Category Archives: Business

Trump’s Twitter Ban Was Unfair, but Not for the Reason You Think

If Twitter had implemented its rules uniformly, other world leaders would have been banned too.

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How to Stop ChatGPT from Going Off the Rails

The viral chatbot wasn’t up to writing a WIRED newsletter. But it’s fluent enough to raise questions about how to keep eloquent AI systems accountable.

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Big Tech Laid Off Thousands. Here’s Who Wants Them Next

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.

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The Spawn of ChatGPT Will Try to Sell You Things

Companies are exploring how to adapt powerful new chatbot technology to negotiate with customer service—and to persuade humans to buy stuff.

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Welcome to Digital Nomadland

A Portuguese island created a village for remote workers, promising community to the newcomers and prosperity to the locals—then delivered on neither.

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Amazon Investors Demand Answers About Its Cloud’s Human Rights Record

At the company’s next annual meeting, shareholders will be asked to pressure the company over contracts with US immigration and the Israeli government.

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How Should You Cut Through the Noise of This Year’s Headlines?

WIRED’s editor in chief reflects on a cacophonous year in Big Tech, crypto, and more, and predicts where 2023 may lead.

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A New Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Inflaming Civil War in Ethiopia

The suit claims the company lacks adequate moderation to prevent widespread hate speech that has led to violence and death.

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s House of Cards Is Falling Down

The founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX was arrested the day before his scheduled hearing in the US Congress.

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A Tale of Two Nuclear Plants Reveals Europe’s Energy Divide

An upgraded power plant in Slovakia has angered neighboring Austria and fueled the debate over nuclear power and  independence from Russian gas.

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