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Since last year, we’ve been reporting on ICE extensively. But every week brings new information, and it’s getting harder to keep track of what’s happening, let alone remember what’s already happened.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
Democratic lawmakers have few options that wouldn’t trigger something like civil war.
Why Minnesota Can’t Do More to Stop ICE
Democratic lawmakers have few options that wouldn’t trigger something like civil war.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Democratic lawmakers have few options that wouldn’t trigger something like civil war.
Here are three smart tricks, based on an understanding of frictional forces, to beat a slippery slope. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Use Physics to Escape an Ice Bowl
Here are three smart tricks, based on an understanding of frictional forces, to beat a slippery slope.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Here are three smart tricks, based on an understanding of frictional forces, to beat a slippery slope. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
The people of Venezuela have spent years learning resilience in the face of censorship, disinformation, and repression. They now rely on those tools more than ever. www.wired.com/story/venezu...
The Information Networks That Connect Venezuelans in Uncertain Times
The people of Venezuela have spent years learning resilience in the face of censorship, disinformation, and repression. They now rely on those tools more than ever.
www.wired.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The people of Venezuela have spent years learning resilience in the face of censorship, disinformation, and repression. They now rely on those tools more than ever. www.wired.com/story/venezu...
People are letting the viral AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot run their lives, regardless of the privacy concerns.
Moltbot Is Taking Over Silicon Valley
People are letting the viral AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot run their lives, regardless of the privacy concerns.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:05 PM
People are letting the viral AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot run their lives, regardless of the privacy concerns.
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
wrd.cm
January 31, 2026 at 9:25 PM
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
Just spritz and sleep—no melatonin tablets or pills necessary.
Onnit's Instant Melatonin Spray Is the Easiest Part of My Nightly Routine
Just spritz and sleep—no melatonin tablets or pills necessary.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Just spritz and sleep—no melatonin tablets or pills necessary.
The second-generation AirTag features Apple’s newer Ultra Wideband chip and has a louder speaker and better range.
After 5 Years, Apple Finally Upgrades the AirTag
The second-generation AirTag features Apple’s newer Ultra Wideband chip and has a louder speaker and better range.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The second-generation AirTag features Apple’s newer Ultra Wideband chip and has a louder speaker and better range.
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NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ICE.
Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE
A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against…
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January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ICE.
Plus: AI agent OpenClaw gives cybersecurity experts the willies, China executes 11 scam compound bosses, a $40 million crypto theft has an unexpected alleged culprit, and more. www.wired.com/story/securi...
Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims
Plus: AI agent OpenClaw gives cybersecurity experts the willies, China executes 11 scam compound bosses, a $40 million crypto theft has an unexpected alleged culprit, and more.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Plus: AI agent OpenClaw gives cybersecurity experts the willies, China executes 11 scam compound bosses, a $40 million crypto theft has an unexpected alleged culprit, and more. www.wired.com/story/securi...
Plus: Vivaldi browser shuns AI, Samsung has a new sustainable display, and Frankfurt Airport tests Auracast for gate announcements. www.wired.com/story/gear-n...
Gear News of the Week: Samsung’s TriFold Sells Out in Minutes, and a Leak Teases Google’s New OS
Plus: Vivaldi browser shuns AI, Samsung has a new sustainable display, and Frankfurt Airport tests Auracast for gate announcements.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Plus: Vivaldi browser shuns AI, Samsung has a new sustainable display, and Frankfurt Airport tests Auracast for gate announcements. www.wired.com/story/gear-n...
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
Donald Trump has appeared to undermine Second Amendment rights in statements about Alex Pretti’s killing. Many in the firearms community are going along with it. www.wired.com/story/right-...
Right-Wing Gun Enthusiasts and Extremists Are Working Overtime to Justify Alex Pretti’s Killing
Donald Trump has appeared to undermine Second Amendment rights in statements about Alex Pretti’s killing. Many in the firearms community are going along with it.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Donald Trump has appeared to undermine Second Amendment rights in statements about Alex Pretti’s killing. Many in the firearms community are going along with it. www.wired.com/story/right-...
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lmao this is what happens if you have the audacity to plan a date night using “ai agents”
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January 30, 2026 at 8:50 PM
lmao this is what happens if you have the audacity to plan a date night using “ai agents”
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We’re launching a pop-up newsletter to keep tabs on everything going on with ICE - including @wired.com reporting and essential coverage from other outlets, plus analysis to help you make sense of the chaos.
Sign up here, first edition next week:
Sign up here, first edition next week:
Tracker Newsletter: ICE in Focus
As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We’re launching a pop-up newsletter to keep tabs on everything going on with ICE - including @wired.com reporting and essential coverage from other outlets, plus analysis to help you make sense of the chaos.
Sign up here, first edition next week:
Sign up here, first edition next week:
Since last year, we’ve been reporting on ICE extensively. But every week brings new information, and it’s getting harder to keep track of what’s happening, let alone remember what’s already happened.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Since last year, we’ve been reporting on ICE extensively. But every week brings new information, and it’s getting harder to keep track of what’s happening, let alone remember what’s already happened.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
Some of our favorite heated blankets are on sale (and might even arrive in time for you to use this weekend). www.wired.com/story/heated...
The Best Heated Blanket Deals for 6 More Weeks of Winter
Some of our favorite heated blankets are on sale (and might even arrive in time for you to use this weekend).
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January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Some of our favorite heated blankets are on sale (and might even arrive in time for you to use this weekend). www.wired.com/story/heated...
Silicon Valley’s power brokers spent the past year currying favor with President Trump. Two deadly shootings in Minneapolis are now exposing the price of that bargain. www.wired.com/story/after-...
After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent
Silicon Valley’s power brokers spent the past year currying favor with President Trump. Two deadly shootings in Minneapolis are now exposing the price of that bargain.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Silicon Valley’s power brokers spent the past year currying favor with President Trump. Two deadly shootings in Minneapolis are now exposing the price of that bargain. www.wired.com/story/after-...
Coming up at NOON ET! 🕛
Tap the link to join us for a live AMA in the comments. Our experts @lmatsakis.bsky.social and @zeyiyang.bsky.social will be answering all your questions about China!
Submit your burning questions now!
Tap the link to join us for a live AMA in the comments. Our experts @lmatsakis.bsky.social and @zeyiyang.bsky.social will be answering all your questions about China!
Submit your burning questions now!
Nvidia’s Campaign to Sell AI Chips to China Finally Pays Off
Beijing reportedly approved the sale of hundreds of thousands of Nvidia H200 chips to Chinese AI companies—the culmination of a dramatic shift in US tech policy.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Coming up at NOON ET! 🕛
Tap the link to join us for a live AMA in the comments. Our experts @lmatsakis.bsky.social and @zeyiyang.bsky.social will be answering all your questions about China!
Submit your burning questions now!
Tap the link to join us for a live AMA in the comments. Our experts @lmatsakis.bsky.social and @zeyiyang.bsky.social will be answering all your questions about China!
Submit your burning questions now!
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For those who read our piece about crypto scam compound whistleblower Red Bull, I've verified that this is his real Bluesky account below.
Thank for your incredible courage and all your work to achieve justice, @mohammadmuzahir02.bsky.social.
Thank for your incredible courage and all your work to achieve justice, @mohammadmuzahir02.bsky.social.
This wasn’t easy to share, but it mattered.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He then proceeded to leak to me a huge collection of the compound's internal materials.
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
For those who read our piece about crypto scam compound whistleblower Red Bull, I've verified that this is his real Bluesky account below.
Thank for your incredible courage and all your work to achieve justice, @mohammadmuzahir02.bsky.social.
Thank for your incredible courage and all your work to achieve justice, @mohammadmuzahir02.bsky.social.
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This wasn’t easy to share, but it mattered.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He then proceeded to leak to me a huge collection of the compound's internal materials.
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
This wasn’t easy to share, but it mattered.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
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Another day of ICE violently arresting civilians, smashing windows, kitted out in insane gear. And now, arresting journalists like Don Lemon. They are acting like a military force so WIRED found an active duty officer to evaluate how they are doing as one www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Another day of ICE violently arresting civilians, smashing windows, kitted out in insane gear. And now, arresting journalists like Don Lemon. They are acting like a military force so WIRED found an active duty officer to evaluate how they are doing as one www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
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Here @johnsemley3000.bsky.social revisits Infinite Jest and makes a case for bringing back the litbros: www.wired.com/story/infini...
'Infinite Jest' Is Back. Maybe Litbros Should Be, Too
The notoriously challenging book is being re-released for its 30th anniversary. Its fandom is annoying, sure—but at least they read.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Here @johnsemley3000.bsky.social revisits Infinite Jest and makes a case for bringing back the litbros: www.wired.com/story/infini...
The notoriously challenging book is being re-released for its 30th anniversary. Its fandom is annoying, sure—but at least they read. www.wired.com/story/infini...
'Infinite Jest' Is Back. Maybe Litbros Should Be, Too
The notoriously challenging book is being re-released for its 30th anniversary. Its fandom is annoying, sure—but at least they read.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The notoriously challenging book is being re-released for its 30th anniversary. Its fandom is annoying, sure—but at least they read. www.wired.com/story/infini...