Reposted by Elana KleinMx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.northsky.social · 24/09/2026This shot/chaser lede by the writer is outstanding 38236
Reposted by Elana KleinReyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW COVER(S)!!!! For our first WIRED Woman issue, we did no fewer than four covers, starring the iconic Patti Harrison as our favorite tech leaders, in our favorite moments for them 919638
Elana Klein @elanaklein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026the bachelors of palantir and tesla are NOT OK!wired.comWhy No One Wants to Date Tech BrosOnce seen as nerdy but harmless innovators, men in tech are now widely regarded as red-pilled Elon Musk wannabes. It’s made getting laid a whole lot harder. 58918
Elana Klein @elanaklein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026big tech's fall from grace is affecting the sex lives of rank-and-file tech bros. READ ALL ABOUT IT!!! 040
Elana Klein @elanaklein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026you do nottttt wanna miss our new newsletter by @lhn.bsky.social & @mattburgess1.bsky.social !!!! 010
Reposted by Elana KleinWIRED @wired.com · 16/09/2026Fast-casual burrito chain Chipotle has partnered with the data infrastructure giant Palantir for a “food safety risk platform.” It comes after a nightmare summer for food safety across the US.wired.comChipotle Is Working With Palantir to Track Food Safety RisksThe burrito chain has enlisted Palantir for a platform that monitors pest incidents, employee illnesses, and other factors. The partnership comes after a nightmare summer for food safety across the US... 267139
Reposted by Elana KleinWIRED @wired.com · 16/09/2026Meet the new WIRED app: the best way to read, watch, and listen to our journalism. To celebrate this launch, we’re giving app users full, free access to WIRED for a limited time. All you need to do is create an account. buff.ly/H3Zt1a5 105822
Reposted by Elana KleinMicah @rincewind.run · 10/09/2026that’s right the internet started going irreversibly downhill the day Reader died 2065385
Reposted by Elana KleinBryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026They don't call Mina the GOAT for nothing 201881203
Reposted by Elana KleinTim @timpranillo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As a fellow zero unread email I get all the love for that. But it’s the “looking for work” thing I’m in 100% agreement with. 124823
Elana Klein @elanaklein.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"candidly, i feel like facetiming someone who is outside of your family is insane behavior"wired.comWant to Get Off Your Phone? Mina Kimes Suggests Having a Baby“I think that's been the most helpful thing,” says the ESPN journalist. “So there you go, Zoomers. There's a reason to have children.” 010
Reposted by Elana KleinDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 03/08/2026NEW: In 2025 ICE obtained DNA from nearly one million people and funneled it into an FBI criminal database. The collection likely included DNA from young children and was backed by the threat of criminal prosecution. The raw genetic material is stored indefinitely. Free to read:wired.comICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young ChildrenInternal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever. 5368269
Reposted by Elana KleinReyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Help @wired.com figure out what working in tech is like -- especially if you are not a man -- in the age of AI! We need to hear from the people. Take this survey, send it to your friends and foes, sing it from the rooftops, tattoo it on your body, etc., etc. se1.decipherinc.com/survey/selfs...? 36237
Reposted by Elana Kleindell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026NEW: A federal judge threw out ICE's claim that state inspection law didn’t apply inside its detention centers. But since it took so long to adjudicate, ICE has now written the same language into contracts for four more facilities. It doesn’t need to hold up. It just needs to take years to resolve.wired.comICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities. 5294145
Reposted by Elana KleinMike Chen @mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I was just talking with @grubreport.bsky.social about how AI has become a slur/insult for high schoolers. That's probably the biggest thing tech companies didn't anticipate. Once you lose the younger generation, you're not getting them back. 411943
Reposted by Elana KleinBrian Owens @scibri.com · 24/07/2026My kid was one of those interviewed for this - check out why he and his peers think genAI sucks. 1199
Reposted by Elana KleinEi McDonough @life-of-ei.bsky.social · 24/07/2026And the children shall lead. 051
Reposted by Elana KleinBorn in Brooklyn @craigcwhite.bsky.social · 24/07/2026"Artificial Idiot" That's what I'm calling it from now on, lol. 0105
Elana Klein @elanaklein.bsky.social · 24/07/2026“everybody shames people for using AI” “it continuously is dumbing down just the whole community within school in general” “i think it should stand for artificial idiot” i had the pleasure of talking about AI with some particularly thoughtful, healthily cynical kids. here's what they had to say:wired.comSome Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool“I think it should stand for ‘artificial idiot,’” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.” 16121
Reposted by Elana KleinWIRED @wired.com · 24/07/2026“I think it should stand for ‘artificial idiot,’” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.” www.wired.com/story/some-k...wired.comSome Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool“I think it should stand for ‘artificial idiot,’” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.” 826752
Reposted by Elana KleinKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 23/07/2026NEW: Madison Square Garden's sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners recently made a major exception -- for Taylor Swift. Scoop from @noahshachtman.bsky.social. Free for everyone to read, because James Dolan doesn't want you to:wired.comFor Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went DarkMSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner. 9343142
Reposted by Elana KleinKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Taylor Farms, the lettuce supplier at the center of our explosive diarrhea outbreak, has spent millions to oppose food regulation and elect Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans:wired.comTaylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea OutbreakThe company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC. 7621891084
Reposted by Elana KleinWIRED @wired.com · 16/07/2026Happening soon! 📚 For our very first WIRED Book Club livestream, “The Yahoo Boys” author Carlos Barragán will join WIRED Senior Writer Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers. Our livestream starts at 12pm ET. Join us at the link!wrd.cmSubmit Your Questions: Inside The World of Online Romance Scams'The Yahoo Boys' author Carlos Barragán will join Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers. 0146
Reposted by Elana KleinWIRED @wired.com · 07/07/2026“You can make a living, you can have a life, and leave 55,000 emails unread with a big fuck off.” www.wired.com/story/pete-h...wired.comPete Holmes Is Not Reading Your Email“You can make a living, you can have a life, and leave 55,000 emails unread with a big fuck off.” 0584
Reposted by Elana KleinKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Whether you agree with Bernie Sanders or not, he's been consistent for decades about one thing: concentrated wealth threatens democracy. Now he's making the same case about AI. For the @wired.com Big Interview, I sat down with Sanders -- as vociferous as ever! -- to talk about that and much more.wired.comBernie Sanders Saw This ComingFor decades, Bernie Sanders has argued that concentrated wealth threatened American democracy. Now he’s betting that frustration with Big Tech, billionaires, and unchecked AI is reaching a tipping poi... 217234
Reposted by Elana KleinKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 26/06/2026That Dialog data exposure keeps getting worse. The records include personal information on a senior White House intelligence official and an active-duty special operations officer. That means date of birth, home address, mobile number, headshot photo, political leanings and more...wired.comThe Pentagon Is Looking Into the Dialog Data Exposure for Unmasking National Security OfficialsExposed records from the private group included the personal information of a senior White House intelligence official and an active-duty special operations officer. 412847
Reposted by Elana KleinCaroline Haskins @carolinehaskins.bsky.social · 22/06/2026NEW: As resistance to data centers grows, I noticed some interesting convos happening online.... electricians are debating whether wiring data centers is morally neutral, or if it makes you a sell-out. To learn more, I spoke with electricians engaged in this debate: www.wired.com/story/data-c...wired.comSome Electricians Think Building Data Centers Is for SelloutsBig Tech is throwing big money into data center buildouts. As national opposition to the facilities grows, some workers are beginning to question whether it’s worth it. 718859
Reposted by Elana KleinKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 19/06/2026NEW: Dialog, the invite-only network cofounded by Peter Thiel, ranks its members based on money and fame — informing who’s in, who’s out, how much they pay to attend retreats, and even where they’re seated.wired.comHow the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its MembersLeaked files show the invite-only network grades members by their money and fame, shaping who’s in, who’s out, and who pays. 3127491
Reposted by Elana KleinWIRED @wired.com · 18/06/2026“You would not believe the texts I got from these tech guys,” NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan quote Donald Trump as telling associates in an upcoming book.wrd.cmTrump Mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos by Showing Off Fawning Texts“You would not believe the texts I got from these tech guys,” NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan quote Donald Trump as telling associates in an upcoming book. 1611622
Reposted by Elana KleinWIRED @wired.com · 17/06/2026Another week, another Meta PR disaster. Are we shocked? Nahhhh. Here's your Meta chaos roundup. Enjoy 💅1/ 817139
Elana Klein @elanaklein.bsky.social · 17/06/2026another reminder to sign up for system update to get the best of @wired.com delivered to your inbox every week ✉️wired.comSign up for WIRED's System Update newsletterKatie Drummond, WIRED’s global editorial director, takes you inside the newsroom with the week's most essential scoops and stories. 0111
Reposted by Elana KleinKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 17/06/2026It's interactive. It's violent. It's frequently disgusting. This is Fishtank, a streaming reality show that's like Big Brother...but with zero rules and absolutely no standards. For our June cover story, @wired.com goes inside -- and on camera.wired.comInteractive. Violent. Gross. Inside Fishtank, the Unhinged Future of Reality TVIt’s like Big Brother without any limits, or broadcast standards. WIRED goes on location—and on camera—with the cult hit. 42911
Reposted by Elana KleinWIRED @wired.com · 16/06/2026A trove of internal records from a secret society for powerful figures in US politics, finance, and tech was left exposed online, WIRED has confirmed, naming participants in its events and revealing sensitive personal details they were assured would stay private.wired.comLeak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ SocietyMore than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. 621055527
Reposted by Elana KleinBrian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · 15/06/2026In response to the morale crisis at Meta, one of its most prominent executives has promised improved snacks. from @laurengoode.bsky.social and @peard33.bsky.socialwired.comMeta CTO Andrew Bosworth Admits the Company’s AI Reorg Was ‘Atrocious’In an internal memo seen by WIRED, Bosworth promised employees more stability, better communication, and the return of workplace perks as the company seeks to improve morale. 58615
Reposted by Elana KleinKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 15/06/2026NEW: Meta is testing face-recognition software built by a company that primarily sells surveillance tools to police departments and the US military, as the company considers whether and how to deploy face-recognition tech in its smart glasses:wired.comMeta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its GlassesRank One, whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and a former FBI science chief, supplied face recognition to Meta for internal development of its smart glasses app. 44827
Reposted by Elana Kleinmaddy varner @regret.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Congrats to the SpaceX IPO investors! Disheartening new reporting from @mattburgess1.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...wired.comGrok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous WomenA WIRED investigation found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and at least one prominent US politician. 112841
Reposted by Elana KleinVittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026NEW from me: If you're in Times Square today, you'll see a massive Elon Musk effigy looming over passersby on the eve of the SpaceX IPO. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/massiv...wired.comMassive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest GrokActivists raised a 40-foot-tall inflatable Elon Musk in Manhattan to draw attention to the risk he allegedly poses to investors. 321661411
Reposted by Elana KleinKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 11/06/2026"We’re the extracted and exploited colony of what is going to be one of the most highly valued entities in the world. People are going to die because of this pollution."wired.comPeople Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Pissed About the SpaceX IPOElon Musk is set to make hundreds of billions even as communities in Mississippi and Tennessee are fighting to stop the gas turbines powering xAI's supercomputers. 19835
Reposted by Elana KleinKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Since Meta relaxed its content moderation rules, violent threats against lawmakers (including Trump) have surged on Facebook. Meta denies that hate speech on FB is up. The company declined to comment on the examples we sent. Then they deleted several of them. From @davidgilbert.bsky.socialwired.comMeta Changed Its Speech Rules. Then Threats Against Politicians SkyrocketedNew research finds that in the six months after Meta relaxed rules in the name of free speech, violent threats against lawmakers—including President Donald Trump—surged on Facebook. 224196
Reposted by Elana KleinMatt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 08/06/2026“The aggressive policies by the Trump administration, attacking international law, as well as the EU and democratic principles, has led to several wake-up calls,” @marietjeschaake.bsky.social We've now documented around 40 efforts to abandon or replace US technology in Europewired.comAll the Ways Europe Is Ditching American TechnologyA WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech. 819464