Republican figureheads from Silicon Valley are rallying behind former president Donald Trump’s selection of Ohio senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. Top Silicon Valley leaders like Elon Musk came out in support of Vance as Trump’s vice presidential pick in the hours after the official announcement was made on Monday. Musk said that the… Continue reading Silicon Valley Heavyweights, Including Elon Musk, Rally Behind J.D. Vance VP Pick
Author: Wired Magazine
Prime Day Has Brought the Google Pixel 7A to an Incredibly Low Price (2024)
Amazon Prime Day is here (and it’s officially two days long). We’re here to highlight the very best deals among the thousands on the mega-retailer’s storefront, especially products we’ve tested and recommend. Well, if you’re on the hunt for a new phone, you’re in luck. One of the best Prime Day deals right now is… Continue reading Prime Day Has Brought the Google Pixel 7A to an Incredibly Low Price (2024)
Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages
A group calling itself “NullBulge” published a 1.1-TB trove of data late last week that it claims is a dump of Disney’s internal Slack archive. The data allegedly includes every message and file from nearly 10,000 channels, including unreleased projects, code, images, login credentials, and links to internal websites and APIs. The hackers claim they… Continue reading Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages
Militias Are Recruiting Off of the Trump Shooting
Militia and anti-government groups across the United States are using the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump as an opportunity to organize, recruit, and train. “An attack on President Trump was an attack on us, people like us—like-minded American patriots,” says Scot Seddon, the Pennsylvania-based founder of the American Patriots Three Percenters (APIII), in… Continue reading Militias Are Recruiting Off of the Trump Shooting
The Right Is Blaming Women and DEI for the Secret Service’s Failure in Trump Shooting
As conspiracies and threats of violence flooded online spaces in the hours after former president Donald Trump was shot during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, one narrative emerged from the right: Women and DEI, or diversity, equity, and inclusion, are to blame. The sexist claims are based on deceptively edited videos and images being… Continue reading The Right Is Blaming Women and DEI for the Secret Service’s Failure in Trump Shooting
Far-Right Extremists Call for Violence and War After Trump Shooting
Far-right communities online lit up on Saturday night with calls for violence, retribution, and civil war in the wake of the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. “I guess they really do want war,” a member of the pro-Trump message board known as The Donald wrote on Saturday evening in a post that has… Continue reading Far-Right Extremists Call for Violence and War After Trump Shooting
AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records
Despite the payment and deletion, some AT&T customers and those who communicated with them may still be at risk, given that others may have samples of the data that were not deleted. The hacker who spoke with WIRED obtained payment from AT&T instead of Binns because, he says, in an odd twist to the case,… Continue reading AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records
Trump Shooting Conspiracies Are Coming From Every Direction
Alex Jones, the school shooting conspiracist, ranted in a video posted to X that this was the beginning of a much wider effort by the deep state to kill powerful figures in America, including Biden and Musk. “Elon you should get to your bunker immediate [sic], this is a live coup,” Jones wrote on X… Continue reading Trump Shooting Conspiracies Are Coming From Every Direction
PS5 vs PS5 Slim: What’s the Difference, and Which One Should You Get?
The PlayStation 5 was arguably one of Sony’s most controversial designs. After a few years, I have to admit it’s growing on me. The only downside is its gargantuan size, which made the PS5 Slim a welcome redesign. And if you’re looking for a new PS5 this holiday season, it might be the only model… Continue reading PS5 vs PS5 Slim: What’s the Difference, and Which One Should You Get?
Elon Musk ‘Fully Endorses’ Donald Trump After Deadly Rally Shooting
Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for reelection Saturday evening shortly after gunshots appear to have been fired at the former president’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Trump was escorted off the stage by the Secret Service and seen with blood on his face afterwards. “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk… Continue reading Elon Musk ‘Fully Endorses’ Donald Trump After Deadly Rally Shooting