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Joe Bernstein

Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era

By: Brendan Koerner   |   Wired   |   Oct 2023
The creator economy is fragmented and chaotic. Talent manager Ursus Magana can (almost) make sense of it, with a frenetic formula for gaming the algorithms.
Joe Bernstein

‘Building a Platform Like Twitter Is Not Difficult’

By: Brendan Koerner   |   Wired   |   June 2023
When Elon Musk’s reign of toxic chaos began, Christopher Bouzy didn’t just go looking for a rival place to post. He joined the crowded race to create one. (It got difficult.)
Joe Bernstein

How Hijackers Commandeered Over 130 American Planes — In 5 Years

By: Brendan Koerner   |   Wired   |   June 2013
'For several years during the Vietnam Era, hijackings were astonishingly routine in American airspace. Desperate and deluded souls commandeered over 130 planes between 1968 and 1972, often at a pace of one or more per week.'
Joe Bernstein

The Teens Who Hacked a Video Game Empire—and Went Too Far

By: Brendan Koerner   |   Wired   |   April 2018
Among those involved in David Pokora's so-called Xbox Underground, one would become an informant, one would become a fugitive, and one would end up dead.
Joe Bernstein

One Man’s Amazing Journey to the Center of the Bowling Ball

By: Brendan Koerner   |   Wired   |   May 2021
Mo Pinel spent a career reshaping the ball’s inner core to harness the power of physics. He revolutionized the sport—and spared no critics along the way.
Joe Bernstein

The Loneliness of the Junior College Esports Coach

By: Brendan Koerner   |   Wired   |   June 2022
He tried to save his wife through the video game they loved—and nearly lost himself. Then he signed up to lead a fledgling team of gamers in Cheyenne, Wyoming.