Tag Archives: Wired

The Affordable Connectivity Program Died—and Thousands of Households Have Already Lost Their Internet

The ACP provided affordable internet connectivity to low-income Americans. Since it expired in May, around 100,000 Charter subscribers have had to pull the plug.

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Zombie Alt-Weeklies Are Stuffed With AI Slop About OnlyFans

Beloved alt-weeklies like the Village Voice have started publishing what appears to be AI-generated clickbait about OnlyFans.

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Instagram Will Let You Make Custom AI Chatbots—Even Ones Based on Yourself

Meta’s AI Studio will let users build virtual characters, with a few limitations.

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People Are Using Memecoins to Bet on the US Election

While a fight over betting on US elections plays out in court, the tech-savvy are gambling hundreds of millions of dollars on cryptocurrencies inspired by politicians.

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Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing

Coding was a preserve of elites, until BASIC hit the streets.

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Bitcoin Bros Go Wild for Donald Trump

At Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Trump is finally telling crypto enthusiasts what they want to hear.

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Donald Trump Backs ‘Strategic Bitcoin Stockpile’ in Speech to Crypto Faithful

Appearing onstage at the Bitcoin 2024 conference, Trump also promised to “fire” SEC chair Gary Gensler, set up a crypto advisory council, and make the United States the “crypto capital of the world.”

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Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing

DC went to YC to talk OS.

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Steve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It’s Calling Again

In a recently uncovered 1983 speech, Steve Jobs predicted the ubiquity of personal computers. In 2024, AI has brought us to another inflection point.

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Class Action Lawsuit Alleges T-Mobile Broke Its Lifetime Price Guarantee

Customers of the uncarrier want T-Mobile to pay up after switching their legacy phone plans for something more expensive.

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