Zoë Schiffer
@zoeschiffer.bsky.social
Director of Business & Industry at WIRED. Author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter. Signal zoeschiffer.87
Next Friday will be my last day as the director of business & industry @wired.com. I’m transitioning to contributing editor in order to have more time to freelance & write. This was far and away the best job I’ve had in media and I’ll sincerely miss leading the biz desk!
Incidentally not the only butt content we're publishing today: www.wired.com/story/musk-a...
OpenAI Brings Its Ass to Court
In Musk v. Altman, the company claimed a remarkable trophy was physical proof of Elon Musk’s concerning behavior.
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Looking forward to going On Background in June w/ @bencollins.bsky.social. We'll be talking about what's working in media (and what's broken). Join us! luma.com/vmi7d5t3
On Background with The Onion · Luma
Fireside chats with Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion, and Zoe Schiffer, Director of Business and Industry at WIRED The current discourse about communications is…
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This week: The Trump administration's pivot on AI regulation, should we be worried about Hantavirus, and the latest with DOGE and the midterms podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump Pivots On AI Regulation; What Is Hantavirus?; Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office
Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · May 7 · 27m
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"When users make a request, be it a math problem or an image-generation prompt, the chatbot loves to answer: 我会稳稳地接住你, which literally translates to 'I will catch you steadily [when you fall].'" www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
ChatGPT Has 'Goblin' Mania in the US. In China It Will 'Catch You Steadily'
OpenAI's chatbot has some weird linguistic tics in Chinese that are driving users crazy.
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They told us to make the headlines conversational what can I say www.wired.com/story/using-...
Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows
New research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.
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It was a privilege to accept the Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism with @katie-drummond.bsky.social and @timmarchman.bsky.social for @wired.com’s DOGE coverage last night! Our team uncovered a government takeover in real-time, and our reporting was unparalleled-an honor to have that recognized!
Greg Brockman recounted a fight with Elon Musk where he thought he was going to get physically assaulted: www.wired.com/story/greg-b...
‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk
OpenAI’s president wrapped his testimony on Tuesday by revealing a fiery meeting with Musk and subsequent efforts to remove several board members.
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Wikipedia is convinced @mzeff.bsky.social is Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. We went down a rabbit hole to find out … why: www.wired.com/story/why-do...
Why Does Wikipedia Think I’m Evan Spiegel?
For the past week, a photo of me has been plastered on the CEO of Snap’s Wikipedia page. No one, not even Spiegel, seems to care.
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reminder that we have a very fun weekly podcast here at @wired.com you should listen to on all things you care about!! from me, @zoeschiffer.bsky.social, and @brbarrett.bsky.social!! go listen!!
Apple’s Next Chapter; SpaceX and Cursor Strike A Deal; Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto
Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · April 23 · 36m
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Senior Editor, Business
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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Scoop from @laurengoode.bsky.social: Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI. She'll be the new chief revenue officer and report to COO Brad Lightcap: www.wired.com/story/slack-...
OpenAI Hires Slack CEO as New Chief Revenue Officer
A memo obtained by WIRED confirms Denise Dresser's departure from Slack. She is now headed to OpenAI.
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Scoop w/ @peard33.bsky.social and @mzeff.bsky.social: OpenAI locked down its San Francisco offices today after receiving a threat from an activist previously associated with Stop AI: www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Locks Down San Francisco Offices Following Alleged Threat From Activist
A message on OpenAI’s internal Slack claimed the activist in question had expressed interest in “causing physical harm to OpenAI employees.”
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NEW: For months, my colleagues and I dug into YouTube's conservative airwaves and found a flourishing network of host-read ads on right-leaning podcasts. This phenomenon has enriched hosts, YouTube, and businesses that use ideology to sell. bloom.bg/3Kaio9w
I spoke with OpenAI's second CEO, Fidji Simo, about what it's like reporting to Sam Altman, her vision for making the company profitable, and how she's navigating her new job amid a serious health relapse: www.wired.com/story/fidji-...
OpenAI's Fidji Simo Plans to Make ChatGPT Way More Useful—and Have You Pay For It
As OpenAI expands in every direction, the new CEO of Applications is on a mission to make ChatGPT indispensable and lucrative.
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SSA employees grilled management during a tense meeting about the government shutdown yesterday. “People are coming to me saying they cannot put gas in their car and they cannot afford to come to work anymore," one employee said. Scoop w/ @leahfeiger.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Employees Grill Management During Tense Shutdown Meeting
WIRED obtained notes from a Social Security Administration management meeting, where employees pressed leadership on plans for the agency.
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Jake is one of the best and I’ll really miss working with him — whoever gets to work with him next is very lucky!
Jake Lahut@jakelahut.bsky.social · 9mo agoI was one of the four people who got canned. In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot: www.wired.com/story/ftc-co...
People Who Say They’re Experiencing AI Psychosis Beg the FTC for Help
The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.
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New: Google has a bed bug outbreak in its New York offices: www.wired.com/story/theres...
Google Has a Bed Bug Infestation in Its Manhattan Offices
Employees at Google’s Chelsea office were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.
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What's it like to own a Cybertruck in the year 2025? We talked to owners about their most controversial purchase and why they (still) love it: www.wired.com/story/owning...
Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck
“We were the targets.” WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they're proud to drive it.
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Scoop with @lmatsakis.bsky.social: OpenAI is about to launch a TikTok-style social app for AI generated videos. We got the deets (and the docs): www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos
The platform appears to closely resemble TikTok and is powered by Sora 2, OpenAI's latest video generation model.
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Yang Song, who previously led the strategic explorations team at OpenAI, is the new ‘research principal’ of Meta Superintelligence Labs. www.wired.com/story/meta-p...
Meta Poaches OpenAI Scientist to Help Lead AI Lab
Yang Song, who previously led the strategic explorations team at OpenAI, is the new ‘research principal’ of Meta Superintelligence Labs.
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"This used to be the best job I’ve ever had, the best environment I’ve ever had, the best culture I’ve ever had—and they fucking ruined it. I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
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Alex Heath@alexeheath.com · 11mo agoI’m launching Sources, a new publication about the tech industry’s inside conversation, and Access, a tech interview podcast with my friend @hamburger.bsky.social. The first issue of Sources drops tomorrow, featuring an interview with Mark Zuckerberg, which airs in full on Access this Thursday.
We obtained emails that appear to show the White House ordered government officials to put Grok back on the list of approved vendors “ASAP” www.wired.com/story/white-...
The White House Apparently Ordered Federal Workers to Roll Out Grok 'ASAP'
A partnership between Elon Musk's xAI and the US government fell apart earlier this summer after Grok praised Hitler. Then the White House apparently got involved, per documents obtained by WIRED.
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