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Savnede Alec Luhn (38) funnet i live Det bekrefter politiet i Hardanger til VG. –⁠ Veldig, veldig glad, sier kona til VG.

sharing this with immense relief and happiness, missing journalist Alec Luhn has been found alive in Norway. confirmed with his friends and family www.vg.no/nyheter/i/B0...

06.08.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Police Report: Edward β€˜Big Balls’ Coristine Assaulted in Alleged Carjacking President Donald Trump shared a photo of the DOGE staffer after the alleged attack and threatened to β€œfederalize” Washington, DC. WIRED obtained the police report.

ICYMI: Trump posted a threat to β€œfederalize” DC, sharing a photo of a bloodied man sitting in the street. police reports obtained by WIRED confirm the alleged victim was Edward Coristine, the 19yo who's gone by β€œBig Balls” online and was one of DOGE’s first operatives

www.wired.com/story/edward...

06.08.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Veronika Silchenko MISSING: Alec Luhn, last seen July 31st in the afternoon. Was headed from Odda, Norway on a solo backpacking trip to explore the glacier @folgefonnanasjonalpark. Planned to stay at DNT Holmaskjer and....

MISSING: Alec Luhn, last seen afternoon of July 31. Was headed from Odda, Norway on solo backpacking trip. Planned to stay at DNT Holmaskjer and DNT Breidablikk, finish Monday morning at Γ…rsnes Kai bus station. Red Cross search underway in the area. Please reshare

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05.08.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Facebook post with a photo of Alec and contact information: MISSING: Alec Luhn, last seen July 31st in the afternoon. Was headed from Odda, Norway on a solo backpacking trip to explore the glacier @folgefonnanasjonalpark. Planned to stay at DNT Holmaskjer and DNT Breidablikk and finish Monday morning at Γ…rsnes Kai bus station. Red Cross search with volunteers and dogs and helicopters is underway in the area. PLEASE SHARE AND TAG AND REPOST THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. If anyone has seen him or has information please contact Drew Avanell Gaddis or Veronika Silchenko

Facebook post with a photo of Alec and contact information: MISSING: Alec Luhn, last seen July 31st in the afternoon. Was headed from Odda, Norway on a solo backpacking trip to explore the glacier @folgefonnanasjonalpark. Planned to stay at DNT Holmaskjer and DNT Breidablikk and finish Monday morning at Γ…rsnes Kai bus station. Red Cross search with volunteers and dogs and helicopters is underway in the area. PLEASE SHARE AND TAG AND REPOST THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. If anyone has seen him or has information please contact Drew Avanell Gaddis or Veronika Silchenko

Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy

www.facebook.com/share/p/18xA...

05.08.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
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Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Forgotten AI Summit Long before ChatGPT, a group of AI luminaries gathered on an island to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Their funder ultimately cast a shadow on all who attended.

"To the shame of the technology and science communities, a voracious sexual predator managed to buy his way into relationships with some of the most prominent and influential figures in the field."

www.wired.com/story/epstei...

01.08.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.

going live on @wired.com in 45 minutes! come hang out and ask questions as we discuss the future of wellness 🩸

www.wired.com

31.07.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work A new Department of Energy report β€œfundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.

NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context β€”

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WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED Unlock a world of benefits, only for WIRED subscribers. | Best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore - plus gear reviews, podcasts, and more

we couldn’t do this without our newsroom, so if you’re interested in supporting them so they can keep on breaking stories *and* putting their faces on the line explaining them in video form, consider sharing this thread, follow our account, and subscribe to WIRED

www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

29.07.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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(sometimes we just have fun too)

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and hold power to account

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help people to navigate the times we live in

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keep our fingers on the pulse

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we also like to look to the stars

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we help to show how our reporters get certain stories, like how WIRED discovered the FBI’s Jeffrey Epstein prison video wasn’t raw footage

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or this video featuring satellite imagery showing the aftermath of US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, which was, I regret to inform you, *last month*

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or this video showing optical gas imaging footage from data centres powering Grok

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my team makes the vertical videos you see here and on other platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. like this video featuring 911 calls obtained from immigration detention centres

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hi there, I am using this rare footage capturing the moment of a journalist being born as a ploy to get you to read a thread about what I do at WIRED as director of multiplatform video ↓↓↓↓↓

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a mobile ad van in Aberdeen ahead of President Trump's visit to his golf courses (πŸ“Ή: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

28.07.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited for this subscriber-exclusive conversation!

Tune in next week on @wired.com for a livestream discussion with Katie about her viral interview and the future of wellness.

What burning questions do you have? Drop them in the comments section of this article, and we may answer them live πŸ‘‡πŸ»βœ¨

25.07.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign up for WIRED's premium newsletters WIRED's premium newsletters will showcase top-quality reporting and analysis, written by correspondents who are deeply sourced experts in their field.

Today my Plaintext column relaunches with a new--and familiar--name: Backchannel. It's the same thoughtful, fresh column, informed by my looooong coverage of tech. To get it in your inbox every Friday, you need a WIRED subscription. Which is a no brainer... www.wired.com/newsletter/e...

25.07.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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hi! here's me last year while elon musk/ X were Ruining My Internet which tells the story of @wired.com on bluesky. and guess what, no ragrets! as the director of social, im v proud to work at a place where we hold the powerful accountable, even if others arent: www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

25.07.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 295    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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joint statement from AFP, AP BBC News and Reuters says that their journalists in Gaza are struggling to feed themselves and their families

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DOGE isn’t gone, but as it morphs into its new phase, post-Elon Musk’s chain-saw-style leadership, children’s toys have been left behind. Also, bedding.

Read more: www.wired.com/story/photos...

23.07.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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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.

The first edition of Inner Loop, a fantastic new @wired.com newsletter from @jakelahut.writes.news, is out now.

What do GOP insiders hope Silicon Valley's elite learn from Elon's political flameout? Be less like Musk, and more like Peter Thiel.

www.wired.com/story/peter-...

23.07.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you, followed!

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WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED Unlock a world of benefits, only for WIRED subscribers. | Best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore - plus gear reviews, podcasts, and more

WIRED has been leading the conversation in 2025β€”and I’m particularly proud of the work the business desk has done across AI, crypto, China, and trade +++ there’s so much more coming for paid subscribers! www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

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I'll get in trouble if I post the whole thing, but if you want more insights from the intersection of Trumpworld and Silicon Valley from @jakelahut.writes.news every Wednesday, sign up for Inner Loop at WIRED.com/newsletters

23.07.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

just how important are Silicon Valley billionaires to Donald Trump right now?

the answer, according to sources from Trumpworld, is complicated

www.wired.com/story/peter-...

23.07.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Sign up for WIRED's premium newsletters WIRED's premium newsletters will showcase top-quality reporting and analysis, written by correspondents who are deeply sourced experts in their field.

Smashing "subscribe" so hard on the new MADE IN CHINA newsletter by @lmatsakis.bsky.social and @zeyiyang.bsky.social that I nearly threw up www.wired.com/newsletter/e...

23.07.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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