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Jun 2, 2024 • 10min
From What's New: A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse
We're bringing an extra episode from our show What's New.Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided.
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May 31, 2024 • 7min
From Business, Spoken: How AI Could Transform Email
We're bringing an extra episode from our show Business, Spoken.Artificial intelligence may streamline a form of business communication that’s already super fake.
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May 31, 2024 • 9min
The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer
In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines.
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May 30, 2024 • 8min
Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers—and Hopefully Stress
Twitter cofounder Ev Williams is backing a new social network called Maven, which trades likes and follows for algorithms designed to foster serendipity and deep discussion.
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May 29, 2024 • 6min
From Science, Spoken: High Blood Pressure Is the World’s Biggest Killer. Now There’s a Plan to Tackle It.
We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken.Once considered a disease of the affluent, hypertension now affects a third of all adults. The WHO wants nations to get organized to combat it.
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May 29, 2024 • 9min
Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now
Police are using subtle psychological operations against ransomware gangs to sow distrust in their ranks—and trick them into emerging from the shadows.
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May 27, 2024 • 12min
He Trained Crypto Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark Web Drug Market
The strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site's users—and then refashioning himself as a legit crypto crime expert.
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May 24, 2024 • 6min
A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come
Thousands of fingerprints and facial images linked to police in India have been exposed online. Researchers say it’s a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases.
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May 23, 2024 • 8min
Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech
Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for “relay attacks” that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever.
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May 22, 2024 • 10min
Eventbrite Promoted Illegal Opioid Sales to People Searching for Addiction Recovery Help
A WIRED investigation found thousands of Eventbrite posts selling escort services and drugs like Xanax and oxycodone—some of which the company’s algorithm recommended alongside addiction recovery events.
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