The European Union is expected to finalize the Platform Work Directive, its new legislation to regulate digital labor platforms, this month. This is the first law proposed at the European Union level to explicitly regulate “algorithmic management”: the use of automated monitoring, evaluation, and decision-making systems to make or inform decisions including recruitment, hiring, assigning tasks,… Continue reading Algorithms Need Management Training, Too
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Turla, a Russian Espionage Group, Piggybacked on Other Hackers’ USB Infections
The Russian cyberespionage group known as Turla became infamous in 2008 as the hackers behind agent.btz, a virulent piece of malware that spread through US Department of Defense systems, gaining widespread access via infected USB drives plugged in by unsuspecting Pentagon staffers. Now, 15 years later, the same group appears to be trying a new… Continue reading Turla, a Russian Espionage Group, Piggybacked on Other Hackers’ USB Infections
Banning TikTok Hurts Higher Education
Over the winter holidays, 16 US states—including Georgia and Texas—banned the popular short-form video app TikTok in work contexts, specifically on any device one has been provided by their employer. Governors from Texas to New Hampshire issued total prohibitions on the app on “state IT infrastructure.” In South Dakota and Georgia, governing bodies of higher education ordered… Continue reading Banning TikTok Hurts Higher Education
9 More Cool Things From CES 2023: Health Tech, Headphones, TVs
The doors to the main CES 2023 expo halls open to the general public today. The throngs of show attendees will descend on the Las Vegas Convention Center to touch, photograph, experience, and gawk at the consumer tech industry’s various attempts to bring the future into the present. We in the technology press have spent… Continue reading 9 More Cool Things From CES 2023: Health Tech, Headphones, TVs
Sony Releases Its First Accessible Controller
“Our aim for Project Leonardo is that it enables many more players to enjoy the remarkable games that PlayStation Studios and our development community are creating for PS5,” Ryan says. “Millions of gamers play games to escape into a fun experience, build new friendships, or hang out together. The opportunity to make gaming accessible to… Continue reading Sony Releases Its First Accessible Controller
The 9 Neatest Things at CES 2023 So Far: VR Gadgets, PCs, and More
The big spectacle of CES hasn’t fully spread its wings just yet, but we’re feeling the early rumblings of what’s to come. On Tuesday night here in Las Vegas, the assembled tech press got to take a peek at some of the gadgets launching this week. Here’s a collection of some of our favorite things… Continue reading The 9 Neatest Things at CES 2023 So Far: VR Gadgets, PCs, and More
What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?
Digital swindles like business email compromises and romance scams generate billions of dollars for criminals. And they all start with a little bit of “social engineering” to trick a victim into doing something disadvantageous, whether that’s trusting someone they shouldn’t or sending money into the void. Now, a new variation of these schemes, known as… Continue reading What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?
The 14 Best EVs Coming in 2023: BMW, Kia, Hyundai, Ford, Jeep, and More
WIRED said 12 months ago that 2022 was going to be a pivotal year for electric cars. Judging by the 18 models we told you to watch out for, as well as the increasingly long wait lists for new electric vehicles, we were right. Despite those wait times, the trend of growing EV and declining… Continue reading The 14 Best EVs Coming in 2023: BMW, Kia, Hyundai, Ford, Jeep, and More
The Many Metaphors of Metamorphosis
As far as metaphors for change go, this is a potent one. Yet when we think about the future and the change we might want to make, the natural world provides all kinds of models and lessons. “What about the lowly cockroach or the lowly earwig?” says Jessica Ware, an associate curator of invertebrates at the… Continue reading The Many Metaphors of Metamorphosis
Alaska’s Arctic Waterways Are Turning a Foreboding Orange
This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Dozens of once crystal-clear streams and rivers in Arctic Alaska are now running bright orange and cloudy, and in some cases they are becoming more acidic. This otherwise undeveloped landscape now looks as if an industrial mine has been… Continue reading Alaska’s Arctic Waterways Are Turning a Foreboding Orange