How Signal walks the line between anarchism and pragmatism (www.wired.com)
These Prisoners Are Training AI : In high-wage Finland, where clickworkers are rare, one company has discovered a novel labor force—prisoners. (www.wired.com)
Super Apps Are Terrible for People—and Great for Companies (www.wired.com)
Apps that offer to “do it all” will subject users to even more exploitation and surveillance, while large tech companies profit.
AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans Can’t Even Imagine (www.wired.com)
machine learning algorithm designs antibodies to target specific diseases, then automated robotic systems build and grow them in lab, run tests, and feed data back into algorithm, all with limited human supervision.
The Cloud Is a Prison. Can the Local-First Software Movement Set Us Free? (www.wired.com)
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet (www.wired.com)
Everyone Is a Luddite Now (www.wired.com)
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet (www.wired.com)
Google likely alters queries billions of times a day in trillions of different variations. Here’s how it works. Say you search for “children’s clothing.” Google converts it, without your knowledge, to a search for “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear,” making a behind-the-scenes substitution of your actual query with a different...
Facebook Puts a Price on Privacy in EU, EEA and Switzerland: It’s 9.99€ a Month + 6€ for Each Extra Account (www.wired.com)
Ad free Facebook and Instagram is officially on. I’m trying to stay open minded but honestly it’s too expensive especially with this sneaky account center rule unless you’re in an unfortunate position where you need to spend a lot of time on these platforms....
Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com)
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
The Cloud Is a Prison. Can the Local-First Software Movement Set Us Free? (www.wired.com)
The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest (www.wired.com)
Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones (www.wired.com)
IT DIDN’T TAKE long. Just months after OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot upended the startup economy, cybercriminals and hackers are claiming to have created their own versions of the text-generating technology. The systems could, theoretically at least, supercharge criminals’ ability to write malware or phishing emails that trick...
Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy (www.wired.com)
Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws (www.wired.com)
[Old 1997 story] The Greatest OS That (N)ever Was (www.wired.com)
How does this coverage hold up? It was a fun read from back in my highschool days, when I was still five years from trying Linux on my own AMD Thunderbird 1Ghz. It wasn’t until 2008 that I tried again and it stuck.
UK's "Online Safety Bill" should be renamed the "Online Exposure Bill (www.wired.com)
I believe the “Online Safety Bill” should be renamed the “Online Exposure Bill,” and here’s why:...
Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating (www.wired.com)
They knew when to hold em. Knew when to fold 'em. Just not when to walk away and when to run.
Swedish Ports Threaten to Block Teslas From Entering the Country (www.wired.com)
Tesla is failing to play by Swedish labor rules, unions claim. Now a strike that started with mechanics is beginning to spread.
Facebook Trains Its AI on Your Data (www.wired.com)
Sorry, Your Paper Coffee Cup Is a Toxic Nightmare (www.wired.com)
The Cybertruck Must Be Huge—or It Will Dig Tesla’s Grave (www.wired.com)
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.
Fun article about Lynch’s Dune Premiere (www.wired.com)
I would love to see the “lost” footage mentioned in this article. Would make a great expanded mini series for some streamer. I know after this flopped that a four hour version ended up in syndicated TV, but this article mentions there’s like seven hours of cut scenes!