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X is only allowing “verified” users to create images with Grok. Experts say it represents the “monetization of abuse”—and anyone can still generate images on Grok’s app and website.
Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
From Donald Trump to DOGE to Chinese hackers, this year the internet’s chaos caused outsized real-world harm.
The New York Police Department’s “mosque-raking” program targeted Muslim communities across NYC. Now, as the city’s first Muslim mayor takes office, one man is fighting—again—to fully expose it.
Here’s how a fake clip from 2019 wound up in the latest Justice Department Epstein files dump.
The latest Epstein Files release appears to contain hundreds of photographs along with court records and other materials.
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The agency plans to renew a sweeping cybersecurity contract that includes expanded employee monitoring as the government escalates leak investigations and casts internal dissent as a threat.
Capable of creating “nearly perfect” face swaps during live video chats, Haotian has made millions, mainly via Telegram. But its main channel vanished after WIRED’s inquiry into scammers using the app.