Tag Archives: Wired

Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP

In a letter to Congress, the Meta CEO echoed what many right-wingers have claimed for years: that some of the company’s content decisions amounted to censorship.

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Telegram Faces a Reckoning in Europe. Other Founders Should Beware

Politicians have long complained of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s attitude. What’s changed is their response.

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Major Sites Are Saying No to Apple’s AI Scraping

This summer, Apple gave websites more control over whether the company could train its AI models on their data. Major publishers and platforms like The New York Times and Facebook have already opted out.

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Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Charged Over Alleged Criminal Activity on the App

After four days in the custody of French police, Telegram’s CEO has been charged with complicity in spreading sexual images of children and other alleged crimes.

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Generative AI Transformed English Homework. Math Is Next

ByteDance’s Gauth app scans math homework and provides thorough, often correct, answers using AI. Millions have already downloaded it for free.

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The Paris Olympics Promised Flying Taxis—Here’s Why They Failed to Launch

Futuristic plans for tourists to fly over Paris stalled as critics derided flying taxis as an “absurd” invention, that will “only benefit a few ultra rich people.”

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A Look Inside the Airbus Factory Revolutionizing the World of Airplanes

In Hamburg, aviation giant Airbus is transforming aircraft production with state-of-the-art robotics technology on its planes. We go on a behind-the-scenes visit for the delivery of an A321neo.

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest Linked to Sweeping Criminal Investigation

French authorities detained Durov to question him as part of a probe into a wide range of alleged violations—including money laundering and CSAM—but it remains unclear if he will face charges.

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Israel Is Buying Google Ads to Discredit the UN’s Top Gaza Aid Agency

The UNRWA calls Israel’s strategy of promoting alleged misinformation “destructive.”

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‘Should Art Be Regulated by the SEC?’: NFT Artists’ New Lawsuit Seeks Answers

At issue is whether digital collectibles can be considered a security. “What the SEC has done directly affects my ability to make a living,” one plaintiff says.

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