Category Archives: Business

How One AI Startup Founder Cornered Microsoft Into Finally Taking Down Explicit Videos of Her

Breeze Liu has been a prominent advocate for victims. But even she struggled to scrub nonconsensual intimate images and videos of herself from the web.

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This USAID Program Made Food Aid More Efficient for Decades. DOGE Gutted It Anyways

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network is one of USAID’s most data-driven programs, but its work has been stalled by the Trump administration.

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Before Going to Tokyo, I Tried Learning Japanese With ChatGPT

WIRED tests the benefits and limitations of using generative AI, specifically ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, as a language tutor for travelers.

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Meta Will Build the World’s Longest Undersea Cable

Meta’s Waterworth Project will provide internet connectivity on five continents, with landing points in India, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa.

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Mira Murati Launches Thinking Machines Lab to Make AI More Accessible

After leaving OpenAI last year, Mira Murati is finally ready to share what she’s working on.

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Memecoin Scandal Threatens Argentina’s Milei

Argentinian president Javier Milei is facing calls for impeachment and a possible criminal investigation for his role in the rise and fast collapse of a memecoin.

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The Ketamine-Fueled ‘Psychedelic Slumber Parties’ That Get Tech Execs Back on Track

Can stuffed animals, rose petals, and injections of an Elon Musk–approved dissociative drug help Silicon Valley leaders out of a rut? These women say yes.

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Chokepoint 2.0: An Investigation Promises the Truth About Crypto’s Biggest Conspiracy

Did bureaucrats in the US plot to cut the crypto industry out of the banking system? An investigation begins.

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The DOGE Squad Is Squandering a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

Government tech experts say Elon Musk’s team could have seized the moment to make Washington work better.

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Elon Musk’s Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla

Staggering sales drops, swastika-daubed EVs, companies culling fleet models, and fan-forum owners selling their cars—Elon Musk’s alt-right antics are seriously impacting his electric car business.

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