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Published 09/04/24
Although we paused on publishing narrated versions of WIRED articles in this feed, you will still hear the latest in tech and politics from the WIRED team. Join host Leah Feiger and a rotation of guests as they guide you through the exciting, challenging, and sometimes entertaining vortex of internet extremism, conspiracies, and disinformation on WIRED Politics Lab.You can find the information needed to lift the fog of disinformation we find ourselves in everyday right on this feed.Listen to...
Published 09/04/24
Published 09/04/24
Beloved alt-weeklies like the Village Voice have started publishing what appears to be AI-generated clickbait about OnlyFans.
Published 07/31/24
While a fight over betting on US elections plays out in court, the tech-savvy are gambling hundreds of millions of dollars on cryptocurrencies inspired by politicians.
Published 07/30/24
The company behind ChatGPT is expanding into search, and leaning heavily on its relationships with publishers.
Published 07/29/24
Phones are supported well beyond their average ownership lifetime. In stark contrast, automakers are struggling to work out how long their “smartphones on wheels” can be kept on the road.
Published 07/26/24
System administrators and their teams sprang into action last Friday and worked tirelessly to get their companies back online amid one of the worst digital blackouts ever.
Published 07/25/24
The newest version of Llama will make AI more accessible and customizable, but it will also stir up debate around the potential pitfalls of releasing AI without guardrails.
Published 07/24/24
The event caused chaos at airports, grocery stores, and Starbucks outlets.
Published 07/23/24
With competing models—including many free ones—flooding the market, OpenAI is announcing a cheaper way to use its AI.
Published 07/22/24
Tech companies—including OpenAI—are developing a new generation of AI assistants that can not only write code but debug, organize, and critique it, too.
Published 07/19/24
The tech mogul cited California’s new transgender rights law as “the final straw” for moving out of the state.
Published 07/18/24
By order of a UK judge, Craig Wright can no longer claim he is the creator of bitcoin and now faces the prospect of criminal charges.
Published 07/17/24
After a quarter century the community-driven site hasn’t changed much. And don’t ask it to license its archive to AI.
Published 07/16/24
Elon Musk's paid blue-check system on X deceives users and can be abused by malicious actors, the European Union said today.
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Published 07/15/24
Sam Altman is touting AI’s ability to sway people's behavior. His company is also wrestling with the risks.
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Published 07/12/24
Even techno-optimists hesitate to say teaching is best left to the bots, but there’s a debate about where to draw the line.
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Published 07/11/24
Reports of intimate images and video posted online without consent are growing, and deepfakes add a horrifying new dimension to the problem. Google insiders say they’ve struggled to get executives to act.
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Published 07/10/24
The US military has abandoned its half-century dream of a suit of powered armor in favor of a “hyper enabled operator,” a tactical AI assistant for special operations forces.
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Published 07/09/24
As fears of a pandemic mount, the biotech company’s mRNA vaccine trial is set to release Phase 1/2 results later this year, with a larger Phase 3 trial expected to begin in 2025.
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Published 07/08/24
The Labour Party, which is leading in UK election polls, has proposed making it easier for companies to build new server farms—risking a new type of conflict in communities across the country.
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Published 07/04/24
By shifting regulatory power away from government agencies and to the courts, recent SCOTUS rulings may be a boon for a tech industry under fire.
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Published 07/03/24
The group's new autonomous ride-hailing service has a 43-inch widescreen, 17-speaker audio system, and five-position reclining seats. But will it beat Tesla's rival coming in August?
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Published 07/02/24
WIRED was able to download stories from publishers like The New York Times and The Atlantic using Poe’s Assistant bot. One expert calls it “prima facie copyright infringement,” which Quora disputes.
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Published 07/01/24
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