Take a gander at these early Home Depot Black Friday deals and get a lead on the masses who’ll be ready to crowd the digital gates before the Thanksgiving turkey even gets cold. Winter means, for more of us than not, spending a lot more time at home than we’d otherwise choose to spend. Vacations… Continue reading 21 Home Depot Black Friday Deals (2023): Tools, Grills
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Who Is Mira Murati, OpenAI’s New Interim CEO?
That might be tricky since you partner so deeply with a big tech company. Do you feel your mission is aligned with Microsoft’s? In the sense that they believe that this is our mission. But that’s not their mission. No, that’s not their mission. But it was important for the investor to actually believe that… Continue reading Who Is Mira Murati, OpenAI’s New Interim CEO?
Nothing Chats First Look: iMessage on Android
Having predominantly used Android phones, I am far too familiar with the stigma of being a “green bubble.” Whenever I message someone with an iPhone, my texts show up in iMessage, the default messaging platform in iOS, but the app switches my messages from the secure but Apple-only iMessage protocol to the dated SMS/MMS protocol.… Continue reading Nothing Chats First Look: iMessage on Android
DoggoRamps Couch Ramp Review: A Well-Built Ramp
Thunk! That was the sound I’d often hear when my dog, Tobu, hopped off the bed and ran to the front door to greet my wife. When she came into the bedroom, he’d rev up his paws, Looney Tunes–style, and leap on the bed, asking for much-deserved pets. All that leaping and thunking was probably… Continue reading DoggoRamps Couch Ramp Review: A Well-Built Ramp
The Bin Laden Letter Is Being Weaponized by the Far Right
Still, it is unclear what sparked the sharing of bin Laden’s letter. Based on a review of TikTok conducted by WIRED before the platform began removing videos, the first video directing viewers to read bin Laden’s letter was posted on Friday, November 10, by an account with just 3,800 followers. The video has only been… Continue reading The Bin Laden Letter Is Being Weaponized by the Far Right
US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’
The FBI and the Biden administration at large have lobbied Congress to reauthorize the 702 program as-is, ignoring calls for reform that have grown louder since the beginning of the year, manifesting this month in the form of a comprehensive privacy bill—the Government Surveillance Reform Act—legislation that likewise seeks to impose warrant requirements on the… Continue reading US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’
Norway’s Privacy Battle With Meta Is Just Getting Started
But in her first year in charge, she has turned the regulator into an outspoken critic of Meta’s business model and the way the company’s platforms track users online. She believes that people are losing their ability to think freely or form their own opinions due to the way platforms like Meta’s work. “You are… Continue reading Norway’s Privacy Battle With Meta Is Just Getting Started
The QAnon Shaman Isn’t Even the Most Extreme Candidate in His Race for Congress
“The race in general is gonna be wild,” one independent researcher who tracks the far-right in Arizona under the moniker Arizona Right Watch tells WIRED. But, they add, they would still “take Chansley over Kern, who is totally corrupt and batshit.” And even though the other candidates are possibly more connected politically, Chansley still thinks… Continue reading The QAnon Shaman Isn’t Even the Most Extreme Candidate in His Race for Congress
Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program
Dozens of prominent Asian American groups are asking United States lawmakers this morning to hold fast in the face of an anticipated campaign by congressional leaders to extend the Section 702 surveillance program by securing it, like a rider, to another “must pass” bill. Sixty-three groups across the country representing and allied with Asian American… Continue reading Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program
CISA Has a New Road Map for Handling Weaponized AI
Last month, a 120-page United States executive order laid out the Biden administration’s plans to oversee companies that develop artificial intelligence technologies and directives for how the federal government should expand its adoption of AI. At its core, though, the document focused heavily on AI-related security issues—both finding and fixing vulnerabilities in AI products and… Continue reading CISA Has a New Road Map for Handling Weaponized AI