Backchannel

Home of WIRED’s long-form narratives and investigations

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We’re happy to introduce the all-new Backchannel—a home for our most ambitious digital long-form journalism. We can't wait for you to see it: https://t.co/0WcORDRNJd

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How to Get Rich From Peeping Inside People’s Fridges https://t.co/miGGee2qVq

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While Kaspersky and TikTok make very different kinds of software, the US has targeted both over national security concerns. But the looming bans have larger implications for internet freedom. https://t.co/ZUNpTETBLe

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As more and more infrastructure is deployed in space, the risk of cyber attacks increases. The US military wants to team up with the private sector to protect assets everyone relies on. https://t.co/YT73UJ2j4R

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Plus: A cloud company says notorious Russian hacker group APT29 attacked it, Chinese hackers use ransomware to hide their espionage campaigns, and a bank popular with startups discloses a cyberattack. https://t.co/LkIWsKd14E

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WIRED was able to download stories from publishers like the New York Times and the Atlantic using Poe’s Assistant bot. One expert calls it “prima facie copyright infringement,” which Quora disputes. https://t.co/LNkLJcuxFP

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He Helped Invent Generative AI. Now He Wants to Save It https://t.co/59SLFSTi8P

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More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped victims in likely the worst-ever crypto-focused serial extortion case of its kind in the US. https://t.co/UM5xaDhXqz

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This Viral AI Chatbot Will Lie and Say It’s Human https://t.co/MopdvBmlF5

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French AI Startups Felt Unstoppable. Then Came the Election https://t.co/okrmNXJnAj

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AWS hosted a server linked to the Bezos family- and Nvidia-backed search startup that appears to have been used to scrape the sites of major outlets, prompting an inquiry into potential rules violations. https://t.co/atwJmKbW9n

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OpenAI Wants AI to Help Humans Train AI https://t.co/8lQLKJDY6h

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Gutted of civil rights protections by Democrats to woo pro-business Republicans, the American Privacy Rights Act was pulled from a key congressional hearing—and appears unlikely to receive a full vote. https://t.co/oLMeX7zy5j

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Deepfakes Are Evolving. This Company Wants to Catch Them All https://t.co/E7I4DLzHdq

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Activists Disrupt Amazon Conference Over $1.2 Billion Contract With Israel https://t.co/csk8jpITLt

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A custom platform developed by SITU Research aided the International Criminal Court's prosecution in a war crimes trial for the first time. It could change how justice is enacted on an international scale. https://t.co/JPPraghsuL

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Welcome to WIRED Travel https://t.co/ECYIUu1NUT

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Rimac's Super-Sleek Robotaxi Has More Room Than a Rolls-Royce https://t.co/qhwCWBqN4X

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Microsoft Faces EU Charges Over ‘Abusive’ Bundling https://t.co/V8avUcz3qf

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to one count of espionage in US court on Wednesday, ending a years-long legal battle between the US government and a controversial publisher. https://t.co/mJaKQ8nJLt

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How accurate are gunshot detection systems, really? For years, it's been a secret, but new reports from San Jose and NYC show these systems have operated well below their advertised accuracy rates. https://t.co/CCNMkftAXN