A watchdog group's investigation found that terrorist group Hezbollah and other US-sanctioned entities have accounts with paid check marks on X, the Elon Musk–owned social network that still resides at the Twitter.com domain. The Tech Transparency Project, a nonprofit that is critical of Big Tech companies, said in a report …
Read More »Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights
One of the foremost women’s advocacy groups in the United States is urging members of Congress to support a ban on government agencies using private data brokers to acquire access to Americans’ private data without a warrant, a response that came late Tuesday following explosive revelations about the surveillance of …
Read More »Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities
The world has witnessed a near-unprecedented and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza during the first 129 days of the Israel-Hamas war. Despite their critical role in saving lives, hospitals and other health care facilities—which are protected under international law—have not been spared the widespread destruction in the Palestinian territory, according …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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