Commodore Made a Digital Detox Phone That Isn’t Dumb
…You don't need a Google account to operate the device. The “Commodore Store” app store is based on Sailfish's Aurora Store, letting you download some of the same Android apps…
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You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law
…One assured WIRED that their platform offered a secure reporting form, but they did not provide a link to the form in question until after WIRED followed up multiple times. Two companies…
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
…We could have a much more secure internet; it would just mean slowing down basically everything. But if you were to automate that process and build it secure in the first place…
I Rattled and Rolled Through Europe Testing the Best Aluminum Carry-Ons
…Don’t tell airport security, but my daughter and I have been known to race aluminum carry-on bags through airport terminals, like real-life Mario Kart. When frequent travelers buy luggage…
Anthropic Thinks Its Own Success Is Key to Making AI Safe
…But a diversity of thought can be good for accountability. Shazeda Ahmed, a postdoctoral scholar at UCLA who has studied the ideological origins of the AI safety movement, says that organizations like…
Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life
…from Siembra’s account. An army of federal agents had descended on North Carolina just hours earlier, the first salvo in an operation that the Department of Homeland Security had codenamed Charlotte…
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Will Fight for Press Freedom—Until Trump Fires Her
…I did want to ask you about your job and your job security. My understanding is that your term is actually up at the end of June. You can then stay on…
Stop Trying to Unmask Satoshi Nakamoto
…Every other country in the world, they put these things together because why wouldn't you? If crypto was classified as securities, they would have to follow securities laws, and securities laws…
What Should Be in Your Bug-Out Bag, When the Disaster Comes?
…Regional wildfires may also require long-term emergency prep, when taking into account smoke inhalation and potential public safety power shutoffs. “You have to think in that mindset of, ‘We could have…
I've Covered Robots for Years. This One Is Different
…It touched the tips of its grippers to the table and slid them along the surface before making contact with the keys and securing them between its digits. Eka’s algorithms seem…