HUNTER-GATHERER | 3-MINUTE READ New 'Downfall' Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips BY LILY HAY NEWMAN |
The vulnerability could allow attackers to take advantage of an information leak to steal sensitive details like private messages, passwords, and encryption keys. |
BIOTECH | 5-MINUTE READ A New Blood Test May Predict Your Alzheimer's Risk. Should You Take It? BY EMILY MULLIN |
The test, which consumers can order on their own, measures a protein linked to Alzheimer's called amyloid beta. But it can't diagnose cases, and the results may be needlessly stressful. |
BIG INTERVIEW | 17-MINUTE READ Grimes on Living Forever, Dying on Mars, and Giving Elon Musk Ideas for His Best (Worst) Tweets BY STEVEN LEVY |
Claire Boucher is open sourcing her musical persona to let people create their own version of Grimes with AI. |
OPERATION CHOKEPOINT | 8-MINUTE READ Sex Workers Took Refuge in Crypto. Now It's Failing Them BY JOEL KHALILI |
Banks and payments companies have long penalized sex workers. Many thought crypto would be a solution, but now exchanges are dumping them too. |
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UNCOVERED | 5-MINUTE READ What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security BY JULIE CHARNET |
Think US health data is automatically kept private? Think again. |
PRODUCT REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ The Glowforge Aura Laser Cutter Makes a Powerful Tool Easy BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT |
3D printing's complicated cousin—laser cutting—finally gets its noob-friendly entry point. |
PRESSURE TEST | 3-MINUTE READ Microsoft's AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself BY LILY HAY NEWMAN |
Since 2018, a dedicated team within Microsoft has attacked machine learning systems to make them safer. But with the public release of new generative AI tools, the field is already evolving. |
GENETICS | 4-MINUTE READ The Mystery Genes That Are Keeping You Alive BY ROGER HIGHFIELD |
Nobody knows what around a fifth of your genes actually do. It's hoped they could hold the secret to fixing developmental disorders, cancer, neurodegeneration, and more. |
COUNTING SHEEP | 3-MINUTE READ The 17 Best (and Worst) Mattresses You Can Buy Online BY MARTIN CIZMAR AND JEFFREY VAN CAMP |
We tested dozens of bed-in-a-box hybrid, foam, innerspring, latex, and certified organic mattresses. |
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