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An AI-Altered Hitler Speech Is Going Viral On X
Two AI-altered clips of Hitler's 1939 Reichstag speech have racked up millions of views on X after being shared by a far-right troll.
The Quest to Give AI Chatbots a Hand—and an Arm
Robotics startup Covariant is experimenting with a ChatGPT-style chatbot that can control a robotic arm, as a way to create machines that can be more helpful in the physical world.
Your Next Job: Brain-Computer Interface Surgeon
When everyone's hooking their brains up to computers, we'll need BCI surgeons to install the hardware.
How Apple's Advanced Data Protection Works, and How to Enable It on Your iPhone
The files stored on iCloud and on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac are already pretty well secured. But if you want the best protection against hackers, snoops, and spooks, turn on ADP.
Get Ready to Eat Pond Plants
Meet the amazing azolla, a nutritious fern that grows like crazy, capturing carbon in the process. Could it be a food-and fertilizer and biofuel-of the future?
Rampant Wildfires Are Threatening a Collapse of the Amazon Rainforest
Rainforests in South America are burning this year faster than ever before, setting the course for a collapse of the Amazon in the coming decades.
Yoel Roth, Twitter's Former Trust and Safety Chief, Is Trying to Clean Up Your Dating Apps
Yoel Roth suffered targeted harassment after quitting as top content cop at Elon Musk's Twitter. Now he's head of trust and safety at dating giant Match Group, owner of Tinder, Hinge, and more.
Google Is Getting Thousands of Deepfake Porn Complaints
Content creators are using copyright laws to get nonconsensual deepfakes removed from the web. With the complaints covering nearly 30,000 URLs, experts say Google should do more to help.
The Kate Middleton Photo Controversy Is an Inexplicable Mess
Apparent manipulations to an official image of the Princess of Wales led wire services to issue a kill notification" on the photo.
How Do Heat Pumps Work?
Our in-house physics whiz explains how a heat pump can warm your home without burning fossil fuels.
11 Best Mario Day Deals on Nintendo Switch Games and Accessories
March 10 is Mario Day, and Nintendo is celebrating with all sorts of deals.
14 Best Noise-Canceling Headphones (2024): Over-Ears, Wireless Earbuds, Workout
Tune out (or rock out) with our favorite over-ears and earbuds.
Selective Forgetting Can Help AI Learn Better
Erasing key information during training allows machine learning models to learn new languages faster and more easily.
Oscars 2024: How to Watch, When Is It, Nominated Movies
The 96th Academy Awards ceremony celebrating major movies, like Oppenheimer, will air on ABC this Sunday and be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Aerith’s Fate in 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Is Causing a Rift Among Fans
The game's ending prompts heated discussion online about whether it does justice to its most iconic moment.
The Influencers Getting Paid to Promote Designer Knockoffs From China
Influencers on TikTok and Reddit earn a cut of the counterfeit goods trade by promoting high-quality replicas" sourced from ecommerce sites in China.
A Roku Terms of Service Update Locks Up Your TV Until You Agree
If you want to opt out of the new Dispute Resolution Terms," you have to write a letter.
6 Best Cheap Smartphones (2024): iPhone, Android, 5G
There's little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices-ranging from $150 to $500-stood up to WIRED's testing.
Rad Power Bikes Has 4 New Models—and Safer Batteries
Plus: Reddit helps brands find all your comments, Dodge debuts an electric muscle car, and Nikon buys the cinematic camera company Red.
Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over
Plus: An ex-Google engineer gets arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets, hackers breach the top US cybersecurity agency, and X's new feature exposes sensitive user data.
Solar-Powered Farming Is Quickly Depleting the World's Groundwater Supply
Farmers in hot, arid regions are turning to low-cost solar pumps to irrigate their fields, eliminating the need for expensive fossil fuels and boosting crop production. But by allowing them to pump throughout the day, the new technology is drying up aquifers around the globe.
Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls
Social robots for older adults might not be new, but now they're recording, listening-and talking back.
Stop Misunderstanding the Gender Health Gap
Sex differences explain some of the gaping health inequalities between men and women-but a lot of the time, it's sexism.
Sam Altman Back on OpenAI's Board After He Is Cleared by Investigation
OpenAI named Sam Altman, its fired-then-rehired CEO, to its board of directors Friday. It also added three women with executive experience at Sony, Meta, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
13 Best Deals From the Discover Samsung Sale: Phones, Tablets, TVs
This week you can save on smartphones, tablets, headphones, and even a projector.
'1899' Fans Still Want Answers
Netflix canceled 1899 after just one season, but many viewers still go online asking for more.
Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates
In what appears to be the first criminal case of its kind, two teenage boys were charged under a 2022 Florida law for allegedly creating AI-generated images depicting middle school classmates.
This Senator Wants to Know What Meta and TikTok Are Doing About Parent-Run Girl Influencer Accounts
Senator Maggie Hassan wrote to Meta and other platforms asking what they're doing to protect girls after The New York Times found some parents posting suggestive images of their daughters online.
No, 'Leave the World Behind' and 'Civil War' Aren’t Happening Before Your Eyes
Earlier this week, after Instagram, Facebook, and Threads went down, Leave the World Behind took off on social media. The trend's bizarre origins have something in common with Alex Garland's new movie Civil War.
Santa Cruz Skitch Review: A Light, Versatile, and Expensive Electric Bike
This pleasingly versatile ebike is powerful, light, fun to ride, and a little too expensive.
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2024) Review: Price, Specs, Rating, Availability
This machine delivers the same sleek design and portability, with a mightier M3 processor. But is it worth the upgrade?
Where to Stream 2024’s Best Picture Oscar Nominees
Oppenheimer, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon-most of this year's Academy Award nominees are available to watch online. Here's where to find them.
Apple Could Be the First Target of Europe's Tough New Tech Law
An architect of the EU's tough new Digital Markets Acts says Apple would be a logical first candidate for investigation under the law, which aims to break open" tech platforms.
Rivian R2, R3, R3X Electric SUVs: Price, Specs, Release Date
The Rivian R2, a new smaller EV, will cost around" $45,000 and will be available in 2026, the troubled automaker said at an event in California today. Two crossovers, the R3 and R3X, will follow.
The Fear That Inspired Elon Musk and Sam Altman to Create OpenAI
Emails released by OpenAI to refute a lawsuit from Elon Musk show how he, Sam Altman, and other cofounders were motivated by fears of Google's dominance.
TCL Q6310 Soundbar Review: Solid Sound, Uninspiring
This stylish budget bar-and-subwoofer combo will give your home theater a boost, but its performance fails to rise above the crowd.
7 Myths and Misconceptions About Coffee (2024)
It's 2024, time to stop letting Depression-era flimflam get between you and a great cup of coffee.
The White House Is Briefing Dozens of Online Creators on Biden’s State of the Union Address
The Biden administration is looking for a new way to reach voters who don't engage with traditional media.
Google’s GenAI Bots Are Struggling. But So Are Its Humans
This week on Gadget Lab, we talk about the rocky rollout of Google's Gemini image generator, and some internal tensions recently reported by company employees.
New Doc Explores the Pitfalls of Colonizing Space
In Doppelgangers^3, three look-alikes, including director Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stepanian, go to a cave in Spain to figure out ways Earthlings could avoid repeating history's mistakes on other planets.
Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination
Jalon Hall was featured on Google's corporate social media accounts for making #LifeAtGoogle more inclusive!" She says the company discriminated against her on the basis of her disability and race.
5 Years After San Francisco Banned Face Recognition, Voters Ask for More Surveillance
On Tuesday the country's techiest city backed a ballot proposition that tapped into concerns about crime, giving the police more freedom to use drones and other surveillance technology.
Europe's Digital Markets Act Is Breaking Open the Empires of Big Tech
Tech giants have to comply with a new EU law that is set to change the internet. It aims to force open the biggest platforms to encourage competition and give users more choice in their digital lives.
A 62-Year-Old German Man Got 217 Covid Shots—and Was Totally Fine
Hundreds of boosters over a 29-month period had little effect on the one person who tried it.
The 16 Sci-Fi Movies You Need to Watch Before You Die
Here's how to stream the best sci-movies of all time, from Dune: Part Two to The Matrix.
Inside Election Conspiracy Groups on Super Tuesday
Despite Trump's overwhelming victories on Tuesday, election deniers still found room to boost baseless conspiracies about voting fraud across the country.
Cities Aren’t Prepared for a Crucial Part of Sea-Level Rise: They’re Also Sinking
Coastal land is dropping, known as subsidence. That could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans to inundation by 2050.
Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say
A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked-and they want the company to take immediate action."
A New Headset Aims to Treat Alzheimer’s With Light and Sound
An experimental device developed by Cognito Therapeutics seeks to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients using light and sound.
Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth
De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has found a way to reprogram elephant cells, a technical breakthrough that could lead to the return of the long-lost mammals.
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