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A ShinyHunters hacker tells WIRED that they gained access to Ticketmaster’s Snowflake cloud account—and others—by first breaching a third-party contractor. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Two organizations that supported unconditional cash grants told WIRED that they will no longer disclose their financial statements and internal policies. Their stance follows a similar denial by OpenAI. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
CCTV cameras and AI are being combined to monitor crowds, detect bike thefts, and spot trespassers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The messaging standard promises better security and cooler features than plain old SMS. Android has had it for years, but now iPhones are getting it too. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
When Hurricane Larry made landfall two years ago, it dropped over 100,000 microplastics per square meter of land per day. It’s another ominous sign of how plasticized the environment has become. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Long-running nonprofit Common Crawl has been a boon to researchers for years. But now its role in AI training data has triggered backlash from publishers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cybersecurity firm Recorded Future counted 44 health-care-related incidents in the month after Change Healthcare’s payment came to light—the most it’s ever seen in a single month. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The OSIRIS-REx capsule containing a “treasure trove” of space rocks has now arrived at Johnson Space Center, where scientists will gingerly unpack it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has joined US intelligence officials in ignoring repeated inquiries about Israel’s “malign” efforts to covertly influence US voters. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
As the fight against ransomware slogs on, security experts warn of a potential escalation to “real-world violence.” But recent police crackdowns are successfully disrupting the cybercriminal ecosystem. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new discovery that the AI-enabled feature's historical data can be accessed even by hackers without administrator privileges only contributes to the growing sense that the feature is a “dumpster fire.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Clouds way up in the stratosphere act like a blanket, trapping heat in the Arctic and Antarctica. That could help explain why models keep underestimating how fast they’re warming. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Police are hosting events to collect DNA samples that can help solve missing persons cases. But when people put their DNA in a commercial database, it can used for other purposes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
YouTube remains the only major US-based social media platform available in Russia. It’s become “indispensable” to everyday people, making a ban tricky. Journalists and dissidents are taking advantage. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
We're bringing an extra episode from our show What's New. As the climate changes, the bloodthirsty creatures are moving north from Latin America, bringing the threat of rabies with them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An open letter signed by former and current employees at OpenAI and other AI giants calls for whistleblower protections as the artificial intelligence rapidly evolves. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Donald Trump has vowed to go after political enemies, undocumented immigrants, and others if he wins. Experts warn that he could easily turn the surveillance state against his targets. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
We're bringing an extra episode from our show What's New. Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
We're bringing an extra episode from our show Business, Spoken. Artificial intelligence may streamline a form of business communication that’s already super fake. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Twitter cofounder Ev Williams is backing a new social network called Maven, which trades likes and follows for algorithms designed to foster serendipity and deep discussion. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken. Once considered a disease of the affluent, hypertension now affects a third of all adults. The WHO wants nations to get organized to combat it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Police are using subtle psychological operations against ransomware gangs to sow distrust in their ranks—and trick them into emerging from the shadows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site's users—and then refashioning himself as a legit crypto crime expert. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Thousands of fingerprints and facial images linked to police in India have been exposed online. Researchers say it’s a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for “relay attacks” that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A WIRED investigation found thousands of Eventbrite posts selling escort services and drugs like Xanax and oxycodone—some of which the company’s algorithm recommended alongside addiction recovery events. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
