While working on internet-of-things security in the mid-2010s, Alex Zenla realized something troubling. Unlike PCs and servers that touted the latest, greatest processors, the puny chips in IoT devices couldn’t support the cloud protections other computers were using to keep them siloed and protected. As a result, most embedded devices were attached directly to the… Continue reading A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
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Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
New research from a team at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics suggests that the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy neighboring the Milky Way, hosts a gravitational structure hundreds of thousands of times the mass of the sun: a potential supermassive black hole. The most widely accepted theory of galactic evolution holds that supermassive black… Continue reading Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them
Monica Retamosa was in the middle of changing the batteries of a tape recorder when she heard a bellbird for the first time. Standing on a forest floor, she looked up into the trees, scanning for the source of its metallic and powerful sound, searching for the bird for half an hour to no avail.… Continue reading Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them
Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model
Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company founded by exiles from OpenAI, has introduced the first AI model that can produce either conventional output or a controllable amount of “reasoning” needed to solve more grueling problems. Anthropic says the new hybrid model, called Claude 3.7, will make it easier for users and developers to tackle problems that… Continue reading Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model
DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System
Four representatives of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force have been installed at the National Institutes of Health, according to multiple sources. WIRED reporting shows not only which DOGE members are at the NIH but also the sensitive financial system at least some of them have access to. Government records reviewed… Continue reading DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System
Nearly 100 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in Texas
Ninety cases of measles have been reported in Texas in less than a month, marking the worst outbreak of the disease in the border state in more than 30 years. At least 16 people have been admitted to the hospital. Nine cases of measles have also been reported in the neighboring state of New Mexico.… Continue reading Nearly 100 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in Texas
TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
Federal employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) were greeted this morning by television sets at the agency’s Washington, DC, headquarters playing what appears to be an AI-generated video of President Donald Trump kissing the feet of Elon Musk, accompanied by the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.” A person at HUD… Continue reading TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
Elon Musk Threatens FBI Agents and Air Traffic Controllers With Forced Resignation If They Don’t Respond to an Email
Elon Musk is once again leaving his fingerprints on official communications from the federal government. In an email to staff Saturday afternoon, the Office of Personnel Management, which is stacked with Musk loyalists, told employees to send five bullet points detailing what they accomplished last week and cc their manager. “Failure to respond will be… Continue reading Elon Musk Threatens FBI Agents and Air Traffic Controllers With Forced Resignation If They Don’t Respond to an Email
DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions
Over the past couple of decades, a number of US government officials have left their roles for lucrative jobs at tech companies. Plenty of tech executives have also departed to take leadership positions inside federal agencies. But four experts who track the federal workforce tell WIRED they were stunned last week by a development unlike… Continue reading DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions
DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online
When the so-called Department of Government Efficiency recently fired dozens of people from the US Digital Service—the agency DOGE subsumed last month—it may not have realized the extent of the collateral damage. The USDS doesn’t operate in a vacuum; part of its longtime mandate is to consult with federal agencies to help improve their digital… Continue reading DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online