It was the first day of April 2022, and I was sitting in a law firm’s midtown Manhattan conference room at a meeting of Meta’s Oversight Board, the independent body the scrutinizes its content decisions. And for a few minutes, it seemed that despair had set in. The topic at hand was Meta’s controversial Cross Check… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Making Meta Look Smart
Author: Wired Magazine
ChatGPT’s Fluent BS Is Compelling Because Everything Is Fluent BS
Out in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, a young woman named Rachel clings to the side of an oil rig. The wind whips her auburn hair into a wild tangle, and ocean spray drenches her jeans, but she climbs on, determined to uncover evidence of illegal drilling. When she arrives on board,… Continue reading ChatGPT’s Fluent BS Is Compelling Because Everything Is Fluent BS
Apple Kills Its Plan to Scan Your Photos for CSAM. Here’s What’s Next
In August 2021, Apple announced a plan to scan photos users stored in iCloud for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The scheme was meant to be privacy-preserving and allow the company to flag potentially problematic and abusive content without revealing anything else. But the initiative was controversial and soon drew widespread criticism from privacy and… Continue reading Apple Kills Its Plan to Scan Your Photos for CSAM. Here’s What’s Next
Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups
Apple announced today that it is launching expanded end-to-end encryption protections in its iCloud service. The company already offers the vital security feature for some data in its cloud platform—including passwords, credit card and other payment data, and health data—but it will offer an option to extend the protection to other sensitive information including photos,… Continue reading Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups
Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars
Nobody is immune to being scammed online—not even the people running the scams. Cybercriminals using hacking forums to buy software exploits and stolen login details keep falling for cons and are getting ripped off thousands of dollars at a time, a new analysis has revealed. And what’s more, when the criminals complain that they are being… Continue reading Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars
Apple Music Sing Adds ‘Karaoke Mode’ to Streaming Songs
When it comes to advanced features and seamless compatibility with iOS devices, Apple Music has Spotify well and truly beaten. The Swedish streaming giant has essentially the same content library as Apple and better music discovery algorithms, but Apple Music has the technical edge with support for lossless audio, spatial sound that works in Apple’s… Continue reading Apple Music Sing Adds ‘Karaoke Mode’ to Streaming Songs
Ex-Twitter Employees Plan to ‘Bombard’ Company With Legal Claims
Just a month after Twitter’s new CEO, Elon Musk, oversaw massive staff layoffs, former Twitter employees have announced that they’re filing suit over the company’s severance policies. In a press conference with their lawyer Lisa Bloom, former employees Helen-Sage Lee, Adrian Trejo Nuñez, and Amir Shevat alleged that the company’s handling of their termination constituted… Continue reading Ex-Twitter Employees Plan to ‘Bombard’ Company With Legal Claims
The Best Bike Computers (2022): Garmin, Wahoo, Bontrager, Hammerhead
When it comes to cycling computers, bicyclists tend to love them or hate them. Those in the latter category crave the freedom of riding without technological interference. I used to be one of those people. I was disdainful of taking along a computer that could talk to GPS satellites, display where I was on a… Continue reading The Best Bike Computers (2022): Garmin, Wahoo, Bontrager, Hammerhead
The Next Great Overdose-Reversing Drug Might Already Exist
Critics say the Schedule I classification is heavy-handed, based on fear rather than evidence. “It bypasses science,” says Maritza Perez, a director at the Drug Policy Alliance, a nonprofit focused on drug policy reform. Frustrated by this blanket ban and eager to develop new overdose treatments, a growing number of scientists, doctors, and other researchers… Continue reading The Next Great Overdose-Reversing Drug Might Already Exist
Elon Musk’s Twitter Isn’t Ready for the Next Natural Disaster
Robert Mardini, the director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says that the organization has its own trends analysis unit that uses software to monitor Twitter and other online sources in places where the organization operates. That can help keep workers safe in conflict zones, for example. Of course, you can’t… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Twitter Isn’t Ready for the Next Natural Disaster