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Bryan Johnson Is Going to Die Millions of dollars in treatments, supplements, and scans. Immortality through AI. Bryan Johnson’s longevity script has everything—except an ending.

I spent the afternoon at Bryan Johnson's house, talking about...

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...eating disorders, his Bryan AI chatbot, NDAs, the MAHA movement, and why he wants to sell his supplements company, Blueprint.

You could say it was an eventful chat. And the FRUIT!

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This Startup Has Created AI-Powered Signing Avatars for the Deaf New technology from British startup Silence Speaks enables an AI-generated sign language avatar to effectively give the deaf and hard of hearing an interpreter in their pocket.

We are always excited about smart new accessibility tech @wired.com www.wired.com/story/silenc...

How to Buy Used or Refurbished Electronics What to know, how to make a smart purchase, and where to snag the best deals on quality refurbished and used electronics.

It's #EarthDay so buy refurbished www.wired.com/story/how-to...

How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.

Do Customs and Border Protection officials have the authority to search your phone at the border? Short answer? Yes.

Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.

The Weird and Wacky Gadgets We Saw at MWC 2025 Look past the glitzy phone launches, and you'll find some truly bizarre, sometimes ingenious devices and concepts lurking in the halls of Mobile World Congress.

The best part of MWC is finding all the weird stuff. Wish I had more time to hunt—couldn't get to a few others. www.wired.com/story/weird-...

All the Top New Gadgets at MWC 2025 At the annual tradeshow in Barcelona, we saw an ultra-slim smartphone, solar-powered laptop, and Google's Astra technology baked into its Gemini assistant, coming to Android phones soon.

At the annual tradeshow in Barcelona, we saw an ultra-slim smartphone, solar-powered laptop, and Google's Astra technology baked into its Gemini assistant, coming to Android phones soon.

Honor Debuts a New AI Agent That Can Read and Understand Your Screen The Honor UI Agent—powered by Google's Gemini 2 model—gives us a glimpse of artificial intelligent agents on Android.

The Honor UI Agent—powered by Google's Gemini 2 model—gives us a glimpse of artificial intelligent agents on Android.

This Modular Phone Concept Is Xiaomi’s Plan to Kill the Camera Bump If you hate the big camera bump of today's smartphones, you'll love the detachable lens of Xiaomi’s Modular Optical System.

If you hate the big camera bump of today's smartphones, you'll love the detachable lens of Xiaomi’s Modular Optical System.

Your Boss Wants You Back in the Office. This Surveillance Tech Could Be Waiting for You Warehouse-style employee tracking tech has expanded into job after job. Now, as millions are called back to the workplace, it’s finally coming for the American office worker.

What’s new, at least to the recent pandemic age of hybrid working, is the extent to which workers can now be tracked inside office buildings.

If the DOGE news is getting too much to keep track of, we have the thing for you—the newest episode of our Uncanny Valley podcast, digging into all things DOGE. Let @katie-drummond.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social get you up to speed: swap.fm/l/wired-uv-q1QKdt

State Department Puts ‘All Direct Hire’ USAID Personnel on Administrative Leave The US government’s primary foreign aid agency has employees stationed all over the world, many of whom are now bracing to abruptly leave their posts.

The State Department is putting “all direct hire personnel” at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on administrative leave, except staff responsible for mission-critical functions.

Pronouns Are Being Forcibly Removed From Government Email Signatures WIRED confirmed various automated efforts to remove pronouns from both email and Slack at USAID, the EPA, the GSA, and more.

NEW: Federal workers are now being automatically stripped of the ability to share personal pronouns through settings in Gmail/Outlook etc., sources at multiple agencies say.

Pronoun sharing is also being banned across Slack in line with a White House mandate.

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Use: TOKS15 at checkout

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Your Pizza Guy Is Now AI You’ve probably encountered AI-powered customer service chatbots. Now say hello to AI salespeople.

"Palona is built with an "emotional intelligence" language model designed to be effective in sales; the bot is familiar with things like humor, modern messaging etiquette, and 'gentle persuasion.'”
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Government Tech Workers Forced to Defend Projects to Random Elon Musk Bros A recent high school graduate and former Neuralink intern has joined meetings to review lines of code and other work history of career public servants, sparking chaos at a major government agency.

New from me + @makenakelly.bsky.social: Gov workers are being summoned to meetings to do code reviews in meetings with people they're not even sure work at their agency, including a recent high school grad.

@wired.com

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What's Next in the DC Jet Crash Investigation President Donald Trump blamed DEI efforts at the FAA for the tragedy. But experts and investigators say open minds are critical to finding out what really happened.

Trump is, without any evidence, blaming DEI efforts at the FAA for the DJ jet crash. But experts and investigators say open minds are critical to finding out what really happened.

The Best Smart Glasses to Augment Your Reality This burgeoning wearable tech category lets you dabble in augmented reality, virtual screens, and AI assistants right on your face.

They are not quite there yet, but smart glasses will take off soon. These are the best so far
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I may as well start a thread here.

RT and follow for a chance for me to draw your avi.

Absolute Best Black Friday Deals The shopping season has arrived, and the WIRED team has all the best Black Friday deals and discounts for you.

Morning. I've been up for a few hours helping push out our Black Friday coverage. If you need to buy something, there's a good chance it's on sale. All of our deals are only on products we have tested (and like). www.wired.com/story/absolu... More at @wired.com

We'll be here all weekend!

I kinda thought this with Claude in GTA 3, but then they cast Ray Liotta in Vice City

Rocket ran into my wife's coat at high speed and got stuck in the sleeve

Sorry Josh, it was my colleague who tested that one, so I'm not sure.

Best Early Black Friday Deals 2024 It doesn’t officially arrive until November 29, but the Black Friday deals have already begun.

It has begun www.wired.com/story/early-...

Relevant! Relevant! Relevant! At 50, Microsoft Is an AI Giant, Open-Source Lover, and as Bad as Ever When Satya Nadella took over as CEO, the company was lumbering and uncool. He cleaned up a toxic culture, crafted the deal of the decade, and put Microsoft back on top.

Here's my deep dive on how Satya Nadella "re-founded" Microsoft, with the help of the cloud, open source, and of course AI. Plenty of great stories in here. Longform lives! www.wired.com/story/at-age...

Went to get a cup of coffee, lost my chair #cats