The everyday IT tools that offer ‘god mode’ to hackers

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  07.12.21   BOX OFFICE | 4-MINUTE READ What Black Widow's $60 Million Disney+ Haul Actually Means BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER It proves streaming releases can make big bucks—if the movie is big enough.   BIOSENSING | 6-MINUTE READ A Graphene 'Camera' Images the Activity of Living Heart Cells BY KARMELA PADAVIC-CALLAGHAN Using a novel device made from carbon atoms and a laser, researchers captured real-time electrical signals from muscle tissue.   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 7-MINUTE READ Need a Soundtrack for Your YouTube Video? Ask an AI Composer BY PARKER HALL A new music creation plug-in uses machine intelligence to compose songs on the fly that match the visual tone and rhythm of creators' videos.   REMOTE CONTROL | 5-MINUTE READ The Everyday IT Tools That Can Offer 'God Mode' to Hackers BY ANDY GREENBERG Attackers are increasingly attuned to the power and potential of remote management software.   SPONSORED CONTENT Set Your Retirement Planning on Autopilot With This Easy Step This Princeton alum's $1 billion startup has worked to make your retirement easier. Take their quiz to get personalized retirement insights now. GET WIRED Stare the future right in the eye. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   FRESH START | 2-MINUTE READ How to Factory-Reset Your Phone Before You Sell It BY SIMON HILL Upgrading to a shiny new device? Here's how to restore your old phone to its factory settings.   DOT PHYSICS | 5-MINUTE READ How to Prepare for the Robot Apocalypse (If You're a Robot) BY RHETT ALLAIN In the Netflix show The Mitchells vs. the Machines, robots are planning to blast all of humanity into outer space. How much time and energy will that take?   COPY PASTE | 7-MINUTE READ GitHub's Commercial AI Tool Was Built From Open Source Code BY GREGORY BARBER Copilot is pitched as a helpful aid to developers. But some programmers object to the blind copying of blocks of code used to train the algorithm.   PAW PATROL | 3-MINUTE READ Pet Startups Are Having a Field Day BY ARIELLE PARDES The pandemic ushered in a new wave of pet owners—and unleashed business opportunities for companies that cater to them.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.