Amit Katwala

"In regular life, we have never been required to distinguish between 'language' and 'thought' because only thought was capable of producing language"

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Hi hello! I want to talk about WIRED and some of the work we’ve been doing, and what we’ve got planned for all the good, kind, discerning people (maybe you!) who subscribe. www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

beyond wellness WIRED cover issue

Anyone know what "wellness" means anymore? From TikTok hacks to those in key US government roles using their authority to wreak havoc on the lives of Americans, WIRED decided, ye, let's dive in.

From Bryan Johnson's longevity quest to AI drugs, here is Beyond Wellness: www.wired.com/beyond-welln...

Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal.

"Well beyond the rarefied world of polo, the match is hailed as historic. This is the first time anyone has played a polo final on six identical horses, let alone won with them." —Matt Reynolds for @wired.com

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Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal.

Make some time for this incredible @mattreynolds.bsky.social story—featuring a polo star, a Texas oilman, a Russian billionaire and a stunning betrayal. Oh, and clones!

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The Enhanced Games Has a Date, a Host City, and a Drug-Fueled World Record The Enhanced Games, where athletes are allowed to take performance-enhancing drugs, will host its first event in May. One “enhanced” former Olympic swimmer has already broken the 50-meter freestyle re...

Fascinating feature by @amitkatwala.bsky.social on a strange subculture of sports, money and hype with a lot of colorful characters. www.wired.com/story/the-en...

The Definitive, Insane, Swimsuit-Bursting Story of the Steroid Olympics At first it was dismissed as a crazy joke. Making the Enhanced Games a reality needed a Peter Thiel posse, a couple of retired swimmers, some MAGA money, and a whole lot of drugs.

Peter Thiel and the other billionaires behind the Enhanced Games say their ‘Olympics on steroids’ will usher in a new age of human enhancement.

But what do they really want?

New story from me for @wired.com

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The Definitive, Insane, Swimsuit-Bursting Story of the Steroid Olympics At first it was dismissed as a crazy joke. Making the Enhanced Games a reality needed a Peter Thiel posse, a couple of retired swimmers, some MAGA money, and a whole lot of drugs.

The more I learn about the Enhanced Games the more obsessed I am with it. And this is the deepest dive yet, from @amitkatwala.bsky.social:

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The Definitive, Insane, Swimsuit-Bursting Story of the Steroid Olympics At first it was dismissed as a crazy joke. Making the Enhanced Games a reality needed a Peter Thiel posse, a couple of retired swimmers, some MAGA money, and a whole lot of drugs.

At first, the Enhanced Games were dismissed as a ridiculous joke. Now the Games are actually happening.

All it took was a Peter Thiel posse, a few retired swimmers, MAGA money, and a boatload of drugs.

@amitkatwala.bsky.social has all the tea in this fabulous story:

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He’s Blind. He Plays Video Games. Here’s How That Works Ross Minor lost his eyesight at 8 years old. Today, he’s a hardcore gamer who runs YouTube and Twitch channels and consults for big studios. This is not—necessarily—an inspirational story.

Ross Minor lost his eyesight at 8 years old. Today, he’s a hardcore gamer who runs YouTube and Twitch channels and consults for big studios. This is not—necessarily—an inspirational story. www.wired.com/story/ross-m...

Padel players fear lack of West Midlands courts slowing growth They tell the BBC they need more affordable padel courts like new ones in Tipton.

Should padel be a universal human right

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Just nationalise it already

Very interesting choice of subject line from Thames Water, which was recently criticised for referring to its own senior management team as its "most precious resource" in a parliamentary hearing

The Trump administration revives an old intimidation tactic: the polygraph machine | CNN Politics When President Ronald Reagan’s White House threatened thousands of government officials with polygraph exams, supposedly to protect classified data (but probably also to control press leaks), his Secr...

Shocked to learn, researching this story, that 2 million Americans got polygraphs from their employers until Congress largely outlawed their use in the private sector in 1988.

Still in use for government workers, however, and the Trump administration is leaning in.

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Hosting the main stage at #SXSWLondon today, introducing lots of great speakers including TS Anil from Monzo, Katherine Maher from NPR, Anna Bateson from The Guardian, Jimmy Wales from Wikipedia and lots more. Come say hi if you're around!

You're Not Ready Seems bad out there. Unfortunately, it can always get worse. From evil hacker AI to world-changing cyberattacks, WIRED envisions the future you haven't prepared for.

NEW: Since there’s nothing stressful going on already, we at @wired.com dove into the cybersecurity-related threats of the not-too-distant future (and frankly had a lot of fun with it). Enjoy! www.wired.com/youre-not-re...

New issue of WIRED with the coverline: North Korea Stole Your Job

The new UK edition of WIRED is out today! @wired.com

I had a great time collating our package on Rogues, featuring North Korean job scammers, AI music fraudsters, murderous altruists, psychedelic drug lords, quantum hackers + lots more

The Epic Rise and Fall of a Dark-Web Psychedelics Kingpin Interdimensional travel, sex with aliens, communion with God. Anything is possible with just a sprinkle of DMT. Akasha Song’s secret labs made millions of doses—and dollars—until the feds showed up.

Every story @agreenberg.bsky.social writes is wild, but this one goes above and beyond.

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The Enhanced Games Has A Date, A Host City and a Drug-Fuelled World Record The Enhanced Games, where athletes are allowed to take performance-enhancing drugs, will host its first event in May. One "enhanced" former Olympic swimmer has already broken the 50m freestyle record.

New from me: The Enhanced Games, a version of the Olympics where you're allowed to take drugs, has announced a host city (Las Vegas), a date (next May) and a that an 'enhanced' athlete has set a world record in the 50m freestyle!

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Someone at Media City photoshopping Farage's head on there as we speak

3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches An arson attack in Colorado had detectives stumped. The way they solved the case could put everyone at risk.

It was a privilege to edit this harrowing story by Raksha Vasudevan for @wired.com's Rogues issue, about a devastating arson attack in Colorado, and the unintended consequences of how police solved the case.

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ROGUE NATION WIRED profiles the people who make trouble—scams, drug deals, even murder—and also, occasionally, save the day.

Big special package week at @wired.com. This time around we're looking at the impact of rogues, "the people who make trouble—scams, drug deals, even murder—and also, occasionally, save the day."

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ROGUE NATION WIRED profiles the people who make trouble—scams, drug deals, even murder—and also, occasionally, save the day.

I helped pull together the lineup for @wired.com's Rogues issue: where we profile the scammers and charlatans taking centre stage in a Rogue Nation (and some good guys too).

First chunk of stories just dropped – keep checking in this week for more!

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YouTube video by WIRED 6 Arms, 3 Thumbs: I Tested The Future of Robotic Limbs | Superhuman | WIRED

For the new episode of Superhuman @wired.com I went to Tokyo to try out four extra robotic arms. And to Cambridge to see how it feels to have a third thumb.

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From the IAmA community on Reddit: Hi! I'm Matt Burgess from WIRED's Security Team. Digital surveillance—from the government as well as hackers—has never been a bigger threat, and if you're not alread... Explore this post and more from the IAmA community

Digital surveillance—from the government as well as scammers—has never been a bigger threat. If you're not already doing the basics to keep your digital footprint locked down, it's time you learn how.

@mattburgess1.bsky.social from our security team hosts an AMA at 11am ET. Get questions in now:

"Tengo seis brazos y tres pulgares": las aventuras de un periodista con complementos mecánicos para convertirse en el doctor Octopus, de Spider-Man La Mujer Biónica, el doctor Octopus de Spider-Man, el inspector Gadget... Todos hemos fantaseado alguna vez con tener complementos mecánicos que potencien nuestras

A Spanish newspaper is calling me 'El Hombre Bionico'

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this is not an exaggeration

YouTube video by WIRED 6 Arms, 3 Thumbs: I Tested The Future of Robotic Limbs | Superhuman | WIRED

I've gone mad with power

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Elon Musk wants SpaceX to target Mars because 'life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun' Musk said in an interview this week with Fox News host Jesse Watters that his focus on Mars has to do with ensuring humanity's longterm survival.

Right... life on Earth has been destroyed by the sun, Mars escapes unscathed

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The Japanese translation of Tremors in the Blood is out now!

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