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Tag Archives: Wired
Amazon Has to Recall More Than 400,000 Dangerous Products
Regulators found that Amazon is responsible for defective products sold by its third-party vendor—which include flammable pajamas, faulty carbon monoxide detectors, and hair dryers that could electrocute you.
Google Cracks Down on Explicit Deepfakes
Newly announced measures by the search giant aim to make AI-generated, or otherwise spoofed explicit content, more difficult to discover.
‘Date Like Goblins’ Thinks Playing Games Can Fix Dating Apps
More niche dating apps hope to disrupt the dominance of giants like Tinder and Hinge. The latest encourages people to date in “goblin mode.”
Donald Trump’s Plan to Hoard Billions in Bitcoin Has Economists Stumped
The former US president has promised to establish a “national bitcoin stockpile” if he’s reelected and use it to offset inflation. But economists think the plan has little merit.
The Affordable Connectivity Program Died—and Thousands of Households Have Already Lost Their Internet
The ACP provided affordable internet connectivity to low-income Americans. Since it expired in May, around 100,000 Charter subscribers have had to pull the plug.
Zombie Alt-Weeklies Are Stuffed With AI Slop About OnlyFans
Beloved alt-weeklies like the Village Voice have started publishing what appears to be AI-generated clickbait about OnlyFans.
Instagram Will Let You Make Custom AI Chatbots—Even Ones Based on Yourself
Meta’s AI Studio will let users build virtual characters, with a few limitations.
People Are Using Memecoins to Bet on the US Election
While a fight over betting on US elections plays out in court, the tech-savvy are gambling hundreds of millions of dollars on cryptocurrencies inspired by politicians.
Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing
Coding was a preserve of elites, until BASIC hit the streets.
Bitcoin Bros Go Wild for Donald Trump
At Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Trump is finally telling crypto enthusiasts what they want to hear.