Usernames Are Coming to WhatsApp Soon. Here's How to Reserve Yours
…WhatsApp says username reservations open up this week on the platform, and you’ll see a notification in the app when it’s available. Check in the app by going to Settings…
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The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok
…face a US ban, the company sued the government. It also recruited eight TikTok creators to join a parallel case, putting recognizable faces and names to the battle. Sensing that the drama…
Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces
…According to an analysis published by Katie Moussouris, founder and CEO of Luta Security, after reading the Amazon paper, users were able to get around a restriction on Fable 5 by asking…
US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks
…No arrests were immediately announced along with the takedowns, but a Justice Department statement noted that the US government was collaborating with Canadian and German authorities, “which targeted individuals who operated these…
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
…We need to find a way to have tech work for us and not the other way around. Beyond that, I'm a Democrat. I believe a government can and should be…
SpaceX IPO Puts Elon Musk’s ‘Extreme’ Ownership to the Test
…Some skeptical investors have slammed these provisions as “novel and extreme” because they strip shareholders of oversight and make it nearly impossible to hold Musk accountable. But taken another way, the governance…
US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid
…After Van Dyke’s arrest was made public, Polymarket posted a statement to social media noting that it had “identified a user trading on classified government information” and “referred the matter to…
Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool
…Google and iVerify revealed that the Coruna iOS exploitation kit—which was likely created for the US government—had spread from Russian espionage hackers to profit-focused cybercriminals, Apple released security fixes…
AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics
…It included companies and organizations on the Bureau of Industry and Security’s entity list and those on another list with alleged ties to the Chinese military. The new rules would have…
Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
Amid rising fears of political violence, a WIRED investigation found that US political candidates are spending more on security, including purchasing equipment like home alarms and bulletproof vests. And recent research looking…