Zoë Schiffer
@zoeschiffer.bsky.social
Director of Business & Industry at WIRED. Author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter. Signal zoeschiffer.87
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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November 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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...
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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
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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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November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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-...
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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November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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...
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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!
I 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
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
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Jake is one of the best and I’ll really miss working with him — whoever gets to work with him next is very lucky!
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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October 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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...
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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October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
New: Google has a bed bug outbreak in its New York offices: www.wired.com/story/theres...
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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October 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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...
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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September 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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...
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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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September 25, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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...
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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."
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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September 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"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."
I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."
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I’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.
The first issue of Sources drops tomorrow, featuring an interview with Mark Zuckerberg, which airs in full on Access this Thursday.
September 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Subscribed so fast
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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August 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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-...
Mark Zuckerberg went on a hiring spree to lure top AI research talent to Meta. At least three recent hires have resigned: www.wired.com/story/resear...
Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab
CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on a recruiting blitz to lure top AI researchers to Meta. WIRED has confirmed that three recent hires have now resigned.
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August 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Mark Zuckerberg went on a hiring spree to lure top AI research talent to Meta. At least three recent hires have resigned: www.wired.com/story/resear...
Elon Musk's xAI has sued OpenAI and Apple claiming the companies colluded to protect their monopolies and hurt Grok: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk's xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings
The xAI lawsuit claims that Grok's ranking below ChatGPT is a sign of allegedly monopolistic behavior.
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August 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Elon Musk's xAI has sued OpenAI and Apple claiming the companies colluded to protect their monopolies and hurt Grok: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
On the pod this week, I talk to @lmatsakis.bsky.social about Trump's possible chips deals and what it means for the tech industry (and China): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
WIRED Roundup: Chip Manufacturers Bonanza
Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · 08/22/2025 · 20m
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August 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On the pod this week, I talk to @lmatsakis.bsky.social about Trump's possible chips deals and what it means for the tech industry (and China): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Astronomer's new CEO is ready to talk. @stevenlevy.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/astron...
Astronomer’s New CEO Speaks—Yes, About That
The viral kiss-cam moment could be the best thing that’s ever happened to Astronomer. But its new CEO won’t say that.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Astronomer's new CEO is ready to talk. @stevenlevy.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/astron...
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great feature from @zoeschiffer.bsky.social about Hollywood and AI, what are the fears and what is the reality www.wired.com/story/artifi...
AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It Has Already Arrived
An early winner in the generative AI wars was near collapse—then bet everything on a star-studded comeback. Can Stability AI beat the competition?
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August 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
great feature from @zoeschiffer.bsky.social about Hollywood and AI, what are the fears and what is the reality www.wired.com/story/artifi...
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Queue it up for your weekend getaway, dog walks, workouts etc
This week on the pod, me and @jakelahut.writes.news discuss the GPT-5 launch and why the White House is going all in on deportation memes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped
Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · 08/15/2025 · 17m
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August 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Queue it up for your weekend getaway, dog walks, workouts etc
This week on the pod, me and @jakelahut.writes.news discuss the GPT-5 launch and why the White House is going all in on deportation memes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped
Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · 08/15/2025 · 17m
podcasts.apple.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This week on the pod, me and @jakelahut.writes.news discuss the GPT-5 launch and why the White House is going all in on deportation memes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
We spoke to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about what he learned from the GPT-5 launch, the AI bubble, and why he's prepared to spend trillions on data centers in the "not very distant future." With @willknight.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/sam-al...
www.wired.com/story/sam-al...
Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity
The OpenAI CEO addressed GPT-5 backlash, the AI bubble—and why he's willing to spend trillions of dollars to win.
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August 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We spoke to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about what he learned from the GPT-5 launch, the AI bubble, and why he's prepared to spend trillions on data centers in the "not very distant future." With @willknight.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/sam-al...
www.wired.com/story/sam-al...
The US government announced a series of major AI partnerships in recent weeks with firms like OpenAI and Anthropic. One company that was supposed to be part of the mix? Elon Musk's xAI. Here's what happened. With @makenakelly.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/xai-gr...
xAI Was About to Land a Major Government Contract. Then Grok Praised Hitler
Internal emails obtained by WIRED show a hasty process to onboard OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI providers to the federal government. xAI was on the list—until MechaHilter happened.
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August 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The US government announced a series of major AI partnerships in recent weeks with firms like OpenAI and Anthropic. One company that was supposed to be part of the mix? Elon Musk's xAI. Here's what happened. With @makenakelly.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/xai-gr...
On the pod this week: @jakelahut.writes.news & I discuss OpenAI’s major partnership with the U.S. government, Epstein continuing to tear Trump world apart, a wild saga about Bitcoin miners, and more: open.spotify.com/episode/1JZ4...
Wired Roundup: OpenAI Announces New Government Partnership
Uncanny Valley | WIRED · Episode
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August 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
On the pod this week: @jakelahut.writes.news & I discuss OpenAI’s major partnership with the U.S. government, Epstein continuing to tear Trump world apart, a wild saga about Bitcoin miners, and more: open.spotify.com/episode/1JZ4...
Trump recently fired one of our top economists after her agency published a disappointing jobs report. China shows how manipulating economic data erodes government credibility: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Is Undermining Trust in Official Economic Statistics. China Shows Where That Path Can Lead
China demonstrates how manipulating economic data can ultimately erode government credibility.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Trump recently fired one of our top economists after her agency published a disappointing jobs report. China shows how manipulating economic data erodes government credibility: www.wired.com/story/trump-...