Google just launched Gemini—its 'most capable' AI ever

PLUS: Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications, and more. [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions]( [12.06.23](   [man looking at iPhone]( HIGH ALERT | 3-MINUTE READ [Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications]( BY ANDREW COUTS AND LILY HAY NEWMAN [Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator.](   [Person wearing blue frame glasses and a suit standing in front of a dark blue background]( BOLD CLAIM | 5-MINUTE READ [Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis Says Gemini Is a New Breed of AI]( BY WILL KNIGHT [Google’s new AI model Gemini launched today inside the Bard chatbot. It could go on to advance robotics and other projects, says Demis Hassabis, the AI executive leading the project.](   [Duplicate images of Beyonce and Taylor Swift on either of the image of Kremlin with blue and red colored strips over it.]( RED | 6-MINUTE READ [Fake Taylor Swift Quotes Are Being Used to Spread Anti-Ukraine Propaganda]( BY DAVID GILBERT [A disinformation campaign led by a group linked to Russia’s GRU is using images of celebrities like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, and Oprah to lambast Ukraine.](   [The play button, text, musical notes and polaroid frames over a wireframe model of a brain.]( CHATBOT WARS | 5-MINUTE READ [Google Just Launched Gemini, Its Long-Awaited Answer to ChatGPT]( BY WILL KNIGHT [Google says Gemini, launching today inside the Bard chatbot, is its “most capable” AI model ever. It was trained on video, images, and audio as well as text.]( ADVERTISEMENT [GET WIRED]( [LIMITED TIME ONLY. Subscribe to WIRED for only $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus](FREE WIRED stickers as a special bonus!   [23andme headquarters]( 23ANDWHAT? | 4-MINUTE READ [The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling]( BY LILY HAY NEWMAN [23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions.](   [Paper collage maed of multi-colored speech bubbles inside a larger speech bubble]( ANOTHER AI | 2-MINUTE READ [How to Use Google’s Gemini AI Right Now in Its Bard Chatbot]( BY REECE ROGERS [You can try out Gemini, Google’s rival to ChatGPT, for free. It’s super easy to access right inside Bard.](   [Binance logo partially blurred with grainy overlay]( OPEN WIDE | 5-MINUTE READ [The Binance Crackdown Will Be an ‘Unprecedented’ Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance]( BY ANDY GREENBERG [Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.”](   [Open AI logo going through metamorphosis, turning into a beautiful butterfly. ]( MELTDOWN | 7-MINUTE READ [How to Stop Another OpenAI Meltdown]( BY PARESH DAVE [OpenAI designed its governance structure to protect humanity—and it imploded. The company could take pointers from Mozilla and other projects combining lofty goals with for-profit ventures.](   [32oz Hydro Flask]( DEALS | 3-MINUTE READ [9 Great Deals on Electric Kettles, Mugs, and Tumblers]( BY BRENDA STOLYAR [Stay cozy this holiday season with these discounts on our favorite vessels for drinking tea and coffee.](   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Senior Client Manager]( [NTT Ltd.]( Location: Sacramento, CA, USA [APPLY NOW]( [Implementation Consultant]( [OpenGov]( [Location: Chicago, IL, USA]( [APPLY NOW]( ADVERTISEMENT [(image) WIRED Logo]( [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( [TikTok]( Have questions or comments? [Reply to this email](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=WIRED Newsletter Questions, Comments or Feedback). 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]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.