As interest rates and antitrust pressure climbed in 2023, Alphabet made no major acquisitions for the first time in years. Apple, Amazon, and Meta also curbed dealmaking. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

X CEO Linda Yaccarino told US senators she’s hiring more trust and safety staffers. She didn’t mention that Elon Musk fired most people policing content on the platform when he acquired it in 2022. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A crucial team at Google that reviewed new AI products for compliance with its rules for responsible AI development faces an uncertain future after its leader departed this month. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Members of Congress say the DOJ is funding the use of AI tools that further discriminatory policing practices. They're demanding higher standards for federal grants. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Biden administration is using the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI algorithms. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his new book Read Write Own, investor Chris Dixon mounts a defense of blockchain, arguing it can save society from the monopoly power of tech giants. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the US and other countries ponder how to prevent dangerous uses of AI, some researchers suggest building limitations into crucial chips like GPUs to cap the power of algorithms. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From its founding, OpenAI said its governing documents were available to the public. When WIRED requested copies after the company’s boardroom drama, it declined to provide them. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of America’s largest internet providers may collect data about your political beliefs, race, and sexual orientation to serve personalized ads. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s latest series of Vision Pro demos carefully obscures one important hardware feature. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed Newton-Rex quit his job at startup Stability AI over ethical concerns about its collection of training data. His nonprofit Fairly Trained aims to deter startups from scraping the web. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite expensive legal battles and regulatory pressure, Apple’s and Google’s mobile app stores are mostly unchanged. This week, Apple introduced a new fee on developers to protect its business. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two new enhancements coming to Google’s search tools on phones use machine intelligence to make the search experience more efficient. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can now publish a bespoke version of ChatGPT that you’ve trained yourself. The marketplace for these custom GPTs is open to the public and works in a way that’s similar to Apple’s App Store. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta earned over $200,000 from an ad campaign, seen by millions, that pushed pro-Kremlin talking points and undermined local elections in Moldova, according to new research. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The arrival of spot bitcoin ETFs in the US offers easy access to the masses. Purists will steer clear. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carmaker Toyota is developing robots capable of learning to do household chores by observing how humans take on the tasks. The project is an example of robotics getting a boost from generative AI. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new app store from the creator of ChatGPT invites companies to build custom “GPTs” that add functionality to the chatbot. OpenAI isn’t saying how app builders will get paid. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The SEC confirmed to WIRED that the financial regulator has launched an investigation involving Rumble, a “free speech” video platform. The nature of the probe remains unknown. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tech economy is all about getting those next 10,000 users. What if it maximized something else for a change? Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Droughts, heat, and extreme weather are pushing crops to their limits. The race is on to innovate faster than the Earth warms. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autonomous vehicles are operating—and getting into crashes—in US cities. But state laws in Texas, California, Arizona, and other places prevent local governments from regulating the technology. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Automobiles have gotten much bigger in recent years, alarming road safety experts. The chief engineer at Chrysler’s owner Stellantis says the solution is offering drivers more choice and smarter software. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Generative AI companies’ struggles with content moderation, sketchy labor practices, and disinformation show them fighting the same problems that tripped up social platforms before them. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than a dozen organizations called on the Department of Justice and the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate Apple for anticompetitive behavior in how it controls messaging, apps, and more. Read this story here.

Google’s new AI model Gemini launched inside the Bard chatbot. It could go on to advance robotics and other projects, says Demis Hassabis, the AI executive leading the project. Read this story here.

Social video app Flip is trying to create a social platform dedicated to reviewing and buying products. Some early adopters are cashing in on the app's giveaways—but have questions about its future. Read this story here.

Hotel prices and tourism numbers are up as New York City goes through its first holiday season with new rules that ban nearly all Airbnbs and other short-term rentals. Read this story here.

The 217-mph, 1,001-hp electrified Lamborghini Revuelto is so much fun it will make you lose the ability to speak properly. Read this story here.

Raising a broad range of concerns into the way X has been run under Elon Musk, EU officials also claimed graphic content of the Hamas attack on Israel had been allowed to spread widely. Read this story here.

Platforms will no longer be able to fire their workers automatically as part of new EU rules that will affect millions of people including Uber drivers and Deliveroo couriers. Read this story here.

Millennials may have popularized Pinterest, but Gen Z is pushing the platform to new heights. Read this story here.

In 2021, more than 13,000 people died in US alcohol-related crashes. The top US road safety regulator is exploring tech in vehicles that could check whether a driver is drunk. Read this story here.

A company working with Tesla’s main US battery supplier has silicon-based tech that could soon give electric cars 500-mile ranges and charge refills in just 10 minutes. Read this story here.

LinkedIn and OpenAI cofounder Reid Hoffman says he's glad Sam Altman is leading the AI company again. Hoffman and other AI experts discussed the perils and potential of AI at a WIRED event Tuesday. Read this story here.

A new AI model from Google—called Gemini—is fresh competition for OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The AI rivals are now working on even more radical ideas. Read the full story here.

Mark Zuckerberg personally promised that the privacy feature would launch by default on Messenger and Instagram chat. WIRED goes behind the scenes of the company’s colossal effort to get it right. Read this story here.

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.” Read this story here.

Pilots for Amazon’s largest air freight provider voted to strike, complaining of low pay and high turnover. If a strike happens in the new year, Amazon deliveries could be impacted. Read this story here.

More US states are moving to bar companies from binding workers with noncompete agreements. Research shows the move could boost wages and innovation. Read this story here.

After crashes, scandals, and SBF’s guilty verdict, many hoped the crypto industry would grow up. Speculation around the arrival of a spot bitcoin ETF shows old hype dies hard. Read this story here.

In a rambling interview at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, Elon Musk suggested advertisers fleeing X were blackmailing him and could kill the platform. Read this story here.

Released earlier this month, OpenAI’s GPTs let anyone create custom chatbots. But some of the data they’re built on is easily exposed. Read this story here.

A new approach to geothermal energy makes it possible to tap the energy of hot rocks just about anywhere. A pilot plant in Nevada is now helping to power Google data centers. Read this story here.

The terms the Screen Actors Guild negotiated with Hollywood studios put historic AI guardrails in place, but they may not be able to protect performers. Read this story here.

As smartphone costs fall and society becomes more atomized, China’s elderly are using apps like Douyin to find connection and companionship. Many feel they have no choice.

The US government is reportedly willing to suspend criminal charges against crypto exchange Binance, provided it steps into line—and pays $4 billion. Read this story here.

EV production often relies on coal power and harmful labor practices. Climate activists in Squid Games costumes disrupted the LA Auto Show this weekend to demand urgent change. Read this story here.

Industry watchdog Check My Ads is petitioning the Federal Trade Commission to investigate X for unlabeled—and potentially misleading—advertisements. Read this story here.

Starting Friday, dockworkers in all Swedish ports will refuse to offload Teslas, cleaning crews will no longer clean showrooms, and mechanics won’t fix charging points as the labor dispute rages on. Read this story here.

Meta, Google, Amazon, and other major tech firms have laid off thousands of people. The public sector has tried—and in some cases, succeeded—to lure them in. Read this story here.

Machine learning algorithms that digested decades of weather data were able to forecast 90 percent of atmospheric measures more accurately than Europe’s top weather center. Read this story here.

Six nuclear reactors just 9 feet across planned for Idaho were supposed to prove out the dream of cheap, small-scale nuclear energy. Now the project has been canceled. Read this story here.

Cruise set out to win the autonomous car race by starting with urban driving. After a pedestrian was dragged under a robotaxi, the company and its parent GM are cutting jobs and making other changes.

An experimental AI helper attempts to operate a web browser in the same way a human does to take on office admin like processing invoices or screening job applicants. Read this story here.

AI-powered services like LazyApply zip through the grunt work of job applications, helping one programmer apply for 5,000 jobs. But they can make mistakes, and some recruiters scorn the technology. Read this story here.

The troubled coworking company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. WeWork says locations will remain open. Read this story here.

xAI, Elon Musk’s new company, claims to have built a powerful language model with cutting-edge performance in just two months. Read this story here.

Draft rules from the White House would require federal agencies to assess AI systems currently in use in law enforcement, health care, and other areas—and to shut down any algorithms doing harm. Read this story here.

The US, China, and others signed a declaration coordinated by the UK warning AI could be “catastrophic.” Yet none seem to be suggesting development of the technology should slow down. Read this story here.

Prior to his arrest, the FTX founder did a string of media interviews to tell his side of the story. In the courtroom, those comments came back to haunt him. Read this story here.

Joe Biden’s new executive order is billed as the biggest governmental AI plan ever. Unless he can convince a dysfunctional US Congress and overseas rivals to play along, its effects will be limited. Read this story here.

The ranks of doomsday preppers have swelled since the pandemic, with many stocking up on freeze-dried rations in case things go bad. Read this story here.

Popularity on GitHub can open valuable doors for developers and startups. Underground stores sell “stars” on the platform, offering coders a way to literally fake it till they make it. Read this story here.

Book publishers are experimenting with chatbot editions of new titles, providing "conversational companions" for readers. Read this story here.

These five features of Instagram helped Meta deceptively hook teens and harm their mental health, allege lawsuits filed today by 42 US states. Read this story here.

Amazon delivery drivers at hundreds of sites around the world will be asked to drive through camera-studded archways that log every dent, scratch, or damaged tire. Read this story here.

The US Congress won’t pass federal AI regulation anytime soon. NYC is forging ahead with an AI Action Plan and a proposal for a new Office of Algorithmic Data Integrity. Read this story here.

New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against crypto companies, including the Winkelvoss twins’ Gemini, alleging they misled investors. Read this story here.

The companies behind ChatGPT and other popular and powerful AI systems aren’t transparent enough about their training data and how they work, according to a new report from Stanford University. Read this story here.

German startup Vay is pushing teledriving—in which cars are remotely operated by humans—as easier to achieve than fully autonomous driving. Read this story here.

The American government has tightened its restrictions on exports of chips and chipmaking equipment, closing loopholes that let Chinese companies access advanced technology. Read this story here.

From the Philippines to Colombia, low-paid workers label training data for AI models used by the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Read this story here.

Tech companies have laid off more than 400,000 people in the past two years. Competition for the jobs that remain is getting more and more desperate. Read this story here.

ChatGPT-style chatbots that pretend to be people are being used to help companies develop new product and marketing ideas. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bandcamp workers say they are unable to do their jobs and keep the platform operating after being locked out of critical systems. They’re also expecting layoffs. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta’s Oversight Board is reviewing Facebook’s decision not to remove a manipulated video posted during the US midterms, in an attempt to get it to clarify its policies on election deepfakes. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British fact-checkers are racing to debunk a suspicious audio recording of UK opposition leader Keir Starmer. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ChatGPT-style AI can tackle the drudge work of responding to RFPs faster than humans. Sales teams at Google, Twilio, and others say productivity is spiking. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google is adding AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to the humble Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make sense of images and draw on data in documents and emails. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Criminal defendants often decline to testify at trial for fear of incriminating themselves. For FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, that could be the best option. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fringe idea that cities built for biking and walking are part of a government plot has been picked up by … the UK government. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is about to stand trial in the US. But many customers who lost big when the exchange collapsed are unlikely to get their money back. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FedEx handles over 15 million packages daily. A two-armed, AI-infused robot is now helping pack some of them into delivery vans with expert care. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the crypto gold rush, Idris Elba says he turned down a lot of “mad opportunities.” Now he has partnered with the “crypto-for-good” Stellar Development Foundation. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FBI makes heavy use of face recognition services like that of controversial startup Clearview AI, but 95 percent of the agents using them haven’t completed training on the technology. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ChatGPT inches closer to feature parity with the seductive AI assistant from Her, thanks to an upgrade that adds voice and image recognition to the chatbot. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Truck drivers, auto workers, and others are fighting for the greener, smarter era of transportation to also include better pay and more protections for humans. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A historic antitrust trial sees Google accused of unlawfully monopolizing search. A handful of antitrust activists are trying to make sure the world sees all the action. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A sweeping upgrade to Amazon’s Alexa taps AI technology like that behind ChatGPT and also allows the virtual assistant to attempt to read body language. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok Shop, which launched in the US last week, is littered with impossibly cheap—and fake—products. Snail slime is just the beginning. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York joined a wave of states that require pay transparency in job ads. New data suggests most US postings now include a salary range, but they are sometimes laughably vague. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surveys suggest teachers use generative AI more than students, to create lesson plans or more interesting word problems. Educators say it can save valuable time but must be used carefully. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hundreds of schools, hospitals, and other public buildings made from RAAC, a cheap, lightweight concrete, have to close—the victims of quick fixes and decades of cost-cutting. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple ignored the tech industry's obsession with generative AI at the new iPhone launch, offering subtler AI features that make everyday tasks like photography and phone calls better. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new US government body would force companies to seek a license before working on powerful AI models like OpenAI's GPT-4, under a bipartisan proposal by senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

European politicians are nervous about where TikTok’s data goes. The company is spending big on local data centers, but analysts say it’s not enough. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Allen’s AI art won first prize at the Colorado State Fair. But the US government has ruled it can’t be copyrighted because it’s too much “machine” and not enough “human.” Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A law meant to crack down on short-term rentals in New York City took effect Tuesday. Thousands have dropped off the map, but there are still hosts offering bookings that may break the law. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UK government has admitted that the technology needed to securely scan encrypted messages sent on Signal and WhatsApp doesn’t exist, weakening its controversial Online Safety Bill. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can now set up alerts for whenever your home address, phone number, and email address appears in Search. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Biden administration has changed its mind about a Massachusetts state law giving mechanics and car owners access to more diagnostic data. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Pew survey finds that a majority of Americans are more concerned than excited about the impact of artificial intelligence—adding weight to calls for more regulation. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Union is desperate for its own artificial intelligence giant. German startup Aleph Alpha might be its best hope. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A developer used widely available AI tools to generate anti-Russian tweets and articles. The project is intended to highlight how cheap and easy it has become to create propaganda at scale. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first booking photo of a US president stands out among a sea of photoshops and AI-generated images online. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Code Llama may spur a new wave of experimentation around AI and programming—but it will also help Meta. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artificial intelligence may streamline a form of business communication that’s already super fake. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teachers are caught between cracking down on cheating with generative AI and using it to help empower students. It’s going to be a challenging year. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The curvy translucent plastic design of the iMac was the test case for Steve Jobs' “whole-widget” strategy that led to the creation of the iPhone. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A botnet apparently connected to ChatGPT shows how easily, and effectively, artificial intelligence can be harnessed for disinformation. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of security experts, hackers, and college students competed to trick powerful text-generation systems into revealing their dark sides at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March a viral letter called for a pause on AI development, warning that algorithms could outsmart humanity—but many experts who signed on did not believe the technology poses an existential risk. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gregor Dodson, a director of product management, shares why Samples is the music streaming app's newest video feature. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Controlled exposure to misinformation can help protect people from falling for it in the future, according to new research. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco ride-hail drivers are about to share the roads with robot competitors. They say that the self-driving cabs need to work on their traffic skills—and watch out for bodily fluids. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In simulated environments, smell is often the neglected sense. Scentient’s wearable device aims to bring a whiff of authenticity to virtual reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The outcry over Zoom's tweak to its data policy shows how the race to build more powerful AI models creates new pressure to source training data—including by juicing it from users. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UK unicorn Synthesia offers clients a menu of digital avatars, from suited execs to Santa Claus. But it has struggled to stop them being used to spread misinformation. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Congress is trying to tame the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. But senators’ failure to tackle privacy reform is making the task a nightmare. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since 2018, a dedicated team within Microsoft has attacked machine learning systems to make them safer. But with the public release of new generative AI tools, the field is already evolving. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The artificial intelligence gold rush has thrust services like ChatGPT into every aspect of our digital lives. That still won’t solve your email problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get it, relationships are hard. But asking ChatGPT how to do emotions is not going to work. Here are some better ideas. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the UK pushes for a law that threatens end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp has given itself a starring role in a doc about a girls’ soccer team fleeing the Taliban. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Generative AI won't just flood the internet with more lies—it may also create convincing disinformation that’s targeted at groups or even individuals. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bird may be dead, but Twitter—er, X—is still alive for communities, news, and memes. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers were given unprecedented access to Meta’s data during the 2020 elections. Meta says their results show its platforms don’t cause political polarization. That’s not entirely true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some social media users and lawmakers say chronological feeds are healthier. A new study found that Facebook and Instagram users who were forced to see time-ranked posts turned to TikTok instead. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta is giving its answer to OpenAI’s GPT-4 away for free. The move could intensify the generative AI boom by making it easier for entrepreneurs to build powerful new AI systems. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Generate your own text—but get help from the AI bot to make it stand out. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter’s rebrand to X is both a bad joke and an attempt by Elon Musk to realize his decades-long ambition for an all-conquering super app. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leading AI developers including Google and OpenAI promised the Biden administration to check for problems such as biased output. The agreement is not legally binding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helsing AI is building an operating system for warfare and says it’ll only ever sell to democracies. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With big names like Wendy’s and Netflix, brand-on-brand chatter is shaping Meta’s new social media app. That could leave little room for people. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta promised to make Threads compatible with the decentralized protocol underlying Mastodon. Proponents of interoperable social media can’t agree whether to welcome or fear it. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An auto industry pact claims to end the controversy over car data that has embroiled repair shops, parts manufacturers, and car owners. But many doubts remain. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Assistive technology services are integrating OpenAI's GPT-4, using artificial intelligence to help describe objects and people. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the war came to Kherson, a small group of scientists ventured into the ruined city to rescue a unique herbarium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People are still using short-term rentals to throw unruly parties—some of them deadly. Local communities are trying to fight back. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Wednesday, US senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand will unveil proposed legislation to decide once and for all how digital assets should be regulated. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to reconnect with people and grow your clout on Threads? Here are a few tips to help you get started. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Although some workers shun chatbot help, platforms are adopting policies or technology to deter use of AI—potentially making crowd work more difficult. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Berlin-based Open Funk is tackling throwaway culture with a blender that's as easy to fix as to replace. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chatbots are great for lots of things, but these ones may be unexpected. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Created in 2000 to halt urban decay in the Brazilian city of Recife, the initiative has brought thousands of tech jobs to the region. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Telegram “war correspondents” have promoted the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, but many have also supported mercenaries who launched a failed coup. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite mass protests by users and moderators, Reddit's unique communities look likely to survive the rebellion over the company's new business strategy. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Swedish platform promises to help fund your favorite artists while making you rich and saving the music industry. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As artificial intelligence explodes, the field is expanding beyond the usual suspects—and the usual motivations. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demis Hassabis says the company is working on a system called Gemini that will tap techniques that helped AlphaGo defeat a Go champion in 2016. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Environment-focused politicians are winning elections across Europe. Their idealism is crashing into reality, but pragmatism risks alienating supporters. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ChatGPT is stoking fears of mass layoffs, but a study of several EU countries found the deep-learning boom of the 2010s actually created job opportunities. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A landmark right-to-repair law in Massachusetts is great for car owners. The US government argues it’s also great for hackers. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple, the company, wants rights to the image of apples, the fruit, in Switzerland—one of dozens of countries where it’s flexing its legal muscles. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WIRED cofounder Kevin Kelly believes tech ultimately bends towards good—you just might have to wait a while. For now, he's got a book of life advice.   Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iconic Alibaba founder disappeared from view after criticizing China's government. He returned to the country in March—as a teacher, not a businessman. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The search giant took $10 million in ads from, and gave grants to, “crisis pregnancy centers” that work to prevent women from accessing abortions. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ecommerce giant’s “delivery service partners” are under constant pressure to perform, but say they have little freedom to manage their own businesses. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh claims from a former US intelligence officer about an “intact” alien craft may get traction on Capitol Hill, where some lawmakers want to believe. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deals to let GM and Ford EV owners use Tesla charging points show the EV maker turning its giant Supercharger network into a competitive advantage. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AlphaDev has made small but significant improvements to decades-old C++ algorithms. Its builders say that’s just the start. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A widely shared story highlights the need for greater transparency in the development and engineering of AI systems. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The SEC has launched two lawsuits in 24 hours, putting a huge question mark over the future of retail crypto trading in the US. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple unveiled the Vision Pro headset and a number of AI-powered features yesterday, but largely ignored generative AI applications embraced by Google and Microsoft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Criminals may use artificial intelligence to scam you. Companies, like Google, are looking for ways AI and machine learning can help prevent phishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young player hoping to be spotted by a Premier League club typically relies on luck as much as talent, but artificial intelligence could change all that. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A nonprofit that helps people with body image problems closed its human-run helpline. The chatbot that remained suggested things like losing weight. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new statement from industry leaders cautions that artificial intelligence poses a threat to humanity on par with nuclear war or a pandemic. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While other networks sputter, LinkedIn is growing. Here’s how to use the professional social network to highlight your accomplishments and skills. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The EV giant is under pressure to launch new products, but a huge dump of confidential files in Germany details a litany of technical failings. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers say Armenian government workers, journalists, and at least one United Nations official were targeted by the NSO tool. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artificial intelligence continues to be fed racist and sexist training materials and then distributed around the world. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a stop in London, the OpenAI CEO called for balanced regulation and warned of the risks of deepfake disinformation. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Advertisers can save money and perhaps make ads more clickable using ChatGPT-style tools to generate text and images. Meta is testing similar technology. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The record-breaking GDPR penalty for data transfers to the US could upend Meta's business and spur regulators to finalize a new data-sharing agreement. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With iPhones getting harder and more expensive to repair, French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the scourge of planned obsolescence. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tech regulation has often disappointed. Automation expert Missy Cummings hopes a course to teach policymakers about artificial intelligence can help. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At a congressional hearing senators from both parties and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said a new federal agency was needed to protect people from AI gone bad. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multiplayer titles like Minecraft encourage creativity, but prototype games built on the blockchain claim to give players more meaningful independence. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google’s generative AI chatbot Bard took center stage at the company’s I/O conference. The company’s answer to Siri was left backstage. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To compete with American rivals, Eutelsat’s Eva Berneke first has to navigate Russia’s war in Ukraine, Brexit politics, and jamming attacks by Iran. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing fleets, fancier sensors, and tighter budgets are forcing autonomous vehicle developers to get pickier about what stays on their servers. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Challenged by ChatGPT, the king of search launches a feature that can answer queries with text summarizing information found online. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OpenAI competitor Anthropic says its Claude chatbot has a built-in “constitution” that can instill ethical principles and keep systems from going rogue. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Europe’s parliament is struggling to agree on new rules to govern AI—showing how policymakers everywhere have a lot to learn about the technology. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Startups building chatbots tuned for emotionally engaged conversation say they can offer support, companionship—and even romance. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government says it’ll fact-check the internet. Kunal Kamra is challenging the IT amendments in court. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Under Elon Musk, hate speech has surged and propaganda accounts have thrived. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The collapse of the exchange has pushed users back to “self-custody” products like Ledger. But those can be risky too. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something old, something new, something borrowed—and something spouted by ChatGPT. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UK antitrust authorities have blocked its $69 billion deal to acquire Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A programmer is building chatbots with opposing political views to make a point about biased AI. He’s also planning a centrist bot to bridge the divide. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first phase of the automaker's redevelopment of the historic Michigan Central station is aimed at bringing more tech workers to the city—and to Ford. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The chatbot is tempting physicians with its ability to spout medical information, but researchers warn against trusting AI with tough ethical decisions. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The programmer Q&A site joins Reddit in demanding compensation when its data is used to train algorithms and ChatGPT-style bots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A survey by the Pew Research Center found that most employees expect hiring, firing, and workplace assessment to be transformed by algorithms. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta is finally allowing people to add more links to their Instagram profiles. It’s an existential threat to link-in-bio companies. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boost your knowledge and your skills with this transformational tech. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Altman says the research strategy that birthed ChatGPT is played out and future strides in artificial intelligence will require new ideas. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If passed, the proposed law would also require internet service providers to block websites that discuss access to abortion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ecommerce giant doesn’t have a ChatGPT rival, but it wants to sell you the tools you need to build one.   Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed new tailpipe standards that would require electric vehicles to make up two-thirds of new car sales by 2032. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientific advances have renewed hopes of “unlimited energy,” while economic studies suggest that fusion power will be more costly than wind or solar. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ether is finally untethering itself from mining—and driving renewed debate about bitcoin’s environmental impact. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mandatory face-recognition tools have repeatedly failed to identify people with darker skin tones. One Dutch student is fighting to end their use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BMW and others have been criticized for charging monthly fees for features in new cars like heated seats. Now the tactic is coming to used cars. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company’s policy bars use of the AI chatbot to “misinform.” A study found that it readily spouted untruths on topics from Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tech giant’s project in Atlanta is on an “indefinite pause,” leaving locals with the inflated prices but none of the jobs and investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Playing video games to deal with reality is nothing new, but this game about being an intern in Silicon Valley is perfect if you just need a laugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tech giants want to build massive, “hyperscale” data centers in the Netherlands. A popular political movement wants them stopped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The way artificial intelligence can rewrite software will have huge implications for the tech industry—and everyone else, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tech luminaries, renowned scientists, and Elon Musk warn of an “out-of-control race” to develop and deploy ever-more-powerful AI systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new security tool aims to actually deliver the network insights and coordination that “AI” security tools have long promised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure, anyone can use OpenAI’s chatbot. But with smart engineering, you can get way more interesting results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Officials working on Login.gov, used to access dozens of government sites, worried about algorithmic bias. Their decision breached federal security rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doctored images of the former US president went viral on Twitter. These are the telltale signs that they aren’t what they seem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moderators who handled Facebook and Instagram content allege they’ve been blacklisted after raising concerns about working conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers call for an investigation into the SVB collapse, fearing hostile foreign governments will use social media to manipulate markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The collapse of crypto-friendly Silvergate and Signature Bank has left the industry scrambling to find anyone willing to work with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UN’s refugee agency has partnered with blockchain and money transfer companies to get vital aid to people displaced by conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital traces including social posts and search queries like “How many tank squadrons?” capture a population’s struggle to survive war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The collapse of SVB isn’t just a tech industry problem—and the rest of the world is about to find out why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White-collar workers may soon face the AI disruption everyone’s been panicking about. But the news may be better than you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The head of the messaging app says a new law will undermine privacy. The government says it’s about protecting children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Businesses can now get paid for services built on the large language model, meaning chatbots are going to start appearing everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A surprising number of industries, from embroidery to aviation, still use floppy disks. But the supply is finally running out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Employee monitoring increased with Covid-19’s remote work—and stuck around for back-to-the-office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Privacy Pool founder says he can preserve users’ privacy while keeping money launderers and regulators at bay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monu Manesar built a huge audience with violent content, but he’s far from the only sectarian streamer in Modi’s India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The state sponsors titles that cast it in a favorable light and punish indies for depicting a more complex vision of Iranian identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company's anti-union tactics at retail outlets have drawn government scrutiny and are fueling a drive to get a new labor bill through Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since Russia’s full-scale assault began, Ukraine’s railways evacuated 4 million people and brought 300 foreign delegations to Kyiv. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drones that can find their own targets already exist, making machine-versus-machine conflict just a software update away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The online retailer sells products meant for human consumption that contain donkey meat. A new lawsuit claims that’s illegal in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company recently laid off thousands of human workers and is also shutting down a unit working on robots that learned to open doors and clean tables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Large law firms are using a tool made by OpenAI to research and write legal documents. What could go wrong? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lelapa is building a research lab to serve African businesses and nonprofits, with the hope that locally grown algorithms can better serve communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A court has issued strict limits on how police can pull innocent bystanders into big data investigations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fearing the company’s new management, researchers frantically completed studies on misinformation and algorithmic bias, then published them online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a backlash, Spotify has removed a clause that allowed Apple to train machine learning models on some audiobook files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Integrating large language models into search engines could mean a fivefold increase in computing power and huge carbon emissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Active users have fallen by more than 1 million since the exodus from Elon Musk’s Twitter, suggesting the decentralized platform is not a direct replacement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Kenyan moderator sued the company for work-related PTSD. A new ruling on his case could signal a global reckoning for Big Tech outsourcing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cofounder Gabor Cselle says his upstart social network can offer a “2007 Twitter” community vibe that Elon Musk’s platform no longer supplies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A search bot you converse with could make finding answers easier—if it doesn’t tell fibs. Microsoft, Google, Baidu, and others are working on it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City agencies say the incidents and other disruptions show the need for more transparency about the vehicles and a pause on expanding service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Students from top schools used to waltz from Silicon Valley internships into lucrative jobs. Now, some are reconsidering their options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former president Trump tried and failed to ban the app. Now US lawmakers from both parties are preparing legislation they say can finish the job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madison Square Garden is under fire for using the technology. Other venues are exploring their own uses of face algorithms, raising privacy concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Electric vehicles are selling fast. But unless people change how they get around, the demand for battery materials threatens its own environmental disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company’s founders pioneered putting employees first and said they’d never bow down to Wall Street. How things have changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The EV giant is alienating its customers, bringing in less revenue, and falling behind legacy carmakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A device called Mill from veterans of Nest, the smart-thermostat creator, transforms your would-be kitchen waste into chicken feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The digital currency exchange’s stupendous fallout has put local Web3 companies in the Bahamas on the back foot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virtual landowners have found a way to put their investments to work, but with unintended consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Britishvolt promised investors it would be the cornerstone of the country’s battery industry. Now it faces bankruptcy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By reinstating banned accounts and selling blue checks, Musk has supercharged “the most dangerous” Covid disinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The chair of the Federal Trade Commission explains why she wants to ban companies from locking up employees with noncompete clauses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A London-based startup is networking seamsters with the goal of personalizing fit and making garments last longer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tractor maker is accused of blocking farmers from fixing their own equipment. A new agreement offers concessions—but campaigners say it’s not enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A glitch in the so-called NOTAM system caused the agency to ground flights across the US. But its problems go back years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iranian women are baring their heads to protest government controls. A top official said algorithms can identify anyone flouting dress codes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rapid grocery delivery apps are leaving the continent, putting the Turkish startup on top. But, its reign is anything but stable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The loquacious bot has Microsoft ready to sink a reported $10 billion into OpenAI. It’s unclear what products can be built on the technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Staff laid off by Elon Musk were assured they would be compensated following mass cuts. As the deadline passes, the silence has been deafening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Try as they might, crypto companies pressured by the trading platform’s collapse are failing to bail themselves out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A European Union ruling against Meta marks the beginning of the end of targeted ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s not too late to move toward your ideal social media existence. You could opt for Mastodon or Post, or stay and hope things turn around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A network of trading platforms is restructuring the seafood industry and tackling waste. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supply chain issues, drought, and war are conspiring to make it way more expensive to produce the drink around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A country’s real wealth lies in its equality, environment, and happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the niche, decentralized social networking platform rises in popularity, it faces rising costs, culture shifts—and potential legal risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and labor lawyer Orly Lobel says AI can help mitigate human biases in hiring and compensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Governments, nonprofits, and small startups hope to scoop up people let go by the likes of Meta and Amazon. It’s their big chance to lure top-tier talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Companies are exploring how to adapt powerful new chatbot technology to negotiate with customer service—and to persuade humans to buy stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entrepreneur says he’s cracking down on doxing. Many see his account-blocking spree as self-serving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The retailer’s warehouses are flooded with packages. Workers say that means mandatory extra shifts and faster-paced work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the company’s next annual meeting, shareholders will be asked to pressure the company over contracts with US immigration and the Israeli government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US government says replacing staff with automation and remote monitoring saves taxpayers money. Some workers fear accidents and cyberattacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An upgraded power plant in Slovakia has angered neighboring Austria and fueled the debate over nuclear power and  independence from Russian gas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI trained on reams of geological data can indicate where to dig in search of metals crucial to electric cars and other green technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The articulate new chatbot has won over the internet and shown how engaging conversational AI can be—even when it makes stuff up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emergency responders rely on the platform to share and collect lifesaving information. Looser moderation puts that in peril. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin miners say they can help stabilize a shaky power grid and prevent blackouts. Experts say it will make the problem worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company sent cities scrambling to clamp down on short-term rentals. Now resort towns are feeling the pinch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The city’s board of supervisors has rolled back a controversial decision to let robots use lethal force without human intervention. But the fight is far from over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Messages show Twitter’s past leaders struggling with a tough moderation call with political overtones. Musk is now on the hook for such decisions himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government regained control of streets and social networks, but citizens protesting zero-Covid policies proved smartphones can help fuel mass action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Law enforcement says that in some scenarios a lethal robot is the only way to protect public safety. Experts say the policy will harm communities of color. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The collapse of FTX has set off a chain reaction that threatens to topple one of crypto’s oldest and most well-respected institutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From IVF treatments to parental leave, Twitter staff laid off without notice have had their lives upended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company’s past failings place its security under scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission until 2042. Any new mishaps could lead to heavy penalties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amid Twitter chaos and Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid, the conservative social network is having a moment of its own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers monitoring a "firehose" of public tweets found signs of increasing toxicity—before Elon Musk reversed bans on Trump and other divisive figures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the collapse of FTX, a group of volunteers has gathered to try and salvage Serum. But the work is far from straightforward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Algorithms that create art, text, and code are spreading fast—but legal challenges could throw a wrench in the works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disinformation researchers have spent years asking Twitter to remove toxic and fake posts. After Elon Musk’s staff cuts, there’s hardly anyone to talk to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Covid lockdowns prompted a surge of new cyclists. But the trend has faltered in places that didn't build bike-friendly infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company once claimed that ride-hail services and robotaxis would make personal cars obsolete. Mounting losses have prompted a rethink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unlike the old days of replying to someone’s tweet, brands now poke back at their consumers on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Authoritarian countries around the world want to suppress criticism and public opinion. Can this new Twitter fight back? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter’s new CEO also leads Tesla, SpaceX, and startups working on tunnel digging and brain implants. His social media project will make it harder to juggle them all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The chaos engulfing the platform provides an opportunity to reclaim control of your online life, without logging off for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The social media company's failed projects required thousands of staffers who swelled the ranks and never left. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US and Europe can learn a lot from startups that are nimbler, more digitized, and potentially better at serving underserved people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report finds that municipal agencies in Washington deploy dozens of automated decision systems, often without residents’ knowledge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China’s Muslim minority used to have its own budding cluster of websites, forums, and social media. Now that’s been erased. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In dispensaries, cash is king—and it's a nuisance for business owners and buyers. Fintech players are entering the fray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ride-sharing giant is trying to end a yearslong battle by offering EU cabbies aggressive financial incentives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ford and Volkswagen sank nearly $4 billion into developer Argo. Now, amid wider signs of slow progress in autonomous tech, they're shutting it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Digital Markets Act will force big tech platforms to break open their walled gardens in 2023, says the EU's new ambassador to Silicon Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investors have got the hots for "generative AI" that can make text and images. But so far, the hype runs ahead of the business results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Aptos rose from the ashes of Meta’s Diem digital currency project, it aimed to be the fastest crypto network. Instead, it just angered its fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new ecommerce platform can beat Amazon on price by shipping direct from China. It’s already racing up the charts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After bad press about its App Store rules, Apple added a way to challenge app rejections. Creators say projects still get blocked for no good reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former congressman who helped the House select committee investigate the Capitol attack says the US is losing sight of the big picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many independent auto shops can’t afford the equipment needed to fix today’s complex vehicles. Prepare to wait longer for repairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pushing more ads at users would compensate for slowing smartphone sales but risks annoying Apple fans—and antitrust regulators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dancers say a law to protect people working at ride-hailing and food delivery apps has been used to undercut their livelihoods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three warehouses have voted on joining the Amazon Labor Union, but organizers prevailed in only one—and the retail giant’s heavily funded opposition continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of US midterms, activists are fighting falsehoods circulating in Chinese-language communities that they fear will distort the vote or suppress turnout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameras inside the device that track eye and face movements can make an avatar’s expressions more realistic, but they raise new privacy questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Infowars host now knows the cost of “free speech”—but does the landmark judgment signal a crackdown on disinformation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colleges and K-12 campuses increasingly monitor student emails, social media, and more. Here’s how to secure your (or your child’s) privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working from home makes it easier to take on several full-time posts. The extra cash is nice—but simultaneous Zoom meetings can be tricky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An inquest found content on Pinterest and Instagram contributed to the 2017 death of Molly Russell. The sites say they’ve changed—with opposing strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company is losing huge sums of money on cookie-cutter homes—suggesting a fundamental weakness in the US housing market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla’s Optimus robot did not dazzle robotics experts and can't yet walk. But if the project delivers, it could give the company an edge in manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Journalism Competition and Protection Act would allow publishers to finally bargain with Meta and Google. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Younger people seek answers on TikTok and Instagram—Google hopes to lure them back with more visual, infinite scrolling search results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company’s new smart gadget uses radar to track your breathing while you sleep. It’s part of Amazon’s plan to weave its products invisibly into your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cutesy robot doesn’t do much now, but the company says it’s a step toward machines that understand your habits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the battle over Twitter’s future, the number of bots on the platform is a key issue. Problem is, nobody knows how to count them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Extreme content is spreading rapidly on the country's social networks, sparking fears of a violent uprising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company is going after cryptocurrency gambling—but will that be enough to satisfy concerned streamers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber and Lyft spent millions promoting a controversial ballot measure. A new study suggests it has lowered driver wages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Open source project Stable Diffusion allows anyone to conjure images with algorithms, but some fear it will be used to create unethical horrors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By 2035, the batteries in California’s zero-emission cars could power every home in the state for three days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study shows that cycling packages the final few miles to their recipients isn’t just greener than using a van, but often quicker too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Users try to control the video platform’s algorithm by giving content a thumbs-down, but Mozilla researchers say it’s not so simple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People must both drive less and switch to electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A preliminary agreement prevented a total shutdown, but many supply chains still face delays and disruption caused by staff shortages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Russian blockade and bombardments are cutting off thousands of tons of grain, threatening the food supply in countries that rely on wheat exports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peiter "Mudge" Zatko's allegations about the social media platform renewed a sense of urgency for lawmakers to rein in Big Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In France, the gig economy platform welcomed thousands of immigrants during the pandemic, unions say. Now it’s deactivating them en masse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tech giants' corporate offices across the US  drew demonstrations over an Israeli government cloud contract that opponents say could have military uses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US regulator is eager to end unfair use of artificial intelligence and commercial surveillance, but experts remain skeptical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blistering temperatures and the invasion of Ukraine have fed fears of global shortages—but some regions are suffering much more than others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Startup incubator Y Combinator birthed big names like Airbnb and Stripe. Incoming CEO Garry Tan says he’ll tap the program’s alumni network to generate new tech giants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The academic search engine’s policy on name changes is out of step with other search tools and publishers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After two people were injured in the incident, Cruise blocked its robot vehicles from making left turns for several weeks before issuing a software update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The region’s unified approach to energy predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but countries suffering from shortages may now have to watch gas flow past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act could transform how goods get to stores and consumers by incentivizing US business owners to buy zero-emission electric vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WeWork’s controversial cofounder Adam Neumann is not the only entrepreneur to see opportunity in the generation of Americans unable to buy homes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In recent years investors greeted founders with generous checks and warm smiles, but now CEOs seeking cash encounter cold shoulders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AI-powered online doctor app is ditching its controversial NHS contracts as it focuses on the US market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Algorithms can amplify patterns of discrimination. Robotics researchers are calling for new ways to prevent mechanical bodies acting out those biases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most influential cryptocurrency projects is set to finally ditch proof-of-work mining. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new generation of AI image tools can reproduce an artist’s signature style. Some creatives fear for their livelihoods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The financial aid model more closely associated with coding boot camps has made its way to traditional universities. Now it's coming under scrutiny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Users face increasingly impossible challenges to prove they are not bots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI hype has researchers in fields from medicine to sociology rushing to use techniques that they don’t always understand—causing a wave of spurious results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company said it would prevent Russia-based users from uploading fresh content—but some new videos are still showing up on FYPs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a local politician and two others were gunned down in the Philippines, posts supporting the suspect continue to gain traction on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Companies that once battled to hire employees close to home are now turning to Latin America and other markets for talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After news of a “pointless” pay increase spread, workers at three warehouses stopped work to demand higher wages as inflation and interest rates surge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nurses, retail workers, and other employees can owe thousands of dollars just for quitting their job—or getting laid off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Companies are cutting costs by embracing remote setups, but what happens to the hubs they leave behind? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Compass Mining grew quickly during crypto’s halcyon days. Now, its customers and their thousands of mining machines are stuck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An experiment shows that overworked judges turn to the crowdsourced encyclopedia for guidance when making legal decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta has allowed ads that include hate speech and calls for violence ahead of the country’s elections. But experts warn that a shutdown isn’t the answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Companies are racing to cool down their servers as energy prices and temperatures soar. And the worst is yet to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earnings season was dominated by two companies—both existential threats to their competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To secure the land for its multibillion-dollar Downtown West development, the company has had to track down dozens of distant relatives of 19th-century landowners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Workers are calling on management to stop inflicting “traumatic” pressure on other workers trying to unionize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Men are more likely to buy electric vehicles, and carmakers are eager to diversify their base. But what will it take to close the gender gap? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Certain chips have caught up with demand, thanks to stockpiling and reduced consumer spending, but the semiconductor supply chain is still snarled up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Post within the two-minute window to share off-the-cuff photos with your friends—and the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Desperate people in the US and beyond are turning to an unregulated, cross-continental supply chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An electric hydrofoil ferry could be the future of public transportation in Stockholm—and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The startup used regulatory loopholes and marketing to make nicotine cool. Now the FDA threatens to shut the company down, but new rivals are taking over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company’s warehouses demand a fast pace of workers, and have higher injury rates than at competing firms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a series of incidents, the GM subsidiary lost contact with its autonomous vehicles, leaving them frozen in traffic and trapping human drivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dubious design and inefficient operations are just some of the reasons why shared scooters’ ecocredentials are thin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More services are going online-only—catching more people on the wrong side of a widening gulf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers in the US and Europe are considering ways to regulate crypto and crack down on money-laundering and other illicit activities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google, Amazon, and others will help permanent staff seek out-of-state care. But their many contractors remain shut out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one will agree on what the metaverse is. But that's not stopping a coalition of big names in tech from designing the tools needed to build it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abortion access groups and activists say they were dealing with algorithmic suppression long before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new European Union law will set rules for what the technology can and can’t do to people, like whether it’s OK to deploy lie detectors at borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China dominates the global supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. Now rival countries are scrambling for more control over “white oil.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The country wants electric vehicles to make up 40 percent of new cars sold by 2030—but first it has to figure out how to keep them charged. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Machines that understand what their human teammates are doing could boost productivity without taking jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A platform called Coworker has helped effect change for nearly a decade. As the coffee chain’s workers organize, its role has evolved in kind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The social media giant banned networks of fake accounts for promoting disinformation, spam, or propaganda—and kept the money it made from ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While suburban drivers can comfortably charge at home, those in low-income areas face higher prices—if they can find a station that works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla’s Autopilot and other automotive safety features are involved in plenty of car crashes. But thanks to spotty data, it’s still not clear how many, or what to do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrencies are behaving exactly like the rest of the stock market, but the faithful say that's no reason to jump ship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democrats are pumping the brakes on an ambitious Senate bill over long-shot concerns about content moderation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arguments over whether Google’s large language model has a soul distract from the real-world problems that plague artificial intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Russian siege drags on, Ukraine's media campaign has shifted from glorified myths to accounts of everyday bravery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Avis-Budget to Hertz, traditional rental companies are struggling to restock their fleets. Now peer-to-peer upstarts are scrambling to fill the gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hundreds of prospective employees have been left adrift, including some who were counting on the position for their visas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company has backed down on its proposal to address school shootings, but the damage was already done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At least one employee borrowed $100,000 from the company—and now has just 30 days to pay it back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After filing for bankruptcy, Google could withdraw from Russia or antagonize the country's regulators from overseas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Traditional hurdles stand in the way of ambitious plans to use imagery to help feed people, reduce poverty, and protect the planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It might be years before flying cars take to the skies, but designers and engineers are already testing the infrastructure they’ll need to operate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Electricity costs more, Bitcoin is worth less. What can possibly go wrong? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The supply chain issues have no end in sight, so manufacturers are being forced to improvise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The platform has a history of standing up to governments. Its billionaire suitor wants to follow their rules to the letter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The incident, which cost first responders valuable time, underscores the challenges that Cruise and other companies face on the road to driverless taxis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Increased demand and staffing shortages are already contributing to huge delays and airport logjams across the country. Here’s what you can do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The way people buy automobiles is changing—so Honda and other manufacturers are adapting in kind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As AI invades the interview process, the DOJ and EOCC have provided guidance to protect people with disabilities from bias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sellers keep getting hit with fee increases—at a time when shelves are sitting empty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An epic crash in algorithmic stablecoins spells trouble for the entire industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The future of computing is AI-powered chatbots that have read the entire internet—if Google can figure out how to tame them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For years, the tech industry has relied on an six-shade scale to classify skin tones. The search giant’s open source alternative could change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s probably not a good idea for important platforms to be in the business of frequently banning users for life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk’s intervention demonstrates how satellite internet could route around war or censorship far beyond Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philippine researcher Fatima Gaw says the platform has become a hub for pro-Marcos historical revisionism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For some women, inappropriate conduct from other conference-goers continued to haunt them online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OpenAI’s new system is adept at turning text into images. But researchers say it also reinforces stereotypes against women and people of color. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alphabet, Meta, and others collect heaps of user data that could be exploited by law enforcement—and create legal hazards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After pandemic safety measures ended in the US, ride-hailing companies lifted their requirements for riders—leaving those behind the wheel on their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if no one cares whether it’s a Ponzi scheme? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Censors are cracking down on free speech online, but people are finding new ways to get around them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Digital Services Act will extract more new information from the young app than from older platforms like Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Data scientists, coders, and other techies could prove decisive in future conflicts—if Uncle Sam can recruit them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk's “free speech” promise is igniting an extremist revival, but the "replatforming" has only just begun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The landmark Digital Services Act has a glaring omission: It ditches plans to tighten rules that could have protected survivors of revenge porn and other forms of sexual abuse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Range anxiety is bad enough. But even when they find a station, drivers often have to deal with broken equipment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

His weeks-long pursuit of the company has resulted in a $44 billion deal. But how did it happen, and what the hell comes next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Digital Services Act has granted the European Commission unprecedented power over tech companies in times of war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government wants to restart production and shipping to meet global demand, but some people may trade a lockdown at home to being locked inside factories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The killer app for GPT-3 could help marketers lure clicks and game Google rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Online activists Gen-Z for Change targeted Starbucks and Kroger for anti-union firings. Now they plan to take aim at Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moxi and other delivery-focused assistants have become even more critical as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed health care workers to their limits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The global chip shortage has triggered a surge in demand for prized, pricey used electric vehicles. It's only just beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At TED, the Tesla CEO made his case for owning Twitter—and rewrote his own history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A majority of editors voiced support to end such donations, arguing that the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks consume too much energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Machine learning can help count people to deliver government funding and decide political representation, but the technology still makes mistakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By combining two processors into one, the company has squeezed a surprising amount of performance out of silicon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Painstaking new techniques for archiving social media posts could provide crucial evidence in future prosecutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ability to edit tweets is coming—but it’s full of risks. This is how to do it right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A world of services has appeared to help act as digital death doulas for the bereaved. They show software's potential—and its limits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With future price rises baked in and some countries on the verge of rationing gas, things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get any better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Europe wants to source EV materials within its own borders. But fierce opposition ahead of the elections in Serbia shows locals don’t trust mining companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber and Lyft have legally cemented the independent contractor status of ride-hail drivers. Now other states are on the horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The demand for tech to save the planet is driving a new boom in companies trying to cash in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VPNs are divided between trying to help Russians stay connected to the global web and steering clear of Putin’s messy politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outside researchers can’t easily monitor how truth or lies circulate on the social media platform—raising concerns about its role in spreading misinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A seemingly endless supply chain crunch has fueled interest in tech that promises to track problems or predict where new ones might occur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The EU targets tech giants' walled gardens with aggressive new rules, but the smaller companies the DMA is meant to help are skeptical it will work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Companies are offering interest-free advances to people with poor credit in exchange for detailed personal data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 2030 target for electric vehicles to dominate ride-hailing is a lofty goal. But it’s the drivers, not the companies, who may have to foot the bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russia has branded Meta an “extremist organization” and banned Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp is a different story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Europe's efforts to avoid Russian energy imports will likely trigger a short-term spike in coal, and environmentalists are concerned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food delivery drivers are using platforms’ data-powered systems, mass WeChat groups, and unofficial unions to fight unfair conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Foundations of Humane Technology is an eight-hour class for Silicon Valley’s disillusioned workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The popular ecommerce site is riddled with half-used packets of diet pills and harmful health supplements, highlighting the need for tougher regulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apps like Tinder, Google Maps, and Telegram give activists a way to share what's really going on in Ukraine—for now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Biden administration is looking into a government-issued digital currency. The implications would be profound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two years into the pandemic, US tech jobs remain concentrated in a handful of coastal hubs. But a new set of cities is gaining ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Silicon Valley’s response to Snowden, stories that shift reality, and a culmination of catastrophes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The country is a large supplier of contract labor through platforms such as Upwork and Fiverr. The ongoing crisis with Russia exposes weaknesses in that system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Russian invasion rages on the ground, companies that operate data-collecting satellites find themselves in an awkward position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investors have poured money into startups the past few years. Now, founders worry about a changing market and the rising cost of retaining employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pandemic prompted entrepreneurs to move their brick-and-mortars into the digital sphere. Here's what worked for me and other small business owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over 50 years ago, they trialed “part-time telecommuting.” The pandemic-driven model has problems, but early adopters think they can be fixed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Jared Polis turn the Rockies into the next crypto paradise? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year after Australia forced tech giants to pay news outlets for the content they display, other countries want to follow suit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AI that transcribes spoken dialog on the platform's standard version can render “corn” as “porn,” “beach” as “bitch,” and “brave” as “rape.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the EU, phasing out emissions often means paying someone to take over polluting plants—and keep them running. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-thirds of freelancers on Fiverr say they’re servicing the NFT industry. But is it sustainable? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A growing number of US cities are adopting “deconstruction” policies that involve taking structures apart by hand in the name of sustainability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sweeping rules will cover algorithms that set prices, control search results, recommend videos, and filter content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company knows that clips over 60 seconds in length stress users out. That won't stop it from chasing the lucrative long-video market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The "dark stores" that popped up in Dutch cities have triggered turf wars with residents and citywide crackdowns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a tricky, delicate task that combines machine vision and robotics. Progress has been slow, but entrepreneurs and farmers continue to invest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just seeing a map of charging stations in rural areas can help alleviate “range anxiety”—and help get more EVs on the streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faced with a shortage of qualified workers and fierce competition, companies are offering candidates money to interview and plush perks if they stay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fighting fraud is important. But so is respecting privacy and guarding against bias.  It's a “no-win situation,” one former official says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WikiLeaks founder raised $50 million for legal fees, making him the latest public figure to benefit from decentralized autonomous organizations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company built GT Sophy to master the game Gran Turismo, but it may help the development of real self-driving cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Privacy advocates and lawmakers from both major parties objected to the agency's use of a third-party system to confirm taxpayers' identities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Electric locomotives could cut emissions of greenhouse gases and toxic pollutants that harm people living near rail yards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of a voter-approved law, Subaru and Kia dealers in Massachusetts have disabled systems that allow remote starts and send maintenance alerts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A pre-pandemic policy on airport usage is pressuring airlines to keep "ghost flights" in the air. The climate impact is massive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Microsoft to Meta, the race is on to sell an amorphous concept that no one really wants them to build. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ruling by the UK’s High Court could also lead to Lynch’s extradition to the United States, where he faces further charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A controversial new program that uses facial recognition is part of a national effort to verify identities and reduce fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Advances in artificial intelligence and other technology allow machines to be operated from far away. The trend could spell trouble for workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Publishers hope computer-generated voices can help them tap surging demand, but some fans—and Amazon—are resisting the robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite diversity pledges, funding to Latino-founded startups in the US still lags—accounting for only 2 percent of venture investments last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Applications for new businesses rose 20 percent last year, after languishing for a decade. Many newly minted founders attribute it to the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new plan to lure social media users to the metaverse could legitimize NFTs, but it could also ruin them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo, Silicon Valley’s approach to history, and Tonga’s disastrous eruption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No garlic on the oysters? Soup stained a blanket? Panels of users hear the complaints and can order refunds or removal of critical reviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Medical information is more complex and less available than the web data that many algorithms were trained on, so results can be misleading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From New York to Moab, Utah, bicyclists and municipal officials are divided over whether ebikes should be permitted on bicycle trails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Jobs is dead, Mark Zuckerberg is tarnished. For the next generation of startup founders, the contributions of Bill Gates feel like ancient history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The central Asian country became No. 2 in the world for Bitcoin mining. But political turmoil and power cuts have hit hard, and the future looks bleak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Car buyers looking for specific mobility features have limited options, but customizers and manufacturers are trying to change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For years, automakers focused on using autonomous technology for “robotaxis,” akin to a shared Uber. A GM announcement this week shows that’s changing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The country has become a magnet for Big Tech facilities, but locals say they will syphon away all their green energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glossy visions of an autonomous future always seem just out of reach. But two insiders say the technology is available on farms, and on clear, dry streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of the pandemic, officials are shifting bus and rail service toward lower-income neighborhoods, while some agencies are eliminating fares. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers are encouraging those who work in AI to explicitly consider racism, gender, and other structural inequalities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three new books explore why fledgling companies flounder—and what to do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The automation, and control of the resulting data, raise questions about the role of human farmers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The administration has toned down the anti-China rhetoric, but it has maintained and expanded economic sanctions—and plans a “diplomatic boycott” of the Olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natural Fiber Welding uses an innovative process to treat cotton and make it behave more like synthetic fibers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Obituary pirates” scrape websites and publish their own versions of death notices, reaping commissions on flowers and gifts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Is it a casino or the future of tech? Everyone’s trying to figure that out.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two dozen cities and states prohibit use of the tech. But it’s on phones and is increasingly used in airports and in banks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As if launching Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox weren’t enough, the famous accelerator has had an outsize—and mixed—impact on all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report finds more people, particularly those in minority groups, are starting new ventures amid the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York-based Daylight is rethinking fintech with a social twist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rise of “asynchronous” working has great potential for companies and employees alike—but it comes with unexpectedly rigid downsides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Court cases and a new draft law from the European Commission are chipping away at the controversial industry. What comes next may look very different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A startup called Petra uses super-hot gas to penetrate bedrock. The method could make it cheaper to move utilities underground—and make electric lines safer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The recently approved US infrastructure law aims to close the digital divide for Native peoples. But the demand far outstrips the money allocated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s what industry leaders think about the future of work, from changing office hours to, yes, staying in the meatspace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@jack is out at Twitter, but his crypto-mania is alive and well under Parag Agrawal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There was a time, not so long ago, when Meta’s big-money deal to acquire Giphy would have been waved through. No more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some people still buy them—though not necessarily who you’d think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital retail came into its own during lockdown, yet amazingly some watch brands still haven’t committed to online sales. Now time is running out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even Amazon’s new AI-powered machines aren’t nearly capable enough to handle the most important fulfillment tasks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More Americans are quitting their jobs than ever before. Some engineers are finding new workplaces to prioritize their own wellbeing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The system of getting things from A to B is broken. Fixing it will involve rethinking how pretty much everything moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demand is still surging, but it takes time to build new factories. And a history of highs and lows may deter some investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Bill Gates’ climate plan, real estate in the metaverse, and a different kind of mirrorworld. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The platform's first subscription feature has a specific target audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mix up your new normal by seeking out quirky local coworking spaces—or find some inspiration in a museum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Services such as Afterpay, Affirm, and Klarna are soaring in popularity and valuation. But consumer advocates say they make it easy to get overextended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AI researcher, who left Google last year, says the incentives around AI research are all wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Email isn’t broken—it’s the people who are the problem. But if you start treating it like old-fashioned snail mail, suddenly it makes sense again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As EV sales increase, supplies of lithium may get tight. So some companies are incorporating cells with sodium, which provides almost as big a charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company, which runs several channels full of children's content, just sold for $3 billion. Disney, look out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Facebook’s Home flop, the trouble with Covid answers, and good and bad news from Gaia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burro makes carts that help growers of trees and vineyards with harvests. Meanwhile, the maker of Vespa scooters wants to carry your groceries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two neighbors stepped up to use technology to protect their community, and now they're sharing how easy it is for others to do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As more and more people switch to working from home, some are left counting the cost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SenseTime and Megvii both include facial recognition technology among their offerings and do a lot of business with government agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The social media company will delete data from images of more than 1 billion people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Meta dream envisages whole companies operating in a virtual world. Many made the switch years ago—with mixed results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entrepreneurs are devising innovative ways to reuse spent electric vehicle batteries. One promising idea is storing power from solar and wind farms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Zuckerberg would like you to call his troubled company something else now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National Security Commission on AI included members from Oracle, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. Some of its recommendations are already federal law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers trained an algorithm to answer questions about human values. Some of the responses are troubling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new M1 Pro and M1 Max better integrate the computers’ hardware with their software—much like the iPhone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Human reviewers and AI filters struggle to police the flood of content—or understand the nuances in different Arabic dialects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making your News Feed chronological is an enlightening look at what's really happening on the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Worldcoin's backers see it as a potential first step to a universal basic income. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people eligible for Covid-era rent assistance have trouble navigating a “tangled web” of agencies because they don't have reliable internet access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can rebranding the company herald a fresh start? Experts, as you might guess, are skeptical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The X1 is designed for spenders who are young, high-earning, and live on their phones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GM thinks consumers might pay $135 a month for emergency assistance, enhanced maps, and software-enabled upgrades that boost acceleration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As language models get more complex, they also get more expensive to create and run. Some companies are locked out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers used specialized chips and simulation software to teach a four-legged robot to navigate stairs and blocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robin Carnahan, head of the agency that manages the federal government's offices and IT, is revamping job descriptions and pushing remote work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Students—many from lower-income households—were likely to use school-issued devices for remote learning. But the devices often contained monitoring software. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A photographer set out to capture the misinformation producers in a small town in Macedonia. He wound up revealing uncomfortable truths about his own profession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last year, Netflix made a pledge that represents the tech industry’s best shot at redressing the nation’s racial inequality. How seriously should we take it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an interview with WIRED, CEO Hoan Ton-That said the company has scraped 10 billion photos from the web—and developed new ways to aid police surveillance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hundreds of (vaccinated) attendees gathered in a Beverly Hills hotel ballroom as Code Conference returned after a year-long hiatus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The decentralized technology clashes with the government’s plans for a state-dominated economy—one that includes its own digital currency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the help of AI, you’ll be able to take a picture of a shirt, then ask Google to find socks with the same pattern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Airplanes taxiing isn't just annoying—it's a big source of emissions. The FAA and NASA created a new system to save time and fuel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Developing AI is costly and time-consuming. Custom silicon can give companies an edge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Players of online games can be harassed when their voices don't match their gender identity. New AI-fueled software may help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New tools that help developers write software also generate similar mistakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Adam Mosseri on News Feeds, remote drivers for cars, and a pickle for Greenland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists taught an artificial neural network to imitate a biological neuron. The result offers a new way to think about the complexity of brain cells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I’m glad the ‘Fake it till you make it’ mantra of Silicon Valley is coming into question,” one investor told WIRED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As more governments force US tech companies to change how they do business, one case in Turkey cuts to the heart of the search giant’s power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A research paper that dubs some artificial intelligence models "foundational" is sparking a dispute over the future of the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pharmacies have long been perceived as commodities. Now, they’re a central tool for removing barriers to health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study illustrates just how geographically concentrated AI activity has become. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enthusiasm, fear, and light shows usher the country into the age of cryptocurrency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New figures from Google show a tenfold increase in the requests from law enforcement, which target anyone who happened to be in a given location at a specified time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ASML’s next-generation extreme ultraviolet lithography machines achieve previously unattainable levels of precision, which means chips can keep shrinking for years to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The automaker is recalling the electric vehicle after investigating two manufacturing defects linked to car fires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the tech world’s unique brand of politics is shaping the fight over who governs California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cerebras says its technology can run a neural network with 120 trillion connections—a hundred times what's achievable today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a beefed-up complaint, the Federal Trade Commission explains precisely why it thinks the social media giant is an illegal monopoly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Startups in Germany, China, Israel, and elsewhere are following the path blazed by GPT-3—with local twists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The highlight of an event aimed at AI whizzes was a human simulating a robot that might someday replace a human. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flexible WFH policies, signing bonuses, fancy cookies—employers are turning on the charm to attract engineers and developers to their firms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An activist coalition is pressuring firms to stop promoting fossil fuel companies—some of which have advertised oil and gas as “climate friendly.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Open App Markets Act would relax the tech giants’ grip on the app economy. But a PR campaign against it is already underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Privacy concerns about AI systems are growing. So researchers are testing whether they can remove sensitive data without retraining the system from scratch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The social media giant's new transparency report mostly succeeds in showing the extent of its spam problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An article in the Infrastructure Bill led cryptocurrency to acquire a great marker of prestige: a lobby. But can it keep a united front? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The probe will look at 11 accidents, each of which involved a parked emergency vehicle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The video technology, initially associated with porn, is gaining a foothold in the corporate world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company’s latest earnings report showed an upsurge in business, but it also hedges expectations for the fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Synopsys, which sells software for designing semiconductors to dozens of companies, is adding artificial intelligence to its arsenal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Called the Exo-Abs, the robotic device uses artificial intelligence to gauge how much pressure to put on a person’s midsection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pandemic and the George Floyd protests have made recruiters’ jobs tougher. Now they’re tapping the behavioral profiling power of social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The president called for 40 percent of new cars to be electric by 2030. But motorists still fret about running out of juice—even if it rarely happens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The farm-equipment giant is buying Bear Flag Robotics, which makes autonomous tractors, marking its second big tech buy in four years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New research tracking people’s behavior on the platform found that most don’t go down those ever-deepening rabbit holes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A study raises new concerns that AI will exacerbate disparities in health care. One issue? The study’s authors aren’t sure what cues are used by the algorithms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the first significant GDPR ruling against Big Tech. But secrecy around the decision exposes the regulation’s flaws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices