Executive Editor, News @WIRED. brian.r.barrett at gmail.
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talked to the guy behind the halloween website responsible for confusing the city of dublin with an AI listing for a fake parade: wired.com/story/ai-halloween…
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Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance exec and former IRS crypto tracer jailed in Nigeria for the last eight months until charges were dropped yesterday, just texted me that his plane has taken off from Abuja. He's on his way home.
Updating our story: wired.com/story/tigran-gamba…
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NEW:
For the last 6 months I have been investigating the #constitutionalsheriffs and their growing links to the election denial movement.
This is a warning that, 10 days out from the election, this group will to do anything to make sure Trump wins
wired.com/story/constitution…
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Truly insane story explaining why Kevin from the Office recorded himself calling for the overthrow of the president of Moldova
Accounts linked to Russia have reached new levels of aggression in Moldova, the head of a new center meant to combat disinformation tells WIRED. @MORGANMEAKER reports:
Story: wired.com/story/the-disinfor…
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US has charged two men with running Anonymous Sudan, hackers who disrupted ChatGPT, Microsoft, Israel's missile alert system among hundreds of targets. One faces a max life sentence for his attacks on hospitals with alleged intent to kill. That's a first. wired.com/story/anonymous-su…
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NEW: A key JD Vance adviser posted on Reddit for years about using cocaine, ‘gas station heroin,’ and other drugs.
He called Vance a "Trump boot licker" and instructed other users on how to transport drugs through TSA.
More here:
wired.com/story/jd-vance-adv…
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Most of the headline-grabbing copyright battles over the past few years have been over AI. But the Internet Archive is fighting its own war over copyright—and it's in grave danger. wired.com/story/internet-arc…
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A bit of news: I'll be joining Wired as a contributor for the next few months, covering extremism, disinfo, and politics. So excited to work with this amazing team.
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For those who may not have been following….
Today is the 1st day of the “Network School,” a 3 month program led by Balaji Srinivasan in Malaysian duty-free zone Forest City
It’s an attempt at realizing the anarchocapitalist dream of “startup countries”
wired.com/story/network-scho…
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It’s talking-biz-official now: last week was the end of my 2.5 wonderful years at MIT @TechReview. And I’ll be joining @WIRED to cover China as a senior writer in September, still doing what I love.
For now I’m taking a break to travel. HMU if you are in Seattle or Bay Area! 🫶
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Here's my visual guide to the influencers shaping the 2024 election.
Think of it as a sampling of who's all out there, what they do, and how it could affect this election!
wired.com/story/visual-guide…
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it was only a matter of time—supplement companies are now selling a bunch of "GLP-1" products wired.com/story/the-ozempic-…
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Grim stuff from the alt-weekly world: the Village Voice, LA Weekly, and the Riverfront Times are publishing AI slop promoting OnlyFans creators, disguised as editorial: wired.com/story/zombie-alt-w…
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AI is already killing jobs in video games. My investigation for @Wired reveals that major studios are already using AI for concept art and asset generation, foisting AI trainings on games workers and that AI is playing a role in the mass layoffs that have roiled the field.
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NEW: We found senator J.D. Vance's public Venmo account. It gives an unfiltered glimpse into his extensive network of connections with establishment GOP heavyweights, wealthy financiers, technology executives, and even the architects of Project 2025.
wired.com/story/jd-vance-ven…
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Heading to Milwaukee this morning for the RNC! Let's grab a drink, etc.
My Signal is makenakelly.32! Every other mode of contact is at the link in my bio.
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It seems like just about everyone has a conspiracy to share about the #Trump shooting...
wired.com/story/trump-shooti…
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Filled my fridge with telehealth semaglutide for this investigation into how all those startups hawking GLP1s on the internet vet their patients: wired.com/story/glp1-ozempic…
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Bland AI is a YC-backed startup for customer service bots that has gotten buzz for its billboard ad and human-like callbot.
But we learned the bot will lie and say it *is* human, and blur even more dangerous ethical lines. Latest in @WIRED w @tsimonite wired.com/story/bland-ai-cha…
