Author: Wired Magazine

Okta’s Latest Security Breach Is Haunted by the Ghost of Incidents Past

“This is the second time Cloudflare has been impacted by a breach of Okta’s systems,” a group of Cloudflare engineers wrote on Friday. They went on to share a list of recommendations for how Okta can improve its security posture: “Take any report of compromise seriously and act immediately to limit damage. Provide timely, responsible… Continue reading Okta’s Latest Security Breach Is Haunted by the Ghost of Incidents Past

Google Image Search Will Now Show a Photo’s History. Can It Spot Fakes?

Google has stressed that the metadata field in “About this image” is not going to be a surefire way to see the origins, or provenance, of an image. It’s mostly designed to give more context or alert the casual internet user if an image is much older than it appears—suggesting it might now be repurposed—or… Continue reading Google Image Search Will Now Show a Photo’s History. Can It Spot Fakes?

The AI-Generated Child Abuse Nightmare Is Here

A horrific new era of ultrarealistic, AI-generated, child sexual abuse images is now underway, experts warn. Offenders are using downloadable open source generative AI models, which can produce images, to devastating effects. The technology is being used to create hundreds of new images of children who have previously been abused. Offenders are sharing datasets of… Continue reading The AI-Generated Child Abuse Nightmare Is Here

The 5 Instagram Features That US States Say Ruin Teens’ Mental Health

In 2019, Instagram’s top executive, Adam Mosseri, went on TV to describe how the Meta-owned social media app was “rethinking the whole experience” to prioritize the “well-being” of users above all else. Today, a bipartisan group of attorneys general representing 42 US states alleged in a series of lawsuits that Mosseri’s remarks were part of… Continue reading The 5 Instagram Features That US States Say Ruin Teens’ Mental Health

GM’s Cruise Loses Its Self-Driving License in San Francisco After a Robotaxi Dragged a Person

Cruise says the vehicle then stopped again. Emergency responders arrived soon after, according to TV station NBC Bay Area, and the San Francisco Fire Department said the victim was “extricated from beneath the vehicle using rescue tools.” The department said she was transported to the hospital with multiple traumatic injuries. The human driver of the… Continue reading GM’s Cruise Loses Its Self-Driving License in San Francisco After a Robotaxi Dragged a Person

The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media

Ahmed alleges that the companies are failing to implement systems that automatically detect violent extremist content as effectively as they detect some other kinds of content. “If you have a snatch of copyrighted music in your video, their systems will detect it within a microsecond and take it down,” Ahmed says, adding that “the fundamental… Continue reading The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media

Ultrahuman Ring Air Review: A Subscription-Free Smart Ring

The Ring Air makes suggestions based on your circadian rhythm and the time of day. Get sunlight in the morning, delay stimulants until adenosine has cleared, and remember to stop drinking coffee toward the end of the day. It also uses heart rate drop as an indicator of recovery (if your heart rate drops earlier… Continue reading Ultrahuman Ring Air Review: A Subscription-Free Smart Ring

This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really Proved

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Science routinely puts forward theories, then batters them with data till only one is left standing. In the fledgling science of consciousness, a dominant theory has yet to emerge. More than 20 are still taken seriously. It’s not for want of data. Ever since Francis… Continue reading This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really Proved

What Techno-Billionaire Marc Andreessen Missed In His Techno-Optimism Manifesto

As a general rule, any essay that includes the one-sentence paragraph “I am here to bring the good news” is written by someone who wants to take your money, your vote, or your soul. As far as I know, Marc Andreessen, the browser pioneer and cofounder of powerhouse VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, isn’t running for… Continue reading What Techno-Billionaire Marc Andreessen Missed In His Techno-Optimism Manifesto