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Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
Last week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) quietly updated a public notice to reveal that the agency would be sharing “citizenship and immigration information” with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This data sharing was already happening: WIRED reported in April that the Trump administration had already started pooling... Read more
Hard Rock Casino Tejon officially opens its doors just outside of LA
Hard Rock Casino Tejon has opened its doors with a bang with a public Guitar Smash opening ceremony in California’s Kern County. The opening marks the first full-scale gaming and entertainment site in Kern County, around 80 miles north of LA. The casino complex is the result of a... Read more
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Nov. 18
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It was a bit tricky at first, so I... Read more
The 4 Things You Need for a Tech Bubble
Chatter about an AI bubble has been everywhere lately, and top tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft have doubled down on their AI investments for 2026. But how have analysts in the past accurately identified forming tech bubbles? Hosts Michael Calore and Lauren Goode sit down with Brian... Read more
Phi-4 proves that a 'data-first' SFT methodology is the new differentiator
AI engineers often chase performance by scaling up LLM parameters and data, but the trend toward smaller, more efficient, and better-focused models has accelerated.  The Phi-4 fine-tuning methodology is the cleanest public example of a training approach that smaller enterprise teams can copy. It shows how a carefully chosen... Read more
5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs
Each defendant also helped the IT workers pass employer vetting procedures. Travis and Salazar, for example, appeared for drug testing on behalf of the workers. Travis, an active-duty member of the US Army at the time, received at least $51,397 for his participation in the scheme. Phagnasay and Salazar... Read more
Caesars faces $7.8M fine in Nevada over ties to convicted bookmaker Mathew Bowyer
Caesars Entertainment has agreed to pay a $7.8 million fine to Nevada regulators after issues connected to convicted illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer. The fine is part of a proposed settlement outlined in a newly released disciplinary complaint. Caesars is now the third major Las Vegas company to face penalties... Read more
Monday Night Football: How to Watch Cowboys vs. Raiders, ManningCast Tonight
See at ESPN Watch MNF on ESPN and ABC for $30 per month ESPN DTC See at Fubo Carries ESPN and ABC for $56 per month Fubo See at DirecTV Carries ESPN and ABC for $70 a month DirecTV MySports plan Show more (1 item) Dak Prescott and the... Read more
WIRED Roundup: Fandom in Politics, Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, and Nepal’s Discord Revolution
Leah Feiger: Zoë, I am obsessed with this story. Before you continue, I think that it’s really important to say that Caroline, the lovely reporter of this story on your business desk, obtained 1,665 pages of documents about the dispute about Zuckerberg’s house. This story is canon now. Zoë... Read more
For AI to succeed in the SOC, CISOs need to remove legacy walls now
What separates the SOCs getting results from their AI strategies from those that don't begins with CISOs who take ownership of AI initiatives and anticipate roadblocks early, systematically demolishing legacy walls that get in the way. The disconnect between AI's promise and delivery dominated discussions at Forrester's 2025 Security... Read more