AI is your coworker now. Can you trust it?

PLUS: Inside the biggest FBI sting operation in history, and more. [View in browser]( | [Your newsletter preferences]( 06.04.24 [SUBSCRIBE TO WIRED]( [FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE STORIES]( [Microsoft Copilot AI app icon]( WORK BUDDY | 4-MINUTE READ [AI Is Your Coworker Now. Can You Trust It?]( BY KATE O'FLAHERTY Generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are becoming part of everyday business life. But they come with privacy and security considerations you should know about.   [Images of the Saint Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin in Moscow, Vladimir Putin, Youtube player icon, a person watching a video of Alexei Navalny.]( FIELD OF VIEWS | 9-MINUTE READ [Russians Love YouTube. That’s a Problem for the Kremlin]( BY JUSTIN LING YouTube remains the only major US-based social media platform available in Russia. It’s become "indispensable" to everyday people, making a ban tricky. Journalists and dissidents are taking advantage.   [Black and white portrait of Duduzile Zuma with a red overlay effect]( SUPERSPREADER | 3-MINUTE READ [A Former President’s Daughter Used X to Bombard South Africa With Conspiracy Theories]( BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT A vast majority of the election-related disinformation a South African watchdog group identified came from X, where Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla posted a fake video featuring a Donald Trump endorsement.   [Image of a vintage beauty queen in crown and cape, with a blurred face in a pixelated neon glow under a sparkling spotlight.]( FACE SERVER | 4-MINUTE READ [The Uncanny Rise of the World’s First AI Beauty Pageant]( BY MARAH EAKIN The idea of an AI beauty pageant might seem laughable or grotesque, depending on whom you ask. But the World AI Creator Awards reflects something deeper about modern influencer culture. ADVERTISEMENT   ❖ THE BIG STORY | 34-MINUTE READ [Inside the Biggest FBI Sting Operation in History]( BY JOSEPH COX When a drug kingpin named Microsoft tried to seize control of an encrypted phone company for criminals, he was playing right into its real owners’ hands.   [Image may contain: Clothing, Glove, Doctor, Person, Surgeon, Adult, Accessories, Glasses, Computer Hardware, and Electronics]( FOREIGN BODIES | 2-MINUTE READ [Woman Who Received Pig Kidney Transplant Has It Removed]( BY EMILY MULLIN Surgeons at NYU took out the pig kidney because it wasn’t getting enough blood flow.   [ASCII illustration of President Joe Biden on a cellphone]( POLITICS LAB | 4-MINUTE READ [2024 Is the Year of the Generative AI Election]( BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT AI is already being used and abused in elections around the world. From passive income scams to dead men endorsing their successors, fiction is proving stranger than reality.   [Left: Closed black hardshell case. Center: Closeup of black over-the-ear headphones, showing the buttons. Right: Open case holding headphones laying flat. Background: Neon purple wavy lines.]( PRODUCT REVIEW | 6-MINUTE READ [The First Sonos Headphones Are Among the Best—but They’ll Cost You]( BY PARKER HALL Sonos, the king of whole-home audio is heading outside and already sits at the highest echelon of noise-canceling headphones. ✚ Find out more: [Sonos CEO Patrick Spence sat down with WIRED]( to explain just how the company will reach beyond speakers to rule every part of your aural existence.   [Photo of a periodical cicada]( ❖ IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | 4-MINUTE READ [The Earth Is About to Feast on Dead Cicadas]( BY CELIA FORD Two cicada broods, XIX and XIII, are emerging in sync for the first time in 221 years. They’re bringing the banquet of a lifetime for birds, trees, and humans alike. ► Watch: Illinois is ground zero for cicada season. WIRED's [Kate Knibbs reports]( from this new and noisy reality.   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Senior Sales Manager]( [Adobe]( [Location: San Jose, CA, USA]( [APPLY NOW]( [Head of Risk Management]( [AXA]( [Location: Greenwich, CT, USA]( [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.