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May 21, 2024 • 9 mins
A UK judge has determined that Craig Wright forged evidence in a campaign to prove he is Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin, in a move that prevents him from bringing further lawsuits in the country.
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May 20, 2024 • 8 mins
Investors are interested in buying TikTok so that it can avoid a US ban. But even if ByteDance accepts, a takeover will be far from simple.
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May 17, 2024 • 5 mins
The EU has launched an investigation into Facebook and Instagram's child protection measures as part of mounting concerns around minors’ use of social media.
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May 16, 2024 • 10 mins
The future of once-beloved sports blog Deadspin has been murky since it was acquired by an unknown company called Lineup Publishing in March. The new ownership shared its plans with WIRED.
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May 15, 2024 • 8 mins
Google’s new voice-operated AI assistant, called Astra, can make sense of what your phone’s camera sees. It was announced one day after OpenAI revealed a similar vision for ChatGPT.
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May 14, 2024 • 4 mins
The carmaker’s only European gigafactory has become the target of increasingly radical protests since announcing expansion plans.
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May 13, 2024 • 6 mins
People are using AI at work whether their bosses want them to or not, new data shows. But it’s desperation, not innovation, driving the change.
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May 10, 2024 • 7 mins
Dynisma’s $2 million rig is state of the art. Just ask Ferrari, which has one for its F1 team. Now a consumer model is in development, we decided to test the ultimate driving simulator.
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May 9, 2024 • 9 mins
FTX has a plan to repay its former crypto customers more than the billions of dollars they lost in the latest bankruptcy proposal. But some will reject it anyway.
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May 8, 2024 • 9 mins
Amazon’s newest delivery drones will take off from just outside Phoenix but don't count on rush ordering a fan on a hot day. The fleet can't fly when the temperature exceeds 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
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May 7, 2024 • 7 mins
WeWork’s controversial former CEO tried to acquire the bankrupt company he left in crisis. After being rebuffed, Adam Neumann will have to pivot to something new.
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May 2, 2024 • 7 mins
Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds.
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May 1, 2024 • 8 mins
European iPhone owners are being shown a new pop-up screen listing alternatives to the Safari browser. The developers of the browsers shown on that screen are torn about the user experience.
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April 30, 2024 • 8 mins
Ever feel like Instagram or TikTok algorithms know you a bit too well? The backlash against automated curation is building, and new algorithm-free platforms are springing up.
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April 29, 2024 • 10 mins
In a chaotic housing market that has shut many buyers out, fractional home ownership and investing trends are taking off.
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April 26, 2024 • 6 mins
Meta’s decision to give away powerful AI software for free could threaten the business models of OpenAI and Google.
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April 25, 2024 • 7 mins
The US Senate voted to pass a bill that could see TikTok banned within a year, pitching creators and businesses dependent on the platform into an uncertain future.
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April 24, 2024 • 7 mins
European chip machine-maker ASML is at the center of US-China trade tensions. Its new chief executive now faces a daunting political juggling act.
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April 23, 2024 • 6 mins
The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown.
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April 22, 2024 • 7 mins
The open source Llama 3 AI model released by Meta is just the start, according to the company’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun. He said a new, much larger version is in the works.
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