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Bitcoin Bros Go Wild for Donald Trump
At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Trump told crypto enthusiasts exactly what they want to hear.
Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash
Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water.
At The Olympics, AI Is Watching You
A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.
Here's What Happens When You Give People Free Money (They Get Poorer)
OpenResearch released the first results of the most comprehensive study on giving unrestricted cash grants to impoverished Americans. Researchers say...
RealPage Says Rental Pricing Tech Is Misunderstood, but Landlords Aren’t So Sure
The software company has pushed back hard against claims that its algorithms helped make rent in the US too damn high. Property owners and managers ar...
Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis
The Alphabet-owned driverless car service is getting aggressive against alleged vandals after a series of violent incidents in San Francisco.
J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows
The Republican VP nominee's Venmo network reveals connections ranging from the architects of Project 2025 to enemies of Donald Trump—and the populist'...
Spotify, Stop Trying to Become a Social Media App
The music streaming service has added a comment function under podcasts. Who is it for, anyway?
Paris Mayor Defies Poo Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point
French politicians’ pledge to make swimming possible in the iconic river is a way to ward off criticism about the cost of the clean up operation.
Tiny Texas Village Seeks Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Miner to Pave Potholes, Scare Dogs Away
In a roundabout bid to win public opinion (and a juicy tax abatement,) Riot Platforms is preparing for its prized bitcoin mine to be annexed by a mini...
Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage
A new resolution echoes what 16 members of Congress have already said to the White House: It must do more to free one of the most storied crypto-focus...
How Watermelon Cupcakes Kicked Off an Internal Storm at Meta
Arab and Muslim workers at Meta allege that its response to the crisis in Gaza is one-sided and out of hand. “It makes me sick that I work for this co...
Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology
In the latest iOS overhaul prompted by European Union rules, the smartphone maker will give third-party developers access to its payment technology.
Epic Games Lashes Out at Apple Over App Store Rejection
Fortnite creator Epic Games says Apple rejected its App Store rival for being too similar to its own—a move it deemed “arbitrary, obstructive,” and in...
What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds?
Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green.
How Labour Can Fix the UK’s Tech Industry
The new government could bring about a renaissance in UK tech and bolster the country’s precarious post-Brexit startup pipeline. That’s if politics do...
After a 10 Year Wait, Mt. Gox Bitcoin Is Finally Being Returned
Former customers of bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox are preparing to be reunited with their lost bitcoin—and it's a $9bn windfall.
Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted
A hot ocean provides the energy hurricanes need to grow—and can limit the cooling that happens in their wake, making it likelier that the storms that...
Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Cuts Dozens of Jobs
Upside Foods is slashing staff, citing legislative, regulatory, and funding headwinds.
Meta's Pay for Privacy Model Is Illegal, Says EU
In the latest big tech reprimand, European Commission officials say the tech giant must offer another option for EU users to opt out of targeted adver...
French AI Startups Felt Unstoppable. Then Came the Election
With polls suggesting voters are about to swing toward the far right or hard left, the AI industry is starting to freak out.
OpenAI Wants AI to Help Humans Train AI
Having humans rate a language model’s outputs produced clever chatbots. OpenAI says adding AI to the loop could help make them even smarter and more r...
Air So Polluted It Can Kill Isn’t Being Taken Seriously Enough
Toxic air kills over half a million children every year, yet only once has air pollution been listed as a cause of death on a death certificate.
The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to one count of espionage in US court on Wednesday, ending a years-long legal battle betwe...
Post-Pandemic Recovery Isn’t Guaranteed
The aftermath of a disaster like Covid can be divided into roughly three stages: the honeymoon, the slump, and the uptick. The aim is always to build...
Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine
Earlier this week, WIRED published a story about the AI-powered search startup Perplexity, which Forbes has accused of plagiarism.
Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable—but You’re Eating Them Wrong
The humble potato is a miraculous vegetable, but Americans are eating less of them than ever before and have ditched fresh potatoes for frozen. Is it...
STEM Students Refuse to Work at Google and Amazon Over Project Nimbus
Students and young workers from more than 120 universities have pledged to refuse work at Google and Amazon until the Israeli contract is dropped.
Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing
Extreme weather threatens the investment value of many properties, but financing for climate mitigation efforts are only just getting going.
AI Is Coming for Big Tech Jobs—but Not in the Way You Think
Companies aren’t replacing workers with AI yet. But they are sacrificing thousands of jobs in the race to further innovation in the technology.
I Spent a Week Eating Discarded Restaurant Food. But Was It Really Going to Waste?
Food app Too Good To Go promises to cut waste by directing hungry bargain hunters to leftover restaurant food. But the week we spent living off the ap...
From the Archives: Scientists Have Finally Found the Origins of a Mysterious Asteroid
Astronomers show how a 50-meter space rock orbiting near Earth isn’t a typical asteroid: It probably blasted off the moon millions of years ago.
Apple Proved That AI Is a Feature, Not a Product
Other tech companies want to sell you chatbots. Apple’s demos show the value of seeing the AI as an integrated, holistic experience rather than a stan...
US National Security Experts Warn AI Giants Aren't Doing Enough to Protect Their Secrets
Susan Rice, who helped the White House broker an AI safety agreement with OpenAI and other tech companies, says she's worried China will steal America...
From the Archives: The ‘Green’ Future of Furniture Is a Sofa Stuffed With Seaweed
Foam rubber—like the filling inside your couch—produces an enormous amount of CO2. A Norwegian company called Agoprene thinks seaweed could be the sol...
An AI Cartoon May Interview You For Your Next Job
As if trying to land a new gig isn't demoralizing enough, job seekers are meeting with characters powered by generative AI who are capable of meeting...
The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever
The number of alleged hacks targeting the customers of cloud storage firm Snowflake appears to be snowballing into one of the biggest data breaches of...
The Case for MDMA's Approval Is Riddled With Problems
The FDA is considering approving MDMA alongside psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD. But evidence of the drug’s effectiveness isn’t clear cut.