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Jul 19 5 tweets 2 min read
NEWS: A software update from cybersecurity company Crowdstrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted Microsoft IT systems globally. wired.trib.al/cvUpRaS Banks, airports, TV stations, hotels, and countless other businesses are all facing widespread IT outages, leaving flights grounded and causing widespread disruption, after Windows machines have displayed errors worldwide. wired.com/story/microsof…
Jul 18 5 tweets 2 min read
NEW: J.D. Vance, a Republican US senator and Trump’s running mate left his Venmo account public, exposing his list of “friends,” from fellow Yale Law grads to tech executives—precisely the elites he rallies against.
wired.com/story/jd-vance… WIRED found that more than 200 people appear on Vance’s Venmo “friends” list. This includes Amalia Halikias, a director at the Heritage Foundation—the force behind Project 2025.

And that’s not all. wired.com/story/jd-vance…
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Jul 11 5 tweets 3 min read
SCOOP: Arab and Muslim workers at Meta allege that its response to the crisis in Gaza is one-sided and out of hand. “It makes me sick that I work for this company,” says one employee.

wired.com/story/meta-pal… But when a club for Muslim workers revealed plans to spend $200 in company funds to serve nine dozen cupcakes in watermelon colors at the event, Meta management called the offering disruptive.

15 Arab and Muslim Meta employees spoke to WIRED about it:
wired.com/story/meta-pal…
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Jun 6 6 tweets 3 min read
Bellingcat is the world’s biggest citizen-run intelligence agency, investigating everything from the 2014 shoot-down of MH17 to the various plots to kill Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. The person behind it all? Eliot Higgins. wired.com/story/how-to-l… Bellingcat’s trajectory tells a scathing story about the nature of truth in the 21st century. Hard facts have been devalued. Online, everyone can present, and believe in, their own narratives, even if they’re mere tissues of lies. wired.com/story/how-to-l…
May 30 7 tweets 4 min read
This photo of Donald Trump with Black voters is completely fake. It’s just one of many examples of how AI is being used in 2024 elections around the 🌎

So, at WIRED, we’re tracking political deepfakes until the end of the year and we need your help: wired.com/story/generati…
Image With our interactive political deepfake tracker, you can sort by region and country to zero in on how AI is being used in the 2024 election.

Here are examples from North America from a fake Biden robocall to deepfake porn featuring AOC.
wired.com/story/generati…
Apr 2 7 tweets 3 min read
Even before Sam Bankman-Fried, Faruk Fatih Özer had built a crypto empire. Now, the 27-year-old is facing a prison sentence of 11,196 years.

Did he almost get away with the biggest heist in Turkey’s history, or was it a misunderstanding? WIRED deep dive: wired.trib.al/wMvxpYp
Following decades of political turmoil in Turkey, at 23, Özer founded a crypto exchange called Thodex by investing just 40,000 lira ($11,100 US). He advertised his company as a way to prevent economic volatility, using a playbook from Silicon Valley. wired.com/story/faruk-oz…
Nov 21, 2023 10 tweets 4 min read
🧵 For 13 years, Del Harvey ran Twitter’s trust and safety team–if there was an issue with content people would say “DM Del.” Now, Harvey pulls back the curtain on Twitter’s decisions to mute, ban and block posts in the pre-Elon era 1/

📷 Clara Mokri / 🔗 wired.trib.al/ukQCZI5
Image But Del Harvey isn’t even her real name, although that’s what everyone knows her as. In 2003, Harvey worked for a nonprofit called Perverted Justice that investigated online predators. That led to Harvey working in TV with the NBC series “To Catch a Predator.” 2/10 Image
Apr 6, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
🧵The Far North is thawing, unleashing clouds of planet-heating gas. Scientists rely on an arsenal of tech to understand permafrost environments better and sniff out just how nasty the problem really is. wired.trib.al/TwLiZ8G Image As Arctic temperatures rise thawing permafrost releases methane, a gas that’s 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming the planet. Those clouds of methane raise global temperatures, which thaws more permafrost, which releases more methane. It’s a problem. 2/7 Image
Apr 1, 2023 6 tweets 4 min read
Shake off the pollen and the cabin fever by shopping for some great Gear. These deals are no joke. Save money and support our journalism by shopping from these links. wired.com/story/weekend-… The Ride1Up Cafe Cruiser Electric Bike for $1,395 ($200 off) is currently our top utility bike, and it ships directly to you, no dealer required. We like the Shimano shifters and hydraulic brakes. 📸: Ride1Up 2/6 wired.trib.al/P11SAE9
Mar 30, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
The digital age is here, but you know what they say: E​everything old is new again. One of WIRED’s first ever senior writers, Charles Platt, explores the truth of that as he dives into the possibilities of resurrecting the analog wired.trib.al/qF1vs1Ftwitter.com/i/web/status/1… Engineers began using the word analog in the 1940s to refer to computers that simulated real-world conditions. But let’s face it: These devices were difficult to program, expensive to maintain, and limited in accuracy. So what do we have to gain from them now? 2/5
Mar 25, 2023 6 tweets 3 min read
Several Spring sales are happening this weekend, and we've rounded up the best deals on TVs, soundbars, and home office gear--including a MacBook Air deal. Shopping these links will save you money and support our journalism. 1/6 wired.trib.al/IvskPsq The Samsung Frame 55-Inch 4K TV for $1,148 ($52 off) is designed to look like famous art when you're not using it. It's a slick little party trick that makes it so you can mount this TV on the wall anywhere you'd typically put artwork. 📸: Walmart 2/6 wired.trib.al/7rWJLzQ
Mar 21, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Take a peak at the #WiredHealth test lab! @MeetDaye @Withings @nuralogix
Mar 18, 2023 6 tweets 4 min read
Shake off the winter dust and get outdoors with a new camera or lenses, or if it’s still cold where you are, perhaps, you’d like a new laptop or smart speaker to bring your home to life. This weekend, we’ve got deals on these categories and more. 1/6 wired.trib.al/DAjpqyH Get the Apple MacBook Pro Laptop With M2 Pro for $1,899 ($100 off) with an M2 Pro chip for those who want a big display and more battery life than the 14-inch model offers. This is the lowest price we've seen on this configuration. 2/6 📸: Apple wired.trib.al/OWOnLeY
Mar 11, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
The importance of a well-equipped workspace can't be overstated, and now is a great time to find a lot of our favorites on sale. Shop these links to support our journalism and save money. 1/5 wired.com/story/weekend-… Get the Nnewvante Laptop Stand for $44 ($5 off)—when you click the coupon button. It isn't much money off, but this is a great option if you occasionally work from your bed or couch. It has a tiltable portion so you can angle your laptop.
📸: Amazon 2/5 wired.trib.al/ASz7lHd
Mar 9, 2023 13 tweets 3 min read
A former Iraqi translator for the US Army peddles counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and becomes a top 10 vendor on AlphaBay. Here’s how he was taken down by a University of Texas San Antonio campus cop working with the DEA. 🎨: Monet Alyssa wired.trib.al/cVwKnSx 1/13 Alaa Allawi was always adept at computers, beginning at 14 by building his machine piece by piece, to building Iraqi dating sites and even getting in trouble for allegedly hacking his boss’s email. 🎨: Monet Alyssa 2/13
Mar 6, 2023 14 tweets 4 min read
What if your government gave an algorithm the power to assign you a “risk score”? What if the risk score could determine the course of your life? What if that algorithm was full of flaws and biases? Welcome to the suspicion machine wired.trib.al/ubJbRnO

📷 @katherinelamart In 2017, the city of Rotterdam deployed a machine learning algorithm to generate a risk score for around 30,000 people receiving welfare payments. The algorithm used attributes such as age, gender, and Dutch language ability to determine who should be investigated for fraud. 2/10
Feb 25, 2023 6 tweets 4 min read
Is your kitchen so small that when you serve tapas, people think it's a full meal? Is it so tiny that when you give folks the tour, you have them stand in place and spin around? Then this buying guide is for you. 1/6 wired.com/story/best-gea… Skip the countertop knife block with Schmidt Brothers Acacia 18-Inch Magnetic Wall Knife Bar for $50. The wall-mounted bar that hold the knives, so it won't chip or dull your knife blades like an all-metal bar. 📸: Crate & Barrel 2/6 wired.trib.al/4vWuZNO
Feb 18, 2023 6 tweets 4 min read
America loves holiday weekend deals. These are the best Presidents’ Day price drops around. Save on wireless chargers, reviewer-approved headphones, and the best fitness trackers. It’s exactly what George would have wanted for his birthday, right? 1/6 wired.com/story/best-pre… The Anker MagGo 633 for $102 ($18 off) is featured in several of our buying guides, including our Best MagSafe Accessories list and our Best Portable Chargers list. It's a genius little gadget. 2/6 📸: Anker wired.trib.al/apAy26g
Feb 14, 2023 7 tweets 4 min read
As Keanu Reeves gears up for the fourth installment of John Wick, WIRED got a chance to chat with the star and director Chad Stahelski to talk all things man-versus-machine, AI, The Matrix, and fighting for what’s real. #JohnWick4 📸: Art Streiber wired.trib.al/3AAiNQh 1/7 Image During the Matrix movies Stahelski served as Reeves’ stunt double on set. Like the Wachowskis, Stahelski's John Wick movies prove computers can't fix bad ideas—something AI is threatening to disprove. 2/7 Image
Feb 11, 2023 6 tweets 4 min read
Show yourself some love by getting in on these great weekend deals. You may even be able to get some of them just in time for Valentine's Day. ♥️ Shopping from these links supports our journalism. 1/6 wired.trib.al/EOmQVXh If your significant other has ever expressed interest in being swaddled like a baby, we recommend the Sleep Pod for $88 ($32 off). The stretchy material clings to you instead of using weights, mimicking the feel of a soft hug. 📸: Hug Sleep Pod wired.trib.al/46d4mb4 2/6
Feb 9, 2023 11 tweets 4 min read
Since the 1920s, law enforcement and military experts have described less-lethal crowd-control devices as a “humane” alternative to conventional arms. Here’s how America’s sketchy “less-lethal” weapons industry exports its brand of violence world-wide: wired.trib.al/ST4hOTH 1/ In Popayán, Colombia, a small city about 250 miles southwest of Bogotá, in the spring of 2021, scores of young demonstrators were crouching behind a line of homemade shields, trying to hold back the authorities. 2/