The Disposition of Drones
A piece examining how military drones actually work and interact with both their operators and so-called “customers” (soldiers on the ground).
A piece examining how military drones actually work and interact with both their operators and so-called “customers” (soldiers on the ground).
An absorbing rebuttal of the persuasive ‘computer-destroys-humanity’ disaster scenarios put forward by artificial intelligence skeptics, alongside a look at some of the traps machine learning obsessives fall into.
A conversation with 13 “architects” of the internet as it is today, with employment histories at Google, Facebook, Uber and other tech leviathans. The piece explores, in 15 steps, how apparently idealistic intentions resulted in today’s messy state of affairs.
A piece examining the extent of Russian cyber warfare in the Ukraine.
The story of Tezos, just one of many in the constellation of blockchain related startups, but with unusual personalities and disputes behind the scenes. http://bit.ly/wired-tezos
Hacktivists use open source technology and publicly available information to investigate political and military activity – this piece looks into the problems their activities throw up.
A piece about a hacker who exploited a vulnerability in hotel room locks and went on a spree of burglaries.
GPS is far more integrated into our daily lives than we think. Its applications go far beyond maps on our phones, and it is not as secure as it might be.