The Elon Musk–backed America PAC has spent thousands of dollars advertising on the Elon Musk–owned social media platform X to support former president Donald Trump’s campaign. According to X’s political ad disclosure data, between July 8 and October 1 the America PAC ran 59 ads, costing more than $166,000 and yielding, per X’s metrics, 32,058,424… Continue reading Elon Musk’s PAC Is Buying Ads for Donald Trump on Elon Musk’s X
Author: Wired Magazine
ICE’s $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review
A $2 million contract that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed with Israeli commercial spyware vendor Paragon Solutions has been paused and placed under compliance review, WIRED has learned. The White House’s scrutiny of the contract marks the first test of the Biden administration’s executive order restricting the government’s use of spyware. The one-year… Continue reading ICE’s $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review
Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims
The claims, however, didn’t go viral until last week and the release of the deepfake video. Darren Linvill, codirector at Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub, tells WIRED that he immediately recognized this tactic as part of Russia’s well-established disinformation playbook. “There is little doubt this is Storm-1516,” Linvill, whose team uncovered the network last fall,… Continue reading Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims
GoPro Hero 13 Black Review: Interchangeable Lenses and Magnetic Mounting
GoPro has a few tricks here and there worth mentioning, though. As someone who likes to handle color grading in postproduction software, the new, improved Log video support is very welcome. I would go so far as to say this is the best Log profile I’ve seen in an action camera. The Hero 13 Black… Continue reading GoPro Hero 13 Black Review: Interchangeable Lenses and Magnetic Mounting
Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How
Twenty years ago, MySpace and Facebook ushered in an inspired age of social media. Today, the sticky parables of online life are inescapable: Connection is a convenience as much as it is a curse. A lot’s changed since those early years. In June, the US surgeon general, Vivek H. Murthy, called for a warning label… Continue reading Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How
The Physics Trick That Makes These New Super Cars So Insanely Fast
You can see that it’s limited by the materials in the tires and track (captured by the frictional coefficent) and the gravitational field (so, what planet you’re on). Notice that the mass has canceled out. It doesn’t matter if you have a more massive vehicle. Yes, you get more friction, but it’s also harder to… Continue reading The Physics Trick That Makes These New Super Cars So Insanely Fast
How a 12-Ounce Layer of Foam Changed the NFL
Late in his team’s game against the Green Bay Packers on September 15, Indianapolis Colts tight end Kylen Granson caught a short pass over the middle of the field, charged forward, and lowered his body to brace for contact. The side of his helmet smacked the face mask of linebacker Quay Walker, and the back… Continue reading How a 12-Ounce Layer of Foam Changed the NFL
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door
While the biometric-scanning Orb and the World network have their roots in crypto tokens, “crypto” wasn’t an oft-mentioned word during the event. Instead, Altman and Blania emphasized World’s blockchain service, digital asset management, and virtual communication tools. Blania claimed during the press briefing that, in the future, World hopes to build the “largest finance network”… Continue reading Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door
SpaceX Has a Plan for Starlink to Hit Gigabit Speeds
SpaceX is seeking approval for changes to Starlink that the company says will enable gigabit-per-second broadband service. In an application submitted to the US Federal Communications Commission on October 11, SpaceX claims the requested “modification and its companion amendment will enable the Gen2 system to deliver gigabit-speed, truly low-latency broadband and ubiquitous mobile connectivity to… Continue reading SpaceX Has a Plan for Starlink to Hit Gigabit Speeds
Here’s Just How Massive Elon Musk’s $75 Million Trump Donation Is
According to filings released by the US Federal Election Commission on Tuesday night, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and owner of X, is now one of the biggest donors to Donald Trump’s campaign. Since publicly endorsing Trump on the heels of the July assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, Musk has donated close to… Continue reading Here’s Just How Massive Elon Musk’s $75 Million Trump Donation Is