From our team in the Middle East: As Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran this morning, millions of Iranians received mysterious push notifications saying that “help is on the way”, promising amnesty if they surrender.
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Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He then proceeded to leak to me a huge collection of the compound's internal materials.
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
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Introducing WIRED's new tagline: For Future Reference.
Our stories don't just reflect the moment—they help create it.
What do you do when you’re a gun-loving leftist who doesn’t fit into mainstream American gun culture?
That's a question @manishakrishnan.bsky.social set out to answer this summer when she attended a Brutality match, an inclusive firearms competition in Idaho.
Elon Musk -S @elonmusk Subscribe G.. Wired, The Atlantic, Guardian and many other propaganda legacy publications would die immediately if they had to support themselves. Donations from far left organizations disguised as charities are what keep them alive. They serve simply as a means of influencing Wikipedia, Google, etc as fake "authoritative" sources. Austen Allred * • @Austen - 9h Kids today won't believe it but there was a time when Wired published the most fascinating tech deep dives you could find =WIRED SUBSCRIBE Revive Your Courage CONCE Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points The new Al-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender
when Elon Musk attacked my reporting to his millions of followers last week, it was one of the scariest days of my life
in that moment, the leadership at @wired.com enthusiastically stood by my article and its message: holding powerful tech leaders accountable
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.
Capitalism is now illegal
Mere months ago, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social was polling at 1 percent—right next to “Someone Else.” Tonight, he was elected New York City’s newest mayor.
www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
lmao "Worst, Bondi, 2/ Bondi. 3/ Bondi. 4/ Bondi. 5/ HegsethRFKTulsiNoem."
really good Inner Loop newsletter this week. @jakelahut.writes.news asked his trumpworld sources to rank the five Cabinet-level officials they thought were in the worst standing with Trump www.wired.com/story/trump-...
These Sora videos feel like a more capable version those “Elf Yourself” videos from a decade ago. Except this time, any silliness is overcome with a nagging sense of dread.
tired: thiel lawsuit was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
wired: gamergate was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
inspired: commenters flipping out because richard jokingly called them "peasants" in a private chat was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
40 bogart st in brooklyn! Should be fully done later this week
It’s at 40 bogart st! Should be done in a couple of days
if you saw wired’s politics issue cover and thought “wow i wish someone would hand paint a massive version of that on a building in bushwick” it’s your lucky day
It’s a fun way to keep everyone around me on their toes
podcast licenses distributed by me and only me
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...
not to brag but i've been described the same way
"OpenAI claims GPT-5 is smarter, faster, more useful, and more accurate, with a lower hallucination rate than previous models."
www.wired.com/story/openai...
Hey Matthew, sorry for the delayed response. I’m escalating this internally!
One of the highlights of my career has been reporting on China & working closely with @zeyiyang.bsky.social. So I’m really excited to share that we’re launching a new newsletter together for @wired.com. It's called "Made in China."
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This inaugural edition is right in the wheelhouse of what you can expect — the intersection of Trumpworld and Silicon Valley billionaires — but if you'll indulge me in a thread on our new subscription.. www.wired.com/story/peter-...
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It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵
This is a good story on why city-run grocery stores are not some far-fetched idea in NYC gothamist.com/news/zohran-...
Wow me and Big Balls got new jobs at the same time
