KDE Plasma 6.8 release marks project’s 30th anniversary
KDE Plasma 6.8 has been released, arriving on the 30th anniversary of the free, open-source desktop environment’s founding. Changes are, as you’d expect, varied across the stack. A new backup tool, Kup, is included as part of Plasma 6.8 to make automated backups to external media easier, while Spectacle, theContinue Reading
No click required: How the ad industry became a pipeline for mercenary spyware
That ad you just scrolled past on your phone but barely spared a look or click? It could be tracking your movements and collecting your data, without you having to do a thing. This “zero-click mercenary spyware,” dubbed “AdFection,” is increasingly exploiting a sprawling online advertising ecosystem ripe for abuse,Continue Reading
Copilot pricing gets complicated
As Microsoft adds more advanced agentic capabilities to Copilot, such as Cowork and Autopilot, usage-based pricing is becoming an increasingly important part of its business model. But for customers used to predictable, fixed pricing, the addition of pay-as-you-go billing can be a significant change, creating new challenges around managing andContinue Reading
The Traitor’s Press Secretary Admits She Was in “Sort of a Pyramid Scheme”
Katie Zacharia’s long résumé includes stints as an unqualified legal commentator, an associate at a Chinese law firm, an uncredentialed general counsel, and—in her own words—a participant in “sort of a pyramid scheme.” The 41-year-old White House press secretary told Wired Thursday that she used to be an affiliate marketerContinue Reading
Supreme Court sides with Republicans in dispute over cost of campaign ads
The outcome gives Republican candidates an advertising edge in the final weeks of the campaign., Read MoreContinue Reading