering the internet? i wrote a little guide:

"An agent came to my side and said, "You are under arrest." I just held my hands in the air and I waited for instruction... At one point, one said to my friend: “You need to stop. You need to stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead.” www.wired.com/story/how-ic...

Silicon Valley is already dumping money into the 2026 midterms. read Maxwell Zeff for @wired.com on the major players spending millions:

🇨🇳 new issue is here! Behold: The China Issue. It hasn't escaped @wired.com's attention that one superpower is surging forward while the other one is trying to annex Greenland. Here are 23 ways that China has become the future www.wired.com/china-issue/

The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China. www.wired.com/china-issue/

This is the first recorded instance of a bovine using tools from her environment to relieve an itch—leaving scientists astonished. www.wired.com/story/veroni...

Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.

Andy Cohen is missing such a great reality TV opportunity — following the hot mess of AI company personnel drama, which continues to escalate in insanity:

For @wired.com, I wrote about how misogyny and homophobia have been used by the right to wage a campaign to destroy Renee Good www.wired.com/story/the-ca...

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When @thiccreese.bsky.social searched the TikTok Shop for "hip hop jewellery" the algorithm kicked in, and quickly began suggesting jewellery with Nazi symbolism.... www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

Over the past decade, US immigration agents have shot and killed more than two dozen people. Not a single agent appears to have faced criminal charges. Our reporter spent four years investigating ICE shootings that occurred from 2015 to 2021. Some patterns emerged.

Supernatural is perhaps the single most useful and beloved VR app ever. People who rely on it are dismayed that it will likely soon be a casualty of Meta's all-in-on-AI tactics. www.wired.com/story/metas-...

“This just feels like a gut punch,” says Stacey Goff Johnson, a Supernatural user who credits the service with helping her lose more than 100 pounds and improve her blood pressure over the course of two years. “It can't all just be AI, AI, AI.” Latest @wired.com piece from @boone.bsky.social:

NEW: Thinking Machines cofounders Barret Zoph and Luke Metz are back at OpenAI after leaving the ChatGPT-maker less than two years ago. Zoph told Mira Murati he was considering leaving her startup on Monday. She fired him today, alleging he shared confidential info with competitors, a source said.

come work with me!! multiple job openings at WIRED rn

Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly: 1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social

me spending less time on bluesky and more in the gym

SCOOP: My investigation into TikTok Shop uncovered an algorithmic web of far-right product search suggestions that nudged me toward white nationalist and Nazi-related terms. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

SCOOP: My investigation into TikTok Shop uncovered an algorithmic web of far-right product search suggestions that nudged me toward white nationalist and Nazi-related terms. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

Even after TikTok removed swastika jewelry from its online shop, I was algorithmically nudged toward a web of Nazi-related products during searches, like “double lightning bolt” and “ss” necklaces. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

Also, now that I am back from vacation, a reminder that if you work for a platform or the government and you want to chat, you can reach me on Signal at Vittoria89.82. We can speak anonymously.

“The app’s practical functionality and the dark humor its name evokes have struck a chord with young people in China, who swarmed to download it over the past week. At the time of publication, Are You Dead Yet was the number one paid app in the Chinese version of Apple’s App Store.”

I talked to the Gen Z developer behind China's trendiest mobile app this week: 死了么 (Are You Dead Yet). The app only has one function: it checks in with you every day to make sure you are not dead. And if you don't respond, it lets your emergency contact know.

NEW: OpenAI is asking third-party contractors to upload *real work* they've done at current or past jobs to evaluate their AI models. OpenAI leaves it up to contractors to remove any confidential info. scoop w/ @willknight.bsky.social and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social

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:

NEW: A GoFundMe campaign for the ICE agent who killed Renee Good has raised $450,000 -- despite the fact that it clearly, directly violates GoFundMe's terms of service:

BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” 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:

A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing. www.wired.com/story/grok-i...

incredibly clear to me that they released the video not because they necessarily think it shows the officers innocence, but because it shows two gay women confronting a man

the computer used to have its own room

X is only allowing “verified” users to create images with Grok. Experts say it represents the “monetization of abuse”—and anyone can still generate images on Grok’s app and website. www.wired.com/story/x-didn...

NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:

People are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images.

Apple and Google have previously removed apps providing nudify services from their app stores. So why havent they taken action against X and Grok? @carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports

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"It feels like we’ve stepped off the cliff and are free-falling into the depths of human depravity."

A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors. www.wired.com/story/grok-i...

lord, give me the strength to not argue at people who basically agree with me

I’m so proud of the 2025 that WIRED had, and already can’t wait to publish so many of the stories and videos we’ve got in the works…stay tuned!