Thousands of electronic lockers found in gyms, offices, and schools could be vulnerable to attacks by criminals using cheap hacking tools to access administrator keys, according to new research. At the Defcon security conference on Sunday, security researchers Dennis Giese and “braelynn” demonstrated a proof-of-concept attack showing how digital management keys could be extracted from… Continue reading Your Gym Locker May Be Hackable
Author: Wired Magazine
Instagram Isn’t Protecting Women Politicians From Hate Speech
Pinned on vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ official Instagram page is a post featuring her alongside her running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz. In the comments, along with praise, criticism, and more than one “Trump 2024,” are several comments asking if Harris had offered Walz oral sex, with one calling her “Kamel… Continue reading Instagram Isn’t Protecting Women Politicians From Hate Speech
Trump’s Shooting Rattled QAnon Believers. Then They Doubled Down
From the very first “Q drop” in 2017, which predicted Hillary Clinton’s imminent arrest, QAnon has made predictions that certain events were about to happen. When these events don’t happen, believers concoct some elaborate explanation for why the predictions didn’t come true and move on to the next event, with many becoming even more faithful—a… Continue reading Trump’s Shooting Rattled QAnon Believers. Then They Doubled Down
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode First Impressions: Fun, and Just a Bit Creepy
I leave ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode on while writing this article as an ambient AI companion. Occasionally, I’ll ask it to provide a synonym for an overused word, or some encouragement. Around half an hour in, the chatbot interrupts our silence and starts speaking to me in Spanish, unprompted. I giggle a bit and ask… Continue reading ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode First Impressions: Fun, and Just a Bit Creepy
Kamala Harris’ Rally Crowds Aren’t AI-Generated. Here’s How You Can Tell
Donald Trump may have coined a new term in his latest false attack on Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. In a pair of posts on Truth Social over the weekend, the former president said that Vice President Kamala Harris “A.I.’d” photos of a huge crowd that showed up to see her speak at a Detroit airport… Continue reading Kamala Harris’ Rally Crowds Aren’t AI-Generated. Here’s How You Can Tell
For Google’s Pixel Camera Team, It’s All About the Memories
Another clear example of this is when a model lifted a surgical mask to her face—her skin darkens more in the Pixel 8 Pro video, whereas there isn’t as much of a swing on the Pixel 9 Pro. This also affects situations where you have multiple people of different skin tones together, and Koenigsberger says… Continue reading For Google’s Pixel Camera Team, It’s All About the Memories
Google’s New Pixel Watch 3 Can Detect a Loss of Pulse
The clock is ticking for Google. The company has largely been playing catch-up in the wearable-computing space ever since its acquisition of Fitbit and revival of Wear OS, the operating system that powers smartwatches from various companies, including Google, Samsung, and OnePlus. The platform debuted as Android Wear in 2014, and now, a decade later,… Continue reading Google’s New Pixel Watch 3 Can Detect a Loss of Pulse
Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Buds Pro 2: Specs, Features, Release Date
It’s available for preorder now and costs $1,799 with a $300 store credit, with official sales starting on September 4. Anyone who purchases it will get one year free of the Google One AI Premium Plan. New Apps, Services, and AI Features Pixel Screenshots allows Gemini’s AI to pull information from screenshots and give you… Continue reading Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Buds Pro 2: Specs, Features, Release Date
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s X Space Took Forever to Start, Then Never Ended
In a rambling, over two-hour conversation in an X Space, Elon Musk caved to former president Donald Trump on policy issues that directly affect the billionaire’s businesses, like energy policy and climate change. Trump dominated the conversation, appearing to speak with a pronounced lisp and at times leaving little room for Musk to speak. After… Continue reading Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s X Space Took Forever to Start, Then Never Ended
He Made a Movie About Humans Rising Up Against AI. Now He’s Doing the Real Thing
When I interviewed writers and actors at the picket lines of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year, there was a mix of sentiment around AI, which, while largely negative, encompassed anxiety, uncertainty, equivocation, and anger. The crowd in Burbank was the most uniformly and passionately anti-AI I’ve ever witnessed. Asked for his thoughts on… Continue reading He Made a Movie About Humans Rising Up Against AI. Now He’s Doing the Real Thing