How Elizabeth Holmes tricked Wired
Adam Rogers of Wired writes about how Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes duped the publication. Rogers writes, “It did—a few of us thought we saw hints of red flags. The company hadn’t published any peer-reviewed data. Colleagues had heard unconfirmable rumors of shenanigans inside the company. But that didn’t mean it wasn’t a story. We’d just have to […]
Why Wired publishes an issue focused on women
Maya Olsen of Ms. magazine spoke to Inc. editorial director Kate Drummond about its decision to publish an entire issue focused on women. Olsen writes, “There is a palpable ‘testosterone culture’ in tech, which is most obvious in the discourse surrounding it. Many of the powerful roles in the industry are held by women, yet they often play more […]
Wired hires WSJ’s Owen
Wired has hired Tess Owen to cover politics. She has been at The Wall Street Journal since December 2025 as a senior video correspondent. Before joining the Journal, she worked for Vice News and contributed writing to the New Yorker, Wired, New York Magazine and the Guardian. Owen holds a bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College and […]
WSJ hires Zeff to cover AI
The Wall Street Journal has hired Max Zeff to cover artificial intelligence. He will start next week. Zeff is a senior writer at Wired covering the business of artificial intelligence. He was previously a senior reporter with TechCrunch, where he broke news on startups and leaders driving the AI boom. Before that, Zeff covered AI policy and […]
Wired launches a new global app
Tech publication Wired is launching a global app this week that will feature a more personalized and interactive experience aimed at its most loyal readers, report Sara Fischer and Kerry Flynn of Axios. Fischer and Flynn write, “With traffic referrals declining in the AI era, Wired’s global editorial director Katie Drummond says she wants the […]
Yang departs Wired for NY Times in China
New York Times science editor Bill Wasik sent out the following: One of the most important trends in global science over the past five years has been the rise of China as a scientific superpower. By some metrics, China’s scientific output now surpasses that of the United States, in both the quantity and quality of research produced. […]
Tech reporter Rabinowitz departs NBC News for Wired
Harry Rabinowitz has joined Wired as commerce editor. He previously was a tech reporter at NBC News. Before that, Rabinowitz was a contributing writer to Popular Science and Hearst Magazines. He holds a bachelor’s degree from New York University.
MSG sues Wired for defamation
Madison Square Garden has sued Wired for defamation over a story the magazine published that stated the arena kept a list of gay celebrities. Ariel Zilber of The New York Post reports, “In fact, the list was ‘created by the reporters themselves through their own manipulation of raw data,’ the Garden said. “Asked for comment by […]
Wired promotes Harmanci to exec director
Reyhan Harmanci has been promoted from features director to executive director, features and special projects at Wired. She previously worked on special projects at Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Harmanci was also editor in chief at Atlas Obscura. She is a Wesleyan University graduate.
Wired hires Taylor as senior writer
Wired executive editor Brian Barrett shared with staff this morning: Hi all, I’m thrilled to share that Kate Taylor will be joining WIRED as a senior writer on the business desk. If you don’t know Kate already, you’re likely familiar with her work as an investigative journalist. At Business Insider, she wrote about everything from […]
