One of the biggest advances in web security over the last decade or so is the proliferation of secure, encrypted HTTPS connections. Once the purview of shopping and banking sites, HTTPS connections have become the norm rather than the exception, keeping more of your credentials and data safe from... Read more

Microsoft Office is used by businesses, schools and individuals around the globe and is often considered the default when it comes to productivity apps. Microsoft Word, for instance, is the industry standard when it comes to word processing. And for spreadsheets, Microsoft Excel offers a higher level of functionality... Read more

“My opinions on this boil down to, ‘Yeah I’d rather not see it’ or have it readily accessible,” says one Bluesky user who raised questions about why there had been backlash to the ban, and who requested anonymity because they had already experienced pushback from fellow Bluesky users for... Read more

Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Today, Google announced that it is rolling out support for passkeys across Google accounts on all major platforms. As of today, users can now use passkeys... Read more

$100 at Amazon Galaxy A12 Just the basics (Update: Limited availability) Show more (3 items) Samsung has a growing collection of Galaxy phones to choose from. If you have a big budget and want a giant screen with Samsung’s best camera, the $1,200 Galaxy S23 Ultra is your best... Read more

WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business, science to design. The breakthroughs and innovations that we... Read more

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Advanced Micro Devices reported that revenue in its first quarter was $5.35 billion, down 9% from a year earlier as the client PC market slowed dramatically. But Lisa Su, CEO of AMD,... Read more

Enlarge / Invoking another user’s privileges to execute a command. Cavan Images/Getty Two of the most fundamental tools of the modern Unix-like command line, sudo and su, are being rewritten in the modern language Rust as part of a wider effort to get critical but aging infrastructure pieces replaced... Read more

If reaching out to the hiring manager in the midst of your job hunt gives you the hives, artificial intelligence may help get the ball rolling. At least, that’s LinkedIn’s aim with a new AI message-writing tool it’s experimenting with.  In a rollout to LinkedIn’s “premium” users that starts... Read more

It’s Amazon Pet Day today—actually, make that days, because the sale event runs through May 3 at 11:59 pm Pacific. The majority of deals are geared toward cats and dogs, but there are some deals for small animals. Importantly, some of our favorite pet-friendly gadgets are on sale, and... Read more