Category Archives: Business

The White House Warns Cars Made in China Could Unleash Chaos on US Highways

As Chinese automakers prepare to launch in the US, the White House is investigating whether cars made in China could pose a national security threat.

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Amazon Just Got Banned From the EU Parliament

In an interview with WIRED, the politician behind the ban hits out at Amazon for being evasive about working conditions in its warehouses.

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RIP Apple Car. This Is Why It Died

Any tech company moving into the auto space needs a manufacturing partner. But the Apple’s EV died as it lived: alone.

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The US Supreme Court Holds the Future of the Internet in Its Hands

If the court backs provocative laws from Texas and Florida that limit social platforms’ ability to moderate content online, life could become radically different.

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How a Small Iowa Newspaper’s Website Became an AI-Generated Clickbait Factory

When two former Meta employees dug into why the website of Iowa’s Clayton County Register was spewing dubious posts about stocks, they uncovered a network of sites slinging seemingly AI-made content.

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Pav Gil Helped Bring Down Wirecard. His New Startup Aims to Shield Whistleblowers From Harm

Wirecard whistleblower Pav Gill has founded a startup, Confide, that aims to protect whistleblowers from retaliation—and stop them resorting to the press.

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Reddit Is Letting Power Users In on Its IPO. Not Everyone’s Buying

Reddit says it wants to reward users by letting them buy into the company’s public listing. Some say it’s too risky—others say they won’t pay a company they’ve already given hours of free labor to.

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Bitcoin Royalty Descends on the Satoshi Nakamoto Trial

Craig Wright has claimed for years to be Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin. This week in the UK High Court, Nakamoto’s early collaborators took the stand.

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My Quest to Fix a Crashing Roku App Provides a Warning About AI

Consumer technology has trained users to expect and deal with crashes and other bugs. When the whole world runs on AI, the inevitable glitches will have greater consequences.

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There’s No AI Without Nvidia. Meet the CEO Powering the Future

Tech companies can’t get enough of this tech company. Earnings are off the charts. WIRED probes the mind of its CEO, Jensen Huang.

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