Can ChatGPT-4o be trusted with your private data?

PLUS: This new wearable chatbot just wants to be your friend. [View in browser]( | [Your newsletter preferences]( 07.31.24 [SUBSCRIBE TO WIRED]( [FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE STORIES]( [Image may contain: Furniture, Drawer, Mailbox, Electrical Device, Switch, and Filing Cabinet]( HARM REDUCTION | 5-MINUTE READ [Can ChatGPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data?]( BY KATE O'FLAHERTY OpenAI’s newest model is “a data hoover on steroids,” says one expert—but there are still ways to use it while minimizing risk to your private data.   [Image of a Miami-Dade election official with the Miami-Dade County Elections Department conducts a comprehensive examination of the voting equipment]( ELECTION 2024 | 3-MINUTE READ [A Senate Bill Would Radically Improve Voting Machine Security]( BY ERIC GELLER This year’s Intelligence Authorization Act would mandate penetration testing for federally certified voting machines and allow independent researchers to work on exposing vulnerabilities.   [A photo illustration of newspapers and a textured vignette of a woman's legs. The newspapers have a blue overlay and the legs have a green oveerlay.]( ZOMBIE PORN | 5-MINUTE READ [Zombie Alt-Weeklies Are Stuffed With AI Slop About OnlyFans]( BY KATE KNIBBS Beloved alt-weeklies like the Village Voice have started publishing what appears to be AI-generated clickbait about OnlyFans.   [A photo of A Charter Spectrum vehicle.]( ACP | 2-MINUTE READ [The Affordable Connectivity Program Died—and Thousands of Households Have Already Lost Their Internet]( BY JON BRODKIN, ARS TECHNICA The ACP provided affordable internet connectivity to low-income Americans. Since it expired in May, around 100,000 Charter subscribers have had to pull the plug. ADVERTISEMENT   [Left and center: Hand holding a mobile phone showing a news reporting app. Right: Backsides of 2 mobile phones side by side.]( EXTRA! EXTRA! | 4-MINUTE READ [Nothing’s New AI Widget Is Trying to Make Its CFO a News Star]( BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The company has bafflingly turned to its head of finance to be the unlikely voice of its AI news app—now available on all Nothing and CMF handsets, including the new Phone (2a) Plus.   [An image of four different colored 3D puzzle pieces put together.]( EXTENDED PLAY | 5-MINUTE READ [How to Create Your Own Browser Extension]( BY DAVID NIELD If you find yourself doing repetitive tasks in your browser, it may be time to try writing an extension for Chrome or Firefox—with just minimal coding knowledge required.   [Priscila Barbosa]( ❖ IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | 31-MINUTE READ [She Made $10,000 a Month Defrauding Apps like Uber and Instacart. Meet the Queen of the Rideshare Mafia]( BY LAUREN SMILEY Priscila Barbosa came to the US with a dream of making it. Using gig-economy platforms she built a business empire up from nothing. There was just one huge problem.   [A rendered image of a red Friend AI pendant]( OK COMPUTER | 6-MINUTE READ [This wearable chatbot just wants to be your friend]( BY BOONE ASHWORTH The latest attempt at an AI-powered wearable is an always-listening pendant. But it doesn’t help you be more productive, it just keeps you company.   [La pista de atletismo de los juegos olímpicos será violeta.]( PARIS 2024 | 2-MINUTE READ [The Purple Track at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games Has a Secret Ingredient]( BY JORGE GARAY Recycled shells of mollusks native to the Mediterranean Sea were used to manufacture the synthetic floor of the athletics track, as part of the Games’ [commitment to sustainability](. ✚ You might also like: For all WIRED's Olympics coverage, visit [wired.com/olympics](   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Machine Learning Engineering Manager]( [Spotify]( [Location: London, UK]( [APPLY NOW]( [Senior Network Developer]( [Oracle]( [Location: Seattle, WA, 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.