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Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.
Andy Greenberg
Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment
Quantinuum, a quantum computing startup, is losing millions. Investors want in anyway.
Isabella Ward
Enclayve Is a Drab Black Box for Your Private Group Chats
I put my family on a private social network, and all I got was this lousy group chat. At least it’s secure.
Boone Ashworth
Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme
According to federal prosecutors, Michele Spagnuolo made more than $1 million on the prediction market platform using confidential information about Google Search traffic.
Kate Knibbs
Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report
The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.
Dhruv Mehrotra
Norton Coupon Codes and Deals: 58% Off
Whether you’re looking to protect your small business or your personal computer, we have the top coupons and deals to help you save at Norton.
Scott Gilbertson
A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide
One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.
Dell Cameron
Polymarket and Kalshi Say Influencer Partners Can’t Deny Election Results, Actually
Social media posts questioning the integrity of LA’s mayoral election were labeled “paid partnerships.” Then Kalshi and Polymarket told creators to delete them.
Kate Knibbs
‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says
Three firms will pay nearly $1 million for selling “Active Listening” technology that they claimed tapped people’s phones for advertising. The FTC alleges the “tech” was just pricey email lists.
Maddy Varner
Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses
Rank One, whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and a former FBI science chief, supplied face recognition to Meta for internal development of its smart glasses app.
Dell Cameron
You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law
Starting May 19, tech platforms in the US will have to comply with the Take It Down Act. Here’s how more than a dozen major platforms are handling takedown demands for your nonconsensual nudes.
Maddy Varner
Anthropic Offers Mythos Upgrade for Cyber Partners and a ‘Safe’ Version for the Rest of You
Anthropic is releasing Claude Mythos 5 to trusted organizations and Claude Fable 5 to the public, a version it says can’t be used for cyberattacks.
Maxwell Zeff
