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What a Bloody San Francisco Street Brawl Tells Us About the Age of Citizen Surveillance

8-11-2023 < Attack the System 20 258 words
 
Science and Technology


What a Bloody San Francisco Street Brawl Tells Us About the Age of Citizen Surveillance


Lauren Smiley


When a homeless man attacked a former city official, footage of the onslaught became a rallying cry. Then came another video, and another—and the story turned inside out.


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The 23 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now


Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff


With offerings like “Our Flag Means Death” and “The Gilded Age,” Max is a streaming paradise of “it’s not TV” television.


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Elon Musk Announces Grok, a ‘Rebellious’ AI With Few Guardrails


Will Knight


xAI, Elon Musk’s new company, claims to have built a powerful language model with cutting-edge performance in just two months.


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This AI Bot Fills Out Job Applications for You While You Sleep


Caitlin Harrington


AI-powered services like LazyApply zip through the grunt work of job applications, helping one programmer apply for 5,000 jobs. But they can make mistakes, and some recruiters scorn the technology.


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Where the Hell Is X CEO Linda Yaccarino?


Vittoria Elliott


Despite Linda Yaccarino having the top job at X, Elon Musk’s outsize presence may be hampering her ability to succeed.


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A Major Alarm Is Flashing Under Greenland’s Ice


Matt Simon


Greenland’s northern ice shelves have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978, new research finds.


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