Boone Ashworth
@boone.bsky.social
Staff writer @Wired.com I cover any tech that is weird and/or on fire. Scream at me on Signal at boone.10
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WIRED's @manishakrishnan.bsky.social has done the lord's work and tried this out at the office. It went ... about how you'd expect.
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
WIRED's @manishakrishnan.bsky.social has done the lord's work and tried this out at the office. It went ... about how you'd expect.
finally! FINALLY! i will get to do the mr. bean car
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
finally! FINALLY! i will get to do the mr. bean car
there's absolutely no way man. i mean sure maybe he's right about masculinity fine whatever but ain't no way I'm watching a Joel Edgerton movie where he got a cute little dog. this man has a pathological need to make you sob and there is ZERO chance that dog is getting outta this mess
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
there's absolutely no way man. i mean sure maybe he's right about masculinity fine whatever but ain't no way I'm watching a Joel Edgerton movie where he got a cute little dog. this man has a pathological need to make you sob and there is ZERO chance that dog is getting outta this mess
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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.”
www.wired.com
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...
my first time guest hosting @wired.com's Uncanny Valley Podcast this week with @manishakrishnan.bsky.social and @snackfight.bsky.social this week was a real trip (the good kind!)
open.spotify.com/episode/4O40...
open.spotify.com/episode/4O40...
Can Tech Get Rid of Bad Trips?
open.spotify.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
my first time guest hosting @wired.com's Uncanny Valley Podcast this week with @manishakrishnan.bsky.social and @snackfight.bsky.social this week was a real trip (the good kind!)
open.spotify.com/episode/4O40...
open.spotify.com/episode/4O40...
one "fun" thing about this is seeing all the emails in reverse chron order means you pinpoint almost the exact time when Epstein switched to a smartphone and started typing
evv erything
like a boom er
evv erything
like a boom er
NEW: Pranksters recreated Jeffrey Epstein's inbox in a format you can use just like Gmail, and @boone.bsky.social caught up with them! After you read the story, dive in at jmail.world
Pranksters Recreated a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail Inbox
Using Jmail, you can read thousands of Jeffrey Epstein's emails in a familiar format. Use the star function to highlight notable finds.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
one "fun" thing about this is seeing all the emails in reverse chron order means you pinpoint almost the exact time when Epstein switched to a smartphone and started typing
evv erything
like a boom er
evv erything
like a boom er
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NEW: Pranksters recreated Jeffrey Epstein's inbox in a format you can use just like Gmail, and @boone.bsky.social caught up with them! After you read the story, dive in at jmail.world
Pranksters Recreated a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail Inbox
Using Jmail, you can read thousands of Jeffrey Epstein's emails in a familiar format. Use the star function to highlight notable finds.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NEW: Pranksters recreated Jeffrey Epstein's inbox in a format you can use just like Gmail, and @boone.bsky.social caught up with them! After you read the story, dive in at jmail.world
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Jmail is Gmail but exclusively for the Epstein emails. Yep! from @boone.bsky.social
Pranksters Recreated a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail Inbox
Using Jmail, you can read thousands of Jeffrey Epstein's emails in a familiar format. Use the star function to highlight notable finds.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Jmail is Gmail but exclusively for the Epstein emails. Yep! from @boone.bsky.social
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Been fascinated by the idea of a Great Meme Reset ever since I first heard about it. Originally, I was trying to parse how it would be possible to rewind the internet. Then I really thought about what it could mean and why people might want to turn back time...
www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
The ‘Great Meme Reset’ Is Coming
From Jack Dorsey to Gen Alpha, everyone seemingly wants to go back to the internet of a decade ago. But is it possible to reverse AI slop and brain rot?
www.wired.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Been fascinated by the idea of a Great Meme Reset ever since I first heard about it. Originally, I was trying to parse how it would be possible to rewind the internet. Then I really thought about what it could mean and why people might want to turn back time...
www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
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For a few blissful weeks at a time, I'll forget all about QAnon...before being reminded just how central it's been to *everything* bad/weird/insane happening right now.
Including, of course, the Epstein files:
Including, of course, the Epstein files:
How Donald Trump Lost Control of the Epstein Spin Cycle
Donald Trump has spent years benefiting from the QAnon's Jeffrey Epstein obsession. That’s all changing.
www.wired.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
For a few blissful weeks at a time, I'll forget all about QAnon...before being reminded just how central it's been to *everything* bad/weird/insane happening right now.
Including, of course, the Epstein files:
Including, of course, the Epstein files:
hey should I get this hat
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
hey should I get this hat
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JOIN US TODAY: We'll be outside Conde Nast HQ tonight just after 6PM to demand the full reinstatement of our @condeunion.bsky.social and @newyorkerunion.bsky.social members. Joining us at our rally as a speaker: @newyorkstateag.bsky.social. BE THERE WITH US!
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
JOIN US TODAY: We'll be outside Conde Nast HQ tonight just after 6PM to demand the full reinstatement of our @condeunion.bsky.social and @newyorkerunion.bsky.social members. Joining us at our rally as a speaker: @newyorkstateag.bsky.social. BE THERE WITH US!
what an incredible time for the devil wears prada 2 trailer to drop
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
what an incredible time for the devil wears prada 2 trailer to drop
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this was a really good reminder to just turn off every single notification on my phone
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
this was a really good reminder to just turn off every single notification on my phone
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oh they got video www.thewrap.com/conde-nast-f...
Watch the Condé Nast Staffers-HR Confrontation That Led to 4 Firings | Exclusive
Footage of Condé Nast unionized employees confronting the company’s head of human resources shows employees who tried to press him on the layoffs this week of several Teen Vogue staffers.
www.thewrap.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
oh they got video www.thewrap.com/conde-nast-f...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hey everyone, thank you so much for the outpouring of support.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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conde nast fired the vp of new york newsguild for asking HR questions
More important to me than my identity, I am also the Vice President of the NewsGuild of New York, and targeting me with a blatantly retaliatory termination like this feels like an egregious shot against our union and against media workers as a whole.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
conde nast fired the vp of new york newsguild for asking HR questions
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WIRED is focused on reporting the forces shaping the most terrifying administration in a generation already plagued by terror wars, financial ruin, and a global pandemic. The best way to help us keep doing that today is to stay reading. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
WIRED is focused on reporting the forces shaping the most terrifying administration in a generation already plagued by terror wars, financial ruin, and a global pandemic. The best way to help us keep doing that today is to stay reading. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
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proud to have worked with @jakelahut.writes.news and even more proud to call him a friend. as corporate nightmare fuel drives us out, huge fucking kudos to all who want to survive, use our platforms to challenge the status quo, and care for their coworkers and industry as a whole
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 7:12 PM
proud to have worked with @jakelahut.writes.news and even more proud to call him a friend. as corporate nightmare fuel drives us out, huge fucking kudos to all who want to survive, use our platforms to challenge the status quo, and care for their coworkers and industry as a whole
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Jake is a resourceful political reporter with deep access to the White House; he goes out of his way to befriend everyone in the newsroom; and he is tireless at promoting our work on TV.
WIRED will carry on politics reporting with his legacy, but he deserves a better employer and platform.
WIRED will carry on politics reporting with his legacy, but he deserves a better employer and platform.
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 6:29 PM
Jake is a resourceful political reporter with deep access to the White House; he goes out of his way to befriend everyone in the newsroom; and he is tireless at promoting our work on TV.
WIRED will carry on politics reporting with his legacy, but he deserves a better employer and platform.
WIRED will carry on politics reporting with his legacy, but he deserves a better employer and platform.
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This is a really hard day and I want to just add as WIRED's politics editor -- WIRED's politics reporting isn't going anywhere. We are very much here and won't stop.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is a really hard day and I want to just add as WIRED's politics editor -- WIRED's politics reporting isn't going anywhere. We are very much here and won't stop.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
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insult to injury
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
insult to injury
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Just to be absolutely clear: Our commitment to politics reporting is unwavering, and we'll continue to invest in, hire for, and prioritize that coverage.
The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just to be absolutely clear: Our commitment to politics reporting is unwavering, and we'll continue to invest in, hire for, and prioritize that coverage.