A week before Elon Musk closed his $44 billion Twitter deal, Cassie LaBelle, a writer who is part of a transgender community on Twitter, started a Discord server. “I don’t know if Musk is gonna buy & destroy Twitter or not,” she wrote, but she hoped her server would be an interesting experiment. Beyond that,… Continue reading Twitter Users Flock to Other Platforms as the Elon Musk Era Begins
Author: Wired Magazine
Best Google Pixel Phone (2022): Which Model to Buy, Cases and Accessories, Feature Drops
The Pixel 5 isn’t quite worth its high price, especially since its software support window ends soon (October 2023). Amazon currently sells the Pixel 4A 5G for the same price as the Pixel 6A, and while it’s a good phone, it should be cheaper. You’re better off sticking with the Pixel 6A. As for older… Continue reading Best Google Pixel Phone (2022): Which Model to Buy, Cases and Accessories, Feature Drops
Elon Musk Now Owns Twitter
After months spent trying to undo the deal he initiated, Tesla founder Elon Musk will pay $44 billion to take ownership of Twitter, honoring an agreement made in April. The news was confirmed this morning by the US Securities and Exchange Commission after a day of high drama at Twitter. Late yesterday, The Washington Post… Continue reading Elon Musk Now Owns Twitter
Elon Musk’s Twitter Will Be Chaos
After months spent trying to undo the deal he initiated, Tesla founder Elon Musk now owns Twitter. Musk has reportedly wasted no time making big changes. Yesterday, The Washington Post reported that the company’s chief executive, Parag Agarwal; chief financial officer Ned Segal; general counsel Sean Edgett; and Vijaya Gadde, the head of legal policy,… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Twitter Will Be Chaos
Apple MacOS Ventura Bug Breaks Third-Party Security Tools
The release of Apple’s new macOS 13 Ventura operating system on October 24 brought a host of new features to Mac users, but it’s also causing problems for those who rely on third-party security programs like malware scanners and monitoring tools. In the process of patching a vulnerability in the 11th Ventura developer beta, released… Continue reading Apple MacOS Ventura Bug Breaks Third-Party Security Tools
How Google Alerted Californians to an Earthquake Before It Hit
Android phones around San Francisco’s Bay Area buzzed with an alert on Tuesday morning: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was about to hit. “You may have felt shaking,” some of the messages read. More than a million Android users saw the alert. And for some, it arrived seconds before the ground even started moving. It’s not… Continue reading How Google Alerted Californians to an Earthquake Before It Hit
A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly
In an attempt to shift that blame, Dragonbridge’s influence campaign went so far as to create spoofed posts from Intrusion Truth, a mysterious pseudonymous Twitter account that has previously released evidence tying multiple hacking campaigns to China, including those of APT41. The fake Intrusion Truth posts instead falsely tie APT41 to US hackers. Dragonbridge also… Continue reading A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly
The ‘Brightest of All Time’ Gamma-Ray Burst Sparks a Supernova Hunt
On the morning of October 9, astronomers’ inboxes pinged with a relatively modest alert: NASA’s Swift Observatory had just detected a fresh burst of energy, assumed to be coming from somewhere within our own galaxy. But six hours later—when scientists realized an instrument on the Fermi Space Telescope had also flagged the event—another more pressing… Continue reading The ‘Brightest of All Time’ Gamma-Ray Burst Sparks a Supernova Hunt
Defender Guard Pro Review: A Great Budget Security Camera
Most cheap outdoor security cameras I’ve tested have one glaring issue, or the manufacturer prioritized superfluous features over the basics. Who cares about Alexa support if the video feed is choppy? Is it really a bargain if I have to sign up for a monthly subscription just to view my clips? It’s not perfect, but… Continue reading Defender Guard Pro Review: A Great Budget Security Camera
Hinge Will Try to Thwart Scammers With Video Verification
Match Group, which operates one of the world’s largest portfolios of dating apps, will soon add a new profile verification feature to its popular dating app Hinge. The feature is part of a larger effort to crack down on scammers who use fake photos and purport to be people they’re not on the app, often… Continue reading Hinge Will Try to Thwart Scammers With Video Verification