Louise Matsakis
@lmatsakis.bsky.social
senior business & China editor for WIRED. my Signal is louise_matsakis.83. I co-write a newsletter called Made in China: https://www.wired.com/newsletter
Meta doesn't want to crack down on all the scams too quickly because it will hurt revenue
November 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Meta doesn't want to crack down on all the scams too quickly because it will hurt revenue
Meta itself estimates that it's involved in 1/3 of all successful scams in the United States lol
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Meta itself estimates that it's involved in 1/3 of all successful scams in the United States lol
this is the craziest thing I've read in a long time???? Meta projected that 10% of its revenue last year, $16 billion, came from scams. Meta intentionally charges the scammers MORE and knows that people who click on scams are more likely to see more of them www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
this is the craziest thing I've read in a long time???? Meta projected that 10% of its revenue last year, $16 billion, came from scams. Meta intentionally charges the scammers MORE and knows that people who click on scams are more likely to see more of them www.reuters.com/investigatio...
one answer to that question, Dan said, is that the US needs to learn to swallow its pride and accept investment from Chinese companies
August 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
one answer to that question, Dan said, is that the US needs to learn to swallow its pride and accept investment from Chinese companies
Dan said that Moses absolutely should have been indicted by people like The Power Broker author Robert Caro, but the broader point is, how do we get the US back to a place where it can recover some of its engineering muscles?
August 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Dan said that Moses absolutely should have been indicted by people like The Power Broker author Robert Caro, but the broader point is, how do we get the US back to a place where it can recover some of its engineering muscles?
Dan said "it doesn't make sense that we are still stomping on Robert Moses' name" at a time when NYC can't build infrastructure to save its life
August 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Dan said "it doesn't make sense that we are still stomping on Robert Moses' name" at a time when NYC can't build infrastructure to save its life
$670 million worth of Labubus have been sold this year so far already, @zeyiyang.bsky.social reports
August 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
$670 million worth of Labubus have been sold this year so far already, @zeyiyang.bsky.social reports
One of the highlights of my career has been reporting on China & working closely with @zeyiyang.bsky.social. So I’m really excited to share that we’re launching a new newsletter together for @wired.com. It's called "Made in China."
You can sign up for it here: www.wired.com/newsletter/e...
You can sign up for it here: www.wired.com/newsletter/e...
July 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of the highlights of my career has been reporting on China & working closely with @zeyiyang.bsky.social. So I’m really excited to share that we’re launching a new newsletter together for @wired.com. It's called "Made in China."
You can sign up for it here: www.wired.com/newsletter/e...
You can sign up for it here: www.wired.com/newsletter/e...
One thing we found in our reporting is that a reference to the "Trump Card Visa" has already appeared in application forms for Global Entry, the program that lets you skip the normal immigration line at the airport when you enter the US
May 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
One thing we found in our reporting is that a reference to the "Trump Card Visa" has already appeared in application forms for Global Entry, the program that lets you skip the normal immigration line at the airport when you enter the US
the ice cream and cold brew is very good
April 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
the ice cream and cold brew is very good
last thing I wanted to note: I heard from a lot of readers that they were intrigued by Mixue, the Chinese drink and ice cream chain that now has more locations than Starbucks or McDonald's worldwide. Here's the Mixue flagship store in Zhengzhou when I visited in October!
April 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
last thing I wanted to note: I heard from a lot of readers that they were intrigued by Mixue, the Chinese drink and ice cream chain that now has more locations than Starbucks or McDonald's worldwide. Here's the Mixue flagship store in Zhengzhou when I visited in October!
While the US basically gave up on the idea of soft power and threw the global economy into chaos, an American livestreamer was doing a tour across China, showing his fans impressive skylines and infrastructure in cities like Shanghai
April 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
While the US basically gave up on the idea of soft power and threw the global economy into chaos, an American livestreamer was doing a tour across China, showing his fans impressive skylines and infrastructure in cities like Shanghai
The American argument against Chinese manufacturing used to be about "slave labor" and intellectual property theft. That's a hard case to make when small business owners are showing customers their factories in China and explaining they simply can't make these things here
April 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The American argument against Chinese manufacturing used to be about "slave labor" and intellectual property theft. That's a hard case to make when small business owners are showing customers their factories in China and explaining they simply can't make these things here
isn't it really important what people want???
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
isn't it really important what people want???
I checked a few super pro-Trump media sites to get a sense of how they're messaging in this moment. Here's one of the top opinion pieces right now on Townhall. Can't say I find this narrative very inspiring or convincing. "reality doesn't care about your hopes and aspirations."
April 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I checked a few super pro-Trump media sites to get a sense of how they're messaging in this moment. Here's one of the top opinion pieces right now on Townhall. Can't say I find this narrative very inspiring or convincing. "reality doesn't care about your hopes and aspirations."
When I read the details of what ICE did in this case—showing up at the house of a young protestor’s parents, texting them out of the blue—a wave of familiarity washed over me. It eerily reminds me of the way China seeks to intimidate student activists and journalists
March 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
When I read the details of what ICE did in this case—showing up at the house of a young protestor’s parents, texting them out of the blue—a wave of familiarity washed over me. It eerily reminds me of the way China seeks to intimidate student activists and journalists
It was later expanded to some 80 cities around the world. A 2022 study found the program prevented up to 895 premature deaths and saved $465 million in medical costs per median city annually www.wired.com/story/air-mo...
March 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It was later expanded to some 80 cities around the world. A 2022 study found the program prevented up to 895 premature deaths and saved $465 million in medical costs per median city annually www.wired.com/story/air-mo...
I'm constantly impressed by how thorough and thoughtful Paresh is in his reporting. For this story, he brought in historical context about what happened the last time we let CEOs work in the government
February 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I'm constantly impressed by how thorough and thoughtful Paresh is in his reporting. For this story, he brought in historical context about what happened the last time we let CEOs work in the government
The most updated version shows that the contract was canceled and was only worth $8m. There’s no evidence the government started paying out $8b; about $2.5 million has been distributed www.fpds.gov/common/jsp/L...
February 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The most updated version shows that the contract was canceled and was only worth $8m. There’s no evidence the government started paying out $8b; about $2.5 million has been distributed www.fpds.gov/common/jsp/L...
Seemingly in response, DOGE changed the link on its website to an old version of the contract that contained a typo saying it was worth $8b www.fpds.gov/common/jsp/L...
February 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Seemingly in response, DOGE changed the link on its website to an old version of the contract that contained a typo saying it was worth $8b www.fpds.gov/common/jsp/L...
What is even the point of this? Isn’t this what everyone wants their tax dollars to go to?
February 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
What is even the point of this? Isn’t this what everyone wants their tax dollars to go to?
That’s our girl!!! @makenakelly.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
That’s our girl!!! @makenakelly.bsky.social
Here's the story of one person in Pennsylvania, who told @zeyiyang.bsky.social she placed her order on Shein *days before* Trump even signed the executive order announcing the tariffs
February 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Here's the story of one person in Pennsylvania, who told @zeyiyang.bsky.social she placed her order on Shein *days before* Trump even signed the executive order announcing the tariffs
It’s hard to give lawmakers any benefit of the doubt on things like TikTok when this is what they’re allowing to take place www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
February 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It’s hard to give lawmakers any benefit of the doubt on things like TikTok when this is what they’re allowing to take place www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...