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"A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any categories."

The AI era promises a flood of disinformation, deepfakes, and hallucinated “facts.” Psychologists are only beginning to grapple with the implications.

Plus: The arrest of an alleged Lockbit ransomware hacker, the wild tale of a problematic FBI informant, and one of North Korea’s biggest crypto heists.

The ransomware gang Clop exploited a vulnerability in a file transfer service. The flaw is now patched, but the damage is still coming into focus.

US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military.

Transition is automatic, but Squarespace honoring renewal fees for only 1 year.

Over 6.5 million residents of Louisiana and Oregon affected, impact may potentially widen.

Nonbinding EU draft AI law gets tougher, but it's still open to negotiation.

Shuckworm's relentless attacks seek intel for use in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military. Yet US agencies still use one of its subsidiary’s chips, raising fears of a backdoor.

API updates include 4x larger conversation memory for GPT-3.5 and function calling.

Machine learning tech pioneered for "Get Back" will bring Lennon song to life. Here's how.

Key-leaking side channels are a fact of life. Now they can be done by video-recording power LEDs.

Fresh claims from a former US intelligence officer about an “intact” alien craft may get traction on Capitol Hill, where some lawmakers want to believe.

"The process of publishing ... is underpinned by a shared commitment to integrity."

A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans.

Personal information, including ID documents and phone numbers, have been released on Telegram.

"I was positively surprised how well it worked," said one attendee.

A court used an app called Covenant Eyes to surveil the family of a man released on bond. Now he’s back in jail, and tech misuse may be to blame.

Documents WIRED obtained detail new prison-monitoring technology that keeps tabs on inmates' location, heartbeats, and more.

Plus: Instagram’s CSAM network gets exposed, Clop hackers claim credit for MOVEit Transfer exploit, and a $35 million crypto heist has North Korean ties.

When tested, "Over 90% of 1,008 generated jokes were the same 25 jokes."

Announcement does not include "a single voice from civil society or academia," says critic.

It takes a lot of computing power to pretend to be human.

New testimony from defectors reveals pervasive surveillance and monitoring of limited internet connections. For millions of others, the internet simply doesn't exist.

Stop downloading or updating Minecraft mods for now, investigators say.

UT-Austin will join a growing movement to launch cybersecurity clinics for cities and small businesses that often fall through the cracks.

Deepfake videos show real people engaged in fake sex.

Image-synthesis technique relies upon QR's natural error-correction properties.

SQL injection attacks on MOVEit file-transfer service likely to get worse.