How AI is impacting the 2024 elections

PLUS: Welcome to the hellhole of programatic advertising, and more. [View in browser]( | [Your newsletter preferences]( 05.30.24 [SUBSCRIBE TO WIRED]( [FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE STORIES]( [Image may contain: People, Person, Crowd, Adult, Box, Package, Mailbox, Face, and Head]( ◉ LIVE TRACKER | 5-MINUTE READ [How AI Is Impacting the 2024 Elections]( BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT More than 60 countries are holding elections in 2024. Throughout the year, WIRED will be tracking every instance of AI's use in and around those campaigns. ✚ Get involved: You can learn more about our methodology and submit an example of AI being used in elections [here](.   [Illustration of a drone]( BIRD'S EYE VIEW | 5-MINUTE READ [Chinese National Charged for Taking Drone Photos of Classified US Navy Nuclear Submarines]( BY JORDAN PEARSON In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines.   [Collage of ouroboros snake, with tech workers, a shield icon with eyes, and portrait of Sahar Massachi]( MISSION UNACCOMPLISHED | 10-MINUTE READ [A Nonprofit Tried to Fix Tech Culture—but Lost Control of Its Own]( BY PARESH DAVE Two ex-Facebook employees founded the nonprofit Integrity Institute to clean up tech platforms. WIRED reporting reveals that it’s now reeling amid fights on Slack and one founder’s resignation after an external HR investigation.   [Merrick Garland, US attorney general, during a news conference]( ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE | 2-MINUTE READ [‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds]( BY DELL CAMERON The US says a Chinese national operated the “911 S5” botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other crimes. ADVERTISEMENT   [Image may contain: Baby, Person, and Text]( ❖ THE BIG STORY | 23-MINUTE READ [You Think You Know How Misinformation Spreads? Welcome to the Hellhole of Programatic Advertising]( BY STEVEN BRILL The internet is a cesspool of misinformation, and the biggest blue-chip brands and their ad agencies are the ones funding it—by stuffing money into a Rube Goldberg machine no one really understands.   [Digital wristwatch with black band on blue chrome background]( TICK TOCK | 6-MINUTE READ [Google and Fitbit Made a Kids’ Smartwatch]( BY ADRIENNE SO The Fitbit Ace LTE is a smartwatch, gaming device, and fitness tracker all in one, purpose-built for children ages 7 and up. Would you recommend this for your kids?   [Left: Closeup of a mobile phone screen showing the menu options. Center: Hand holding slim black mobile phone. Right: Closeup of multiple cameras on the back of a mobile phone.]( PRODUCT REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ [Motorola’s Edge 50 Pro Is a Good Midrange Smartphone, but the Competition's Better]( BY SIMON HILL A compact design, capable triple-lens camera, and lovely display are saddled by limited processing power and lackluster software updates.   [Sightful Spacetop G1 case]( FRESH SPECS | 8-MINUTE READ [The Spacetop G1 Arrives This Fall. We Try the AR Laptop With No Screen]( BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU Sightful’s augmented reality computer now has a pimped design and better specs—and it’s finally available for preorder.   [A character from %22What If…? – An Immersive Story%22 standing in a living room while shards of a mirror fly through the air and reveal the reflections of three other characters]( HAND WAVING | 4-MINUTE READ [I Spent an Hour in Marvel’s Apple Vision Pro Experience. I’m Still Not Sure Why]( BY MARAH EAKIN The new "What If…?" experience for Vision Pro is a win-win for Marvel and Apple. But it’s not built for—or accessible to—everyone.   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Tax Manager]( [Spotify]( [Location: New York, USA]( [APPLY NOW]( [Avionics Engineer]( [Ryanair]( [Location: Prestwick, Scotland]( [APPLY NOW]( ADVERTISEMENT   [WIRED logo image]( Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Sign up here](. Plus, [browse more newsletters]( from WIRED. [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( [TikTok](   You’re receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED. [Manage your preferences]( | [View our Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Have questions or comments? [Send us a message](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=Daily newsletter feedback). Need help? [Contact us](. Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.