A look at RISC architecture's origins, the Arm vs. RISC-V war, and how RISCites beat the CISCites, as RISC's increasing adoption risks US companies' dominance
“RISC architecture is gonna change everything.” Those absurdly geeky, incredibly prophetic words were spoken 30 years ago. Bluesky: @emilprotalinski , @wired.com , @waterslicer , and @wired.com . Mas...
Romance scams may rise as isolation grows and generative AI helps scammers scale; the FBI says US victims lost nearly $4.5B to such scams over the past decade
There are even sweatshop type setups where people are tricked into working in the romance scam industry. — It would be nice if Wired acknowledged that instead of using an illustration that promotes ...
Anonymous social media app Sidechat has become both a place for dialog and a breeding ground for hate speech amid US college protests over the Israel-Hamas war
“How Sidechat Fanned the Flames of University Campus Protests” — https://www.wired.com/... “Amid tensions about free speech on university campuses and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, anonymous social...
How Ukraine recreated the Soledar Salt Mine in Minecraft to let players compete for prizes and donate to restore a school hit by a Russian missile
Dig in Minecraft. Rebuild in Real Life French developers Endorah … Minesalt : Welcome to Minesalt — Minesalt is a Recreation of the Soledar Salt Mines in Minecraft. Odessa Journal : United24 recrea...
An analysis of 36GB of US school network logs for January 2022 to August 2023 finds widespread internet censoring filters, such as for health and sexuality info
A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. X: @meghann , @katiedrumm , @cendemtech , @toddf...
A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, in which men read obituaries scraped from authorized publishers like funeral homes and newspapers
If you Google someone who recently died, you might see a flood of near-identical videos of men reading obits. Here's why. X: @pearlriverflow , @waterslicer , @mattsreynolds1 , @nicklucchesi , and @kn...
How some climate scientists use a Fortnite channel on Twitch to discuss and disseminate information about climate change to a young audience
Angela Watercutter / Wired : Tweets: @burkese , @wired , @thewastedworld , @cwarzel , and @fredkrupp Tweets: Sharon Burke / @burkese : Image of scientists shying away from public engagement turned on...