Category Archives: Business

Google DeepMind’s Latest AI Agent Learned to Play ‘Goat Simulator 3’

These AI agents can adapt to games they haven’t played before. Google made them by feeding data on how humans play different video games to a language model like those behind the latest chatbots.

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There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There’s 764

A global network of violent predators is hiding in plain sight, targeting children on major platforms, grooming them, and extorting them to commit horrific acts of abuse.

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Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired

Hundreds of thousands of tech workers have been laid off since 2022. Some who don’t fit the young coder archetype say being more experienced can feel like a disadvantage.

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China’s Best Self-Driving Car Platforms, Tested and Compared

Tesla and General Motors may be struggling with self-driving tech, but the opposite is true in Asia. WIRED tested China’s top three autopilot systems to see just how far ahead they are.

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What’s Behind the Bitcoin Price Surge? Vibes, Mostly

The price of bitcoin has climbed to a new all-time high. But assigning the cryptocurrency a value is anything but trivial.

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Europe Lifts Sanctions on Yandex Cofounder Arkady Volozh

In June 2023, the cofounder of “Russia’s Google” landed on the EU sanctions list. Now, he’s free to build again.

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Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube

Get-rich-quick hustlers say it’s a great time to push AI-generated kids videos on YouTube. WIRED found some channels targeting children that appear to be already embracing the technology.

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Binance’s Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in Nigeria

Tigran Gambaryan, a former crypto-focused US federal agent, and a second Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held in Abuja without passports for two weeks.

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Elon Musk Gave Himself No Choice but to Open Source His Chatbot Grok

Earlier this month Elon Musk sued OpenAI for keeping its technology secret. Today he promised to give away his own “truth-seeking” chatbot Grok for free.

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Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras

Starting at the end of April, Airbnb will no longer allow hosts to have security cameras inside their rental properties, citing a commitment to prioritizing guest privacy.

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