Going to be making noise about this story for weeks, I'm afraid. @noahshachtman.bsky.social and @robertsilverman.bsky.social did incredible work documenting stuff that had been reported in fits and starts for years—with precise and shocking new details.

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.

New Yorkers have known for a long time that going to a game or concert at the Garden meant surrendering some privacy. That, as you watched the show, the Garden in a real sense watched you. www.wired.com/story/madiso...

The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought An analysis by WIRED and Indicator found nearly 90 schools and 600 students around the world impacted by AI-generated deepfake nude images—and the problem shows no signs of going away.

NEW: Deepfake abuse incidents have been documented at schools in 88 countries, according to research by @wired.com and @indicator.media. One conclusion experts draw is that this is like other types of sexual violence: “Increasingly, the intent is humiliation, denigration, and social control.”

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.

NEW: Someone hacked the crosswalk announcements in cities in 5 states to make it say messages about politics and tech in the voices of Musk, Zuckerberg, and Trump. @peard33.bsky.social took a deep dive into the vulnerabilities local authorities never imagined: www.wired.com/story/crossw...

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CBP Facility Codes Sure Seem to Have Leaked Via Online Flashcards The Quizlet flashcards, which WIRED found through basic Google searches, seem to include sensitive information about gate security at Customs and Border Protection locations.

NEW: It appears that security gate codes for a DHS facility in Texas were left exposed to the internet via … a set of Quizlet flashcards that were taken down after @sammysussman.bsky.social asked about them. (Read the story to learn all about what’s in apparent ICE training materials!)

I Took RFK Jr.’s Advice and Ate Nothing but High-Protein Foods for a Week From forcing down chewy, bacon-flavored Man Cereal to vomiting at the office, buying into the MAHA protein craze was a challenging endeavor.

We made @milesklee.bsky.social throw up :(

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.

A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history. www.wired.com/story/border...

Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life For months, lone vibe coder Rafael Concepcion has obsessively built tools to counter the federal immigration crackdown—pivoting as he’s been outmatched. He’s also lost his job and become a target.

Rafael Concepcion built an app to help immigrants avoid ICE raids.

Then came death threats. Hacks. An app store ban. He even lost his job.

Read @brendankoerner.bsky.social on one man's obsessive mission to resist ICE -- and the incredible personal toll it's taken.

The Ghosts of Al-Shifa Hospital Months into a supposed ceasefire in Gaza, doctors still have to smuggle in basic medical supplies—and treat new casualties of war.

Important story from @attackerman.bsky.social about what doctors have seen in Gaza since the ceasefire. The wounds have not healed. www.wired.com/story/gaza-w...

The Ghosts of Al-Shifa Hospital Months into a supposed ceasefire in Gaza, doctors still have to smuggle in basic medical supplies—and treat new casualties of war.

Months into a supposed ceasefire in Gaza, doctors still have to smuggle in basic medical supplies—and treat new casualties of war. www.wired.com/story/gaza-w...

The Worst 7 Years in Boeing’s History—and the Man Who Won’t Stop Fighting for Answers Fatal crashes. A door blowout. Grounded planes. Inside the citizen-led, obsessive campaign to hold Boeing accountable and prevent the next disaster.

The hits keep coming!

Very happy that Lauren Smiley won a SABEW Best in Business award for her fantastic @wired.com feature on Boeing whistleblowers. Read the story if you haven't:

Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays, and Challenges Abound 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.

Read the rigorously reported story from @peard33.bsky.social on Anduril right here:

Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays, and Challenges Abound 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.

Among the topics they'll discuss:
@peard33.bsky.social's deep investigation into some of Anduril’s US factories where the defense startup is making drones, rocket motors, and more www.wired.com/story/anduri...

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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...

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, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned. www.wired.com/story/anduri...

Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He's One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza In a place denied access to basic forensic technology—and where people disappear into Israeli detention—the fate of thousands remains unknown. One of them is an autistic teenager.

This story, from Mahmoud Mushtaha and our friends at Palestine Reporting Lab, is not an easy read. It's about the paralyzing state of not-knowing in Gaza, which also becomes a bureaucratic maze. Access to forensic technology would help at least some of that pain www.wired.com/story/hassan...

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My AI Agent ‘Cofounder’ Conquered LinkedIn. Then It Got Banned When social media is constantly pushing people to use AI, why not let AI agents participate?

One day, LinkedIn invites an AI agent to speak to hundreds of employees. The next day, it boots the agent off the slopified platform. Evan Ratliff has a modest proposal www.wired.com/story/linked...

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

NEW: Wired’s editor Katie Drummond said it added 200k new paid subs last year. She told me: “If you still don’t understand why Wired covers politics, you are either willfully ignorant or a complete idiot.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/b...

Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code Why is the biggest name in AI late to the AI coding revolution?

Finally got to read @mzeff.bsky.social's Claude Code vs. Codex feature in full (his first @wired.com feature!) and it's a banger: "But while Altman makes confident pronouncements from the serenity of pretzel pose, the reality over the past few years has been messier..." www.wired.com/story/openai...

John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job A whistleblower complaint alleges John Solly claimed to have stored highly sensitive Social Security data on a thumb drive. Solly and Leidos, his current employer, strongly deny the allegations.

NEW: A whistleblower complaint alleges that a now-ex DOGE operative claims to have loaded sensitive Social Security Administration data on a thumb drive. The operative has remained unnamed—until now. @telliotter.bsky.social and @makenakelly.bsky.social have the scoop: www.wired.com/story/john-s...

Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code Why is the biggest name in AI late to the AI coding revolution?

Why is the biggest name in AI late to the coding revolution?

@mzeff.bsky.social spoke to more than 30 people, including OpenAI execs and employees who spoke without company permission, about how OpenAI is racing to catch up with Anthropic -- and why it fell behind in the first place:

OpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway Sources allege the Defense Department experimented with Microsoft’s version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications.

Huge scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social: Sources say the DoD used Microsoft’s version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications www.wired.com/story/openai...

Grammarly Is Offering ‘Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors—Dead or Alive The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writers—without their permission.

Grammarly's new AI tools necromance famous dead authors, and "humanize" copy to make it sound less robotic. But it also failed to detect obvious plagiarism when @milesklee.bsky.social tried it: www.wired.com/story/gramma...

Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers How Kalshi decided to settle a market tied to Iran’s Supreme Leader prompted anger among traders who felt the rules weren’t clear.

Maybe we shouldn't be doing this:

X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israel’s Attack on Iran WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.

“Almost all of the most viral posts reviewed by WIRED on Saturday came from accounts with blue check marks, meaning they…could be eligible to earn money based on how much engagement their posts generate, even if the content is false.”

From @davidgilbert.bsky.social

Hacked Prayer App Sends ‘Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli Strikes As Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran this morning, Iranians received mysterious push notifications saying that “help is on the way,” promising amnesty if they surrender.

NEW: Iranians received a message saying "help is on the way" and promising amnesty if they surrender via a hacked prayer-timer app called "BadeSaba Calendar." Reporting by @wired.com Middle East: www.wired.com/story/hacked...

US and Israel Launch Strikes Against Iran US president Donald Trump said a “major combat operation” against Iran had begun as he called for the country’s government to be overthrown.

Here’s the latest on the US/Israeli strikes on Iran. @mattburgess1.bsky.social & @lhn.bsky.social report www.wired.com/story/us-ira...