How to Add WIRED as a Preferred Source on Google (2025)
The new Google Preferred Sources tool helps you see more of what you want in your search results.
AI has no idea what it’s doing, but it’s threatening us all
Artificial intelligence is reshaping law, ethics, and society at a speed that threatens fundamental human dignity. Dr. Maria Randazzo of Charles Darwin University warns that current regulation fails to protect rights such as privacy, autonomy, and anti-discrimination. The “black box problem” leaves people unable to trace or challenge AI decisions that may harm them.
The Best Pixel 10 Cases and Accessories (2025)
Slap a case and screen protector on your shiny new Pixel, whether you have the Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro XL. We also have Qi2 chargers and accessory recommendations.
Tesla Proposes a Trillion-Dollar Bet That It’s More Than Just Cars
Tesla’s board wants to give Elon Musk an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package. To get all the money, he has to make robots and robotaxis work.
Large language models can execute complete ransomware attacks autonomously, research shows
Criminals can use artificial intelligence, specifically large language models, to autonomously carry out ransomware attacks that steal personal files and demand payment, handling every step from breaking into computer systems to writing threatening messages to victims, according to new research from NYU Tandon School of Engineering posted to the arXiv preprint server.
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Similarities between human and AI learning offer intuitive design insights
New research has found similarities in how humans and artificial intelligence integrate two types of learning, offering new insights about how people learn as well as how to develop more intuitive AI tools.
Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn
A new specimen of “infostealer” malware offers a disturbing feature: It monitors a target’s browser for NSFW content, then takes simultaneous screenshots and webcam photos of the victim.
A robot learns to handle bulky objects like humans do after just one lesson
For all their technological brilliance, from navigating distant planets to performing complex surgery, robots still struggle with a few basic human tasks. One of the most significant challenges is dexterity, which refers to the ability to grasp, hold and manipulate objects. Until now, that is. Scientists from the Toyota Research Institute in Massachusetts have trained …
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