Edward Ongweso Jr
Edward Ongweso Jr is a staff writer at Motherboard, where he covers labor, crypto, and Silicon Valley.
Hackers Swatted Victims and Taunted Police Through Ring Doorbell Cameras
A pair of hackers swatted victims and taunted responding officers using the internet-connected cameras, prosecutors allege.
ChatGPT Can Negotiate Comcast Bills Down For You
"That's the future of bureaucracy: bots negotiating with each other," said Joshua Browder, CEO of DoNotPay, which is rolling out the service.
Everybody Please Calm Down About ChatGPT
The panic and hype around the surprisingly dumb chatbot is stopping us from talking about real issues with AI.
Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested Immediately After Saying He Wouldn't Be Arrested
The disgraced FTX founder was arrested on unspecified charges a month after the sudden collapse of his crypto empire.
We Are Watching Elon Musk and His Fans Create a Conspiracy Theory About Wikipedia in Real Time
Here’s what actually happened with the ‘Twitter Files’ Wikipedia page.
Facebook Asks Lawmakers Not to Regulate Crypto Too Harshly Just Because of All the Fraud
The company claims lawmakers should let the NFT-powered metaverse flourish because it will somehow add $3 trillion to global GDP by 2031.
Here's All the Lawsuits Against FTX So Far
Five lawsuits have been filed in the month since FTX's spectacular collapse and allege vast conspiracies to mislead and defraud customers.
‘NO’: Grad Students Analyze, Hack, and Remove Under-Desk Surveillance Devices Designed to Track Them
In October, the university quietly introduced heat sensors under desk without notifying students or seeking their consent. Students removed the devices, hacked them, and were able to force the university to stop its surveillance.
Sam Bankman-Fried Is Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This
At the The New York Times' Dealbook conference, the former FTX CEO said he just wanted figure out what happened.
Convicted Fyre Festival Fraudster Is Planning Another Bahamas Venture, But the Bahamas Don't Want Him
Billy McFarland is out of jail and ready for his next move: another event in the Bahamas to help pay back everyone he defrauded there five years ago.
OK, WTF Is 'Longtermism', the Tech Elite Ideology That Led to the FTX Collapse?
Longtermism and effective altruism are shaky moral frameworks with giant blindspots that have proven useful for cynics, opportunists, and plutocrats.
Twitter Employees Call Elon Musk’s Bluff
After Elon Musk threw Twitter into disarray by firing thousands of employees and thousands of contractors across core teams and infrastructure, hundreds decided they would rather resign than stay in Musk's shitstorm.