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Today β€” 27 January 2025Latest Tech News from WIRED

Emergency Braking Will Save Lives. Automakers Want to Charge Extra for It

27 January 2025 at 04:00
The tech exists, and vehicles on the road already have it, yet a consortium of carmakers doesn’t want to make this lifesaving equipment standard. The reason is as old as the hillsβ€”money.

Scammers Are Creating Fake News Videos to Blackmail Victims

27 January 2025 at 03:40
β€œYahoo Boy” scammers are impersonating CNN and other news organizations to create videos that pressure victims into making blackmail payments.

Yesterday β€” 26 January 2025Latest Tech News from WIRED

How to Use Stolen Device Protection on Apple’s iPhone

26 January 2025 at 05:30
Whether you’re worried about a new iPhone or the Apple smartphone you’ve had for ages, activating Stolen Device Protection can limit what thieves can access.

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Protect Your Phone With Android’s Theft Detection Features

25 January 2025 at 05:30
Enable these three anti-theft features on your Android phone right now. They’ll keep your sensitive info private if attackers steal your device while it’s unlocked.

The Cause of the LA Fires Might Never Be Knownβ€”but AI Is Hunting for Clues

25 January 2025 at 04:00
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western US remains unknown, so the US Forest Service has teamed up with computer scientists to create tools that can find answers.

Taylor Swift Triggered a Tsunami of Sports Bets. Then She Stopped Turning Up

25 January 2025 at 03:00
The singer generated millions in prop bets for the Kansas City Chiefs just by showing up to watch her boyfriend play. Now that she’s busy, gamblers are losing interest.

How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI

By: Zeyi Yang
25 January 2025 at 02:00
When Chinese quant hedge fund founder Liang Wenfeng went into AI research, he took 10,000 Nvidia chips and assembled a team of young, ambitious talent. Two years later, DeepSeek exploded on the scene.

DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside

24 January 2025 at 07:19
A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an β€œA+ bureaucratic jiujitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every government agency.

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