Researchers Found They Could Hack Entire Wind Farms
WIRED Hackers built proof-of-concept malware that can spread from turbine to turbine to paralyze or damage them. Source: WIRED
Meet Penny, an AI That Predicts a Neighborhood’s Wealth From Space
WIRED Penny highlights the power and limitations of machine learning. Source: WIRED
Y Combinator Has Gone Supernova
WIRED It may have started as an incubator, but under Sam Altman, Y Combinator is now trying to make the…
How the Kairos Society Is Elevating Young Techies
WIRED Ankur Jain is Silicon Valley’s rising power broker, using his Kairos Society to elevate the youngest founders. Source: WIRED
The Startup Incubator Was Born on This 1950s Egg Farm
WIRED The first-ever startup incubator wasn’t trying to build unicorns—it’s goal was to bring jobs to the rust belt. Source:…
Silicon Valley Can't Be Replicated
WIRED Cities pitching themselves as the “next Silicon Valley” are missing the truth about tech jobs. The cliché has got…
Rural America's Future Is Riding on a Cell Signal
WIRED Rural areas can and should benefit from the tech boom—but first, they need basic internet connectivity and cell service.…
Petya Ransomware Hackers Didn't Make WannaCry's Mistakes
WIRED The ransomware epidemic that’s sweeping Europe and beyond didn’t make the same mistakes WannaCry did. That’s bad news. Source:…
Petya Ransomware Outbreak Sweeps Europe
WIRED Using the same EternalBlue NSA tool as WannaCry, Petya ransomware is taking over the world. Source: WIRED
4 Analog Smartwatches Reviewed: Nokia, Mondaine, Fossil, Timex
WIRED These smartwatches display the time with analog hands, but they have digital guts to track your activity. Source: WIRED