Veronica de Souza

These Sora videos feel like a more capable version those “Elf Yourself” videos from a decade ago. Except this time, any silliness is overcome with a nagging sense of dread.

tired: thiel lawsuit was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
wired: gamergate was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
inspired: commenters flipping out because richard jokingly called them "peasants" in a private chat was the trump-prefiguring gawker event

40 bogart st in brooklyn! Should be fully done later this week

It’s at 40 bogart st! Should be done in a couple of days

if you saw wired’s politics issue cover and thought “wow i wish someone would hand paint a massive version of that on a building in bushwick” it’s your lucky day

It’s a fun way to keep everyone around me on their toes

podcast licenses distributed by me and only me

Right-Wing Activist Charlie Kirk Dead at 31 Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk passed away after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

Charlie Kirk, whose Turning Point USA played an instrumental role in the right’s efforts to dominate the digital political sphere, has died.

More here:
www.wired.com/story/charli...

OpenAI Finally Launched GPT-5. Here's Everything You Need to Know OpenAI released GPT-5 on Thursday to both free users of ChatGPT and paying subscribers.

not to brag but i've been described the same way

"OpenAI claims GPT-5 is smarter, faster, more useful, and more accurate, with a lower hallucination rate than previous models."
www.wired.com/story/openai...

Hey Matthew, sorry for the delayed response. I’m escalating this internally!

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...

The GOP's Message for Tech Billionaires: Be Like Peter Thiel One lesson Republican insiders took away from Elon Musk's spectacular flameout? Be wary of billionaires who love the spotlight.

Introducing my new premium newsletter for
@wired.com, Inner Loop.

This inaugural edition is right in the wheelhouse of what you can expect — the intersection of Trumpworld and Silicon Valley billionaires — but if you'll indulge me in a thread on our new subscription.. www.wired.com/story/peter-...

The new @wired.com subscription is so big and so beautiful :))))) that I've started Posting Online again. Subscribe now! www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

Today, we're launching a new, improved subscription to give our fans more of the @wired.com they love. It includes:

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It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵

Zohran Mamdani is calling for city-owned grocery stores. NYC already has them. The idea has broad support from progressives, while some critics warn against “radical socialism.” But New York already has city-owned grocery stores.

This is a good story on why city-run grocery stores are not some far-fetched idea in NYC gothamist.com/news/zohran-...

Wow me and Big Balls got new jobs at the same time