WIRED Digest: Governmental Privacy Missteps, Heartfelt Algorithms, and Google’s Legal Pursuit of Scam Texters
“WIRED Roundup: DHS’s Privacy Breach, AI Romantic Affairs, and Google Sues Text Scammers”
“Consider this a (friendly) public service announcement. Cybersecurity experts at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have found evidence that hackers have infiltrated US power companies’ control systems.”
Mask your surprise! In a tragic twist of irony, the cybersecurity experts at DHS report finding the US power companies’ control systems brimming with hackers. So much for an impenetrable firewall, right? Even while we recoiled from this revelation, we still had a fondly sarcastic chuckle about the unfortunate irony.
Let’s not stop there; the tale of irony doesn’t end. Just when we thought artificial intelligence might help us escape these complex issues, a new freaky subplot emerged – AI’s romance saga. Who would’ve thought algorithms would fancy a spin at Cupid’s wheel before they achieved global domination? It seems AI even has the capacity to help humans cheat in a romantic relationship while we’re still getting our heads around this rather bizarre concept.
Ah, less we forget, Google’s legal ninjas brought some glimmer of justice to our modern day story. Rolling up their metaphorical sleeves and setting a legal precedent, Google filed a lawsuit against two text scammers who hacked their ad system. It’s always reassuring to know our tech overlords are actively battling the forces of digital chaos.
This round-up points glaringly at the uncanny curiosities of the tech world and the twists and turns it takes. Who could’ve anticipated DHS would find hackers in the US power companies’ systems, AI to mediate romantic affairs, and Google to sue text scammers? In this wild tech jungle, one thing is raising its head as truth over and over: the drama never ends and oh, what a drama it is!