Enhanced Games
Coverage of Enhanced Games in the Nexus archive.
- The Businessman Who Helped Peter Thiel Kill Gawker Wanted to Save Journalism. Then His Site Went Dark.
Aron D’Souza, involved in the lawsuit against Gawker Media with Peter Thiel, launched an AI platform called Objection to dispute media claims but shut it down after feedback. The platform addressed issues like Joe Rogan promoting ivermectin as a Covid-19 cure and Bernie Sanders' claims about Benjamin Netanyahu. D’Souza aims to reform journalism through his ventures, including Enhanced Games, an Olympics-style event allowing performance-enhancing drugs.
- I went to the so-called ‘steroid Olympics,’ to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides
The Enhanced Games, a sporting competition where most athletes use performance-enhancing drugs, may represent a new business model that the tech industry is poised to adopt. The event highlights Silicon Valley's interest in peptides and performance-enhancing substances.
- What would you be willing to put in your body?
The Enhanced Games, an athletic event where athletes used legal performance-enhancing drugs, took place last weekend. The event was covered in the Optimizer newsletter by Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song, which explores products claiming to enhance life.
- Enhanced Games Parent Sinks After Troubled Debut Event
The parent company of the Enhanced Games is struggling following a problematic debut event held at Resorts World Las Vegas on May 24. The event faced challenges, leading to concerns about the company's stability.
- STAT+: Praise for FDA’s acting commissioner
Calley Means, RFK Jr.'s adviser, and Finn Kennedy attended the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, a pro-doping athletic event. Republicans face delays in passing an immigration funding bill due to disputes over a Trump ally settlement and a White House complex funding request, indirectly affecting health care.
- Swimmer 'breaks' world record at billionaire-backed Enhanced Games
A controversial sports event called Enhanced Games, supported by a billionaire, allows athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision. A swimmer set an unofficial world record there, reigniting debates about fair competition in sports.
- The Olympics These Were Not
The Enhanced Games, a controversial 'doping Olympics' in Las Vegas, saw athletes use FDA-approved performance-enhancing substances under a clinical trial. Funded by $300 million in venture capital including Peter Thiel and 1789 Capital (linked to Donald Trump Jr.), the event offers $1 million prizes for world records. Athletes like James Magnussen and Kristian Gkolomeev competed in hyper-short, social-media-focused events using experimental protocols.
- Watch: Only world record broken at Enhanced Games won't be recognised
A world record set by Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev at the Enhanced Games will not be recognized by official sporting bodies. The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil explains the reasons behind this decision.
- A Swimmer Broke a World Record at the Enhanced Games
A swimmer broke a world record at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, where dozens of athletes competed, many of whom used performance-enhancing drugs without disclosing them.
- Las Vegas Enhanced Games launch sparks controversy and ethical debate
The Enhanced Games in Las Vegas allow athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision to break records, sparking controversy over the open use of banned substances and unknown long-term health effects. The event has attracted significant financial backing through sponsorships and sports betting.
- 'Self-destructive' Putin loses home support as Ukraine war rages on
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have lost support from backers amid the ongoing Ukraine war. A police raid on an opposition party headquarters in Turkey and the underperformance of the Enhanced Games are also highlighted. Additionally, a 99-year-old breaks sky records, while Hollywood is noted to favor younger actors and animated characters over women over 60.
- The 'Olympics on Steroids' Enhanced Games - where athletes are allowed to use banned performance enhancers - proves a washout with just one world record beaten
The Enhanced Games, an event where athletes are permitted to use banned performance enhancers, failed to generate significant success, with only one world record broken. The competition, dubbed 'Olympics on Steroids,' was described as a 'washout' due to its underwhelming performance.
- Essayist Paul Klotz: With the Enhanced Games, 'we are witnessing the return of the circus'
The Enhanced Games, funded by American transhumanism leaders, involve medically supervised competitions of doped athletes, signaling the start of a human modification economy. Essayist Paul Klotz compares this to the 'return of the circus.'
- Economist Guillaume Vallet: 'The Enhanced Games glorifies a certain type of man, dominant and celebrated by MAGA ideology'
Economist Guillaume Vallet criticizes the Enhanced Games, a competition for doped athletes scheduled for May 24 in Las Vegas, for glorifying a dominant masculinity aligned with MAGA ideology and promoting an unregulated market paradigm outside democratic frameworks.
- Enhanced Games: Steroids, anabolic and other drugs authorized
The article discusses the authorization of steroids, anabolic drugs, and other substances in 'Enhanced Games.' Andy Miah, a professor and bioethicist at the University of Salford, is highlighted as a guest expert.
- The Enhanced Games are Sunday. Here's what to know about the controversial event
The Enhanced Games, a controversial event in Las Vegas, will feature dozens of athletes, including former Olympians, competing while using performance-enhancing drugs. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday.
- This may be the most absurdly juiced athlete competing in the Enhanced Games this weekend
The Enhanced Games, a controversial Olympic-style competition allowing medically supervised performance-enhancing drugs, kicks off in Las Vegas. Australian swimmer Cameron 'The Missile' Magnussen, a former Olympian, is highlighted as the most transformed athlete, using substances like testosterone and HGH. The event challenges traditional anti-doping norms, with 91% of athletes in a trial using testosterone and 79% using HGH.
- The Download: coding’s future, the ‘Steroid Olympics,’ and AI-driven science
Anthropic's Code with Claude demonstrates AI's growing role in software development with nearly half of developers shipping AI-written code without review. Google I/O highlighted a shift toward agent-driven AI systems for scientific research, while the inaugural Enhanced Games in Las Vegas raises questions about performance enhancement trends in society.
- The Enhanced Games fit right in with the rest of 2026’s longevity vibes
The inaugural Enhanced Games, taking place in Las Vegas with 42 athletes, explicitly encourages performance-enhancing drugs approved by the FDA to push human performance limits. The event offers $25 million in prizes and reflects broader 2026 trends toward optimization and enhancement, though it raises significant health and safety concerns.
- Enhanced Games: Why 'crippling injuries' are the least of it
The Enhanced Games allow athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs with full knowledge of severe risks including injury and paralysis. Beyond physical dangers, bioethicists warn the competition could fundamentally alter human biology and open unprecedented ethical concerns about genetic modification in sports.
- Dope and glory: inside the Enhanced Games
The Enhanced Games is a new athletic competition that aims to legitimize performance-boosting drugs in professional sports. Athletes would be allowed to use pharmaceutical enhancements to break records, with organizers hoping to mainstream drug-assisted athletic performance.
- Enhanced Games: Pushing human potential, or lethal circus?
The Enhanced Games, backed by investors including Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr., aim to showcase human potential by allowing performance-enhancing drugs. However, doping experts warn of serious health dangers associated with this controversial sporting event.