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The Hottest Startups in Lisbon in 2024

The Portuguese capital’s most exciting startups include a platform to help entrepreneurs get going, a smart punchbag, and the Uber of hair salons.

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The Hottest Startups in Amsterdam in 2024

There are around 4,000 startups in Amsterdam—the best 10 are tackling forest fires, decarbonizing plastics, and building robot bricklayers.

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Social Media Tells You Who You Are. What if It’s Totally Wrong?

Pinterest and Threads seem convinced I’m in my 60s or going through menopause. Spend enough time in the bizarro worlds of these feeds, and you can start to believe anything.

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OpenAI’s GPT Store Has Left Some Developers in the Lurch

OpenAI promised payouts to custom GPT creators. Now most are turning to outside sources for revenue.

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Amazon’s Rufus AI Shopping Assistant Now Lets Some Shoppers Check Price History

Is a deal really a deal? Amazon’s ChatGPT competitor, a chatbot it calls Rufus, will now answer some user questions on price changes.

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How the AI Nobel Prizes Could Change the Focus of Research

It has been a billboard week for artificial intelligence research. But could big wins for Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton change broader scientific incentives?

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69,000 Bitcoins Are Headed for the US Treasury—While the Agent Who Seized Them Is in Jail

The $4.4 billion in crypto is set to be the largest pile of criminal proceeds ever sold off by the US. The former IRS agent who seized the recording-breaking sum, meanwhile, languishes in a Nigerian jail cell.

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Amazon Dreams of AI Agents That Do the Shopping for You

Amazon feeds its large language models vast quantities of retail data. It says its AI agents might someday be smart enough to buy you stuff without you even having to ask.

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Ring’s New AI Search Tool Lets You Easily Scan Videos—With Mixed Results

The Amazon-owned home-surveillance business will offer users the ability to search footage for specific objects and actions. WIRED gave it a try.

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X Is Back in Brazil

Brazil’s Supreme Court has lifted its ban on X after the company paid a $5.1 million fine and blocked accounts accused of breaking the law.

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