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Tag Archives: Wired
Life as a 21st-Century Trucker
Technology, corporate greed, and supply-chain chaos are transforming life behind the wheel of a big rig. I went on the road to find exactly how.
Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching
The Department of Justice warned a provider of tenant-screening software that its technology must comply with fair housing law.
Twitter Is a Megaphone for ‘Sudden Death’ Vaccine Conspiracies
By reinstating banned accounts and selling blue checks, Musk has supercharged “the most dangerous” Covid disinformation.
Lina Khan’s Plan to Liberate US Workers
The chair of the Federal Trade Commission explains why she wants to ban companies from locking up employees with noncompete clauses.
How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo
Hidden screening devices are used to track the movement of dangerous materials—and recently caught a shipment of uranium at London’s Heathrow Airport.
ChatGPT Has Investors Drooling—but Can It Bring Home the Bacon?
The loquacious bot has Microsoft ready to sink a reported $10 billion into OpenAI. It’s unclear what products can be built on the technology.
People Love Electric Vehicles! Now Comes the Hard Part
EV sales are booming. But to keep the momentum going and make a dent in carbon emissions, the US will have to build a vast new charging infrastructure
On-Demand Tailoring Brings the Gig Economy to Your Wardrobe
A London-based startup is networking seamsters with the goal of personalizing fit and making garments last longer.
Where the AI Art Boom Came From—and Where It’s Going
In the past year algorithms got a lot better at generating illustrations, art, and photo-real scenes. Next up? Video.
The FAA NOTAM Outage Lays Bare an Essential System Everyone Hates
A glitch in the so-called NOTAM system caused the agency to ground flights across the US. But its problems go back years.