Tag Archives: Wired

People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.

British fact-checkers are racing to debunk a suspicious audio recording of UK opposition leader Keir Starmer.

People are listing short-term rentals on social media and lesser-known platforms, bolstering a rental black market in New York City.

The same chaotic day FTX declared bankruptcy, someone began stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from its coffers. A WIRED investigation reveals the company’s “very crazy night” trying to stop them.

A “friendlier” front for racist extremism has spread rapidly across the US in recent months, as active club channels network on Telegram’s encrypted messaging app.

Put down those goggles. The Las Vegas Sphere’s giant wraparound display turned a U2 show and a mind-bending new film into a virtual reality experience.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial for fraud is sucking all the air out of the room. Crypto folks can’t wait for it to be over.

The British chipmaker wanted to challenge the dominance of Nvidia, but having been left out of government AI projects, is urgently looking to raise money.

Bandcamp workers say they are unable to do their jobs and keep the platform operating after being locked out of critical systems. They’re also expecting layoffs.

Untruths spouted by chatbots ended up on the web—and Microsoft’s Bing search engine served them up as facts. Generative AI could make search harder to trust.