Everyone needs a good bag. Backpacks are great—and we have lots of favorites—but tote bags and purses are just as capable if you’re commuting to work or toting textbooks around campus. Whatever your needs or style, we have an option you should like. These totes aren’t the thin, pocketless bags we all seem to accumulate.… Continue reading Our Favorite Tote Bags and Purses (2024): Sustainable, Weather-Proof, Durable
Author: Wired Magazine
OpenAI and Other Tech Giants Will Have to Warn the US Government When They Start New AI Projects
When OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm last year, it caught many power brokers in both Silicon Valley and Washington, DC, by surprise. The US government should now get advance warning of future AI breakthroughs involving large language models, the technology behind ChatGPT. The Biden administration is preparing to use the Defense Production Act… Continue reading OpenAI and Other Tech Giants Will Have to Warn the US Government When They Start New AI Projects
Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks
For more than a year, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has been hunting the person whom experts say is one of the most prolific swatters in American history. Law enforcement now believes they have finally arrested the person responsible. A 17-year-old from California is allegedly the swatter known as Torswats, according to sources… Continue reading Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks
Snoopy MoonSwatch: Price, Availability, Release Date
Considering the long-established connection between Snoopy and Omega, after the original MoonSwatch caused pandemonium around the globe in 2022 and reinvigorated Swatch’s previously flagging fortunes, it’s hardly surprising that the brand should mine this rich Schulz seam to tease a coming Snoopy MoonSwatch. There’s only one thing that could stop this cartoon-collaboration MoonSwatch from being… Continue reading Snoopy MoonSwatch: Price, Availability, Release Date
Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) both recently disclosed that they suffered corporate email breaches at the hands of Russia’s “Midnight Blizzard” hackers. The group, which is tied to the Kremlin’s SVR foreign intelligence, is specifically linked to SVR’s APT 29 Cozy Bear, the gang that meddled in the United States 2016 presidential election, has conducted… Continue reading Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight
Robot Car Crash Investigation Concludes GM’s Cruise Didn’t Disclose Key Information
A law firm hired by the General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary Cruise to investigate the company’s response to a gruesome San Francisco crash last year found that the company failed to fully disclose disturbing details to regulators, the tech company said today in a blog post. The incident in October led California regulators to suspend Cruise’s… Continue reading Robot Car Crash Investigation Concludes GM’s Cruise Didn’t Disclose Key Information
Etching AI Controls Into Silicon Could Keep Doomsday at Bay
Even the cleverest, most cunning artificial intelligence algorithm will presumably have to obey the laws of silicon. Its capabilities will be constrained by the hardware that it’s running on. Some researchers are exploring ways to exploit that connection to limit the potential of AI systems to cause harm. The idea is to encode rules governing… Continue reading Etching AI Controls Into Silicon Could Keep Doomsday at Bay
Here’s Who the Online MAGA World Wants as Trump’s VP
The idea of a Trump-Carlson ticket was met very positively by those on the pro-Trump message board known as The Donald, a site that is home to violent extremist threats and whose members helped organize the January 6 Capitol riot: “Trump’s ultra MAGA and he needs someone who can or is the same energy,” one… Continue reading Here’s Who the Online MAGA World Wants as Trump’s VP
Elon Musk Says a Cheaper Tesla Model Is Coming in 2025 as Chinese Competition Intensifies
A cheaper model of Tesla electric vehicle is coming late next year, CEO Elon Musk told investors today. If it launches on Musk’s ambitious timeline, it might arrive in time to help Tesla parry the growing might of Chinese EV makers. The “next generation” compact vehicle Musk mentioned could represent the $25,000 entry-level EV teased… Continue reading Elon Musk Says a Cheaper Tesla Model Is Coming in 2025 as Chinese Competition Intensifies
Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless Video Requests
Reached for comment, Markey’s office directed WIRED to the senator’s statement posted to X, in which he called the shuttering of the RFA tool “good.” “I’ve been sounding the alarm for years on Amazon Ring’s privacy and security failures,” Markey added. “We cannot allow Americans’ home security systems to become surveillance tools for law enforcement.… Continue reading Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless Video Requests