President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz has already been ousted for using a bottom-shelf Signal clone for official messaging — but the fallout from that debacle is still getting worse and worse. As Reuters reports, a hacker who accessed information from TeleMessage, an Israeli messaging app that was sold to the government to archive… Continue reading The Trump Administration’s Chat Hack Is Starting to Sound Really Bad
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Anti-Baby Zealot Blows Up IVF Clinic, Accidentally Becoming the Attack’s Only Casualty
The second decade of the 21st century has given us a treasure trove of bonkers ideologies and obsessive subcultures. From Marc Andreessen’s fanatic Techno-Optimists to the violent rationalist sect of the Zizians, would-be cultists are spoiled for choice in 2025. Now, it seems there’s a new one on the scene: the self-described “pro-mortalists.” The philosopher Thaddeus Metz, at… Continue reading Anti-Baby Zealot Blows Up IVF Clinic, Accidentally Becoming the Attack’s Only Casualty
Sam Altman Tells Staff Plan to Ship 100 Million Devices That See Everything in Users’ Lives
Have we learned nothing from “Black Mirror”? Marriage of Minds OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is teaming up with a famous Apple designer to make wearables that can see your whole life — and he’s instructed his staff to ship 100 million of them. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Altman recently told employees they’ll soon be… Continue reading Sam Altman Tells Staff Plan to Ship 100 Million Devices That See Everything in Users’ Lives
Fire Breaks Out at a Data Center Leased by Elon Musk’s X
A fire broke out Thursday morning at a data center in Hillsboro, Oregon, leased by Elon Musk’s X, forcing an extended response from emergency crews, according to multiple sources who spoke to WIRED. The sources required anonymity as they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the company. Firefighters arrived at the Hillsboro Technology Park, in… Continue reading Fire Breaks Out at a Data Center Leased by Elon Musk’s X
Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
The hacker ecosystem in Russia, more than perhaps anywhere else in the world, has long blurred the lines between cybercrime, state-sponsored cyberwarfare, and espionage. Now an indictment of a group of Russian nationals and the takedown of their sprawling botnet offers the clearest example in years of how a single malware operation allegedly enabled hacking… Continue reading Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
Senate votes to revoke California’s ability to set air pollution standards
Senate Republicans have voted 51 to 44 to overturn a waiver that allowed California to set stricter air pollution standards for vehicles. The state has received waivers more than 100 times since federal laws granted the right some 50 years ago. Sixteen other states and the District of Columbia follow California’s emissions standards, and most… Continue reading Senate votes to revoke California’s ability to set air pollution standards
Tesla Model Y compared to ‘Tesla killer’ Xiaomi YU7: it’s not even close
Here we compare the specs of the new Tesla Model Y (Chinese version) to the newly unveiled Xiaomi YU7, a vehicle dubbed the ‘Tesla killer’. For years, we laughed at people using the term ‘Tesla killer’ for new electric vehicles. To this day, even as Tesla’s sales are declining, it’s a bit dumb to use… Continue reading Tesla Model Y compared to ‘Tesla killer’ Xiaomi YU7: it’s not even close
Tesla (TSLA) is badly affected by Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ the GOP just passed
Photo: Tesla The Republicans in Congress have voted for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, which are going to greatly slow down electric vehicles and renewable energy in the US. Here’s how the new bill is going to affect Tesla. Solar stocks are all crashing today. Solar Edge is down 20%, and First Solar is down 5%.… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) is badly affected by Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ the GOP just passed
Xiaomi’s new PU7 spells trouble for Tesla in China
The sister vehicle to last year’s SU7, the electric SUV could threaten the Model Y’s dominance in China’s all-important EV market. The sister vehicle to last year’s SU7, the electric SUV could threaten the Model Y’s dominance in China’s all-important EV market. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers… Continue reading Xiaomi’s new PU7 spells trouble for Tesla in China
Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget
House Republicans narrowly passed the budget bill, which now heads to the Senate. House Republicans narrowly passed the budget bill, which now heads to the Senate. Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing… Continue reading Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget