⚠️ The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2022

Plus: What to expect from AI in 2023, Amazon Packages Burn in India, Last Stop in Broken Recycling System, and more…

Today’s pick

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2022. Russian soldiers poured into Ukraine, accompanied by a wave of cyberattacks across the country. A major cryptocurrency exchange imploded and declared bankruptcy, vaporizing billions of dollars from that digital economy. The once-biggest dark-web… (WIRED Staff / WIRED)

WIRED @WIRED

For the first time since 2015, Donald Trump doesn't top this list. But there's no shortage of new sources of instability and disruption online.

wired.trib.alThe Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2022From SBF to the GRU, these were the most disruptive forces of online chaos this year.

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What to expect from AI in 2023. As a rather commercially successful author once wrote, “the night is dark and full of terrors, the day bright and beautiful and full of hope.” It's fitting imagery for AI, which like all tech… (Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch)

TechCrunch @TechCrunch

What to expect from AI in 2023 tcrn.ch/3I2ugqF by @Kyle_L_Wiggers

tcrn.chWhat to expect from AI in 2023What might 2023 hold for AI after an eventful year? TechCrunch spoke to experts in the field to get their takes.

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Amazon Packages Burn in India, Last Stop in Broken Recycling System. Muzaffarnagar, a city about 80 miles north of New Delhi, is famous in India for two things: colonial-era freedom fighters who helped drive out the British and the production of jaggery, a cane sugar product boiled into goo at some 1,500 small sugar… (K Oanh Ha / Bloomberg)

K. Oanh Ha @oanhha

If you've tossed plastic Amazon shipping envelopes into the recycling bin, there's a chance it might end up in a dump site in India and being burned in an industrial furnace. I followed the 7,000 mile journey of America's plastic waste to India.

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Here's What a $1 Million Retirement Looks Like in America. Once a symbol of extravagant wealth, $1 million is now the retirement-savings goal for millions of Americans. For retirees able to accumulate $1 million in savings, the funds translate into inflation-adjusted income of $40,000 in the first year of… (Anne Tergesen / Wall Street Journal)

The Wall Street Journal @WSJ

What kind of life will your 401(k) buy? We spoke to four retirees about how they actually spend their time and money in their postcareer years

on.wsj.comHere’s What a $1 Million Retirement Looks Like in AmericaFour retirees open up about their financial lives and how they spend their time and money.

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Elon Musk says Twitter will allow users to turn off view counts. Elon Musk says Twitter users will be able to switch off new view counts. View counts appear next to retweets and likes on tweets. They rolled out on December 22 and immediately generated complaints from users. Sign up for our newsletter for the… (Beatrice Nolan / Business Insider)

Insider Business @BusinessInsider

Elon Musk says Twitter will let people turn off view counts after users immediately complained the new feature looks messy

trib.alElon Musk says Twitter will let people turn off view counts after users immediately complained the new feature looks messyElon Musk said Twitter planned to “tidy up” the aesthetics of the new feature and “add a setting to turn it off.”

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