Jared Keller

Jared Keller

@laserwars.net

Former journalist now working in strategic comms and writing about military laser weapons. Your school has no gymnastics team this is a last resort. Subscribe to LASER WARS https://laserwars.net

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Noah Shachtman
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BTW, if you're even *remotely* interested in this topic — or think you might be — Jared's @laserwars.net newsletter is an absolute must-read.

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HUGE NEWS: @noahshachtman.bsky.social reports that the US military is poised to finally award a contract for its first-ever directed energy program of record after more than 50 years of laser weapon research and development www.wired.com/story/landma...

wired.comLandmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army ArsenalFacing a growing drone threat, the Pentagon is poised to sign a first-of-its-kind contract for “Enduring High Energy Lasers”—and make directed energy weapons an official part of the Army’s kit.
Jared Keller
@laserwars.net

HUGE NEWS: @noahshachtman.bsky.social reports that the US military is poised to finally award a contract for its first-ever directed energy program of record after more than 50 years of laser weapon research and development www.wired.com/story/landma...

wired.comLandmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army ArsenalFacing a growing drone threat, the Pentagon is poised to sign a first-of-its-kind contract for “Enduring High Energy Lasers”—and make directed energy weapons an official part of the Army’s kit.
Jared Keller
@laserwars.net

All my homies HATE Ken Burns

Politico@politico.com

The U.S. has been “way more divided” throughout history than it is now, argues documentarian Ken Burns. “We can't be Chicken Littles sitting around fretting about the sky is falling all the time without ... doing something about it,” he told Dasha Burns on #TheConversation. 🔗 politi.co/4eFwufA

Jared Keller
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I am looking for a science writer, preferably with experience writing about neuroscience, for a (non-Laser Wars) project Please send me your recommendations!

Jared Keller
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Them: “Good on Trump for firing these loser do-nothing generals” Me: “Cool, can you name three generals who aren’t CQ Brown?” Them: “ … no?” Me: “Exactly”

Jared Keller
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Here's my Alan Greenspan story: I attended a black-tie wedding in DC around a decade ago. Greenspan was waiting for a cocktail at the bar in a wheelchair. I handed his drink down to him and, innocently mistaking me for a waiter, he palmed me a few bucks. Best stimulus ever!

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Noah Shachtman
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"...the first publicly known instance of a sitting US defense secretary personally observing a live directed energy weapon firing..."

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EXCLUSIVE: The US Defense Department demonstrated several high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, Laser Wars has learned www.laserwars.net/p/hegseth-mi...

laserwars.netEXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Demonstrates Laser Weapons for HegsethThe US military fired several high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday.
Jared Keller
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I'm still upset nobody gave a shit about this joke

Jared Keller@laserwars.net

Using Foucault to test facial recognition tech is *so* funny and all, but using Las Meninas would have been a REAL deep cut

Jared Keller
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My wife: Jared, why is there a copy of 'The Wretched of the Earth' in our guest bathroom? Me: It's a reminder to visitors to ... (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) ... leave the Fanon

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I just realized I have no idea who to text this to who will appreciate it and now I'm just sad

Jared Keller@laserwars.net

Using Foucault to test facial recognition tech is *so* funny and all, but using Las Meninas would have been a REAL deep cut

Jared Keller
@laserwars.net

Using Foucault to test facial recognition tech is *so* funny and all, but using Las Meninas would have been a REAL deep cut

dell cameron@dell.bsky.social

NEW: WIRED analyzed Meta's AI app and found NameTag — a hidden facial recognition system designed to identify people via the wearer's smart glasses — has already shipped to over 50 million phones.

wired.comMeta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of PhonesCode reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

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Jared Keller
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The fact that diamonds are being used to cool AI data centers and NOT for laser weapons like 'Congo' promised is one of the most significant bummers of my lifetime