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The US and Mexico Announce They’re Teaming Up Against Drones

Wired Security - Fri, 09/11/2026 - 5:15am
The new joint operation uses laser-based technology capable of detecting, tracking, and disabling commercial drones linked to human and drug trafficking.
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Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online

Wired Security - Thu, 09/10/2026 - 6:00am
InquiryIQ, a previously unreported prototype, tested a model from xAI, maker of Grok, to surface associates, social accounts, and other information about people identified through Clearview.
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San Francisco Orders Meta to Stop ‘Allowing’ AI Child Abuse Ads

Wired Security - Wed, 09/09/2026 - 5:15pm
The City Attorney’s Office has asked Meta to explain how the harmful ads repeatedly ran on Facebook and Instagram. The company claims the ads are not under the city’s jurisdiction.
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Apple Doesn’t Want You to Worry About the New Apple Watch’s Listening Features

Wired Security - Wed, 09/09/2026 - 3:14pm
The new Apple Watch includes several “intelligent” listening features that have privacy and security baked in. But the protections can’t change the facts of what the tools do.
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You Can Now Destroy Flock Cameras for Cash in GTA V

Wired Security - Wed, 09/09/2026 - 12:30pm
A new GTA mod lets you smash and shoot Flock’s automatic license plate readers around the fictional Los Santos.
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Meta Releases Muse, a Personal AI Agent With Privacy ‘Built Into It’

Wired Security - Tue, 09/08/2026 - 4:12pm
Designed to compete with OpenClaw and Instinct, the company says Muse can do everything from sell your car to book you a plane ticket.
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Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids

Wired Security - Tue, 09/08/2026 - 8:00am
Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse. Lawmakers say they plan to investigate.
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OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website

Wired Security - Sat, 09/05/2026 - 6:30am
Plus: Tens of millions of US and Canadian drivers’ licenses go up for sale on the dark web, the US military finally tries to tackle the risk online ad data poses to troops, and more.
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ICE Wants to Know Everyone Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years

Wired Security - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 6:30am
Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controversial subpoena as part of a dragnet search for the identities of protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March.
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Nobody Is Saying Why OpenAI and Anthropic Had Outages Today

Wired Security - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 5:56pm
ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all suffered outages at nearly the exact same time for reasons that remain murky.
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Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested

Wired Security - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 5:48pm
This week on Uncanny Valley, we dig into the latest prediction market buzz, Flock’s AI-powered police search tool, and how tech bros don’t know how to talk about “rouge” AI agents
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This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops

Wired Security - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 6:00am
WIRED rebuilt Flock’s latest search tool from code the company sends to a police officer’s browser. Its AI can keep watch across multiple cameras for anyone fitting a written description.
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