At parties throughout Washington over the long Inauguration weekend, creators and strategists who take credit for Donald Trump’s victory toasted their success on the dimes of TikTok, Google, and Spotify.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/maga-influencers-inauguration-victory-lap/
elections, Donald Trump, influencer, TikTok, 2024 election, podcasts, Social Media
Squid Game, Castlevania: Nocturne, and Sakamoto Days are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/netflix-best-shows-this-week/
Culture Guides, TV, Netflix, streaming, Television
Job listings posted in China this week indicate that Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, is struggling to handle an influx of new users joining the platform from TikTok.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/xiaohongshu-english-moderators-red-note/
TikTok, China, Social Media, content moderation, Apps, Policy
The three biggest tech companies all offer a wealth of options to limit screen time, find lost devices, and more.
how-to, Apps, tips, parenting, kids, software, apple, Microsoft, Google
If you missed the recent live, subscriber-only Q&A about money and AI scams with WIRED’s advice columnist Reece Rogers, you can watch the replay here.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/avoid-scams-ai-unlocked-live/
artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithms, ai, security, money
The same lawyers handling a lawsuit over the infamous Hawk Tuah crypto coin are bringing a new class action against memecoin platform Pump.Fun for allegedly putting investors in high financial risk.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/lawyers-hawk-tuah-crypto-promoters-suing-pumpfun/
money, cryptocurrency, memes, Crime, courts
Apple Intelligence lets you generate custom emojis when the default options aren’t hitting it.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-create-genmoji-iphone-ios-18-ipados-18/
how-to, ios, iPhone, tips, apple, artificial intelligence
If you want to wake up with the sun but aren’t a morning person, these bedside devices can simulate a sunrise whenever you want to rouse for the day (and a sunset, too).
Source https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-sunrise-alarm-clocks/
Shopping, home, alarm clocks, buying guides
A breach of AT&T that exposed “nearly all” of the company’s customers may have included records related to confidential FBI sources, potentially explaining the bureau’s new embrace of end-to-end encryption.
cybersecurity, encryption, hacks, security, FBI, AT&T
From LEDs to fancy OLED models, these are our favorite televisions at every price.
Source https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-tvs/
Shopping, buying guides, TVs, home entertainment, 4K
