15 years of mysterious Ukraine-Russia hacks

PLUS: ChatGPT Now Has an iPhone App, and more. [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [05.19.23](   [3D render of a robot and speech bubble hovering over a glowing phone screen on a black background]( GOING MOBILE | 3-MINUTE READ [ChatGPT Now Has an iPhone App]( BY LAUREN GOODE [Six months after OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched on the web and set off an AI arms race, its iPhone app is here.](   [Repair tools on top of Apple iPhone Pro]( GOING SPARE | 4-MINUTE READ [France Is Fighting to Save Your iPhone From an Early Death]( BY MORGAN MEAKER [With iPhones getting harder and more expensive to repair, French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the scourge of planned obsolescence.](   [Coleman Cascade Camp Stove]( DEALS | 7-MINUTE READ [The 23 Best Memorial Day Deals on Tents, Bikes, and Outdoor Gear]( BY ADRIENNE SO AND SCOTT GILBERTSON [The sun is out, the flowers are budding, and REI has its big anniversary sale. Revel in your new running shoes and sleeping pads.](   [Silhouetted person walks behind a glass window that has computer code inscribed on it ]( CONNECT THE DOTS | 3-MINUTE READ [A Mysterious Group Has Ties to 15 Years of Ukraine-Russia Hacks]( BY LILY HAY NEWMAN [Kaspersky researchers have uncovered clues that further illuminate the hackers’ activities, which appear to have begun far earlier than originally believed.](   See what our editors are raving about. Get WIRED’s Gift Guide newsletter—a roundup of [the best seasonal recommendations from WIRED editors](—delivered straight to your inbox. Tap the link below to join the mailing list and view our latest guides. [SIGN ME UP](   [GET WIRED]( [Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus free stickers!]([Subscribe now.](   [Downtown San Francisco skyline]( PLAINTEXT | 7-MINUTE READ [To Save Downtowns, Destroy Them]( [Remote work revealed that core areas of San Francisco and other cities are overreliant on offices. It’s time to reimagine what—and who—downtowns are for.](   [Illustration of human eye on left, and a person peaking through the blinders on the right with a web behind these images.]( IDEAS | 4-MINUTE READ [The Hidden Dangers of the Decentralized Web]( BY JESSICA MADDOX [From social networks to crypto, independently run servers are being touted as a solution to the internet’s problems. But they’re far from a magic bullet.](   [Person wearing augmented reality goggles and working at a desk with augmented reality computer screens in front of them]( SCREEN QUEEN | 5-MINUTE READ [Take Your Ultrawide Monitors Everywhere With an AR Laptop]( BY BRENDA STOLYAR [Leave the portable monitor at home. Spacetop’s AR laptop lets you flick through as many screens as you want.](   [drought in Colorado]( SEA CHANGE | 4-MINUTE READ [The Looming El Niño Could Cost the World Trillions of Dollars]( BY MATT SIMON [Warming waters in the Pacific can trigger droughts, wildfires, and extreme rainfall around the world, potentially leading to $3 trillion in losses in the coming years.](   [Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content, speaking onstage with various Max titles on a screen in the background]( THE MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ [HBO Continues to Have the Worst Timing]( BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER [Somehow Warner Bros. Discovery thinks it’s a good idea to relaunch its HBO Max streaming service as just “Max” in the middle of a Hollywood shakeup.](   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Software Engineer]( [Intellibus]( Location: New York, USA [APPLY NOW]( [Experienced Software Engineer]( [Boeing]( [Location: Bengaluru, India]( [APPLY NOW]( [(image) WIRED Logo]( [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( Have questions or comments? [Reply to this email](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=WIRED%20Newsletter%20Questions,%20Comments%20or%20Feedback). This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( or [Manage your newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.