NSA warns Chinese hackers threaten US critical infrastructure

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.11.23 SECURITY ROUNDUP | 3-MINUTE READ Signal Is Finally Getting Usernames BY DHRUV MEHROTRA AND DELL CAMERON Plus: A DDoS attack shuts down ChatGPT, Lockbit shuts down a bank, and a communications breakdown between politicians and Big Tech. THE MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ Tech Disrupted Hollywood. AI Almost Destroyed It BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Streaming invigorated the film and TV industry and sent established studios scrambling. That was before AI sparked one of the biggest work stoppages in Hollywood history. BLACK FRIDAY | 4-MINUTE READ 10 Best Deals at Target's Black Friday Sale BY MEDEA GIORDANO Need some smart home gadgets or toiletries? Target started its holiday sale early, with a price-match guarantee. Don't want to receive special deals newsletters from our reviews team during the holiday shopping season? Just click here to let us know. RED ALERT | 2-MINUTE READ The NSA Seems Pretty Stressed About the Threat of Chinese Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure BY LILY HAY NEWMAN US government officials continue to warn that the public and private sectors need to identify and root out China-backed attackers lurking in industrial control systems. See what our editors are raving about.   Get WIRED's Gift Guide newsletter—a roundup of the best seasonal recommendations from WIRED editors—delivered straight to your inbox.   Tap the link below to join the mailing list and view our latest guides.  SIGN ME UP ADVERTISEMENT GET WIRED Our Fall Sale is Officially live! Subscribe to WIRED for only $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus FREE WIRED stickers as a special bonus! PLAINTEXT | 9-MINUTE READ Fei-Fei Li Started an AI Revolution by Seeing Like an Algorithm BY STEVEN LEVY Researcher Fei-Fei Li's ImageNet project provided the feedstock for the deep learning boom that brought the world ChatGPT and other world-changing AI systems. CHATBOT REFRESH | 2-MINUTE READ 5 Key Updates in GPT-4 Turbo, OpenAI's Newest Model BY REECE ROGERS Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, announced a new model for ChatGPT at the company's developer conference. WIRED IMPACT | 5-MINUTE READ EV Batteries Have a Dirty Secret. This Company Has a Plan to Clean Them Up BY ROB REDDICK European manufacturer Northvolt has plans to distribute a low-carbon, sustainable battery-manufacturing process across the world. SAFETY FIRST | 5-MINUTE READ Sweeping New Powers Could Let the UK Block Big Tech Platforms BY PETER GUEST Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, has released its first set of proposed rules under a new online safety law, with strict penalties for noncompliance. PUBLIC HEALTH | 4-MINUTE READ Wegovy Slashes the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in a Landmark Trial BY EMILY MULLIN The drug semaglutide is already widely used for weight loss. Now its maker is presenting new evidence that it can reduce cardiovascular illnesses and deaths. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You're receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED.   Manage your preferences  |   View our Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   Have questions or comments? Reply to this email. Need help? Contact us.   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.