Author: Wired Magazine

Amazon Workers in the UK Walk Out in a Cost-of-Living Rebellion

Discontent started to ripple through Amazon’s largest UK warehouse as soon as details of a bump in hourly pay flashed onto screens around the facility on Wednesday. Rumors at the Tilbury distribution center in southeast England had anticipated a raise of £1 ($1.20) per hour, for many workers an increase of 9 percent. Instead, the… Continue reading Amazon Workers in the UK Walk Out in a Cost-of-Living Rebellion

An Attack on Albanian Government Suggests New Iranian Aggression

In mid-July, a cyberattack on the Albanian government knocked out state websites and public services for hours. With Russia’s war raging in Ukraine, the Kremlin might seem like the likeliest suspect. But research published on Thursday by the threat intelligence firm Mandiant attributes the attack to Iran. And while Tehran’s espionage operations and digital meddling… Continue reading An Attack on Albanian Government Suggests New Iranian Aggression

Alex Jones’ Accidental Text Dump Is Hilarious—and Alarming

When news broke that Alex Jones’ attorney had royally, cartoonishly, breathtakingly crapped the bed, sending a copy of Jones’ phone and two years of text messages to the Sandy Hook families who are suing him, it put smiles on many faces. What better fate than to see the professional bloviator and conspiracy theorist have his… Continue reading Alex Jones’ Accidental Text Dump Is Hilarious—and Alarming

The Fluid Mosquito Is the Best Lightweight Electric Scooter

There are two thumb levers near the center of the handlebars. The one on the right is the throttle, and the one on the left is the regenerative brake. I’ve used this brake for most stops, but for anything sudden, you’ll want to hit the rear drum brake lever on top of the right handlebar.… Continue reading The Fluid Mosquito Is the Best Lightweight Electric Scooter

The Microsoft Team Racing to Catch Bugs Before They Happen

As a rush of cybercriminals, state-backed hackers, and scammers continue to flood the zone with digital attacks and aggressive campaigns worldwide, it’s no surprise that the maker of the ubiquitous Windows operating system is focused on security defense. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update releases frequently contain fixes for critical vulnerabilities, including those that are actively being… Continue reading The Microsoft Team Racing to Catch Bugs Before They Happen

Bitcoin Fog Case Could Put Cryptocurrency Tracing on Trial

If the prosecution doesn’t produce clear evidence as Sterlingov’s case unfolds, it may have to rely on the more indirect digital connections between Sterlingov and Bitcoin Fog that it describes in the statement of facts assembled by the IRS’s criminal investigations division, much of which was based on cryptocurrency tracing techniques. That statement shows a… Continue reading Bitcoin Fog Case Could Put Cryptocurrency Tracing on Trial

Wikipedia Articles Sway Some Legal Judgments

In 2005, the Irish Supreme Court ruled in favor of a woman who sued a landowner for compensation in 1997 after she lost her footing while watching the sunset and tumbled over a cliff edge, breaking numerous bones in the process. The ruling, which has since been cited in numerous other legal decisions in Ireland,… Continue reading Wikipedia Articles Sway Some Legal Judgments

Kenya’s Threat to Ban Facebook Could Backfire

In June, Global Witness and Foxglove found that Meta continued to approve ads in Amharic targeting Ethiopian users that included hate speech and calls for violence. Facebook has been implicated in spreading hate speech and stoking ethnic violence in Ethiopia’s ongoing conflict. Crider argues that Facebook needs to invest more in its moderation practices and… Continue reading Kenya’s Threat to Ban Facebook Could Backfire

You Need a Password Manager. Here Are the Best Ones

Password managers are the vegetables of the internet. We know they’re good for us, but most of us are happier snacking on the password equivalent of junk food. For seven years running that’s been “123456” and “password”—the two most commonly used passwords on the web. The problem is, most of us don’t know what makes… Continue reading You Need a Password Manager. Here Are the Best Ones