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FAST FORWARD | 3-MINUTE READ

OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode

BY WILL KNIGHT AND REECE ROGERS

The company has revealed details of AI model safety testing—including concerns about its new anthropomorphic interface.

INSIDE OUT | 3-MINUTE READ

Microsoft's AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine

BY MATT BURGESS

Attacks on Microsoft's Copilot AI allow for answers to be manipulated, data extracted, and security protections bypassed, new research shows.

Also in the news:
● Computer crash reports are an untapped hacker gold mine
● Hackers extracted the 'keys to the kingdom' to clone HID keycards
● Tricky web timing attacks are getting easier to use—and abuse
● 'Sinkclose' flaw in AMD chips allows virtually unfixable infections

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LEFT IN SPACE | 4-MINUTE READ

NASA Still Hasn't Decided How to Get the Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home

BY ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA

One potential path forward involves hitching a ride from SpaceX—but not until 2025.

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RETURN TO SENDER | 4-MINUTE READ

USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation

BY MATT BURGESS

The Smishing Triad network sends up to 100,000 scam texts per day globally. One of those messages went to Grant Smith, who infiltrated their systems and exposed them to US authorities.

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► POLITICS LAB | 41-MINUTE EPISODE

The Right Is Still Pushing Election Denial—and Pillows

BY LEAH FEIGER

Ahead of November, far-right election deniers are only getting more organized.

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BEYOND HOPE? | 5-MINUTE READ

Beyond Meat Is Stalling in the US. Europe Could Be Another Story

BY MATT REYNOLDS

The once-hyped company is now the most prominent victim of a broader downturn in the plant-based meat industry.

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2024 OLYMPICS | 8-MINUTE READ

Judging Breaking At the Olympics Is an Art, Not a Science

BY DVORA MEYERS

Breaking debuts as an Olympic sport at the Paris Games. To get there, the breaking community had to figure a way to objectively judge the subjective, while letting the dance remain a dance.

You might also like:
● Does jewelry and big hair slow down Olympic runners?
● The Olympics' hostile architecture is a preview of what's to come

✚ Plus: For all of WIRED's Olympics coverage, visit wired.com/olympics

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TO THE MOON | 18-MINUTE READ

BY PETE COTTELL

The future is here, and it is jacked up on B vitamins, red dye, and taurine. These are the best energy drinks to get from tired to wired.

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THE MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ

How Camo Hats Became an Instant Meme

BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER

This week, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz cemented their bid for the White House with some camouflage caps. The headgear is on its way to red MAGA hat status.

✚ Also in the news: Olympic drag artist Nicky Doll hits back at online hate mob

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SEGA shares OST video for Space Colony Ark in Sonic X Shadow Generations

August 09, 2024 | by Julian L. Mertz | No comments

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SEGA shares OST video for Space Colony Ark in Sonic X Shadow Generations

By Sickr on August 9, 2024

SEGA released the second OST video for Sonic X Shadow Generations spotlighting the track from Space Colony ARK: Act 1, originally composed by Jun Senoue and remixed by both Jun Senoue and TeddyLoid. The video also features animated art of Shadow and the level. Source: SEGA

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Doom and Doom II reignited with enhanced re-release on Switch eShop

August 08, 2024 | by Julian L. Mertz | No comments

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Doom and Doom II reignited with enhanced re-release on Switch eShop

By Amaan on August 9, 2024

Get ready to rip and tear until it is done. Announced during Quakecon 2024, DOOM and DOOM II are being set aflame again through an enhanced duo pack called DOOM + DOOM II that is now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop for $9.99. The official eShop page lists the new additions and enhancements present […]

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USPS text scammers duped his wife, so he hacked their operation

SEGA shares OST video for Space Colony Ark in Sonic X Shadow Generations

SEGA shares OST video for Space Colony Ark in Sonic X Shadow Generations

Doom and Doom II reignited with enhanced re-release on Switch eShop

Doom and Doom II reignited with enhanced re-release on Switch eShop

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