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GOOD RIDDANCE | 2-MINUTE READ
Google Steps Up Its Push to Kill the Password
BY LILY HAY NEWMAN
Google is making passkeys, the emerging passwordless login technology, the default option for users as it moves to make passwords "obsolete."
FLOOD THE ZONE | 4-MINUTE READ
Activist Hackers Are Racing Into the Israel-Hamas War—for Both Sides
BY LILY HAY NEWMAN AND MATT BURGESS
Since the conflict escalated, hackers have targeted dozens of government websites and media outlets with defacements and DDoS attacks, and attempted to overload targets with junk traffic to bring them down.
GREEN LIGHT | 4-MINUTE READ
Google's AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying
BY PARESH DAVE
Google is analyzing data from its Maps app to suggest how cities can adjust traffic light timing to cut wait times and emissions. The company says it's already cutting stops for millions of drivers.
BAD NEWS | 4-MINUTE READ
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation
BY DAVID GILBERT
People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.
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SHALLOW FAKE | 3-MINUTE READ
A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook's Deepfake Policies
BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT
Meta's Oversight Board is reviewing Facebook's decision not to remove a manipulated video posted during the US midterms, in an attempt to get it to clarify its policies on election deepfakes.
EXERCISING HATE | 8-MINUTE READ
White Supremacist Active Clubs Are Breeding on Telegram
A "friendlier" front for racist extremism has spread rapidly across the US in recent months, as active club channels network on Telegram's encrypted messaging app.
PUBLIC HEALTH | 4-MINUTE READ
New Malaria Vaccines Offer a Real Shot at Fighting the Disease
BY MARYN MCKENNA
A malaria vaccine that could protect millions of children against the parasite-borne disease is expected to roll out early next year. It follows another formula that has already had moderate success.
FAKE NEWS | 3-MINUTE READ
Deepfake Audio Is a Political Nightmare
BY MORGAN MEAKER
British fact-checkers are racing to debunk a suspicious audio recording of UK opposition leader Keir Starmer.
CULTURE GUIDES | 7-MINUTE READ
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