A New Jam-Packed Biden Executive Order Tackles Cybersecurity, AI, and More
US president Joe Biden just issued a 40-page executive order that aims to bolster federal cybersecurity protections, directs government use of AI—and takes a swipe at Microsoft’s dominance. Powered by...
GitHub’s Deepfake Porn Crackdown Still Isn’t Working
Over a dozen programs used by creators of nonconsensual explicit images have evaded detection on the developer platform, WIRED has found. Powered by WPeMatico
Biden’s Cyber Ambassador Urges Trump Not to Cede Ground to Russia and China in Global Tech Fight
Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador for cyberspace and digital policy, has led US tech diplomacy amid a rising tide of pressure from authoritarian regimes. Will the Trump administration undo that work? Powered by WPeMatico
Inside the Black Box of Predictive Travel Surveillance
Behind the scenes, companies and governments are feeding a trove of data about international travelers into opaque AI tools that aim to predict who’s safe—and who’s a threat. Powered by WPeMatico
Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC
Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range. Powered by WPeMatico
