Special counsel Robert Mueller ended his two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election with his sole public comment Wednesday, a surprise appearance at the Justice Department that had a clear and stark message: America, read my report. I worked long and hard on its 448 pages and chose my words carefully. Read them. […]
Read MoreRobert Mueller breaks his silence, Amazon unveils a new device with more privacy features, and we pontificate on the philanthropy of billionaires. Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Today's Headlines Robert Mueller finally speaks We all learned what Robert Mueller's voice actually sounds like when the special counsel made […]
Read MoreThis story is part of a series on how we make time—from productivity hacks to long walks to altering the function of our own circadian clocks. Suppose you were on a business trip in a city you’d never given much thought to—not an obvious tourist attraction like Paris or San Francisco—and your schedule included a […]
Read MoreThis story is part of a series on how we make time—from productivity hacks to long walks to altering the function of our own circadian clocks. Here at WIRED, the tempo of our workdays is set by the ever-shifting cadence of deadlines. From the steady progress of print magazine production to the just-in-time sprints needed […]
Read MoreMade in China—three words often associated with cheap quality. Four years ago, the Chinese government repurposed the phrase as the name of a new industrial strategy intended to propel homegrown companies into more advanced markets, and to make them less reliant on overseas components. This month, tough new US sanctions on China’s Huawei, the world’s […]
Read MoreOne of the most difficult things about detecting manipulated photos, or "deepfakes," is that digital photo files aren't coded to be tamper-evident. But researchers from New York University's Tandon School of Engineering are starting to develop strategies that make it easier to tell if a photo has been altered, opening up a potential new front […]
Read MoreWhen Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Goana takes off in his T-38 Talon training jet, he flies a loop north toward the Red River, which forms a meandering border between north Texas and southern Oklahoma. For decades, the remote farming area has been an ideal training ground for Air Force pilots like Goana. But in recent years, […]
Read MoreEarlier this month, the Trump administration dubbed Huawei a national security threat, impelling Google and other US tech companies to cut off business ties. The move followed growing fears that its products could contain backdoors for the Chinese government, as well as a string of indictments charging Huawei with misleading banks about violating Iran sanctions […]
Read MoreHello, and welcome to a post-Memorial Day weekend edition of The Monitor, WIRED's pop-culture news roundup. What's in store today? First up, Disney's Aladdin had a pretty big weekend at the box office. Also, Netflix picked up a couple of big movies at the Cannes Film Festival, and there might be another Alien prequel coming. […]
Read MoreFor months, there’s been a steady march of controversies over how tech companies collect, manage, process, and share massive (and passive) amounts of data. And even though the executives and founders of these companies profess a renewed commitment to privacy and corporate responsibility, people are beginning to worry about surveillance and power—and reconsider how much […]
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