The Cop Who Took On Flock
When the article appeared, the first text Pichardo received came from another officer. “I want to congratulate you on your testicular fortitude,” it read. The officer added that he was proud of Pichardo for doing…
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A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
At midnight on May 14, eight minutes after Clark and Kawsara took off from Roswell, they told Albuquerque Center that they’d lost their GPS. Unable to navigate on their own, they asked that the controller…
For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark
Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan has insisted that the face-recognition system and array of surveillance cameras deployed at his venues is “very, very useful for security”—a big reason why MSG “is the most secure…
Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
Fat Joe is a superfan, both of the New York Knicks and their controversial owner, Jim Dolan. The rapper celebrated with Dolan in Cleveland when the team clinched its first finals appearance in decades. When…
British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted
“I don’t think an AI model should have that kind of power over people’s lives,” Pegram says. Photograph: Alice Zoo In response to WIRED’s public records requests, Avon and Somerset Police provided a huge trove…
The Romance Scammer Who Made a Small Fortune Posing as a WWE Superstar
Then he used reverse psychology, asking her if she was being real with him. “I don’t want someone who’s gonna play around me,” he said, insisting that he lived in Florida with his daughter while…
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
Eversole would tell his teams to bust the guys selling knockoff merchandise and “remove scalpers and drug dealers daily, in areas outside and around MSG properties, without back up, communication, or assistance from MSG venue…
They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies
It’s difficult to find much information about Daniel Micay online. Google him and you’ll turn up an impersonal X account and a barren LinkedIn page, plus some YouTube “exposés” and flame wars on Reddit and…