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Environmental groups are lobbying against deep sea mining & urging for recycling of rare minerals. Co's like Volvo, VW, Rivian have come out against deep sea mining/pledged not to use metals from abyssal operations. Not Tesla though... wired.com/story/instead-… via Boone

wrote a WIRED thing about deep sea mining and a group that contends we can meet our future energy needs by fixing our tech and dredging up the landfills instead of the seabed wired.com/story/instead-…

Olympic pole vaulters use big sticks to fling themselves nearly 20 feet up into the air. But sometimes those poles break first. Wouldn't it be nice if poles could fix themselves before that happens? wired.com/story/a-self-h…

The latest attempt at an AI-powered wearable is an always-listening pendant. But it doesn’t help you be more productive, it just keeps you company. wired.trib.al/9K6W4vN

Great article by Boone about a provocative new AI wearable that aims to be more vibes-based than productivity focused. Oh, and it’s always listening… wired.com/story/friend-a…

If you want to know more about your friend, please read Boone's excellent piece wired.com/story/friend-a…

My comments on a new WIRED article by Boone on Wearable AI devices. I talk about hallucinations, overreliance and the additional hurdles people with non Western accents often face while interacting with such devices. wired.com/story/plaud-no…

Last night Boone spent the evening in VR election parties. My TV broke, so I stopped by the metaverse for some real-time election results. I learned key pieces of information about the vote count from a British man in a skeleton avatar. wired.com/story/the-elec…

talked with Watch Duty about what it's like being the platform that everyone turns to during a horrible fire, how they keep info flowing despite a flood of shitposts and misinformation online, and what happens in the next disaster wired.com/story/watch-du…

SCOOP: USAID is getting chopped to under 300 employees. Total. We knew this was coming, more or less, but it's still mind-boggling. wired.com/story/doge-gut…

It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break. 🔗 wired.trib.al/rsDvrF0

Elon Musk's takeover of US government agencies has happened at remarkable speeds. That's the point. wired.trib.al/p3a6S0U

On January 7, 2025, fires erupted across Los Angeles. Evacuation orders were delayed, official channels were overwhelmed—but Watch Duty, a free wildfire-tracking app, was already alerting people before the government could. wired.com/story/watch-du…

For the few people still hoping to be able to use their Humane AI Pins after service officially ended, this weekend was a bit of a mess. wired.com/story/the-huma…

My DMs are open and my Signal handle is in my bio for any Silicon Valley VCs who want to talk/need unlicensed therapy rn

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“Without me, Trump would have lost the election." Donald Trump and Elon Musk are going to war—and giving everyone a front row seat. wired.com/story/elon-mus…

BREAKING: Mark Zuckerberg notified Meta staff today to introduce them to the new superintelligence team. The memo, which WIRED obtained, lists names and bios for the recently hired employees, many of whom came from rival AI firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

A look at the ~$377 TranscribeGlass smart glasses that use AI to subtitle conversations in nearly real time, built for the deaf or hard-of-hearing (@booneashworth / Wired) wired.com/story/these-tr… techmeme.com/250703/p4#a250… x.com/Techmeme/statu…