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new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
That'll do it.
Breaking News: Major League Baseball put a $200 cap on wagers for individual pitches after two Cleveland pitchers were charged with rigging bets. nyti.ms/4o7ELdT
M.L.B. Limits Bets on Individual Pitches After Gambling Charges
Two Cleveland pitchers were accused of colluding with bettors. The league and its gambling company partners have put a $200 limit on wagers on individual pitches.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
That'll do it.
Apologies to anyone who thought they were flying out of Atlanta tonight.
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Apologies to anyone who thought they were flying out of Atlanta tonight.
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NEW: We obtained notes from a Social Security Administration management meeting, where employees grilled leadership on plans for the agency during the shutdown + shared really upsetting stories from employees unable to get to work bc they can't afford gas.
from me and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:
from me and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:
Social Security Employees Grill Management During Tense Shutdown Meeting
WIRED obtained notes from a Social Security Administration management meeting, where employees pressed leadership on plans for the agency.
www.wired.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
NEW: We obtained notes from a Social Security Administration management meeting, where employees grilled leadership on plans for the agency during the shutdown + shared really upsetting stories from employees unable to get to work bc they can't afford gas.
from me and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:
from me and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:
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But if you have some spare income, give what you can here or sign up for one of the paid tiers. I think the founding member thing lets you put in whatever you want straightfromthehut.substack.com
StraightFromThe Hut | Jake Lahut | Substack
A campaign and communications strategy newsletter, plus a home for Jake Lahut's freelance feature reporting and other notebook items (no paywalls, but pay to support). Click to read StraightFromThe Hu...
straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
But if you have some spare income, give what you can here or sign up for one of the paid tiers. I think the founding member thing lets you put in whatever you want straightfromthehut.substack.com
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As my general two cents: don't cancel your WIRED subscriptions.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As my general two cents: don't cancel your WIRED subscriptions.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
Just to be absolutely clear: Our commitment to politics reporting is unwavering, and we'll continue to invest in, hire for, and prioritize that coverage.
The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just to be absolutely clear: Our commitment to politics reporting is unwavering, and we'll continue to invest in, hire for, and prioritize that coverage.
Incredible reporting from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social about a school Mark Zuckerberg opened on his Palo Alto compound and operated for years with no permits, permissions, anything at all
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Incredible reporting from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social about a school Mark Zuckerberg opened on his Palo Alto compound and operated for years with no permits, permissions, anything at all
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SCOOP :
I got hold of the death threats, doxes and attacks teachers in Arizona are facing after a TPUSA spokesperson inaccurately claimed they mocked Charlie Kirk during Halloween.
"We’re coming for you. Literally driving to Tucson as we speak You fucking wait.”
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
I got hold of the death threats, doxes and attacks teachers in Arizona are facing after a TPUSA spokesperson inaccurately claimed they mocked Charlie Kirk during Halloween.
"We’re coming for you. Literally driving to Tucson as we speak You fucking wait.”
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
Teachers Get Death Threats After MAGA Claims Their Halloween Costumes Mocked Charlie Kirk
A Turning Point USA official inaccurately claimed a high school's math department wore Halloween costumes that mocked Charlie Kirk. Those teachers are now facing a flood of online attacks and death th...
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
SCOOP :
I got hold of the death threats, doxes and attacks teachers in Arizona are facing after a TPUSA spokesperson inaccurately claimed they mocked Charlie Kirk during Halloween.
"We’re coming for you. Literally driving to Tucson as we speak You fucking wait.”
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
I got hold of the death threats, doxes and attacks teachers in Arizona are facing after a TPUSA spokesperson inaccurately claimed they mocked Charlie Kirk during Halloween.
"We’re coming for you. Literally driving to Tucson as we speak You fucking wait.”
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
You know how everyone said that ICE wearing masks and not showing ID was going to lead to criminals impersonating ICE to do bad things? Well, it's happening. from
@dell.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
@dell.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You know how everyone said that ICE wearing masks and not showing ID was going to lead to criminals impersonating ICE to do bad things? Well, it's happening. from
@dell.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
@dell.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
Like all of WIRED's public records-based reporting, this one's in front of the paywall.
Who among us etc! From @jakelahut.writes.news
Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report
At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Like all of WIRED's public records-based reporting, this one's in front of the paywall.
Who among us etc! From @jakelahut.writes.news
Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report
At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Who among us etc! From @jakelahut.writes.news
Elon Musk's bad Lord of the Rings tweets have Tolkien scholars horrified. from @johnsemley3000.bsky.social, magnificent art by @anjalinair.bsky.social
Elon Musk Really Doesn't Get 'The Lord of the Rings'
Musk has recently used Tolkien references to push anti-immigration messaging, as has the Department of Homeland security. They've got it all backwards.
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Elon Musk's bad Lord of the Rings tweets have Tolkien scholars horrified. from @johnsemley3000.bsky.social, magnificent art by @anjalinair.bsky.social
Reposted by Brian Barrett
NEW: ICE plans to build a network run by armed contractors that would move detained immigrants around the state, from all 254 counties, operating 24/7. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas
A new ICE proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEW: ICE plans to build a network run by armed contractors that would move detained immigrants around the state, from all 254 counties, operating 24/7. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
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Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, a new biotech startup called Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/startu...
A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos
Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos to make disease-free children.
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, a new biotech startup called Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/startu...
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For my first @wired.com Big Interview, I spoke to EJAE! The singing star of KPop Demon Hunters. We talked about her grueling decade inside the K-pop machine, her relationship to fame and ambition, and what it's like knowing every kid in the world knows your song: www.wired.com/story/how-k-...
How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Star EJAE Topped the Charts
Kids everywhere know her voice—if not her name. WIRED talks to the former SM trainee about her rise to global superstardom with her hit song “Golden.”
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
For my first @wired.com Big Interview, I spoke to EJAE! The singing star of KPop Demon Hunters. We talked about her grueling decade inside the K-pop machine, her relationship to fame and ambition, and what it's like knowing every kid in the world knows your song: www.wired.com/story/how-k-...
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Scoop: In digging into the AI slopification of the White House, I’ve learned that the president of the United States is capable, from time to time, of posting generative AI videos on his own, per a senior WH official.
More in this week’s Inner Loop @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/donald...
More in this week’s Inner Loop @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/donald...
Donald Trump Is the First AI Slop President
How do AI videos end up on Donald Trump’s social media accounts? WIRED investigates.
www.wired.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Scoop: In digging into the AI slopification of the White House, I’ve learned that the president of the United States is capable, from time to time, of posting generative AI videos on his own, per a senior WH official.
More in this week’s Inner Loop @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/donald...
More in this week’s Inner Loop @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/donald...
Meteorologists are sounding the alarm on Hurricane Melissa: "It makes you wonder if this is going to become a new normal going forward when we get storms like this." from @mollytaft.com
Hurricane Melissa Has Meteorologists Terrified
The storm, which is set to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, has stunned meteorologists with its intensity and the speed at which it built.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Meteorologists are sounding the alarm on Hurricane Melissa: "It makes you wonder if this is going to become a new normal going forward when we get storms like this." from @mollytaft.com
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There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
The sheer volume of people showing signs of mania, psychosis, and suicidal ideation each and every week on ChatGPT is staggering, alarming, awful, all of it. from @lmatsakis.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The sheer volume of people showing signs of mania, psychosis, and suicidal ideation each and every week on ChatGPT is staggering, alarming, awful, all of it. from @lmatsakis.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
What is AI? A little bit of everything to everyone. In this WIRED special edition, we looked at it from every angle and then some www.wired.com/ai-issue/
AI of a Thousand Faces
What happens now that AI is everywhere and in everything? WIRED can’t tell the future, but we can try to make sense of it. Behold: 17 readings from the furthest reaches of the AI age.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
What is AI? A little bit of everything to everyone. In this WIRED special edition, we looked at it from every angle and then some www.wired.com/ai-issue/
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NEW: DHS is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
by me @ wired:
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DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
www.wired.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEW: DHS is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
by me @ wired:
by me @ wired:
I'm sorry but it's Friday afternoon and I just think it's very fun that the app that finally knocked Sora out of the #1 spot in the App Store is Dave's Hot Chicken. www.wired.com/story/sora-a...
Sora Has Lost Its App Store Crown to Drake and Free Chicken
Dave's Hot Chicken is the top app in the iOS App Store, ending Sora's weeks-long reign.
www.wired.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm sorry but it's Friday afternoon and I just think it's very fun that the app that finally knocked Sora out of the #1 spot in the App Store is Dave's Hot Chicken. www.wired.com/story/sora-a...
The mob and Chauncey Billups (???) allegedly used hacked card shufflers to rig poker games and steal millions from victims. And no one knows more about the hacking part than @agreenberg.bsky.social
How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA
WIRED recently demonstrated how to cheat at poker by hacking the Deckmate 2 card shufflers used in casinos. The mob was allegedly using the same trick to fleece victims for millions.
www.wired.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The mob and Chauncey Billups (???) allegedly used hacked card shufflers to rig poker games and steal millions from victims. And no one knows more about the hacking part than @agreenberg.bsky.social