Six days before Christmas, the US Department of Justice loudly announced a win in the ongoing fight against the scourge of ransomware: An FBI-led, international operation had targeted the notorious hacking group known as BlackCat or AlphV, releasing decryption keys to foil its ransom attempts against hundreds of victims and seizing the dark web sites… Continue reading Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: BlackCat Hackers Quickly Returned After FBI Bust
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The Weird, Wacky Gizmos and Gadgets We Saw at MWC 2024
The camera can recognize objects and read out text, so imagine if you’re in a grocery store in a foreign country—you can show the camera an item, ask what it is, and ask it to translate the text. The company says it’s working on adding voice recognition so you can command the camera with your… Continue reading The Weird, Wacky Gizmos and Gadgets We Saw at MWC 2024
Alabama IVF Patients Are Running Out of Time
In October, Melissa began an in vitro fertilization cycle. A resident of Birmingham, Alabama, her fertility journey to that point had been not just difficult, but harrowing—earlier that year, she had nearly bled to death during a procedure to resolve a second-trimester miscarriage. When the IVF process yielded just a single viable embryo, she had… Continue reading Alabama IVF Patients Are Running Out of Time
The UK Is GPS-Tagging Thousands of Migrants
Mark Nelson took the call in an immigration detention center—a place that, to him, felt just like prison. It had the same prison windows, the same tiny box rooms. By the time the phone rang, he’d already spent 10 days detained there, and he was wracked with worry that he would be forced onto a… Continue reading The UK Is GPS-Tagging Thousands of Migrants
The US Supreme Court Holds the Future of the Internet in Its Hands
The US Supreme Court seems torn over whether to trigger a radical transformation of the internet. The nation’s highest court heard arguments Monday over state laws in Florida and Texas that restrict how platforms like Facebook and YouTube moderate speech. If the court lets them take effect, social media feeds could look very different, with… Continue reading The US Supreme Court Holds the Future of the Internet in Its Hands
7 Best Pillows (2024): For Side Sleepers, Orthopedic, Travel
Finding the best pillow for your needs can be an agonizing ordeal. Get something that’s too firm, too soft, or just not quite right for your head, and you can wake up with a lot of pain the next day. Never fear, WIRED is here. We’ve tested nearly a dozen pillows, using each one for… Continue reading 7 Best Pillows (2024): For Side Sleepers, Orthopedic, Travel
Xiaomi 14 Review: Solid but Uninspiring
As China’s largest phone maker, Xiaomi makes excellent Android smartphones, boasting some of the best hardware. If you fancy something different from the latest Samsung or Apple, the Xiaomi 14 might be for you. With a versatile camera, lovely display, and top-notch specs in a relatively compact package, this refined Android smartphone will suit most… Continue reading Xiaomi 14 Review: Solid but Uninspiring
A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech
Canada-based University of Waterloo is racing to remove M&M-branded smart vending machines from campus after outraged students discovered the machines were covertly collecting face recognition data without their consent. The scandal started when a student using the alias SquidKid47 posted an image on Reddit showing a campus vending machine error message, “Invenda.Vending.FacialRecognitionApp.exe,” displayed after the… Continue reading A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech
7 Best Theragun-Alternative Massage Guns (2024): Portable, Affordable, and Heat Therapy
Massage guns, also known as percussive therapy devices, help relax and soothe sore muscles and decrease recovery time, whether you’re an athlete or just hunching over a desk all day. Some even include heat and cold therapy. We’ve tested several across price ranges, and here you’ll find our favorites, plus some fun extras like a… Continue reading 7 Best Theragun-Alternative Massage Guns (2024): Portable, Affordable, and Heat Therapy
A Mysterious Leak Exposed Chinese Hacking Secrets
While the documents have now been removed from GitHub, where they were first posted, the identity and motivations of the person, or people, who leaked them remains a mystery. However, Chang says the documents appear to be real, a fact confirmed by two employees working for i-Soon, according to the Associated Press, which reported that… Continue reading A Mysterious Leak Exposed Chinese Hacking Secrets