The Dumbest Hack of the Year Exposed a Very Real Problem Last April, a hacker hijacked crosswalk announcements to mimic Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Records obtained by WIRED reveal how unprepared local authorities were.

Last April, a hacker hijacked crosswalk announcements to mimic Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Records obtained by WIRED reveal how unprepared local authorities were.

The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Machine Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. www.wired.com/story/madiso...

Gas Prices Are Soaring. So Is the Demand for Used EVs Dealerships say they’re getting busier as the Iran war and the shipping crisis at the Strait of Hormuz drag on.

Used EVs are having a moment as gas prices continue to climb. (A shame that so many companies already scrapped plans for new EVs, but hey!) from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social

NEW: Dozens of robotaxis by Baidu stopped on the road in Wuhan, China, causing crashes on highways and trapping passengers in the cars—some for more than an hour. One passenger told me it took her 30 minutes to even connect to a customer representative.

Here’s a dash cam video of one crash.

Tesla Says Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans The electric-car maker says it happens rarely and at speeds below 10 mph. But the disclosure—in response to a US senator's questions—occasioned a call for more transparency.

The electric-car maker says it happens rarely and at speeds below 10 mph. But the disclosure—in response to a US senator's questions—occasioned a call for more transparency.

Emails, texts, and NTSB reports show Waymo and an Austin school district struggled for months to train robotaxis to stop for school buses as required by law (Aarian Marshall/Wired)

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Anduril’s Real War Is With Itself From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned.

From drones to missiles to submarines, Anduril wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned. www.wired.com/story/anduri...

The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse “This is my home”: At a VR comedy club in Horizon Worlds, users mourn Meta's plans for the platform.

"This might be the only thing Meta has done that has been good for people’s mental health."

www.wired.com/story/the-la... from @boone.bsky.social

Airlines Are Already Preparing for an Oil Crisis With the Iran war doubling oil prices, experts say the airline industry’s belt-tightening is an economic canary in the coal mine for the rest of the world.

Airlines are bracing themselves for an oil crisis — and experts say they’re a canary in the coal mine for the rest of the global economy:

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The Danger Behind Meta’s Decision to Kill End-to-End Encrypted Instagram DMs Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.

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...

Join Our Next Livestream: The War Machine On March 26, a panel of WIRED experts will dissect the defense tech industry’s impact on modern warfare. Submit your questions now.

On March 26, a panel of WIRED experts will dissect the defense tech industry’s impact on modern warfare. Submit your questions now. www.wired.com/story/livest...

Wired’s New Editor Doesn’t Care if the Tech Bros Are Mad

The New York Times is right. I don’t care!

(And huge credit to the @wired.com team, whose intrepid, fearless, always fair reporting gives the tech bros plenty to be mad about.)

Toss Your Not-Quite-Clean Clothes on Simone Giertz’s Laundry Chair Inventor and YouTuber Simone Giertz built an elegant chair that holds your half-dirty clothes while still functioning as a seat.

The Laundry Chair is a chair for your laundry from @simonegiertz.bsky.social
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Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—without their consent.

I'm suing Grammarly over its paid AI feature that presented editing suggestions as if they came from me - and many other writers and journalists - without consent.

State law requires consent before someone's name can be used for commercial purposes.

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‘Flying Cars’ Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer The federal government announced a new pilot program designed to get new kinds of ultralight vehicles and “eVTOLs” up and running around the country—even if they’re not fully FAA-certified.

This is very cool and sci-fi and all, but Sean Duffy overseeing the deployment of "flying cars" in U.S. airspace is not exactly the most reassuring thing:

‘Flying Cars’ Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer The federal government announced a new pilot program designed to get new kinds of ultralight vehicles and "eVTOLs" up and running around the country—even if they're not fully FAA-certified.

The federal government announced a new pilot program designed to get new kinds of ultralight vehicles and "eVTOLs" up and running around the country—even if they're not fully FAA-certified. www.wired.com/story/flying...

Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions Executives at the AI startup say companies paused deal talks after the Trump administration labeled it a supply-chain risk, warning the fallout could cause a major revenue hit.

Court filings: Anthropic has spent $10 bln on training and inference. Its generated $5 bln in all-time revenue.

Now billions of dollars in revenue for just this year is at stake and customers/prospects are already asking for new terms or backing out.

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The Latest Repair Battlefield Is the Iowa Farmlands—Again A new bill that would give farmers in Iowa the right to repair is a big threat to tractor manufacturer John Deere.

A new bill that would give farmers in Iowa the right to repair is a big threat to tractor manufacturer John Deere. www.wired.com/story/latest...

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

Just learned that @wired.com got nominated for four (!!) National Magazine Awards, including for our "How to Win a Fight" package, with a specific callout for this excellent piece by @agreenberg.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/the-wi...

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A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.

A White House staffer is running an anonymous pro-MAGA X account with nearly 300,000 followers.

The account, JohnnyMAGA, has never disclosed formal ties, blurring the lines of official WH messaging and organic digital support.
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so you wanted a car that was just like a smartphone, how did that work out?

The Righteous EV Owners Who Won’t Let Their Broken Cars Die Fisker went out of business in 2024, but its biggest fans want to bring the “right to repair” to the masses.

I spent many months wondering why every other Uber I got was a Fisker Ocean. @aarianmarshall.bsky.social answered that question and MUCH MORE in this fantastic story about what happens when your car's company goes bust...

The Righteous EV Owners Who Won’t Let Their Broken Cars Die Fisker went out of business in 2024, but its biggest fans want to bring the “right to repair” to the masses.

"This was about more than an electric car, or a hobby, or even a community. It was about taking back control of an economy run by rent-seeking tech companies that will jack up prices until the day they drop you."
Incredible @wired.com tale by @aarianmarshall.bsky.social
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The Righteous EV Owners Who Won’t Let Their Broken Cars Die Fisker went out of business in 2024, but its biggest fans want to bring the “right to repair” to the masses.

On the plight of Fisker Ocean owners, who discovered when the EV manufacturer that made their software-stuffed cars went bankrupt that they maybe never owned them at all

Now a group of very dedicated owners are fighting to take their EVs back

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Livestream: The Hype, Reality, and Future of EVs Pose your questions to a panel of WIRED experts about the future of the electric vehicle industry.

SOON: Come ask us questions about EVs

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An X post from Reuters journalist David Shepardson shows a new logo for the US Secretary of Transporation

tfw the Eagles of Manwë rescue you from Mount Doom

Government Docs Reveal New Details About Tesla and Waymo Robotaxis’ Human Babysitters Self-driving vehicle companies are revealing new details about their safety-critical “remote assistance” programs—but questions remain.

I am, per usual, obsessed with the people behind the robots, and we got more info on robotaxis' safety-critical remote assistance/operations this week:

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How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.

News you can use, from the @wired.com security team (who are the best in the biz).

They asked technologists, activists, aid groups, and cybersecurity experts for guidance on how to organize and collaborate in an age of surveillance. Here’s the result: