Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

Lily Hay Newman

Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trump’s budget cuts all threaten US security. In an exit interview with WIRED, former CISA head Jen Easterly argues for her agency’s survival.

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The Proud Boys Are Plotting a Comeback. And They Want Revenge

Tess Owen

Fresh out of federal prison, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio suggests he’s still in charge as the far-right organization looks to regroup.

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A Capitol Rioter’s Son Is Terrified About His Father’s Release

David Gilbert

Jackson Reffitt has been flooded with threats online since Trump pardoned his father and almost 1,600 others for their part in January 6.

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‘Neo-Nazi Madness’: Meta’s Top AI Lawyer on Why He Fired the Company

Kate Knibbs

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, celebrated intellectual property lawyer Mark Lemley elaborates on why he quit and what he makes of the AI copyright battlefield.

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eBay Sellers Are Hawking Used Phones With TikTok Preinstalled for Thousands of Dollars

Verity Burns

With the app still unavailable on US app stores, people are betting on TikTok being a profitable added extra to secondhand handsets.

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Trump Frees Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison

Andy Greenberg

Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark-web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some parts of the crypto community.

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