NEW: Generative AI tools are not “dreaming,” or “thinking,” or “reasoning.” How many times do I have to say it?! Latest blog for @wired.com

There's a lot of talk about AI taking jobs -- but less about automation potentially, and quietly, deciding who never gets a shot in the first place. A wild story about one would-be doctor vs. the algorithm that may have screwed him:

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What does "home" mean to you? And as affordability, climate change, and cultural factors transform the home ownership landscape, what will it mean in 10, 20, 50 years? We’re looking for people to tell us about their homes for a special digital issue of WIRED. Take our survey at the link below!

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NEW: The DIY gadget is, in part, a rejection of our current moment, dominated by the predictable flatness of generative AI and minimalist, mass-produced devices. Check out my news feature about cyberdecks for @wired.com✨ www.wired.com/story/cyberd...

Which technological development has had the greatest impact on your generation and why? WIRED wants you to write about it for a chance to win a full scholarship to the WIRED Summer Program, an immersive 4-week experience for college students Deadline: April 30 Enter now:

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there are so many details in here that I want to call your attention to (go read the piece!!) but this in particular gets me:

SCOOP: Palantir's 22-point manifesto is alarming even its own employees—but it's just the latest move by leadership that's incensed workers. More on the internal dissent growing inside the company: wired.com/story/palantir-employees-are-starting-to-wonder-if-theyre-the-bad-guys/

Imagine lying about partnering with BRUNO MARS my god. Amazing scoop.

EXCLUSIVE: New York just banned state employees from insider trading on prediction markets www.wired.com/story/new-yo...

New gas-powered data center projects linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI could emit more greenhouse gases than entire nations, according to a @wired.com investigation from @mollytaft.com -- happy earth day, don't miss this one!

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I sometimes say that Tim Cook is the world’s greatest glue salesman. Here’s why www.wired.com/story/apple-...

“The MAGA crowd is made of dumb people — like, SUPER dumb people. And they fall for it.” For my @wired.com feature debut, I talked to Sam, a guy who made thousands of dollars on Instagram by scamming MAGA men with Emily Hart, an AI generated, Trump-loving influencer. www.wired.com/story/ai-gen...

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Explosive & really outrageous revelations in here about a billionaire's private surveillance network completely run amok. If we can't stop Dolan from spying on us at MSG, let's at least cancel his sweetheart tax break. (1/2)

“Behind the scenes, the atmosphere is so rooted in paranoia that former Knicks players warn one another about rooms being bugged, and staffers worry about being watched when they go out to local bars.” an instant @wired.com classic www.wired.com/story/madiso...

NEW: Teenage boys are pulling classmates' photos off Insta and running them through cheap nudify apps and the fallout has now hit nearly 90 schools across 28 countries with 600+ known victims since 2023, per a WIRED/Indicator analysis. UNICEF estimates 1.2M children were targeted last year alone.

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Journalists know that losing the Wayback Machine would be a nightmare: www.wired.com/story/the-in...

OpenAI wants to be off the hook if its frontier AI models go rogue and cause 100+ deaths or more than $1 billion in financial damages. from @mzeff.bsky.social

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you absolutely must read this one

NEW: WIRED has unmasked the agents behind Trump’s violent immigration crackdown, identifying dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians in Chicago and other cities around the US.

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Over the last 24 hours, ICE agents have invaded over a dozen airports across the United States, where they’ve been deployed ostensibly to assist with long security lines caused by the partial government shutdown.

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Meta is cutting end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs, potentially setting a very problematic precedent in the industry. And they announced it in a way that was also extremely insulting to their users ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ www.wired.com/story/the-da...

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A Haitian asylum seeker detained by ICE died after being refused timely medical attention for a severe toothache. At least 40 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office — a two-decade high. The monstrous cruelty of Trump's police state knows no bounds.

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The Fulu Foundation, a nonprofit that pays out bounties for removing user-hostile features, is hunting for a way to keep Ring cameras from sending data to Amazon—without breaking the hardware. www.wired.com/story/a-10k-...

Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime: www.404media.co/leaked-email...

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SCOOP: Tensions at Palantir have grown in recent weeks over the company's work with ICE. On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE. www.wired.com/story/palant...

NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

As Trump’s mass deportation program unfolds, immigration policy and enforcement is shifting fast. That’s why we’re launching Tracker, a limited-series newsletter navigating what’s happening and what’s next. Sign up for free: www.wired.com/newsletter/I...

We’re launching a pop-up newsletter to keep tabs on everything going on with ICE - including @wired.com reporting and essential coverage from other outlets, plus analysis to help you make sense of the chaos. Sign up here, first edition next week:

“ICE agents’ tactics often seem to be modeled off what they’ve seen in movies or imbibed via TV shows or video games...ICE agents aren’t moving with a tactical focus; they’re doing what they think will look cool and intimidating in photographs.”

Earlier this week, Palantir employees pressed leadership for answers on the company’s work with ICE. Now @wired.com can reveal new details on how ICE is using Palantir tech: Since last spring, the agency has relied on an AI-powered Palantir system to sort through tips sent in by the public.

SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers. More here: www.wired.com/story/palant...

‘With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.’ always read @vermontgmg.bsky.social:

NEW: @wired.com spoke with 10 people living through the ICE operation in Minneapolis. The fear and pain is palpable. Lina Misitzis and Katie Thornton report: www.wired.com/story/how-ic...

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Beyond excited to have @wired.com's new magazine entirely dedicated to one of the biggest issues in our lives: how to understand China's rise and rise and rise. Humanoid robots, EV batteries, cleansing crystals, AI boyfriends, gene-editing... Something made in China is already changing your life.