The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok
…An All-American Tale Wu previously worked in China’s tech industry before he began moonlighting as a documentary filmmaker. His earlier movie, People’s Republic of Desire, was an intimate look…
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Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic
…The court appearance on Tuesday was to decide on the schedule for a preliminary hearing, and Anthropic is eager for it to happen soon to prevent further harm to its business. Michael…
AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions
…Those parts of the hacking operation appear to have been well-honed and effective, but the hackers were also clumsy enough to leave parts of their own infrastructure unsecured, leaking the prompts…
US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid
…Lawmakers have been voicing concerns for months about the high likelihood that politicians and public servants could use nonpublic information to profit from trades on leading industry platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi…
Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool
Now, however, the appearance of not one but two sophisticated, in-the-wild iPhone hacking techniques in a single month—and some iPhone owners’ distaste for the look and feel of the…
Telegram Is Still Hosting a Sanctioned $21 Billion Crypto Scammer Black Market
…Elliptic found listings as recently as the past month that offer products that appear intended for those human trafficking operations, including electrified batons, tasers, and handcuffs. On March 26, the UK's…
CUDA Proves Nvidia Is a Software Company
…Apart from a brief bout of panic when DeepSeek first appeared, open-source AI models have not vastly outperformed proprietary models. Still, none of the frontier labs—OpenAI, Anthropic, Google—has a…
Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins
…They did not directly address the removals but say the platform has “industry-leading moderation.” Apple did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment by the time of publication. In recent…
When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon
…Kuwait’s Alghanim Industries announced Starlink availability through authorized reseller Sama X this month, with the UAE following shortly after. Originally provided free of charge in Ukraine, Starlink access was later restricted…
Physical Media Is Making a Comeback. The Next Console Generation Might Kill It
…percent for full year 2025”—that is, the drop-off the industry has seen over the last several years appears to be slowing and perhaps even leveling out. There are a few…