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Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women

11 June 2026 at 20:41
A WIRED investigation found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and at least one prominent US politician.

Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps

11 June 2026 at 13:00
The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.

Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US

10 June 2026 at 15:00
The ACLU is suing two Florida police departments over the arrest of a Fort Myers man in a child-abduction case, saying officers treated a flawed face-recognition match as a near-certain ID.

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

4 June 2026 at 18:28
Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling

2 June 2026 at 19:00
Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be.

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