TikTok’s Security Threat Comes Into Focus
Plus: A Microsoft cloud leak exposed potential customers, new IoT security labels come to the US, and details emerge about Trump’s document stash.
6 Best Mesh Wi-Fi Routers (2022): For Large Homes and Small Budgets
Forget about that patchy internet connection and dead spots with one of these WIRED-tested mesh systems.
Android Users Can Finally ‘Like’ Messages From iPhones
Plus: Uber wants to serve ads during rides, and popular streaming services start cracking down on shared accounts.
Confidential computing provides revolutionary data encryption, UC Berkeley professor says
Blending hardware enclaves with cryptography, Raluca Popa developed a practical solution for confidential computing.Read More
AI text generation in marketing must be managed carefully
AI text generation will become mainstream in marketing in the coming years, but human subject matter experts will remain crucial.Read More
IBM announces system-on-chip AI hardware
IBM enters the AI hardware acceleration field with a full system-on-chip board that integrates approximate computing.Read More
Why generative AI legal battles are brewing | The AI Beat
Behind this week’s firehose of news around generative AI tools, legal battles around “fair use” of training data are brewing, say experts.Read More
How retail AI is helping sellers keep up this holiday shopping season (and beyond)
From predictive analytics to demand forecasting, retail AI is helping move inventories, predict trends and adequately price products. Read More
‘Poster Girl’ Explores the Surveillance State’s Allure
“Divergent” author Veronica Roth’s new novel is about a young women coming to terms with the authoritarian regime that manipulated her.
Beware the Distraction of the Twitter Mob Campaign
A kerfuffle over Bayonetta voice actor Hellena Taylor’s pay reveals the often hollow structure of social media activism.