Online safety watchdogs have found that AI chatbots posing as popular celebrities are having troubling conversations with minors. Topics range from flirting to simulated sex acts — wildly inappropriate conversations that could easily a real person a well-deserved spot on a sex offender registry, but which aren’t resulting in so much as a slap on… Continue reading AI Chatbots Are Having Conversations With Minors That Would Land a Human on the Sex Offender Registry
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New Automated Extortion Software Is So Devious You Won’t Believe It
A new form of “infostealer” malware can automatically detect when you open porn on your browser, screenshot what you’re looking at, take a photo of you through your webcam, and send it all to a hacker, Wired reports. It’s a horrifying evolution in sextortion schemes, the criminal act of coercing someone by threatening to release… Continue reading New Automated Extortion Software Is So Devious You Won’t Believe It
Amazon Startup Announces Plans to “Finish” Orson Welles’ Lost Film With 43 Minutes of AI-Generated Footage
Recently, a minor miracle was achieved in the world of film preservation. A long-lost version of “A Better Tomorrow II” (1987), John Woo’s sequel to his heroic bloodshed classic “A Better Tomorrow” (1986), was discovered and is now slated to be released to the public. For nearly 40 years, Woo’s preferred cut of the Hong… Continue reading Amazon Startup Announces Plans to “Finish” Orson Welles’ Lost Film With 43 Minutes of AI-Generated Footage
A Sitting President Is Making Billions Off Crypto, Which Feels Like a Bit of an Outrage
Before his first presidential bid, TV personality and real estate tycoon Donald Trump was doing just fine, financially speaking. The benefactor of a $5.5 million trust fund, adjusted for inflation — not to mention a $20 million inheritance from his father, split with his siblings — Trump’s actual net worth has always been a hazy… Continue reading A Sitting President Is Making Billions Off Crypto, Which Feels Like a Bit of an Outrage
Scientists Intrigued by Pill That May Heal Brain After Stroke or Brain Injury
Image by Getty / Futurism Researchers are working on a pill that could allow patients’ brains to recover from a traumatic injury or stroke, defying conventional thinking that the brain cannot regenerate following such a traumatic event. As the New York Times reports, researchers previously discovered a gene that codes for a receptor called CCR5,… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Pill That May Heal Brain After Stroke or Brain Injury
Scientists Intrigued by Non-Human Skull Embedded in Cave Wall
Scientists believe they’re close to solving an ancient mystery involving a strange hominin skull, neither Neanderthal nor human, that was found fused to a cave wall — with a stalagmite sticking out of the top, to complete the eerie scene — in Macedonia, Greece. In a new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution, researchers from France’s Institut… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Non-Human Skull Embedded in Cave Wall
Venture Capitalist Sues Surrogate Mother After Stillbirth
Losing a baby to a stillbirth is arguably the most heartbreaking outcome an expecting mother can experience. But what would you do if that stillbirth kicked off a lengthy and protracted legal battle in which your most intimate details are spilled to the police, the courts, and social media? That’s the horrifying conundrum facing Rebecca… Continue reading Venture Capitalist Sues Surrogate Mother After Stillbirth
The Best Pixel 10 Cases and Accessories (2025)
Enter the MagSafe Accessory World Joby GripTight Tripod Mount for MagSafe Peak Design Creator Kit I have been testing MagSafe accessories for years, and you should totally take advantage of the vast ecosystem with your new Pixel. Whether you want a magnetic wallet or phone tripod, we have plenty of WIRED-tested recommendations in our guides.… Continue reading The Best Pixel 10 Cases and Accessories (2025)
Meraki Espresso Machine Review: Fine Grind, Loose Fit
Alongside grinding and dosing by weight, the steam wand likewise allows for a bit of added control, with settings from mild to strong. “Strong” means strong, for big cappuccino froth: Heed the warning and keep your milk level low in the frothing cup, or you’ll probably have cleanup. But especially, the steam wand offers an… Continue reading Meraki Espresso Machine Review: Fine Grind, Loose Fit
Musk’s $1T pay package is full of watered-down versions of his own broken promises
Tesla has proposed a massive new $1 trillion compensation package for its CEO Elon Musk, and many of the benchmarks he needs to hit are simply watered-down versions of promises he’s spent years making about the company. That’s not the picture Tesla’s board of directors paints in the company’s annual proxy statement, where they revealed… Continue reading Musk’s $1T pay package is full of watered-down versions of his own broken promises