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DIGITAL RIGHTS | 3-MINUTE READ

A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed

BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT

A new lawsuit argues US law requires Meta to give users more control over their Facebook feeds. The outcome could reshape how the platform's algorithm affects our lives.

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HEADS UP | 12-MINUTE READ

Inside Ukraine's Killer-Drone Startup Industry

BY JUSTIN LING

Ukraine needs small drones to combat Russian forces—and is bootstrapping its own industry at home.

PLUG AND PLAY | 4-MINUTE READ

As Questions Swirl Around Tesla's Superchargers, the Race Is On to Fill the Power Gap

BY AARIAN MARSHALL

The company's decision to eliminate the team building its charging infrastructure comes at a delicate time for the EV industry. Other players are eager to pick up where Tesla left off.

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EXTREMELY ONLINE | 9-MINUTE READ

Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups

BY TESS OWEN

EXCLUSIVE: After lying low for years in the aftermath of January 6, militia extremist groups and profiles have been quietly reorganizing and ramping up recruitment and rhetoric on Facebook.

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DIGITAL CULTURE | 5-MINUTE READ

How Sidechat Fanned the Flames of University Campus Protests

BY SOFIA BARNETT

Amid tensions about free speech on university campuses and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, anonymous social media app Sidechat has become a hotbed of vile rhetoric.

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PINKY SWEAR | 5-MINUTE READ

The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity

BY ERIC GELLER

The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures.

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OPEN-DOOR SPICE | 6-MINUTE READ

What Happens When a Romance Writer Gets Locked Out of Google Docs

BY MADELINE ASHBY

In March, an aspiring author got a troubling message: All of her works in progress were no longer accessible. What happened next is every writer's worst fear.

FAMILIAR PATTERNS | 5-MINUTE READ

A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering

BY ANDY GREENBERG

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the "shape" of bitcoin money laundering.

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WIRED POLITICS LAB | 5-MINUTE READ

Michael Cohen Can't Stop Livestreaming on TikTok

BY MAKENA KELLY

Former Trump ally Michael Cohen has become a fixture on TikTok, where he takes aim at Trump on a nightly basis. On trial himself, his broadcasts may hurt his credibility—but his growing following doesn't seem to mind.

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Kotaku ranks all the 3D Sonic games

May 02, 2024 | by Julian L. Mertz | No comments

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Kotaku ranks all the 3D Sonic games

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Online gaming site Kotaku has taken on the difficult task of ranking all the 3D Sonic the Hedgehog video games which have been released over the years, starting with Sonic 3D Blast on the SEGA Mega Drive and SEGA Saturn. This list is going to clearly going be very divisive for some and you can […]

Nintendo of Europe posts more Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door footage

May 02, 2024 | by Julian L. Mertz | No comments

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Nintendo of Europe posts more Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door footage

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Nintendo is readying itself for the release of the long-awaited remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the Nintendo Switch family of systems. Today, Nintendo of Europe has published another teaser video giving you a glimpse of the world beyond the walls of Rogueport, which it has been extensively teasing. The new teaser gives […]

Extremist militias are coordinating in more than 100 Facebook groups

Kotaku ranks all the 3D Sonic games

Kotaku ranks all the 3D Sonic games

Nintendo of Europe posts more Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door footage

Nintendo of Europe posts more Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door footage

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