Insiders Say X’s Crowdsourced Anti-Disinformation Tool Is Making the Problem Worse (www.wired.com)
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
India Is Using Terrorism Laws to Target Journalists (www.wired.com)
Police seized laptops and phones from reporters working for the anti-establishment Newsclick website—the latest outlet to be raided during a crackdown on media in India.
None of Your Photos Are Real (www.wired.com)
None of Your Photos Are Real (www.wired.com)
Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies (www.wired.com)
“The global data collection and labeling market was valued at $2.22 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to $17.1 billion by 2030, according to consulting firm Grand View Research. As Venezuela slid into an economic catastrophe, many college-educated Venezuelans like Fuentes and her friends joined crowdsourcing platforms...
Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare (www.wired.com)
Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying | WIRED (www.wired.com)
The Israel-Hamas War Erupts in Digital Chaos | WIRED (www.wired.com)
Unity CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down After Pricing Blowup (www.wired.com)
Unity CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down After Pricing Blowup (www.wired.com)
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation (www.wired.com)
People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.
Israel’s Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance (www.wired.com)
Peter Watts is a national treasure (www.wired.com)
Peter Watts is a great (Canadian) author. He merges Canada’s literary style with hard science fiction....
Your Cheap Android TV Streaming Box May Have a Dangerous Backdoor (www.wired.com)
23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)
At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.
23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)
At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.
Researchers Tested AI Watermarks—and Broke All of Them | WIRED (www.wired.com)
Revelations from Google Antitrust trial - manipulation of search terms (www.wired.com)
This is a major revelation from the trial....
The Climate Crisis Is Driving People to Substance Abuse (www.wired.com)
Extreme weather has decimated crops and incomes in northern India. To soothe their anxiety, agricultural workers are turning to tobacco and alcohol....
An Epic Fight Over What Really Killed the Dinosaurs (www.wired.com)
Think back to any dinosaur illustration you saw as a kid. The background was almost certainly one of two things: an asteroid streaking across the sky or a volcano blowing its top. (If the illustrator was feeling extra dramatic, maybe both.)...
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet (www.wired.com)
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet (www.wired.com)
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 query that just happens to generate more money for the company, and will generate results you weren’t searching...
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet - WIRED (www.wired.com)
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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...