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Editor at Large @WIRED . Your pandemic reading: Facebook: The Inside Story. …

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4 years
Every week I answer one reader question--on anything! Submit your question to mail @wired .com with the subject line ASK LEVY. Do it now!
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For 1,130 people the biggest story yesterday wasn't the election. It was that they died of covid.
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@MichaelWolffNYC You have a new book?
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Cleaning office I found installation discs for @Microsoft Office 5.2 for Mac—all 29 of them! Yep you had to load these one by one to install the program.
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A co-founder reconstructs how a stalled product turned into a hit. The product is @instagram .
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@guyro Guy, it is time to remove that account entirely.
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When an old laptop still boots up.
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1/ The first glimpse of Facebook: The Inside Story is now on @WIRED . The excerpt centers on Mark Zuckerberg and his lost notebook. It provides a revealing window into his thinking....
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@BillGates So sorry for your loss, Bill. I was fortunate to have visited with your dad, who gave me a wonderful interview about ... you. He was so proud, particularly of you as a father. Condolences to all your family.
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The one person I want to speak to when a pandemic hits, is epidemiologist @larrybrilliant . Here's the edited version of our conversation--a mix of terror and reassurance.
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Just did the prep session. This promises to be an awesome panel. Sign up and log in on Tuesday!
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Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Co-Founder, Archewell, is joining #REWIRED2021 for an exclusive panel on misinformation, alongside @stanfordio ’s Renée DiResta, @AspenDigital ’s Rashad Robinson, and WIRED’s @StevenLevy , on November 9 at 4 pm ET. Sign up:
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35 years ago I wrote about RMS in “Hackers.” So I had to address the significance of Stallman’s fall and The Reckoning at MIT.
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@ezraklein When Texas goes blue the GOPs will be begging to end the Electoral College
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I've followed @openai from first announcement to its current state as the flagship AI producer. In this @WIRED deep-dive I decode its ambitions, its strategy and its attempts to retain a lab culture as it grows as a business.
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4 years
Why are we learning from a @twitter press release about a massive attack planned on January 17?
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FB will ask former GOP Sen to examine News Feed for "liberal bias." Also consult w Heritage foundation. I think zero chance they would ever say that FB isn't biased, no matter what evidence. Because they are, uh, biased.
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100 days after our previous interview--viewed by millions--I spoke with @larrybrilliant again, whose view of the pandemic is unparalleled. His words are informative, inspiring and, sadly, very disturbing.
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Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant helped end smallpox, and helped the Dems avoid super spreading in their convention. Here's what he thinks is happening next.
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@liron @goldman @pmarca @tylercowen Amazing that a guy who blocks anyone who criticizes him—and all journalists—boasts that he loves uncontrolled and anarchic discourse.
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These tech layoffs--Twitter being largest--are wild when you consider the Navy-Seal-level hurdles someone has to leap over to get hired at one of these companies. Sometimes months of interviews and vetting. And then--an email saying get the hell out.
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Had a great talk with @jack dorsey -- got to @twitter changes, harassment and @realDonaldTrump .
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13 years
I had dreaded writing Steve Jobs's obit. Here it is. http://t.co/UWA7iCTu
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2 years
@mikiebarb That’s the @nytimes excuse for missing the story when it mattered? Blaming us for not subscribing to Newsday? I pay for NYT and expect better.
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7 years
For all the shit that @twitter gets it seems it was by far the first way people learned that the "prepare to die" missile alert was bogus.
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My interview w @ylecun , on open source, AGI, OpenAI, & more. "Whenever technology progresses, you can't stop the bad guys from having access to it. Then it’s my good AI against your bad AI. The way to stay ahead is to progress faster."
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Not saying it's good or bad, or that AGI is within sight--but AI companies are still improving their models, and the results are not tricks. They are something powerful that can't be shrugged off.
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Orig http://t.co/TYbr5TwowV enroll site: $200M to build, $70M/yr to maintain. USDS revamp: $4m to build, $4M/yr.
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My exclusive look on how Apple uses machine learning and AI.
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@paulg Some of that is happening. But journalists are the ones whose job it is to actually do interviews, go through documents, etc., to dig for the truth. It would be tragic if their hard-won facts are dragged down to the level of people talking out of their ass.
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If Internet had a CEO, it might be Jeff Bezos. Here's my long interview w him, along with musings on Fire. http://t.co/UsytoLTr)
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6 years
In honor of 20th anniversary of iMac launch I am wearing this not lousy T shirt.
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@paulg Disagree. I am inspired every day by the younger people I work with at @wired and read in other publications.
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I've been talking to current and former @apple employees for over a year to compile an oral history of the campus they are leaving behind, The Infinite Loop. Check out their amazing stories.
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9 years
Ultimate irony would be if GOP senate refused to confirm and newly elected Dem chose Obama to replace Scalia.
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5 years
The cool @netflix doc on @BillGates vindicated my theory that the Malcom @gladwell "outlier" theory is bullshit.
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8 years
If @realDonaldTrump wants equal time w @nbcsnl how about ...a press conference?
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Palmer Luckey has quietly pulled off the rare feat of founding two innovative multi-billion dollar companies. I interviewed him about being a defense contractor who still loves games.
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7 years
@jack Glad to see this thread, @jack . As you knew well would happen, the replies by your customers show how tough the job will be.
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9 years
Does anyone else think this Sean Penn/El Chapo/ @Rollingstone thing is actually a Seth Rogan screenplay?
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4 years
As I wrote in Facebook: the Inside Story, Zuckerberg specifically threatened Snap with building its own version unless they sold. When Snap turned it down, Zuck not only released the clone, but sent Snap an email telling them to enjoy it.
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I'm joining Medium to start a new home for lively, meaningful tech writing.
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7 years
Theranos news makes this shot a real collectors item!
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In this @wired Big Interview, Microsoft CEO @satyanadella and I go deep on AI, his role in making Google dance, and why he's not worried about the singularity.
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4 years
What more do you need? He just said “I love you” to terrorists who disrupted the transfer of power and trashed the Capitol. He should not be the president when the sun rises tomorrow.
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27 years ago I got an assignment from a new mag called @wired . Hey, that worked out! Today I stand with my colleagues in forming a @wiredunion , to help preserve what is great about this publication we all love.
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Since its founding 27 years ago, WIRED has prepared readers and viewers for the promises and upheavals of the future. Now it’s time to secure our own place in that future. We are proud to announce the @wired editorial staff has formed a union with @nyguild . 1/
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Kill the ACA, and you kill startups--and economic growth. GOPs, are you getting this?
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@BillClinton For all the rubber necking and sniping about the Clinton marriage they have been married for 45 years and I bet they still have great conversations.
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5 years
So @amazon is selling a pirated edition of Hackers—just the first two chapters—as it’s official Kindle edition. Some hijacked the official version, and readers can only buy this counterfeit. How can this happen? Help!
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4 years
Thanks to listeners of the Steve Jobs stories on @joinClubhouse . For those who missed it, @chrisfralic has the recording and we're figuring out the best way to share it, so hang on.
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Good time to remember that among 1000s helped by Hebrew Immigration Aid Society was family of Sergey Brin. The 6-yr-old immigrant went on to co-found @Google .
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OK, it's pub day. I won't do this all the time, but just saying that today Facebook: The Inside Story is now on sale. 3 years in the making. SF Chron called it "even-handed and devastating." Here are the links to buy it.
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7 years
Got to play with the iPhone X for a few days. Here's how I decode it.
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4 years
@rasmus_kleis I'd be more excited if Prez Elect Biden was hiring Big Tech's engineers instead of its lawyers.
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4 years
@rabois Maybe because people at the Bay Area are more likely to follow health guidelines and stay at home?
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"If you want to send a message that you don’t want to own the metaverse, maybe you shouldn’t rename your trillion-dollar company 'Meta.'”
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8 years
Impressed by @brianstelter strong opening--methodically deconstructing Trump distraction, without lame hedging.
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@BillGates I remember interviewing Buffet on his friendship w Gates c. 1999 for a newsweek profile. This weird bond is real.
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20 years ago this month Steven Jobs unveiled the most beautiful computer ever. It was his biggest failure. I look back in my newsletter.
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. @mariaressa is one tough woman. Let's hope they don't jail her. And @facebook it wouldn't kill you to highlight her plight, even though she points to you as part of her problems.
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Furor about @elonmusk taking public toke shows our cognitive dissonance about weed. It's legal where he inhaled, less toxic than booze, yet even people who know better say WTF. Whereas if he were sipping a whiskey, no prob.
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I am astonished that a reputable news pub is attacking @VP for avoiding Bluetooth and using wired earbuds. Excuse me, but security protocols are not phobias! Is it so hard to presume that intruders might want to surveil our second-highest official?
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12 years
Obama speech good, but no new tablet or phone.
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10 years
The inventors of Siri are building a cloud-based "global brain." My exclusive at http://t.co/5ny7iYuTGI
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Mark Zuckerberg says it not good for anyone if he's the world's arbiter of truth. But he IS the arbiter of harm, and has to step up to it.
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As @waltmossberg reminds us, today is 36th anniversary of the original Mac. Here's my @RollingStone story on how it happened. (hear Steve Jobs tell me his goal is making @apple a $10 billion company!)
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@jayrosen_nyu @NormOrnstein I read this as “If some scandal would rate as a 1 in Trump’s admin, we’ll treat it like a 10 in Biden’s WH.”
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4 years
The WSJ profile of @tim_cook was solid and low-drama, like its subject. . Made me think of Tim's story to me about how he still visits Steve's old office.
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@mouvement33 A source's story of USC payoffs to OJ victims--clearly what you saw-- was included in a 1994 Esquire cover story written by my wife. USC's response was "to our knowledge" that didn't happen. After the story appeared USC vociferously denied it--maybe because of that visit?
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10 months
Thanks. The value of taking months to write a long-form piece is that you have a shot at seeing the underlying story that you may not get from a quick dip.
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From all what I've read about what happened at @OpenAI recently, the @WIRED cover story that was written by @StevenLevy explained it in the best way. However, it was written BEFORE that crazy weekend. 😱
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Every 5 yrs or so I dive into @ycombinator . Here's the @backchnnl story. Under @sama more interesting than ever!
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2 years
I spent months reporting on the @OversightBoard Meta set up to second-guess it. The board actually wants to fundamentally change not just Meta but the boundaries of social media discourse overall. Anyway, read it here.
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8 years
Well it's a sweep. Three debates and not a single question about climate change. #debate
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@tasneemraja @nytimes In contrast, @washingtonpost story on the same terrorist. While NYT let him spin his own story, Washpo tells us he is proud white nationalist. Ready to die for Trump and take people down with him. It turns out he isn't such a likeable guy!
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It's time to go zero tolerance on people toxically sowing doubt on our electoral system.
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Ballmer: MS employees in hot water if they use Apple stuff. Nadella: Let me go to my iPad....
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@mikiebarb You would think that The New York Times might have taken a look at this guy running for Congress in its local coverage area. Thanks a lot for discovering this AFTER the election.
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7 years
Google.
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Is it ethical to have a human-sounding robot interact with someone without informing the other party that he or she is in conversation with an it? Real question.
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I've been fascinated with @ycombinator for nearly all of its 17 years. (It's also super fun to cover!) Here's an assessment of some of its impact, aside from the giant companies it helped nurture.
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3 years
These guys in my backyard are taking a big risk on Thanksgiving week.
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The guy who's been running Google search, ads, commerce, maps and assistant since June hasn't given an interview. Until now. Some surprises in here.
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"It isn’t just Trump's repurposed tweets that make Facebook employees ashamed. The company’s workers are responding to Facebook’s larger role in aggravating the nation’s troubled discord."
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3 years
NYT opinion writers have reasons to stay there. Brooks, Friedman, Dowd, etc. ride the Times exposure for huge speaking fees and big book advances. Everyone takes their calls. Salary is the least of it. Going to Substack would be much smaller audiences and less clout.
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7 years
Finally a killer app for Apple Watch!
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9 years
I used to hit "Star" on @twitter for stuff I disagreed w but acknowledged. Now I should "heart" those tweets? Another nuance dies.
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4 years
In 2018, Mark Zuckerberg came to @karaswisher 's podcast with a talking point about how his tolerance for Holocaust denial showed @Facebook 's commitment to free expression. It seemed obviously wrong. Today, FB finally changed policy.
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6 years
Thanks for a great interview!
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Always great to catch up with @stevenlevy - enjoyed our chat about AI and the future of tech. Thanks @wired for having me! #WIRED25
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