Top 6 New Features Revealed

After the bold, AI-driven visual changes in iOS 26, Apple appears to be fine-tuning the details with iOS 26.2 Beta 1, currently in beta testing. It doesn’t reinvent the system, but quietly tweaks the way the iPhone feels in everyday life, from sleep tracking to lock screen design. Here’s everything you need to know. 2025…

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AI bot swarms threaten to undermine democracy

A joint essay with Daniel Thilo Schroeder and Jonas R. Kunst, based on a new paper on swarms with 22 authors (including myself) who just published in Science. (A preprinted version is hereand you can see WIRED’s coverage here.) Automated bots spreading misinformation have been a problem since the early days of social media, and…

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The attorney general of NY urges the congress to keep pensions without crypto – “no intrinsic value”

The New York Attorney General, Letitia James sent a letter to the leaders of the US Congress urging the federal regulations of “common sense” and to keep digital assets away from American pensions. “I urge the congress to adopt legislation that would strengthen federal regulations on the cryptocurrency industry to protect investors, strengthen financial markets…

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