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09.05.24

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❖ WIRED INVESTIGATION | 10-MINUTE READ

We Hunted Hidden Police Signals at the DNC

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Using special software, WIRED investigated police surveillance at the DNC. We collected signals from nearly 300,000 devices, revealing vulnerabilities for both law enforcement and everyday citizens alike.

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COPYRIGHT WARS | 3-MINUTE READ

The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case

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Hachette v. Internet Archive was brought by book publishers objecting to the archive's digital lending library.

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New York Cracked Down on Airbnb One Year Ago. NYC Housing Is Still a Mess

BY AMANDA HOOVER

The city's short-term stay law was meant to lower rents and open up apartments for full-time residents. Critics claim the data shows it's not working.

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DEEPFAKE LAW | 4-MINUTE READ

The US Needs Deepfake Porn Laws. These States Are Leading the Way

BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT

Legislation addressing the crisis of deepfake porn is being proposed, passing, and failing at the state level all over the US. WIRED is keeping track of it all.

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This Could Be the Start of Amazon's Next Robot Revolution

BY WILL KNIGHT

The ecommerce giant has acquired a team to give robots greater intelligence and dexterity—potentially automating much more of its warehouse operations.

POLITICS LAB | 5-MINUTE READ

At Last, Election Deniers Have an App of Their Own

BY DAVID GILBERT

With 60 days left in the campaign, election denial group True the Vote has rolled out a new app so supporters can share, boost, and report election conspiracies.

Also in the news:
● Germany's far right is in a panic over Telegram
● Right-wing influencer network Tenet Media allegedly spread Russian disinformation

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Seriously, Use Encrypted Messaging

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This week, we talk about recent developments with messaging apps Telegram and Signal, and discuss the future of encrypted messaging, surveillance capitalism, and nonprofit business models in tech.

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COINFUSION | 3-MINUTE READ

Impersonators Take Advantage as the Trumps Dawdle Over Crypto Reveal

BY JOEL KHALILI

The Trump family has spent the past month hyping an upcoming crypto venture. In the absence of hard details about the project, scammers are filling in the blanks.