A court in Texas is holding the first jury trial by Zoom
A court in Texas is holding the first jury trial on Zoom. The news comes as court systems across the country face a choice between postponing trials until the pandemic…
Google suspended a popular Android podcast app because it catalogs COVID-19 content
Podcast Addict, an Android podcast app with millions of users, was suspended over the weekend because it lists COVID-19 content. The app’s creator, Xavier Guillemane, tells The Verge that on…
Square announces permanent work-from-home policy
Square employees will be able to work from home even after the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders end, Jack Dorsey told workers. The indefinite extension of the company’s remote work policy echoes…
iOS 14 may have a new AR app that can read Apple-branded QR codes
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 could have a new augmented reality app that can read Apple-branded QR codes and might have new features baked into the Find My app, according iOS…
The FBI Backs Down Against Apple—Again
“There’s been a proliferation of iOS vulnerabilities recently,” says Johns Hopkins University cryptographer Matthew Green. “There was a brief period around 2015 when Apple’s security outpaced the commercially available exploit…
Lilly Wachowski Slams Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump on Twitter
Hello, and welcome to a fresh edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. We’ve got a few crazy ones in the lineup today, including an online reading of James…
Illinois Unemployment Portal Made Specifically for Gig Workers Exposed Addresses, Social Security Numbers
Photo: Getty Unemployment claims are reaching record highs, taxing each state’s digital systems like never before. But in at least one state, a laggy site or unreachable offices aren’t the…
Google plans to axe Motion Sense with the Pixel 5
The Pixel 4 was a good phone — but it wasn’t a great one. Apart from the photography, it never captured the public’s imagination. And arguably the biggest failure? Motion…
This AI tool automatically identifies different types of brain injury
A new AI tool can automatically identify different types of brain injuries by analyzing images of CT scans. The system uses a machine learning algorithm to detect and differentiate between…
Everything you need to know about artificial general intelligence
Welcome to Neural Basics, a collection of guides and explainers to help demystify the world of artificial intelligence. From ancient mythology to modern science fiction, humans have been dreaming of…