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
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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
28 Best Memorial Day Mattress Deals (2024)
Mattresses and cars are two things you should never pay sticker price for, because sticker prices are inflated and therefore “deals” are usually the actual retail price. We can’t help you with cars, but we can help with getting a new comfortable bed. We track the prices of all our favorite mattresses so we can… Continue reading 28 Best Memorial Day Mattress Deals (2024)
Spotify Tips for People Who Like to Listen to Whole Albums
I wish there were more options here. For example, it would be great if the end of one album could result in the start of a similar album, or if I could turn the feature off for albums and on for playlists. Still, it’s nice to have the choice, and I choose to keep this… Continue reading Spotify Tips for People Who Like to Listen to Whole Albums
Why Are We Seeing These Crazy Northern Lights?
The aurora borealis is usually visible only way up north, but two weeks ago the night sky was filled with shimmering curtains of pink and green light that could be seen all the way down into the southern US. People in Texas and Hawaii got out of their cars to stare and take pictures. The… Continue reading Why Are We Seeing These Crazy Northern Lights?
Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen
A majority of US TikTok creators don’t believe the platform will be banned within a year, and most haven’t seen brands they work for shift their marketing budgets away from the app, according to a new survey of people who earn money from posting content on TikTok shared exclusively with WIRED. The findings suggest that… Continue reading Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen
Biden’s New Import Rules Will Hit Ebike Batteries Too
Last week, the Biden administration announced it would levy dramatic new tariffs on electric vehicles, electric vehicle batteries, and battery components imported into the United States from China. The move kicked off another round of global debate on how best to push the transportation industry toward an emissions-free future, and how global automotive manufacturers outside… Continue reading Biden’s New Import Rules Will Hit Ebike Batteries Too