NEW VIDEO up on WIRED
Kicking off a series on Iran - more this week
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From mutli-million-dollar longevity experiments to AI clones of ourselves, the real story isn't immortality, it's power, ego, and who actually benefits.
@katie-drummond.bsky.social talks with @karaswisher.bsky.social on the Tech Billionaires trying to live forever.
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“When I was elected in 2022, I became the first Democrat elected in New York at any level with a degree in computer science.”
@katie-drummond.bsky.social speaks with NYC congressional candidate Alex Bores on tech literacy in congress and AI regulation.
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WIRED analyzed Border Patrol use-of-force reports alongside body cam footage and public records to identify masked agents involved in incidents with US citizens.
We found hundreds of names.
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Uncanny Valley: The Big Interview podcast is back.
Now it's on video.
In the Season 2 premiere, WIRED's @katie-drummond.bsky.social sits down with MS Now's @chrislhayes.bsky.social to unpack the commodification of attention and what it's doing to the news.
Watch: youtu.be/rVfYdKlQMuI
We brought in former Deputy National Security Advisor @rhodesben.bsky.social to answer the internet’s Geopolitics questions.
We planned a tight episode.
It’s 83 minutes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKmO...
He was trapped in a crypto scam compound in the
Golden Triangle.
From the inside, he secretly reached out to WIRED's @agreenberg.bsky.social, smuggling out internal documents and videos.
4,200 pages of screenshots show a brutal glimpse into how these slave compounds operate.
Watch the story here
huh, wonder why
New video: We asked leading historian and author, Jack Goldstone, the internet's most burning questions about revolutions- why they start, how they end, and what they mean for us today.
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NEW:
DisinfoNation, a new YouTube series presented by....me
Episode one, which discusses how conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirks' assassination emerged, evolved and persisted, features the amazing @bostonjoan.bsky.social and @ninajankowicz.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_DC...
Incredibly, the Justice Department today charged a group of alleged Cosa Nostra mobsters with using a version of the exact card shuffler hacking technique we demonstrated in the video below to rig poker games with an NBA player and coach, stealing millions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has deported over 100,000 people since January, double the rate of the Biden administration in 2024.
In this video @telliotter.bsky.social reports on where exactly the arrests are happening, where people are being detained, and where they’re being deported to.
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The tech industry’s embrace of President Trump has left many of us asking the same question: What the hell happened to Silicon Valley? On Sept. 23 at 11 AM, our WIRED experts get into it. wrd.cm/4mslR0k
Have questions? Drop them below 👇🏼
We asked leading Immigration Lawyer and Law Professor, @ckuck.bsky.social, the internet's questions about Immigration Law in America - How it works and what's been going on this year.
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No drills or cutting tools, just a small handheld device can be used to open this lock, used on 8 popular brands of high security electronic safes found in homes and businesses across America.
In this episode of Hacklab, @agreenberg.bsky.social investigates this vulnerability.
Today on Incognito Mode, @couts.bsky.social reveals how ICE's surveillance tactics reach beyond immigrants- impacting American citizens and people with no criminal record.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QUG...
🚨Journalism job alert🚨
We're hiring an investigative reporter to join my team at @wired.com. We're looking for someone who has both traditional and non-traditional reporting skills (coding/data work/OSINT, etc). Fit the bill? Come work with me! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...
We brought in Alex Wellerstein, historian and creator of the site NUKEMAP nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/ to answer common questions from the internet about the history of Nuclear weapons.
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No. We are not.
We uncovered the surveillance tech the government uses to track protestors, and shared how to protect your privacy if you find yourself at a protest.
We investigated why dismantling USAID could have major consequences, not just abroad, but for Americans too.
We asked leading historian and Author of the book Strongmen, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the internet’s biggest questions about dictators and what makes them tick.
We built an untraceable ghost gun with a 3D printer to show how easy it’s become, and why it matters.
From building an untraceable 3D-printed ghost gun to revealing how governments track protestors, WIRED video has been tackling the stories on everyone's minds. As WIRED’s Executive Director of Video, here are 5 videos I’m especially proud of↓
Click the link for more of what's coming to subscribers:
@couts.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social revealed the surveillance tech used by the government to track protestors, and shared how to protect your privacy if you find yourself at a protest.
@knibbs.bsky.social investigated why dismantling USAID could have major consequences, not just abroad, but for Americans too.
We asked leading historian and Author of the book Strongmen, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the internet’s biggest questions about dictators and what makes them tick.
@stevenlevy.bsky.social sat down with Demis Hassabis to talk AI, AGI, and his vision of the future.
We built an untraceable ghost gun with a 3D printer to show how easy it’s become, and why it matters.