Reece
@thiccreese.bsky.social
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Reece
@thiccreese.bsky.social
· Dec 15
Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points
The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.
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counting down five fav articles from my year of reporting at @wired.com, starting with number five…
the Monday afternoon blog that Elon Musk hated so much he posted about it
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
the Monday afternoon blog that Elon Musk hated so much he posted about it
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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February 20, 2026 at 3:17 AM
“There’s now a group offering to dole out a $10,000 bounty to wrest back control of the user data Ring controls.”
Great piece from @boone.bsky.social for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/a-10k-...
Great piece from @boone.bsky.social for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/a-10k-...
A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon
The Fulu Foundation, a nonprofit that pays out bounties for removing user-hostile features, is hunting for a way to keep Ring cameras from sending data to Amazon—without breaking the hardware.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:48 AM
“There’s now a group offering to dole out a $10,000 bounty to wrest back control of the user data Ring controls.”
Great piece from @boone.bsky.social for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/a-10k-...
Great piece from @boone.bsky.social for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/a-10k-...
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Want to make a quick $10K? Just hack a Ring camera
www.wired.com/story/a-10k-...
www.wired.com/story/a-10k-...
A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon
The Fulu Foundation, a nonprofit that pays out bounties for removing user-hostile features, is hunting for a way to keep Ring cameras from sending data to Amazon—without breaking the hardware.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Want to make a quick $10K? Just hack a Ring camera
www.wired.com/story/a-10k-...
www.wired.com/story/a-10k-...
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NEW: “Top-down mandates to use large language models are crazy,” says one current Block employee. “If the tool were good, we’d all just use it.”
My latest for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/inside...
My latest for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Rolling Layoffs at Jack Dorsey’s Block
Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
NEW: “Top-down mandates to use large language models are crazy,” says one current Block employee. “If the tool were good, we’d all just use it.”
My latest for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/inside...
My latest for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/inside...
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Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Jack Dorsey's Block as morale plunges amid rolling layoffs and a push to use AI tools to improve productivity (Reece Rogers/Wired)
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February 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Jack Dorsey's Block as morale plunges amid rolling layoffs and a push to use AI tools to improve productivity (Reece Rogers/Wired)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
NEW: “Top-down mandates to use large language models are crazy,” says one current Block employee. “If the tool were good, we’d all just use it.”
My latest for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/inside...
My latest for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Rolling Layoffs at Jack Dorsey’s Block
Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
NEW: “Top-down mandates to use large language models are crazy,” says one current Block employee. “If the tool were good, we’d all just use it.”
My latest for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/inside...
My latest for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/inside...
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"Rather than a one-off event, management has slowly enacted the firings over the course of weeks and told employees that the process will continue through the end of this month."
Inside the Rolling Layoffs at Jack Dorsey’s Block
Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"Rather than a one-off event, management has slowly enacted the firings over the course of weeks and told employees that the process will continue through the end of this month."
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Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily. www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Rolling Layoffs at Jack Dorsey’s Block
Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily. www.wired.com/story/inside...
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screaming crying throwing up!! this @wired.com digital cover is TOOO GOOD 🫡
February 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
screaming crying throwing up!! this @wired.com digital cover is TOOO GOOD 🫡
screaming crying throwing up!! this @wired.com digital cover is TOOO GOOD 🫡
February 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
screaming crying throwing up!! this @wired.com digital cover is TOOO GOOD 🫡
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Gay men have long been rumored to run Silicon Valley. WIRED investigates. www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Gay Tech Mafia
Gay men have long been rumored to run Silicon Valley. WIRED investigates.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Gay men have long been rumored to run Silicon Valley. WIRED investigates. www.wired.com/story/inside...
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If there's one thing we learned from Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in a landmark social media addiction trial today, it's that YOU ARE MISCHARACTERIZING WHAT HE SAID. from @milesklee.bsky.social
Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony
The Meta CEO stuck to a playbook of repetitive answers and buzzwords in a landmark trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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February 19, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If there's one thing we learned from Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in a landmark social media addiction trial today, it's that YOU ARE MISCHARACTERIZING WHAT HE SAID. from @milesklee.bsky.social
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the rumors are true: i was in court for Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in the social media addiction lawsuit against Meta today. stay tuned...
February 19, 2026 at 1:24 AM
the rumors are true: i was in court for Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in the social media addiction lawsuit against Meta today. stay tuned...
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when big tech companies say that AI will save the planet, what kinds of AI are they actually talking about — and what's their proof? i took a look at some great new research from @ketanjoshi.co and talked to other experts about how a lot of this talk is probably bullshit:
Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn't Offer Much Proof
A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at all.
www.wired.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
when big tech companies say that AI will save the planet, what kinds of AI are they actually talking about — and what's their proof? i took a look at some great new research from @ketanjoshi.co and talked to other experts about how a lot of this talk is probably bullshit:
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This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
February 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
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my cat every day at 4 pm
February 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
my cat every day at 4 pm
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“We’re not fucking around in the dream space anymore,” @lasermistress.bsky.social says “This is a particularly fucking fraught time. But we are still going to live our lives.”
a look at the crafters and makers pushing back against ICE who say resistance is practical
www.wired.com/story/makers...
a look at the crafters and makers pushing back against ICE who say resistance is practical
www.wired.com/story/makers...
Makers Are Building Back Against ICE
In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation.
www.wired.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“We’re not fucking around in the dream space anymore,” @lasermistress.bsky.social says “This is a particularly fucking fraught time. But we are still going to live our lives.”
a look at the crafters and makers pushing back against ICE who say resistance is practical
www.wired.com/story/makers...
a look at the crafters and makers pushing back against ICE who say resistance is practical
www.wired.com/story/makers...
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why is there anti-homeless architecture in pokemon
February 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
why is there anti-homeless architecture in pokemon
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Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day
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This Weeks Onion Magazine: ‘I Don’t Know How And It’s Not My Event’: Simone Biles On Her Decision Not To Snowboard At The Winter Olympics
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This Weeks Onion Magazine: ‘I Don’t Know How And It’s Not My Event’: Simone Biles On Her Decision Not To Snowboard At The Winter Olympics
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As OpenAI removed access to GPT-4o in its app on Friday, people who have come to rely on the chatbot for companionship are mourning the loss all over the world.
OpenAI Is Nuking Its 4o Model. China’s ChatGPT Fans Aren’t OK
As OpenAI removed access to GPT-4o in its app on Friday, people who have come to rely on the chatbot for companionship are mourning the loss all over the world.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
As OpenAI removed access to GPT-4o in its app on Friday, people who have come to rely on the chatbot for companionship are mourning the loss all over the world.
AI founders: “I vibe coded this over the weekend!”
Also AI founders: “Calling our projects half-assed because an AI did it over the weekend is mean spirited and rude!”
Also AI founders: “Calling our projects half-assed because an AI did it over the weekend is mean spirited and rude!”
February 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
AI founders: “I vibe coded this over the weekend!”
Also AI founders: “Calling our projects half-assed because an AI did it over the weekend is mean spirited and rude!”
Also AI founders: “Calling our projects half-assed because an AI did it over the weekend is mean spirited and rude!”
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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really, really loved this week’s edition of Made in China.
such a fascinating and bizarre story, and @zeyiyang.bsky.social absolutely nailed it www.wired.com/story/made-i...
such a fascinating and bizarre story, and @zeyiyang.bsky.social absolutely nailed it www.wired.com/story/made-i...
A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web
From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China.
www.wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:06 AM
really, really loved this week’s edition of Made in China.
such a fascinating and bizarre story, and @zeyiyang.bsky.social absolutely nailed it www.wired.com/story/made-i...
such a fascinating and bizarre story, and @zeyiyang.bsky.social absolutely nailed it www.wired.com/story/made-i...
