Why Europe’s demands on Apple AI put your data at risk
The desire to protect that data is why Apple won’t distribute Siri AI in the EU for a while. Jamf survey exposes the IT risks of AI It’s not as if Europe doesn’t understand the…
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Forget Signal Dead Zones: These 3D-Printed Panels Could Supercharge 6G
A passive 3D-printed metacrystal panel redirects radio waves around obstacles and toward users, offering a low-cost way to improve indoor/outdoor wireless coverage without adding base stations, wiring or powered electronics. Credit: Illustration: Aalto University /…
AI romance scams: 43% of Indians fell for AI voice scams, a staggering 83% of targeted people lost money
In India, over 66% of people surveyed fell victim to online dating scams. 43% of Indians fell victim to AI modulated voices, and of those, over 83% actually lost money to scammers. Over 69% of…
The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones
After WIRED reported last week that Meta’s smart glasses app contained code that would enable the company to activate face-recognition features on the devices, the company removed the code this week without commenting on why…
QUIONE Unlocks the Quantum Realm With Pioneering Strontium Microscopy
QUIONE microscope leverages strontium for high-resolution imaging and quantum simulations, confirming its potential in advanced quantum research. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com QUIONE, a unique quantum-gas microscope developed by ICFO researchers in Spain, utilizes strontium to…
Hidden Phase of Matter Finally Captured After Decades of Predictions
By assembling silver nanoparticles into precise crystal patterns, researchers captured a long-theorized state of matter that had never been stabilized before. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Scientists have finally captured a hidden state of matter, revealing…
Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
Encrypted Spaces is, in some sense, the next generation of the Signal protocol, but for more complex and fully featured tools that go beyond messaging and calls, says Matt Green, a cryptography-focused professor of computer…
Drug Sites Hijacked Spotify’s Search Ranking Through Fake Podcasts
For the past year, Spotify has been quietly purging tens of thousands of podcasts that advertised illegal online pharmacies. A report released Thursday by Senator Maggie Hassan, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, faults…
Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
Two prompts that were used to generate material on Grok were rejected by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Meta AI, and Anthropic’s Claude as inappropriate when tested by WIRED. Google’s Gemini did create an image of one celebrity…
This Quantum Detector Boosts Terahertz Sensitivity by 20 Times
Detecting terahertz radiation using a quantum metasurface-based photoelectric tunable-step terahertz detector – a path to high-sensitivity imaging and sensing in the far-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Credit: W. Michailow and R. Xia A quantum…