Security, Spoken

Clouds way up in the stratosphere act like a blanket, trapping heat in the Arctic and Antarctica. That could help explain why models keep underestimating how fast they’re warming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police are hosting events to collect DNA samples that can help solve missing persons cases. But when people put their DNA in a commercial database, it can used for other purposes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube remains the only major US-based social media platform available in Russia. It’s become “indispensable” to everyday people, making a ban tricky. Journalists and dissidents are taking advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're bringing an extra episode from our show What's New. As the climate changes, the bloodthirsty creatures are moving north from Latin America, bringing the threat of rabies with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An open letter signed by former and current employees at OpenAI and other AI giants calls for whistleblower protections as the artificial intelligence rapidly evolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump has vowed to go after political enemies, undocumented immigrants, and others if he wins. Experts warn that he could easily turn the surveillance state against his targets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're bringing an extra episode from our show What's New. Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're bringing an extra episode from our show Business, Spoken. Artificial intelligence may streamline a form of business communication that’s already super fake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter cofounder Ev Williams is backing a new social network called Maven, which trades likes and follows for algorithms designed to foster serendipity and deep discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken. Once considered a disease of the affluent, hypertension now affects a third of all adults. The WHO wants nations to get organized to combat it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police are using subtle psychological operations against ransomware gangs to sow distrust in their ranks—and trick them into emerging from the shadows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site's users—and then refashioning himself as a legit crypto crime expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thousands of fingerprints and facial images linked to police in India have been exposed online. Researchers say it’s a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for “relay attacks” that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A WIRED investigation found thousands of Eventbrite posts selling escort services and drugs like Xanax and oxycodone—some of which the company’s algorithm recommended alongside addiction recovery events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two judges in London have ruled WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A seemingly coordinated campaign playing out across X, Telegram, and state-run media blames Ukraine for the attempted assassination of Robert Fico—something for which there is no evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google is introducing new AI-powered safety tools in Android 15 that can lock down your phone if thieves nab it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NYC mayor Eric Adams wants to test Evolv’s gun-detection tech in subway stations—despite the company saying it’s not designed for that environment. Emails obtained by WIRED show how the company still found an in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Kremlin-aligned network called Doppelganger has used faked versions of real news sites to push both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel disinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices