Tag Archives: national-security

2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington

From the authors of the New York Times bestseller 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, also excerpted exclusively in WIRED. 18:46 April 15, 2054 (GMT‑5)Arlington National Cemetery That night in her apartment Julia Hunt ordered in sushi and watched the coverage of Slake’s botched press conference on her …

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How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend

Documents exclusively obtained by WIRED reveal that AI surveillance software tracked thousands of people using the London Underground to detect crime or unsafe situations. The machine learning software scoured live CCTV footage to spot aggressive behavior, weapons being brandished, and people dodging fares. The documents also detail errors made during …

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2054, Part V: From Tokyo With Love

From the authors of the New York Times bestseller 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, also excerpted exclusively in WIRED. 18:12 April 03, 2054 (GMT‑3)São Paulo Chowdhury checked into his hotel, an anodyne Grand Hyatt booked by the staff at Neutronics due to its proximity to their clinic. …

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2054, Part IV: A Nation Divided

From the authors of the New York Times bestseller 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, also excerpted exclusively in WIRED. 03:37 March 25, 2054 (GMT‑5)Columbia Heights Metro Station Julia Hunt had finally returned to sleeping in her apartment, a drab studio on 11th Street NW that she rented …

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2054, Part III: The Singularity

From the authors of the New York Times bestseller 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, also excerpted exclusively in WIRED. 21:15 March 23, 2054 (GMT‑5)Rosslyn, Virginia B.T. had proven easy enough to find. When he went dark, Lily figured he was in one of the world’s three gambling …

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2054, Part II: Next Big Thing

From the authors of the New York Times bestseller 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, also excerpted exclusively in WIRED. 01:41 March 17, 2054 (GMT+9)Okinawa Middle of the night, alone in his lab, was just how he liked to work. News of Castro’s death was everywhere, and he’d …

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2054, Part I: Death of a President

From the authors of the New York Times bestseller 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, also excerpted exclusively in WIRED. 12:02 March 12, 2054 (GMT‑5)São Paulo to JFK He knew the land beneath him carried scars, but when observed from such a height those scars appeared to vanish. …

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