The spy who dumped the CIA

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  12.10.23 The Spy Who Dumped the CIA, Went to Therapy, and Now Makes Incredible Television 18-MINUTE READ WIRED loves spies. We also, of course, love good writers. So when Laura Kipnis, one of the great writers, pitched a profile of Joe Weisberg, ex spy, we couldn't say yes fast enough. Now, Weisberg hasn't been a CIA officer in years—these days, he makes television about spies. But once a spy, always a spy? It's one of the many questions Laura puts to him in this dazzling, feisty, multilayered interrogation of a piece. Who, ultimately, is manipulating whom? Read it—and understand all of us, our creativity and our self-deceptions, a little better. —Jason Kehe | Features Editor READ THE FULL STORY You Might Also Like ... The Cybertruck Must Be Huge—or It Will Dig Tesla's Grave BY CARLTON REID | 9-MINUTE READ If Musk fulfils just 15 percent of Cybertruck preorders, it would equal the annual unit sales of Toyota. If the polarizing EV flops, Tesla could be in big trouble. We Need to Talk About Lab-Grown Meat Animal-free meat alternatives are an important climate solution, but their future is far from guaranteed. Read the Pocket Collection by WIRED's Matt Reynolds. ADVERTISEMENT Inside America's School Internet Censorship Machine BY TODD FEATHERS AND DHRUV MEHROTRA | 12-MINUTE READ A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. Students say it makes the web entirely unusable. Can Rock Dust Soak Up Carbon Emissions? A Giant Experiment Is Set to Find Out BY GREGORY BARBER | 6-MINUTE READ The idea of sprinkling rock dust on farmland to soak up atmospheric carbon will be tested at large scale, thanks to a $57 million purchase from corporations including Stripe and Alphabet. GET WIRED LIMITED TIME ONLY. Subscribe to WIRED for only $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus FREE WIRED stickers as a special bonus! ADVERTISEMENT Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions