Mozilla Used Anthropic’s Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox The Firefox team doesn’t think emerging AI capabilities will upend cybersecurity long term, but they warn that software developers are likely in for a rocky transition.

How real is the Anthropic Mythos hype? Ask Mozilla, which has already used it to find (and fix) nearly 300 bugs in Firefox. from @lhn.bsky.social

This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone.

AI MAGA girls are taking over Instagram. @ejdickson.bsky.social talked to a guy who made thousands off of just one of those accounts

Incredible! Sorry to ask but... any chance we could use this in our story? Such a great shot! I'm at brian_barrett@wired.com

No relation!

A Brief Interview With the Owner of the Hot-Air Balloon That Landed in Someone’s Backyard Denni Barrett, CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides, says the weekend backyard mishap is a “very rare” occurrence.

On Saturday morning, a hot air balloon landed in someone's backyard in Temecula. Today I tracked down the owner of that balloon and asked him what the heck happened there.

OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company The former Instagram VP is departing the ChatGPT-maker, which is folding the AI science application he led into Codex.

Three OpenAI execs announced their departures today, including Kevin Weil, who had joined as chief product officer in 2024. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social

Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder Honestly, what’s hotter than a real person?

It's cool that Tinder now lets you see who has chosen to SUBMIT TO THE ORB. from @mzeff.bsky.social

Screenshot of a Starbucks and ChatGPT partnership

Fucking finally

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.

A ton of previously unreported details here about Jim Dolan and MSG’s surveillance empire. Incredible stuff from @noahshachtman.bsky.social and @robertsilverman.bsky.social

MAGA Indians Went All In on Trump. Many Right-Wingers Can’t Stand Them South Asians are a powerful, visible minority in the Trump administration. They’re also facing a racist backlash, fueled in part by the white nationalist Groyper movement.

As a desi, I’m fascinated by the Indians who caped hard for Trump. Many of them seem to have felt insulated by their wealth and success—the “model minority”—only to now realize that a lot of MAGA hates them. @ashwinrodrigues.com reports: www.wired.com/story/maga-i...

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: We documented almost 100 cases of deepfake sexual abuse happening in schools around the world—with more than 600 children being victimized by their peers.

Mostly boys in 25+ countries created explicit imagery of girls they often know from school over the last couple of years

Allbirds Is Pivoting to AI Compute. Sure, Why Not Once a $4 billion apparel juggernaut, Allbirds will rebrand as NewBird AI, a “GPU-as-a-Service" company. Hey, if you can't beat ‘em, join ’em.

Our shoe company did not work out but our GPU-as-a-Service company is for sure going to!

The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages.

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

This is a scammer, we've reported it but Telegram hasn't done anything about it.

OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters The ChatGPT-maker testified in favor of an Illinois bill that would limit when AI labs can be held liable—even in cases where their products cause “critical harm.”

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

MAGA Media Seems to Have Hit Its Breaking Point Over Iran "The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that," says one person familiar with the Republican influencer pipeline.

After a decade of walking in lockstep, MAGA influencers have finally cracked. Iran was the breaking point. from @makenakelly.bsky.social

In the wake of the Renée Good shooting, Minnesota law enforcement texted the FBI multiple times in an attempt to coordinate a response. It took days to get a response. from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social

Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.

As Trump threatens scorched-earth attacks on Iran, a joint advisory from US agencies warns Iran-linked hackers have hit US critical infrastructure: "In a few cases, this activity has resulted in operational disruption and financial loss." www.wired.com/story/iran-l...

Snake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pets. Only Zoos Can Save Them Your venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your best chance of survival.

The words "snake bros" will haunt me forever.

Perfect story. Endless oddities. And the zoo keepers aren't getting paid enough.
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Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Characters in Riot Gear Nonprofits run out of US Border Patrol stations are also selling other “operation”-themed coins that include a phrase popularized by the Proud Boys, potentially in violation of government rules.

NEW: I found IRS paperwork for several nonprofits whose addresses matched Border Patrol stations. Some of the groups, named after the military's "morale, welfare, and recreation" program, were selling challenge coins commemorating last year's enforcement surges: www.wired.com/story/us-bor...

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Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now The DOGE engineer appeared on influencer Nick Shirley's podcast this week to talk corruption and government work—and how they collaborated on Shirley's recent ‘investigation.’

I would say he's back but he really, truly never left. from @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social

A Year After DOGE Cuts, GSA Now Plans to Hire Hundreds of Employees The General Services Administration is hiring “approximately 400 positions,” according to an internal email viewed by WIRED. Last year the agency lost thousands of workers as part of DOGE’s rampage.

Thousands of GSA employees lost their jobs during last year's DOGE rampage. Now (surprise!) the agency is on a hiring spree. from @leahfeiger.bsky.social and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social

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.

It looks very much someone made a bunch of public online flashcards with sensitive CBP info on them, like the gate codes to secure facilities. Anyone could have found them just by Googling. from @sammysussman.bsky.social

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Are you a true believer in Apple's "Do Not Disturb" setting? Looking to chat with people who rely on "Do Not Disturb" as part of their daily life for a potential @wired.com piece.

My email is reece_rogers@wired.com. Please put “DND” in the subject line. Looking forward to hearing from you!

OpenAI Buys Some Positive News OpenAI is acquiring TBPN, a business talk show that’s popular among Silicon Valley elites, as it continues to battle its negative public image.

Wow OpenAI finally has a profitable business

Even Artemis II Astronauts Have Microsoft Outlook Problems The mission commander’s email inbox failed during the journey to the moon. Have they tried turning the computer off and back on again?

There are two versions of Microsoft Outlook on Artemis II. Last night, neither of them worked, and Houston had to remote in to address the problem.

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

He’s so healthy now.

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.

Thank you for your service @milesklee.bsky.social