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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once told an audience that he views local PC hardware the same way he views a 100-year-old electric generator he saw in a brewery museum — as a relic of a pre-grid era, destined to be replaced by centralized utilities that users simply rent rather than own. The anecdote, shared at a talk a few years ago, positioned Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as the...
As post-quantum transition expectations accelerate, many enterprises still lack a clear answer to a critical question: which systems create the greatest long-term exposure when today’s encryption approaches reach the end of their usable life. Qryptonic LLC today announced the launch of Q-Scout 26, an enterprise assessment platform designed to autonomously inventory cryptographic usage and...
Matthew McConaughey is taking a novel legal approach to combat unauthorized AI fakes: trademarking himself. From a report: Over the past several months, the “Interstellar” and “Magic Mike” star has had eight trademark applications approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office featuring him staring, smiling and talking. His attorneys said the trademarks are meant to stop AI apps or users from...
In a world where ICE agents are shooting US citizens on the street, the need for militias and extremist groups like the Proud Boys to support far-right interests has evaporated.
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
The chief constable of one of Britain’s largest police forces has admitted that Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant made a mistake in a football (soccer) intelligence report. From a report: The report, which led to Israeli football fans being banned from a match last year, included a nonexistent match between West Ham and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Copilot hallucinated the game and West Midlands Police...
Protests across Minnesota—and around the country—are ongoing, as residents demonstrate against their federal government.
Eskom’s power system is more stable and predictable than it has been for the past half-decade.
After spending years pushing digital payments to combat tax evasion and money laundering, European Union ministers decided in December to ban businesses from refusing cash. The reversal comes as 12% of European businesses flatly refused cash in 2024, up from 4% three years earlier. Over one in three cinemas in the Netherlands no longer accept notes and coins. Cash usage across the euro area...
Fewer learners studying mathematics at school level threatens South Africa’s economic competitiveness.
The European Union published guidance on December 30 that reclassified nuclear weapons as acceptable investments under its sustainable finance framework, completing a policy change approved in November that narrowed the definition of banned armaments from “controversial” to “prohibited.” The shift addresses earlier vagueness that the Commission said hindered efforts to raise $932 billion in...
South Africa’s oldest and largest electric vehicle (EV) leasing and management fleet operator Everlectric is seeing increased demand for its offering and plans to radically expanding its model line-up in 2026.
Buy now, pay later gives customers flexibility, but light regulatory oversight may ensure safe, responsible financial access.
A senior member of Parliament responsible for the subcommittee on communications has explained why she believes Starlink should not be permitted to provide free Internet connectivity to rural schools.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen framework that infects Linux machines with a wide assortment of modules that are notable for the range of advanced capabilities they provide to attackers. The framework, referred to as VoidLink by its source code, features more than 30 modules that can be used to customize capabilities to meet...
Sitting at a desk for hours? Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy WIRED-tested seats.
The perfect kitchen companions, these versatile blenders can whip up breakfasts, dips, milkshakes, cocktails, and everything in between.
Former Film and Publication Board CEO Dr Mashilo Boloka ventures into fighting online threats through the establishment of Online Safety Lab.
It turns out that this TikTok-viral vibration plate may have some surprising health benefits.
MyBroadband Insights research revealed that Century City was the neighbourhood with the fastest mobile data at the end of 2025.
Two years ago, companies like Meta and OpenAI were united against military use of their tools. Now all of that has changed.