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Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Ditching Human Fact-Checkers

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Post published:January 23, 2025
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This week, we take a look at Meta's new era of content moderation. Source

The Who's Who of MAGA Influencers You Should Know About by Now

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 23, 2025
Post category:LATEST

Welcome to Trump 2.0, where these creators have the ears not only of their audiences but of the president as well. Source

Subaru Security Flaws Exposed Its System for Tracking Millions of Cars

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 23, 2025
Post category:LATEST security

Now-fixed web bugs allowed hackers to remotely unlock and start millions of Subarus. More disturbingly, they could also access at least a year of cars’ location histories—and Subaru employees still…

‘Neo-Nazi Madness’: Meta’s Top AI Lawyer on Why He Fired the Company

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 23, 2025
Post category:ai LATEST

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, celebrated intellectual property lawyer Mark Lemley elaborates on why he quit and what he makes of the AI copyright battlefield. Source

Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 23, 2025
Post category:LATEST security

Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trump’s budget cuts all threaten US security. In an exit interview with WIRED, former CISA head Jen Easterly argues for her agency’s survival. Source

Psychology Can Be Harnessed to Combat Violent Extremism

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 23, 2025
Post category:entertainment LATEST social

Organized violence is set to grow—but the social media-powered mechanisms that expose would-be extremists to threats can also be used to help empathy flourish. Source

Elon Musk Plays DOGE Ball—and Hits America’s Geek Squad

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 23, 2025
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Under Donald Trump, the United States Digital Service is morphing into Elon Musk’s cost-cutting machine. Source

eBay Sellers Are Hawking Used Phones With TikTok Preinstalled for Thousands of Dollars

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 23, 2025
Post category:LATEST mobile social software

With the app still unavailable on US app stores, people are betting on TikTok being a profitable added extra to secondhand handsets. Source

The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 23, 2025
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H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the country’s first human death due to bird flu, vaccination isn’t…

Samsung Says Its Galaxy S25 Is 'Qi2 Ready.' Here's What That Really Means

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:LATEST mobile software

The company's new smartphones do not have Qi2 wireless charging built in natively. Just give me my magnetic Android phone already! Source

Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Specs, Release Date, Price, Features

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:deals LATEST mobile software

The three flagship Android phones debut new ways to interact with Google’s Gemini and, yes, Samsung’s Bixby. Source

Mexico Provides Economic Support to Migrants After the Trump Administration Closes the CBP One App

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:LATEST software

The Mexico Embraces You program provides 2,000 pesos for deported migrants who cannot afford to return home. Source

Singapore's Likee Is an Unlikely Winner of the TikTok Ban

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:entertainment LATEST social software

After a US law temporarily forced Americans to find a new home for their short-video habit, TikTok clone Likee saw a surge in usage. Source

This New AI Search Engine Has a Gimmick: Humans Answering Questions

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:ai LATEST

A new AI-powered search engine called Pearl is launching today, with an unusual pitch: It promises to connect you with an actual human expert if the AI answer sucks. WIRED…

This Company Wants to Build a Space Station That Has Artificial Gravity

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:crypto LATEST

Founded by crypto guru Jed McCaleb, Vast Space will run two missions to the International Space Station, and aims to launch its first space station, Haven-1, by the end of…

A Capitol Rioter’s Son Is Terrified About His Father’s Release

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:LATEST

Jackson Reffitt has been flooded with threats online since Trump pardoned his father and almost 1,600 others for their part in January 6. Source

Abbott Lingo Continuous Glucose Monitor Review: Easy and Clear

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:chips hardware LATEST reviews

If you’re prediabetic, this continuous blood glucose monitor slaps right onto your arm and tells you how to eat all day. Source

How to Send Cash

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:LATEST reviews

Need to send some money without getting scammed or robbed? Follow this advice. Source

Trump Frees Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:crypto LATEST

Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some parts of the crypto community. Source

Trump’s Plan to Leave the WHO Is a Health Disaster

Post author:Wired
Post published:January 22, 2025
Post category:LATEST

The exit will cut a huge chunk from the World Health Organization’s budget, but the short-term financial gain for the US could come at the cost of disease outbreaks flaring…