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Credit to Author: Greg Allen| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2017 12:00:06 +0000
Physics and economics have partly protected humans from weapons of mass destruction, but what if WMD of the future are both devastating and cheap? The post Thank Goodness Nukes Are So Expensive and Complicated appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:59:53 +0000
Mike Pence joins an ever-growing list of public figures whose email account fell to hackers. It only gets worse from here. The post The Golden Age of Email Hacks Is Only Getting Started appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 22:29:42 +0000
A vulnerability in Slack left every account potentially exposed. Thank goodness the caught it in time. The post Hack Brief: A Slack Bug Could Have Been Everyone’s Worst Office Nightmare appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:30:38 +0000
More internet-connected medical devices flood into healthcare industry every day, but we’re not moving fast enough to defend them. The post Medical Devices Are the Next Security Nightmare appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jennifer Stisa Granick| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:00:10 +0000
Mass surveillance seems like it would be a valuable national security tool. In reality, it’s doesn’t help much at all. The post Mass Spying Isn’t Just Intrusive—It’s Ineffective appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Adam Rawnsley| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 12:00:34 +0000
Even if all of President Trump’s proposed new defense spending goes through, figuring out what to spend it on will be its own battle The post How Trump Should Spend That Extra $54 Billion on Defense appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Elizabeth Weil| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:45:45 +0000
It’s a one-of-a-kind geological artifact. What’s it worth? Maybe $100 million, maybe nothing. But those who’ve pursued it have definitely paid a price. The post The Curse of the Bahia Emerald, a Giant Green Rock That Ruins Lives appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jeremy Hsu| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:00:01 +0000
An Army missile converted into an anti-ship weapon could prove a powerful deterrent against China’s naval power. The post The Army Gets Back in the Ship-Killing Business appeared first on WIRED.
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