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100 Million People Pay Google for Extra Storage. Can It Get Them to Pay More for Smarter AI?
Google is still mostly supported by ads, but its new subscription-only chatbot, Gemini Advanced, is a...
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Amazon’s Cloud Boss Likens Generative AI Hype to the Dotcom Bubble
Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon’s dominant cloud platform AWS, says generative AI is valuable but that...
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LinkedIn's New AI Chatbot Wants to Help You Find Your Next Job
A chatbot interface on LinkedIn tries to speed up job searches by offering advice such as...
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Confessions of an AI Clickbait Kingpin
Serbian DJ turned internet entrepreneur Nebojša Vujinović Vujo floods abandoned news sites with AI-generated articles. But...
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Meta Will Crack Down on AI-Generated Fakes—but Leave Plenty Undetected
Some AI-generated images posted to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads will in future be labeled as artificial....
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The Trial Over Bitcoin’s True Creator Is in Session
A UK High Court will settle a long-running debate over whether Craig Wright really is Satoshi...
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FTX Says It Expects to Repay Customers in Full. Some Are Suing for More
The skyrocketing value of cryptocurrency is the center of a disagreement over the FTX bankruptcy.
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You Can’t Buy Lab-Grown Meat Even If You Wanted To
The only two restaurants in the US to sell cultivated meat have paused sales for now,...
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After 20 Years of Facebook, Lawmakers Are Still Trying to Fix It
Mark Zuckerberg celebrated Facebook’s birthday with a grilling from senators demanding more protections for children. New...
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Google Filing Reveals It Slashed Spending on Acquisitions in 2023
As interest rates and antitrust pressure climbed in 2023, Alphabet made no major acquisitions for the...
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Craig Wright Claims He’s Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Can He Prove It in Court?
A judge will determine whether computer scientist Craig Wright is the inventor of Bitcoin. The network's...
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I Tested a Next-Gen AI Assistant. It Will Blow You Away
WIRED experimented with a new form of voice assistant that can browse the web and perform...
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‘Over Time the Trust Will Come’: An Exclusive Interview With TikTok’s CEO
A few weeks ago, Shou Zi Chew sat down with WIRED to tell us how he’s...
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Linda Yaccarino Says X Needs More Moderators After All
X CEO Linda Yaccarino told US senators she’s hiring more trust and safety staffers. She didn’t...
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Google Splits Up a Key AI Ethics Watchdog
A crucial team at Google that reviewed new AI products for compliance with its rules for...
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Hulu Shows Jarring Anti-Hamas Ad Likely Generated With AI
The ad, which appears to be made using generative AI, shows how the technology can be...
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OpenAI and Other Tech Giants Will Have to Warn the US Government When They Start New AI Projects
The Biden administration is using the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce...
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Apple Isn’t Ready to Release Its Grip on the App Store
In response to new rules, the iPhone maker announced drastic changes for users in Europe. But...
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How Beloved Indie Blog 'The Hairpin' Turned Into an AI Clickbait Farm
Beloved women’s website The Hairpin shut down in 2018. This month it returned from the dead...
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Researchers Say the Deepfake Biden Robocall Was Likely Made With Tools From AI Startup ElevenLabs
Two fake-audio experts say that the deepfake robocall of President Biden received by some voters last...
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A Last-Ditch Plan to Save the Crypto Industry
In his new book Read Write Own, investor Chris Dixon mounts a defense of blockchain, arguing...
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Robot Car Crash Investigation Concludes GM’s Cruise Didn’t Disclose Key Information
A law firm’s investigation of a gruesome crash in which a pedestrian was dragged under an...
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Etching AI Controls Into Silicon Could Keep Doomsday at Bay
As the US and other countries ponder how to prevent dangerous uses of AI, some researchers...
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We Tried a Dating App That Lets a Chatbot Break the Ice for You. It Got Weird
Users of the new dating app Volar train a chatbot to go on virtual first dates...