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...

“I kept comparing it to a natural disaster. But it wasn’t natural. Just a stampede of wide-eyed, confused government employees moving files around and looking over their shoulders because they think maybe Elon was creeping behind them with a chain saw.” www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

Throughout the summer, @wired.com reporter Kate Knibbs has been following our campaign. From right-wing attacks to our mutual aid work to the 20 bottles of hot sauce in the campaign office, here’s what she saw: www.wired.com/story/kat-ab...

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact. featuring art by the one and only @coldwarsteve.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/silico...

I covered the protests in London against Trump for @wired.com. Protesters aren't convinced by the AI deal from US tech giants: They want to know what the UK is giving them in exchange for up to $45bn in investment and where the power for data centers will come from www.wired.com/story/climat...

Trump UK state visit update (Paul Grover -WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Spent some time with Jensen Huang this morning and let's just say some stuff came up a lot www.wired.com/story/jensen...

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

If you live in Vegas, you can get a free ride in a Zoox self-driving toaster starting today www.wired.com/story/here-c...

There’s still a lot we don’t know about her Melania Trump’s new AI initiative, but I did learn about an important figure guiding her through the technology: her longtime agent (who also happens to be a big NFT guy, among other things). Oh, and his wife is her designer.. www.wired.com/story/melani...

Every time the Apple event cut back to Tim Cook, I couldn’t help but think about his recent visit to the White House and the utter sycophancy of his demeanor, as well as all the other tech CEOs. www.wired.com/story/tech-c...

“Amen, stop the application of poison given to our precious children.” “F yah! About time. Let the revolution begin.” “Hopefully more will follow Florida’s lead.” Anti-vaxxers are THRILLED about Florida's plan to end vaccine mandates. Important context from @davidgilbert.bsky.social here:

figures show that over the past three months, CBP officials have been searching more phones and other devices than ever before scoop by @mattburgess1.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/phone-...

"Across Europe’s biggest democracies, organised crime groups are slowly gathering power." How the mafia infiltrated Germany - by the one and only @maxdaly.bsky.social unherd.com/2025/08/how-...

"The decision to demonize government surveillance while making Big Tech the passive victims ultimately waters down the film’s message—making it more of a near-90-minute commercial for brands like Amazon and Microsoft than food for thought." ✍️ @alanayzola.com www.wired.com/story/war-of...

since the start of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7, 2023, 186 journalists have been killed—the Committee to Protect Journalists

“Journalists are civilians and must never be targeted. Those responsible for these killings must be held accountable.” cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

The story of the high-stakes race to escape Trump's tariffs, complete with airport logjams, bidding wars for private planes, and one snapped knee ligament: www.wired.com/story/charte...

New from me in this week's Inner Loop, Epstein 'Great Expectations' edition: “Honestly, like, fuck Trump,” a Trumpworld source who works in conservative media tells me. “I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but there’s obviously something nefarious that went on.” www.wired.com/story/trumpw...

sharing this with immense relief and happiness, missing journalist Alec Luhn has been found alive in Norway. confirmed with his friends and family www.vg.no/nyheter/i/B0...

ICYMI: Trump posted a threat to “federalize” DC, sharing a photo of a bloodied man sitting in the street. police reports obtained by WIRED confirm the alleged victim was Edward Coristine, the 19yo who's gone by “Big Balls” online and was one of DOGE’s first operatives www.wired.com/story/edward...

MISSING: Alec Luhn, last seen afternoon of July 31. Was headed from Odda, Norway on solo backpacking trip. Planned to stay at DNT Holmaskjer and DNT Breidablikk, finish Monday morning at Årsnes Kai bus station. Red Cross search underway in the area. Please reshare www.facebook.com/veronika.sil...

Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy www.facebook.com/share/p/18xA...

"To the shame of the technology and science communities, a voracious sexual predator managed to buy his way into relationships with some of the most prominent and influential figures in the field." www.wired.com/story/epstei...

going live on @wired.com in 45 minutes! come hang out and ask questions as we discuss the future of wellness 🩸 www.wired.com

NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —

hi there, I am using this rare footage capturing the moment of a journalist being born as a ploy to get you to read a thread about what I do at WIRED as director of multiplatform video ↓↓↓↓↓

a mobile ad van in Aberdeen ahead of President Trump's visit to his golf courses (📹: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Excited for this subscriber-exclusive conversation! Tune in next week on @wired.com for a livestream discussion with Katie about her viral interview and the future of wellness. What burning questions do you have? Drop them in the comments section of this article, and we may answer them live 👇🏻✨

Today my Plaintext column relaunches with a new--and familiar--name: Backchannel. It's the same thoughtful, fresh column, informed by my looooong coverage of tech. To get it in your inbox every Friday, you need a WIRED subscription. Which is a no brainer... www.wired.com/newsletter/e...

hi! here's me last year while elon musk/ X were Ruining My Internet which tells the story of @wired.com on bluesky. and guess what, no ragrets! as the director of social, im v proud to work at a place where we hold the powerful accountable, even if others arent: www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

joint statement from AFP, AP BBC News and Reuters says that their journalists in Gaza are struggling to feed themselves and their families

DOGE isn’t gone, but as it morphs into its new phase, post-Elon Musk’s chain-saw-style leadership, children’s toys have been left behind. Also, bedding. Read more: www.wired.com/story/photos...

The first edition of Inner Loop, a fantastic new @wired.com newsletter from @jakelahut.writes.news, is out now. What do GOP insiders hope Silicon Valley's elite learn from Elon's political flameout? Be less like Musk, and more like Peter Thiel. www.wired.com/story/peter-...

WIRED has been leading the conversation in 2025—and I’m particularly proud of the work the business desk has done across AI, crypto, China, and trade +++ there’s so much more coming for paid subscribers! www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

just how important are Silicon Valley billionaires to Donald Trump right now? the answer, according to sources from Trumpworld, is complicated www.wired.com/story/peter-...

Smashing "subscribe" so hard on the new MADE IN CHINA newsletter by @lmatsakis.bsky.social and @zeyiyang.bsky.social that I nearly threw up www.wired.com/newsletter/e...

Hi hello! I want to talk about WIRED and some of the work we’ve been doing, and what we’ve got planned for all the good, kind, discerning people (maybe you!) who subscribe. www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

Today, we're launching a new, improved subscription to give our fans more of the @wired.com they love. It includes: - Five exclusive, subscriber-only newsletters - Livestreams to connect with our journalists - A new commenting experience + more It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵

I can't help but read this headline in the "A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON" voice, but that's by the by really please read this really important update about the future of WIRED www.wired.com/story/a-new-...

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Mark Zuckerberg is expanding his secretive Hawaii compound Zuckerberg has become one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, growing his property’s footprint and erecting new mysterious buildings for locals, the question remains—what the hell is this guy up to?

After government support and poaching top Western talent, China’s car industry is about to dominate globally. In the US, the affordable car is about to go extinct. Join @jeremywired.bsky.social for an AMA on Thurs., July 17 at 11 AM ET on the future of cars here: www.reddit.com/r/technology...

Donald Trump’s own strategists and advisers aren’t sure the president’s base will survive Jeffrey Epstein’s ghost www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”

New: Metadata shows nearly 3 minutes were cut from what the DOJ & FBI described as “full raw” Epstein surveillance footage. WIRED previously revealed the video was stitched together in Premiere Pro. Now we’ve found one of the source clips was nearly 3 mins longer than what was released

photos that look like AI but are somehow not

Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified www.wired.com/story/metada...

Elon Musk has left government but DOGE has gone nowhere essential reporting by @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/next-s...

your periodic reminder that “nominations” for the Nobel peace prize are utterly meaningless and every (sensible) news editor 100% knows that