Tag Archives: Wired

What to Do When Your Boss Is Spying on You

Employee monitoring increased with Covid-19’s remote work—and stuck around for back-to-the-office.

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Amazon’s HQ2 Aimed to Show Tech Can Boost Cities. Now It’s on Pause

Arlington, Virginia, won a US-wide contest to host Amazon’s second headquarters. More than half of the giant project is now indefinitely delayed.

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A Native Son of Palo Alto Thinks His Hometown Will Kill Us All

Author Malcolm Harris argues that the economic and technological ills of society can all be traced back to one city in the heart of Silicon Valley.

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New Crypto Mixer Promises to Be Tornado Cash Without the Crime

Privacy Pool founder says he can preserve users’ privacy while keeping money launderers and regulators at bay.

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US Technological Dominance Is Not What It Used to Be

The US still leads the world in artificial intelligence, but there are signs it is losing its edge to China in other areas of advanced computing.

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The Mystery Vehicle at the Heart of Tesla’s New Master Plan

Elon Musk says a new Tesla will rewire the company and help save the world, but he won’t tell investors what it is.

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How AI Could Transform Email

Artificial intelligence may streamline a form of business communication that’s already super fake.

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Video Games Are a New Propaganda Machine for Iran

The state sponsors titles that cast it in a favorable light and punish indies for depicting a more complex vision of Iranian identity.

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The Mountain Village in the Path of India’s Electric Dreams

The country has discovered enough lithium to electrify every vehicle on its roads, but the massive deposit has tensions running high.

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An Apple Store Worker Is the New Face of US Labor Law Reform

The company’s anti-union tactics at retail outlets have drawn government scrutiny and are fueling a drive to get a new labor bill through Congress.

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