Buying a Used iPhone Makes More Sense Than Ever

With Apple raising prices soon, you can save a lot of money by buying a used handset or upgrading an older device—safe in the knowledge that it’ll last longer than ever.

New York City has defeated Waymo, and the taxi lobby is the reason
New York City has defeated Waymo, and the taxi lobby is the reason

Waymo delivers more than 500,000 paid rides per week across 10 US cities, raised $16 billion in February, and is expanding internationally to Tokyo and London. It cannot operate in New York City. The reason is not technical, it is political. As the New…

Hackers hijacked Brazil’s emergency alert system and sent ‘misanthropy’ to millions of phones
Hackers hijacked Brazil’s emergency alert system and sent ‘misanthropy’ to millions of phones

Hackers breached Brazil’s national civil defense alert system overnight, sending fake “Extreme Alert” notifications containing the word “misantropi4” to millions of mobile phones across at least seven states. The Civil Defense Alert platform was taken …

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker says AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’ and calls Copilot agents a backdoor
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker says AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’ and calls Copilot agents a backdoor

Signal president Meredith Whittaker has warned that AI chatbots “are not your friends,” “are not conscious beings,” and “are not sentient interlocutors,” pushing back against the growing tendency of users to treat AI systems as trusted companions. The …

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You don’t even have to spend a cent to get extra value out of your subscription this Prime Day.

A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security

The cryptographic keys that secure your computer’s boot sequence will start to expire on June 24. Here’s what that means for you.

‘Simply being aware is no longer sufficient protection’ — Security experts warn of AI-boosted scam campaigns that can trick even the smartest victims

AI-powered scams are tricking victims faster than ever, with many losing money within minutes through convincing fake identities.

Inside One Startup’s Race To Rescue NASA’s Sinking Space Telescope

Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft will launch from an airplane in the Marshall Islands to boost NASA’s Swift Observatory, which is dangerously close to burning up.