As state-sponsored hackers working on behalf of Russia, Iran, and North Korea have for years wreaked havoc with disruptive cyberattacks across the globe, China’s military and intelligence hackers have largely maintained a reputation for constraining their intrusions to espionage. But when those cyberspies breach critical infrastructure in the United States—and specifically a US territory on China’s… Continue reading China Hacks US Critical Networks in Guam, Raising Cyberwar Fears
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Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto
Despite that trend away from dark-web fentanyl sales, four members of the US Congress this week reintroduced a bill called the Dark Web Interdiction Act to increase the sentences for dark-web drug dealers, focusing specifically on fentanyl. The bill would also strengthen and make permanent the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement task force that… Continue reading Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto
There’s Finally a Way to Improve Cloud Container Registry Security
As software supply chain attacks have emerged as an everyday threat, where bad actors poison a step in the development or distribution process, the tech industry has had a wake-up call about the need to secure each link in the chain. But actually implementing improvements is challenging, particularly for the sprawling open source cloud development… Continue reading There’s Finally a Way to Improve Cloud Container Registry Security
Google Will Soon Show You AI-Generated Ads
Google has spent the past few weeks promoting generative AI tools that can summarize search results for users, help them draft essays, and swap out overcast skies for sunshine in otherwise perfect family photos. Today it’s showing off what similar tools could do for its core business—selling ads. New generative AI systems for advertising clients will compose text… Continue reading Google Will Soon Show You AI-Generated Ads
8 Best Coolers WIRED Tested For Every Budget, Any Situation
Ah, summer. The beach, the lake, the river—wherever you can find water is the place to be. But while you’re beating the heat floating in an inner tube or standing on a paddleboard, your drinks and food are not. They’re baking in the afternoon sun, because this morning’s shady spot has already evaporated, along with… Continue reading 8 Best Coolers WIRED Tested For Every Budget, Any Situation
Dyson launches 360 Vis Nav and V15s Detect Submarine
Dyson says the 26 sensors ensure obstacle avoidance, so that’s a promise it won’t get stuck up sofas or behind pot plants, then. We’ll see. Perhaps the new form factor will help, as this version is thinner than the last two, being just 99 mm tall (the Heurist was 120 mm). The 360 Vis Nav… Continue reading Dyson launches 360 Vis Nav and V15s Detect Submarine
Leaked EU Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption
Jakubowska, who reviewed the document, says that several countries appear to say they would give police access to people’s encrypted messages and communications. Comments from Cyprus, for example, say it is “necessary” that law enforcement authorities have the ability to access encrypted communications to investigate online sexual abuse crimes and that the “impact of this… Continue reading Leaked EU Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption
Gene Therapy in the Womb Is Inching Closer to Reality
In a future when gene therapy can tweak a person’s genome precisely enough to cure them of severe disease, treating earlier will often be better—and the womb is as early as it gets. Last week, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy in Los Angeles, a handful of researchers presented… Continue reading Gene Therapy in the Womb Is Inching Closer to Reality
26 Best REI Anniversary Sale Deals: Tents, Camp Chairs, and More
Every year, the sun emerges from behind the clouds. Like newborn horses, we shake out our wobbly legs and totter, blinking, back onto the trails. Every year, REI holds its biggest annual sale right before Memorial Day, so we can replace that leaky old tent before the first camping, climbing, or mountain biking trip of… Continue reading 26 Best REI Anniversary Sale Deals: Tents, Camp Chairs, and More
The Planet Can’t Sustain Rapid Growth Much Longer
Half a century ago, a small group of esteemed thinkers that called itself the Club of Rome got together to chew over a thorny question: What would happen if humanity continued to consume the world’s finite resources as if they were limitless? Their efforts generated the now-famous 1972 paper “The Limits to Growth,” in which they… Continue reading The Planet Can’t Sustain Rapid Growth Much Longer