Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search. It sounds like something James Bond would use: a…
Other nations recognize the region’s potential and Dubai’s position. The US, for instance, showed interest in currying favor with the UAE by sending a CIA spy to vet the emirate’s top AI firm, paving the…
Researchers have shown that quantum entanglement can survive a journey through a busy metropolitan fiber network carrying powerful conventional data traffic. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers achieved the first real-world demonstration of quantum entanglement over a busy…
Who is legally responsible when agentic AI goes rogue, and what recourse do victims have when they’ve been breached by joyriding models? Great question. In the wake of disclosures from both OpenAI and Anthropic that…
This week, WIRED obtained a memo that tied dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water and wastewater utilities to Iran, the first official documentation of Iran’s likely responsibility for the most impactful campaign of cyberattacks to…
Google has used AI tools to detect and patch 1,072 vulnerabilities in versions 149 and 150 of its Chrome browser, the company announced in a blog post. That’s more vulnerabilities patched than in the previous…
In one half of the ring is housed the sensor array (orange stripes), the sweat extraction component, and the fluidic channel. Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering A new smart ring could…
It’s been a longtime feature of the annual Defcon hacker conference that attendees come away not only with knowledge of new software vulnerabilities and hacking techniques but also an elaborately designed conference badge—often electronic masterpieces…
Cook explained that to handle users who might want to use Siri AI extensively, the company plans an upgrade option through iCloud+, though it is too early to define the specifics. (Incoming CEO John Ternus…
The notion that scammers can use AI to sharpen their deceptions, polish their language, and lubricate their banter with victims is now a reality for anyone fighting the fraud operations that steal tens of billions…
