Katie Drummond
@katie-drummond.bsky.social
Global Editorial Director at WIRED. Board member @freedom.press Speaker at UTA
Much, much, much crazier things have happened in American politics in the last decade. Not willing this into existence, but just saying!
MAGA Is In Turmoil Over Tucker Carlson's Possible 2028 Presidential Bid
Joe Kent says that he and other anti-Donald Trump MAGA figures have formed a new movement. They want Tucker Carlson to run for the presidency in 2028.
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Here's me and @errollouis.bsky.social talking about James Dolan's surveillance state -- and MSG's lawsuit against @wired.com and me for reporting on the Garden. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
Journalist weighs in on Madison Square Garden's database
WIRED published an article alleging that Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation maintained an internal database of about 40,000 VIP guests.
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It’s officially getting hard to keep track of all the times and ways AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic have been involved in “security incidents,” going outside the confines of their testing and interacting with the wider internet in unintended, often unwelcome ways.
OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again
Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.
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HUGE NEWS: @noahshachtman.bsky.social reports that the US military is poised to finally award a contract for its first-ever directed energy program of record after more than 50 years of laser weapon research and development www.wired.com/story/landma...
Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal
Facing a growing drone threat, the Pentagon is poised to sign a first-of-its-kind contract for “Enduring High Energy Lasers”—and make directed energy weapons an official part of the Army’s kit.
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NEW: The U.S. military has tried to develop laser weapons for decades. Nothing quite worked out...until now. The US Army is about to make a working laser weapon, called an Enduring High Energy Laser, an official part of its arsenal. Scoop from Danger Room Dad @noahshachtman.bsky.social
Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal
Facing a growing drone threat, the Pentagon is poised to sign a first-of-its-kind contract for “Enduring High Energy Lasers”—and make directed energy weapons an official part of the Army’s kit.
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"What followed was a week at Google unlike any other. Here’s how it unfolded."
The Real Story Behind the 2018 Google Walkout
In 2018, more than 20,000 employees walked out to protest how Google handled allegations of sexual harassment. Here’s how they organized it from inside the company.
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This week on the @wired.com podcast, I had a fascinating conversation with Puck's @mattbelloni.bsky.social about tech and Hollywood. From the open secret of AI use, to Ben Affleck's $587M startup sale, to Amazon MGM dropping that OpenAI biopic...we covered a lot. Read and listen here:
‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood
Puck’s Matthew Belloni says AI has quietly become part of everyday filmmaking. The battle now isn’t whether Hollywood will use the technology—it’s who controls what’ll come next.
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Processing DNA for nearly a million people in a year? No problem, ICE says. Attaching a $300 camera to an agent’s vest? Logistical nightmare. That's one of the most remarkable ironies of this great story (based on FOIA requests by @georgetownlaw.bsky.social's Center on Privacy and Technology).
ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever.
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Data centers have become one of the U.S.'s most potent political flashpoints, uniting coalitions on the left and right like few issues do. We sent @mollytaft.com on a journey into the data center resistance. The Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders made appearances along the way:
How Data Centers Broke American Politics
What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.
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AI is coming for the fast food drive-thru (but actually this time):
AI Conquered Coding. Fast Food Is Next
Your next drive-thru order might be taken by a bot. And you might not even notice.
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NEW: ICE is collecting unprecedented quantities of DNA from detainees, including children. Those samples sit, indefinitely, in an FBI database built for criminal investigations. "People are very confused about why their DNA is being tested. I do not think they’re being told what the purpose is."
ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever.
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Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever. www.wired.com/story/ice-dn...
ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever.
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Water utilities in at least seven states were hit with cyberattacks last week. Revisit WIRED’s inside look at a closed-door war game simulating what could happen if hackers carried out a catastrophic hacking campaign against US water utilities. wrd.cm/45znDXl
What Happens if the US Water Supply Gets Hacked? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out
Burst water mains. Evacuated hospitals. In a closed-door simulation, insurers played out their response to a mass disruption by hackers—and found a nightmare scenario.
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amazing reporting by @drewharwell.com & co
Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com · 3d agoNew: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
If I go on a hacking spree, it’s clearly covered under a variety of civil and criminal laws. If a robot does due to the negligence and incompetence of a person or company? That’s a little more complicated (for now), @lhn.bsky.social reports:
Nobody Knows if OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s AI Hacking Sprees Are Illegal
Both major AI labs’ models broke containment, escaped onto the internet, and hacked other companies. If a human had done that, the law would likely be against them. But a bot?
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Can Republicans actually send Dr. Anthony Fauci to jail? @davidgilbert.bsky.social talked to some legal experts about a question I deeply want to know the answer to:
Can Republicans Actually Send Anthony Fauci to Jail?
MAGA is loudly calling for the former White House chief medical adviser to end up in prison. WIRED asked legal experts to weigh in on whether that’s even possible.
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Anthropic’s Claude models also escaped containment and hacked into real-world systems. I’m going to talk really quickly about my favorite (???) incident they detailed. (story from @lmatsakis.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social
Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Real Systems During Cybersecurity Tests
In a review triggered by OpenAI's Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real organizations during third-party evaluations.
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“I don't understand how any of these AI labs are playing this off like this is 'just something that happens.’ It's not. It's negligence.”
Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Real Systems During Cybersecurity Tests
In a review triggered by OpenAI's Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real organizations during third-party evaluations.
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In a review triggered by OpenAI's Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real organizations during third-party evaluations. www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Real Systems During Cybersecurity Tests
In a review triggered by OpenAI's Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real organizations during third-party evaluations.
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NEW: A leaked memo circulating within the water industry, obtained by @wired.com, ties dozens of cyberattacks on Minnesota's water infrastructure to Iran. Scoop from @agreenberg.bsky.social
A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran
A memo obtained by WIRED, issued by the water utilities information sharing group WaterISAC, links dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water utilities to Tehran.
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The DOGE to prediction markets employment pipeline makes perfect sense IMO:
DOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction Markets
Polymarket and Novig have both recently brought ex-DOGE affiliates onboard as scrutiny of the industry intensifies.
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Two updates following this story; – Per Le Monde reporting, the French High Commissioner for Children has referred the findings to the European Commission - US Senator Maggie Hassan has written to Hugging Face asking a series of questions about its moderation practices (Sources in next post)
Matt Burgess (WIRED)@mattburgess1.bsky.social · last wk.NEW: A glimpse at how AI image generators are used. Researchers set up a fake image editor on Hugging Face and within a week received 1,000 prompts. 73% of them were sexual and 83% of those were asking for people (women) to be “undressed”. Around 6% of the sexual requests also targeted minors
A routine medical flight, on a clear night, ended with a plane crash that killed all four people onboard. Investigators say it's the first known US civilian plane crash tied to electronic warfare. This won't be the last story of its kind. A must-read from @jeffwise.bsky.social for @wired.com
A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
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I’m sorry to say this, but I firmly believe that Jimothy’s days are numbered. Fame is a terrible thing — especially for a cute raccoon.
Don’t Get Too Attached to Jimothy
Urban wildlife biologists say the stumpy raccoon seems to have adapted well to his environment and spinal condition—but his internet fame presents a new threat.
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Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what. www.wired.com/story/it-loo...
It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA's Support for ICE
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what.
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"AI models right now are less regulated than restaurants. Talk of relying on voluntary commitments, that AI companies are going to be able to self-regulate, is nonsense."
It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models
I watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by how they performed.
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I watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by how they performed. www.wired.com/story/jailbr...
It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models
I watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by how they performed.
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