When bizarre and misleading answers to search queries generated by Google’s new AI Overview feature went viral on social media last week, the company issued statements that generally downplayed the notion the technology had problems. Late Thursday, the company’s head of search, Liz Reid, admitted that the flubs had highlighted areas that needed improvement, writing,… Continue reading Google Admits Its AI Overviews Search Feature Screwed Up
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Trump’s Online MAGA Army Calls Guilty Verdict a Declaration of War
The words “RIP America” trended on X minutes after a jury in Manhattan found former president Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in connection to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Images of an upside-down American flag—a symbol of distress that became co-opted by the… Continue reading Trump’s Online MAGA Army Calls Guilty Verdict a Declaration of War
WeWork Survived Bankruptcy. Now It Has to Make Coworking Pay Off
WeWork is set to become a smaller—and potentially rightsized—company. Following a final hearing on its bankruptcy plan Thursday morning, the coworking pioneer will have fewer locations, a new influx of capital, and $4 billion in debt wiped from its books. In a packed courtroom in Newark, New Jersey, Judge John Sherwood approved WeWork’s restructuring plan.… Continue reading WeWork Survived Bankruptcy. Now It Has to Make Coworking Pay Off
Chatbots Are Entering Their Stone Age
For all the bluster about generative artificial intelligence upending the world, the technology has yet to meaningfully transform white-collar work. Workers are dabbling with chatbots for tasks such as drafting emails, and companies are launching countless experiments, but office work hasn’t undergone a major AI reboot. Perhaps that’s only because we haven’t given chatbots like… Continue reading Chatbots Are Entering Their Stone Age
SnuzPod4 Bassinet Review: A Great-Looking and Simple Bassinet
Everything sleep-related with a newborn is terrifying. Almost every parent feels a sharp stab in the heart every time they set their kid down for the first few weeks. It’s biology. So who the hell do you trust to make a safe space for them to sleep? Where is it safe to put your little… Continue reading SnuzPod4 Bassinet Review: A Great-Looking and Simple Bassinet
‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds
The United States Department of Justice on Wednesday announced charges against a 35-year-old Chinese national, Yunhe Wang, accused of operating a massive botnet allegedly linked to billions of dollars in fraud, child exploitation, and bomb threats, among other crimes. Wang, identified by numerous pseudonyms—Tom Long and Jack Wan, among others—was arrested on May 24 and… Continue reading ‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds
A Nonprofit Tried to Fix Tech Culture—but Lost Control of Its Own
Allen, a data scientist, and Massachi, a software engineer, worked for nearly four years at Facebook on some of the uglier aspects of social media, combating scams and election meddling. They didn’t know each other but both quit in 2019, frustrated at feeling a lack of support from executives. “The work that teams like the… Continue reading A Nonprofit Tried to Fix Tech Culture—but Lost Control of Its Own
Chromebooks Will Get Gemini and New Google AI Features
The first notable feature is Help Me Write, which works in any text box. Select text in any text box and right-click—you’ll see a box next to the standard right-click context menu. You can ask Google’s AI to rewrite the selected text, rephrase it in a specific way, or change the tone. I tried to… Continue reading Chromebooks Will Get Gemini and New Google AI Features
Logitech Mevo Core Review: Dead Simple Multi-Cam Streaming
Streaming video can be a big business, if a bit painful. Whether you’re playing games, making crafts, or just hanging out in a hot tub, one of the biggest streaming challenges can be finding a camera system that works for your needs. That’s what Logitech had in mind when creating the Mevo Core multi-cam system,… Continue reading Logitech Mevo Core Review: Dead Simple Multi-Cam Streaming
How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet
“We ultimately got lucky that our parameters and time range was right. If either of those were wrong, we would have … continued to take guesses/shots in the dark,” Grand says in an email to WIRED. “It would have taken significantly longer to precompute all the possible passwords.” Grand and Bruno created a video to… Continue reading How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet