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◉ LIVE TRACKER | 5-MINUTE READ

How AI Is Impacting the 2024 Elections

BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT

More than 60 countries are holding elections in 2024. Throughout the year, WIRED will be tracking every instance of AI's use in and around those campaigns.

✚ Get involved: You can learn more about our methodology and submit an example of AI being used in elections here.

BIRD'S EYE VIEW | 5-MINUTE READ

Chinese National Charged for Taking Drone Photos of Classified US Navy Nuclear Submarines

BY JORDAN PEARSON

In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines.

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MISSION UNACCOMPLISHED | 10-MINUTE READ

A Nonprofit Tried to Fix Tech Culture—but Lost Control of Its Own

BY PARESH DAVE

Two ex-Facebook employees founded the nonprofit Integrity Institute to clean up tech platforms. WIRED reporting reveals that it's now reeling amid fights on Slack and one founder's resignation after an external HR investigation.

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ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE | 2-MINUTE READ

'Largest Botnet Ever' Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds

BY DELL CAMERON

The US says a Chinese national operated the "911 S5" botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other crimes.

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❖ THE BIG STORY | 23-MINUTE READ

You Think You Know How Misinformation Spreads? Welcome to the Hellhole of Programatic Advertising

BY STEVEN BRILL

The internet is a cesspool of misinformation, and the biggest blue-chip brands and their ad agencies are the ones funding it—by stuffing money into a Rube Goldberg machine no one really understands.

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TICK TOCK | 6-MINUTE READ

Google and Fitbit Made a Kids' Smartwatch

BY ADRIENNE SO

The Fitbit Ace LTE is a smartwatch, gaming device, and fitness tracker all in one, purpose-built for children ages 7 and up. Would you recommend this for your kids?

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PRODUCT REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ

Motorola's Edge 50 Pro Is a Good Midrange Smartphone, but the Competition's Better

BY SIMON HILL

A compact design, capable triple-lens camera, and lovely display are saddled by limited processing power and lackluster software updates.

FRESH SPECS | 8-MINUTE READ

The Spacetop G1 Arrives This Fall. We Try the AR Laptop With No Screen

BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU

Sightful's augmented reality computer now has a pimped design and better specs—and it's finally available for preorder.

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HAND WAVING | 4-MINUTE READ

I Spent an Hour in Marvel's Apple Vision Pro Experience. I'm Still Not Sure Why

BY MARAH EAKIN

The new "What If…?" experience for Vision Pro is a win-win for Marvel and Apple. But it's not built for—or accessible to—everyone.

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Wave 2 of Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door icons available for Switch Online members

May 30, 2024 | by Julian L. Mertz | No comments

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Wave 2 of Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door icons available for Switch Online members

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Nintendo has unleashed a new batch of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door profile icons for Nintendo Switch Online members. This is the second wave of profile icons and they are available until 5th June. As with all Nintendo Switch Online profile icons these are fully customisable and can be found at the bottom of your […]

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