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Signal Messenger is, in many ways, the exact opposite of the #SiliconValley model. It’s a #nonprofit funded by donations. It has never taken #investment, makes its #product available for free, has no #advertisements, and collects virtually no information on its users—while competing with #techgiants and winning. #Signal stands as evidence that #venturecapitalism and #surveillancecapitalism are not the only paths forward for the future of #technology. Do you think Signal’s approach is the right one? Have your say in the comments.

Distraction Control, which removes annoying elements from web pages, is coming to the iPhone’s default browser with the release of iOS 18.

Video and audio of therapy sessions, transcripts, and other patient records were accidentally exposed in a publicly accessible database operated by the virtual medical company Confidant Health.

This week on Politics Lab, we’re talking about AI’s potential impact on the election—and why it’s so hard to regulate nationwide.

After a public standoff with a judge over X and Starlink’s operations in the country, Elon Musk is showing signs of wavering.

With 20,000 #internet providers across the country, the #technical challenges of blocking #X in Brazil mean some #connections are slipping through the cracks.

Farmers around the world are reigniting the less intensive agricultural practices of yesteryear—to improve soil health, raise yields, and trap carbon in the atmosphere back down in the soil.

The city’s short-term stay law was meant to lower rents and open up apartments for full-time residents. Critics claim the data shows it’s not working.

Using special software, WIRED investigated police surveillance at the DNC. We collected signals from nearly 300,000 devices, revealing vulnerabilities for both law enforcement and everyday citizens alike.