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This is... actually an excellent explanation of what CyberTipline report numbers, and up/down changes to those numbers, do and don't necessarily mean. www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI’s Child Exploitation Reports Increased Sharply This Year
The company made 80 times as many reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children during the first six months of 2025 as it did in the same period a year prior.
www.wired.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is... actually an excellent explanation of what CyberTipline report numbers, and up/down changes to those numbers, do and don't necessarily mean. www.wired.com/story/openai...
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as a result of my reporting, Reddit fully banned the 200K+ member sub where users generated nonconsensual bikini deepfakes and shared tips for stripping women using AI
last investigation of the year for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/google...
last investigation of the year for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/google...
Google’s and OpenAI’s Chatbots Can Strip Women in Photos Down to Bikinis
Users of AI image generators are offering each other instructions on how to use the tech to alter pictures of women into realistic, revealing deepfakes.
www.wired.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
as a result of my reporting, Reddit fully banned the 200K+ member sub where users generated nonconsensual bikini deepfakes and shared tips for stripping women using AI
last investigation of the year for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/google...
last investigation of the year for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/google...
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Did you see this video circulating? WIRED found the preceding document in the dump, a 2021 email to federal investigators asking to help verify whether the video was real, and talked to the guy who wrote it.
My latest w/ @brbarrett.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/the-ep...
My latest w/ @brbarrett.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/the-ep...
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Did you see this video circulating? WIRED found the preceding document in the dump, a 2021 email to federal investigators asking to help verify whether the video was real, and talked to the guy who wrote it.
My latest w/ @brbarrett.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/the-ep...
My latest w/ @brbarrett.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/the-ep...
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NEW: @wired.com went through the Epstein doc dump so you don't have to spend your Friday night looking at "sexy" soap and pics of Bill Clinton in a weird swimming pool. www.wired.com/story/epstei...
Here's What's in the DOJ's Epstein File Release—and What's Missing
From photos of former President Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Department’s release is curious but far from revelatory.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
NEW: @wired.com went through the Epstein doc dump so you don't have to spend your Friday night looking at "sexy" soap and pics of Bill Clinton in a weird swimming pool. www.wired.com/story/epstei...
You owe it to yourself to do this at least for the holidays.
This Chrome Extension Turns LinkedIn Posts About AI Into Facts About Allen Iverson
The developers of a browser tool that changes AI-centric LinkedIn posts to Allen Iverson facts want to help “take back control of your experience of the internet.”
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December 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
You owe it to yourself to do this at least for the holidays.
The new head of the Trump administration's cancer panel has speculated that there's a link between Covid vaccines and "turbo cancer" and is, yes, a big ivermectin fan. from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
New Head of Trump's Cancer Panel Questioned Links Between Vaccines and Cancer
Yale epidemiologist Harvey Risch, who has speculated about a connection between Covid vaccines and “turbo cancer” and promoted ivermectin, says he'll chair the President's Cancer Panel.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The new head of the Trump administration's cancer panel has speculated that there's a link between Covid vaccines and "turbo cancer" and is, yes, a big ivermectin fan. from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
OpenAI is losing its chief comms officer; Hannah Wong had been there since 2021. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social
OpenAI’s Chief Communications Officer Is Leaving the Company
Hannah Wong told staff she is moving on to her “next chapter.” The company will be running an executive search to find a replacement, according to a memo.
www.wired.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
OpenAI is losing its chief comms officer; Hannah Wong had been there since 2021. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social
Do Kwon gets 15 years for crypto crimes, even longer than prosecutors had asked for. from @joelkhalili.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
The founder of Terraform Labs was sentenced today for lying about “experimental” coins that blew a $40 billion hole in the crypto economy.
www.wired.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Do Kwon gets 15 years for crypto crimes, even longer than prosecutors had asked for. from @joelkhalili.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
RFK Jr may launch a men's health initiative. The new assistant sec. for health has a background in "treatment of erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation...and a condition called Peyronie’s disease that involves the curvature of the erect penis," so this checks out. from @emilymullin.bsky.social
RFK Jr.’s Health Department Is Pondering a National Men’s Health Initiative
At an FDA discussion of testosterone replacement therapy, a top official called for special health centers to address a “men’s health crisis.” Others called to ease men’s access to hormones.
www.wired.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
RFK Jr may launch a men's health initiative. The new assistant sec. for health has a background in "treatment of erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation...and a condition called Peyronie’s disease that involves the curvature of the erect penis," so this checks out. from @emilymullin.bsky.social
The Disney and OpenAI deal makes perfect sense when you realize both of them were in an unwinnable fight. Expect a lot more of these deals, for better or worse.
The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War
Disney is hedging against the future. OpenAI is clearing a path for Sora. And together they've made a blueprint for how AI and Hollywood can move forward.
www.wired.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Disney and OpenAI deal makes perfect sense when you realize both of them were in an unwinnable fight. Expect a lot more of these deals, for better or worse.
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Democratic-led states are standing up to RFK Jr.'s ACIP and say they will continue recommending the universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/many-s...
Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination
Most Democratic-led states will continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite a CDC advisory panel’s vote against it.
www.wired.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Democratic-led states are standing up to RFK Jr.'s ACIP and say they will continue recommending the universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/many-s...
Fortunately the Orioles have never signed a 30-ish 1B slugger to a huge contract and lived to regret it!!!!!!
BREAKING: The Baltimore Orioles and Pete Alonso have agreed to a five-year, $155M contract, a source confirms to @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social.
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Fortunately the Orioles have never signed a 30-ish 1B slugger to a huge contract and lived to regret it!!!!!!
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It’s officially time for end-of-year posts and I am honestly SO eager to brag about my brilliant colleagues at @wired.com. there are way too many people to talk about in the newsroom, but this wild, exhausting, and absolutely ridiculous year wouldn’t have happened without any of them!!
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It’s officially time for end-of-year posts and I am honestly SO eager to brag about my brilliant colleagues at @wired.com. there are way too many people to talk about in the newsroom, but this wild, exhausting, and absolutely ridiculous year wouldn’t have happened without any of them!!
Slack's CEO is headed to OpenAI to help them figure out how to make money. scoop from @laurengoode.bsky.social and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/slack-...
OpenAI Hires Slack CEO as New Chief Revenue Officer
A memo obtained by WIRED confirms Denise Dresser's departure from Slack. She is now headed to OpenAI.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Slack's CEO is headed to OpenAI to help them figure out how to make money. scoop from @laurengoode.bsky.social and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/slack-...
An OpenAI staffer has quit, claiming that the company has backed off from publishing negative economic research about AI. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy
Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
An OpenAI staffer has quit, claiming that the company has backed off from publishing negative economic research about AI. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/openai...
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NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
Reposted by Brian Barrett
NEW: An AI image generator startup left its database exposed online, unsecured and accessible to anyone.
The "overwhelming majority" of the files inside contained nudity, with images appearing to contain children and explicit face-swaps
The "overwhelming majority" of the files inside contained nudity, with images appearing to contain children and explicit face-swaps
Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database
An AI image generator startup’s database was left accessible to the open internet, revealing more than 1 million images and videos, including photos of real people who had been “nudified.”
www.wired.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW: An AI image generator startup left its database exposed online, unsecured and accessible to anyone.
The "overwhelming majority" of the files inside contained nudity, with images appearing to contain children and explicit face-swaps
The "overwhelming majority" of the files inside contained nudity, with images appearing to contain children and explicit face-swaps
We are so back (we=geothermal energy). from @mollytaft.com
A Startup Says It Has Found a Hidden Source of Geothermal Energy
Zanskar uses AI to identify hidden geothermal systems—and claims it has found one that could fuel a power plant, the first such discovery by industry in decades.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are so back (we=geothermal energy). from @mollytaft.com
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NEW: You've read a lot about immigrants kidnapped, forcibly detained, and held in ICE facilities -- what about the immigrants *trying* to leave the country? Turns out its wildly difficult for them too.
don't miss this from @telliotter.bsky.social:
don't miss this from @telliotter.bsky.social:
The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It’s a Shit Show
The Trump administration has been virtually begging immigrants in the US to self-deport, even offering money. But some immigrants say it’s been nearly impossible.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
NEW: You've read a lot about immigrants kidnapped, forcibly detained, and held in ICE facilities -- what about the immigrants *trying* to leave the country? Turns out its wildly difficult for them too.
don't miss this from @telliotter.bsky.social:
don't miss this from @telliotter.bsky.social:
A trial is getting underway soon for a pretty radical way to combat the opioid crisis: a fentanyl vaccine that prevents overdoses in the first place. from @emilymullin.bsky.social
A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test
ARMR Sciences of New York is trialing a vaccine in the Netherlands to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A trial is getting underway soon for a pretty radical way to combat the opioid crisis: a fentanyl vaccine that prevents overdoses in the first place. from @emilymullin.bsky.social
Absolutely thrilled to have @sepinwall.bsky.social in WIRED, writing about the crimes of remastering TV shows that should have been left alone www.wired.com/story/hbo-ma...
HBO Max’s 'Mad Men' Vomit Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’
The errors in one of the most beautiful shows ever made continue a modern tradition of reformatting things that are better off left alone.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Absolutely thrilled to have @sepinwall.bsky.social in WIRED, writing about the crimes of remastering TV shows that should have been left alone www.wired.com/story/hbo-ma...
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NEW: A newly enacted NY state law requires retailers to reveal whether it used "surveillance pricing" to decide how much you pay for goods. Target, for example, shows the alert on a pop-up when you try to buy eggs online. @regret.bsky.social—@wired.com's new investigative data reporter!—reports:
Your Data Might Determine How Much You Pay for Eggs
A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
NEW: A newly enacted NY state law requires retailers to reveal whether it used "surveillance pricing" to decide how much you pay for goods. Target, for example, shows the alert on a pop-up when you try to buy eggs online. @regret.bsky.social—@wired.com's new investigative data reporter!—reports:
No, DOGE isn’t dead. The same people are still doing the same things at agencies across the federal government. from @telliotter.bsky.social and @makenakelly.bsky.social
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
No, DOGE isn’t dead. The same people are still doing the same things at agencies across the federal government. from @telliotter.bsky.social and @makenakelly.bsky.social
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ICYMI: This weekend, we published the @wired.com guide to digital opsec for teens (tho it applies to pretty much everyone!) We hope you and the kids in your life will read it and stay safe out there. No paywall! @lhn.bsky.social and JP Aumasson report: www.wired.com/story/digita...
The WIRED Guide to Digital Opsec for Teens
Practicing good “operations security” is essential to staying safe online. Here's a complete guide for teenagers (and anyone else) who wants to button up their digital lives.
www.wired.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ICYMI: This weekend, we published the @wired.com guide to digital opsec for teens (tho it applies to pretty much everyone!) We hope you and the kids in your life will read it and stay safe out there. No paywall! @lhn.bsky.social and JP Aumasson report: www.wired.com/story/digita...