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NEW: Trump's attacks on the 20206 midterms are well underway, from 2020 election deniers in positions of power to FBI raids. @davidgilbert.bsky.social gets into the nitty gritty: www.wired.com/story/this-i...
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WIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year’s midterm elections.
This has nothing to do with the crypto he lost the password for. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
Weather forecasting has gotten a big boost from machine learning. How that translates into what users see can vary.
Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful. www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
For months, lone vibe coder Rafael Concepcion has obsessively built tools to counter the federal immigration crackdown—pivoting as he’s been outmatched. He’s also lost his job and become a target. www.wired.com/story/opposi...
When somebody sends you a document as an attachment, don't just open it. Use the free tool Dangerzone to scrub it clean of any malevolent code. Here's how it works. www.wired.com/story/danger...
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Vessels are increasingly being abandoned during the war on Iran, revealing a hidden failure in the global systems that keep goods—and people—moving. www.wired.com/story/legal-...
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Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful.
New: I obtained docs from the IRS about a $1.8 million Palantir contract that began early last year. They provide new details on a custom tool Palantir built for the IRS, the “Selection and Analytic Platform," and the wildly bloated ecosystem it's supposed to simplify:
www.wired.com/story/docume...
Galen Buckwalter, a quadriplegic, received a brain implant in 2024 that is allowing him to create music with his thoughts.
"It is so empowering to be able to do entirely unique things," he says.
I spoke with Galen about the process and the importance of creativity: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
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You may have heard about Trump's efforts to undermine trust in the elections with the SAVE America Act.
But here I highlight how this is just one part of a broader effort to manipulate the midterms, and how that could have long-lasting effects on US democracy
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Documents show the tax agency is testing a Palantir tool to surface “highest-value” audit and investigation targets from a maze of legacy systems.
For months, lone vibe coder Rafael Concepcion has obsessively built tools to counter the federal immigration crackdown—pivoting as he’s been outmatched. He’s also lost his job and become a target.
When somebody sends you a document as an attachment, don't just open it. Use the free tool Dangerzone to scrub it clean of any malevolent code. Here's how it works.
Weather forecasting has gotten a big boost from machine learning. How that translates into what users see can vary.
