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New research shows that North Koreans appear to be trying to trick US companies into hiring them to develop architectural designs using fake profiles, résumés, and Social Security numbers.

With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million.

In this episode, we talk to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who shares striking new details about President Trump’s ongoing occupation of Chicago. What’s happening there has really gone off the rails: ICE launching hypermilitarized raids of apartment buildings. Childre...

One fairly common concept you’ll inevitably stumble upon if you spend any modicum of time reading discussions on the web is the idea of “two sides”. Some will tell you that the two sides are not the same and one is clearly better than the other, others will argue that not ta...

When I was at uni I went with some friends into a cellar with a druid to experience his home-made 6 foot tall light-strobing monolith, what I now know was a type of Dreammachine, which was a pair of stacked out-of-sync strobing lights so bright that it makes the receptors in...

How do we stop what amounts to a coup from Big Tech from destroying our democracy? Author Marietje Schaake joins Joe and Alex to explain how we got to a place where tech oligarchs aren't just selling services to the government - they're running it. What can we do? How do we take back control of technology when Big Tech is wealthier than most governments? And is there a way out? Get your copy of "The Tech Coup" here: http://bit.ly/4gZnMZ2 Use code #COUP30 for 30% off.
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The inevitable crossover of LLMs and perverse incentives on social networks (and elsewhere)

Well, I'd appear to have a whole bunch of new readers after the last article: welcome, everyone! This is a blog/newsletter/place to publish long-form articles about the intersections of tech, politics and culture that I write: I try and publish about once a week, but there is sometimes slippage. This is entirely reader-supported: if you like what I'm doing and want to help me make more of it, there are avenues to do so, with links at the bottom of the article.

I was reminded today of the profound marketing influence of Kathy Sierra, who was a pretty prolific blogger and speaker back in the day. I would summarize her thesis as such: Your best marketing and communication should talk about how you make your users awesome, not how you’re awesome. If you’d like to check out … Continue reading Kathy Sierra →

Meta-backed Scale has a new leaderboard to challenge the industry leader. But has the AI industry already moved on?

Fancy mode blocks to show content only in email or only on the web.

A Rube Goldberg machine for your ideas

Hello! Earlier this summer I was talking to a friend about how much I love using fish, and how I love that I don’t have to configure it. They said that they feel the same way about the helix text editor, and so I decided to give it a try. I’ve been using it for 3 months now ...

Working on approval from Google for YouTube API access, Google is setting very low expectations here:

The Trust and Safety team has received your form. They will reach out to you via your contact email if needed. The review process can take up to 4-6 weeks.

Jacob Krol, writing for Techradar: We’ve seen a broad range of content, but I’ve been waiting for something live — specifically, live sports. Seeing that Apple TV+’s Friday Night Baseball is capturing games with the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max gave me some hope, and now...

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we uncover how America's new $100,000 H-1B golden visa has thrown tech workers and their employers into chaos.

The impressive and unique Motorola Razr Ultra sees an appealing post-Prime Day discount.

Puerto Rican music superstar Bad Bunny is having a phenomenal year. His seventh album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” came out in January and spent weeks at the top of the charts. He sold out a musical residency in Puerto Rico. And now, he’s set to headline one of the biggest stage...

I just assume that no one is paying attention to anything I say. It makes the anxiety easier to manage, and is mostly correct. So you can imagine my surprise when, last weekend, Drew posted that, on my recommendation, he and his family had watched and enjoyed Eli Yudin's very funny comedy special Humble Offering. While I would generally encourage people to go on continuing to pay me no mind, this was a worthwhile exception—What A Time To Be Alive, which Eli co-hosts and on which I've appeared a few times, is one of my favorite podcasts, and the special really is good, and it all made this week's episode possible.

I’m a proud mother of five who is obsessed with keeping her monkeys healthy. Some people think it’s crazy how much time I spend making sure everything in their environment is safe, nutritious, and natural. Those same people probably think I’m a bad mom for letting my little ...