NEW: On Thursday, @wired.com reported that Meta had quietly added code for a face recognition system to Meta AI, its smart glasses companion app. On Friday, code for the face rec system was removed. @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social with the scoop: www.wired.com/story/…
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Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report wired.com
US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows | WIRED wired.com
Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones wired.com
‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess wired.com
I’m a Professional Fact-Checker. AI Is Wrong More Often Than You Think | WIRED wired.com
Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale | WIRED wired.com
Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women wired.com
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth Admits the Company’s AI Reorg Was ‘Atrocious’ wired.com
I Gave Gemini Spark Access to My Life. Then It Friend-Zoned My Boyfriend wired.com
Take This Mandatory AI Workplace Training Right Now—or Else | WIRED wired.com
I Spent a Week Recording Myself Doing Chores for Money. Who's the Robot Now? | WIRED wired.com
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NEW: “Anti-tech extremism” is now actively being monitored by US law enforcement as frustration over AI and data centers percolate across the country, according to records obtained by @wired.com. @drboguslaw.bsky.social has the scoop. No paywall bc FOIA www.wired.com/story/us-…
shot, chaser www.wired.com/story/meta-s... about.fb.com/news/2026/06...
NEW: Everything's going great at Meta @peard33.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
NEW: Excellent piece by @wired.com fact-checker extraordinaire @megherbst.bsky.social about the trials and tribulations of trying to ensure something is true in the AI era (and a fun peek into the world of fact-checking, if you're into that kind of thing, which I am): www.wire…
"Everyone is unhappy; the only people who are not unhappy are, literally, executives." Excellent reporting about the doom mood inside ever-profitable Meta by @peard33.bsky.social, @laurengoode.bsky.social, @stevenlevy.bsky.social, and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social www.wired.com/sto…
NEW: A WIRED analysis of images on Grok's website found the xAI image generator still hosting dozens of nude, sexualized deepfakes and other nonconsensual images/videos, including those of AOC, Emma Watson, and other celebrities. @mattburgess1.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wir…
NEW: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth is doing damage control after what he called an "atrocious" rollout of the company's AI division, according to an internal memo viewed by @wired.com. @laurengoode.bsky.social and @peard33.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/andrew...
NEW: Nope. No. Not Happening. Over My Dead Body @thiccreese.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/google...
NEW: My unhinged @wired.com colleagues turned our latest digital issue about AI into a mandatory AI retraining course for employees who hate AI everywhere: www.wired.com/story/ai-or-...
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MY FIRST “BIG STORY” FOR WIRED!! Spent a week with a camera strapped to my forehead, training robots how to do chores. “Teach the robot how to cook tonight so you can put food on the table tomorrow.” www.wired.com/story/househ...
NEW: Thanks, capitalism. @lhn.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/danger...
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