Sources
Recent Posts
- Best Antivirus Software for Small Businesses in 2024
- Once-dominant Swiggy seeks $11.3B value at IPO, less than half Zomato’s worth
- X makes its basic API tier more costly, launches annual subscriptions
- Meesho claims Indian e-commerce first with positive cash flow
- African ‘gender-equal’ VC Janngo Capital closes second fund at $78M
Archives
Tag Archives: Wired
Europe to End Robo-Firing in Major Gig Economy Overhaul
Platforms will no longer be able to fire their workers automatically as part of new EU rules that will affect millions of people including Uber drivers and Deliveroo couriers.
US Regulators Want Cars to Include Drunk-Driver Detection Technology
In 2021, more than 13,000 people died in US alcohol-related crashes. The top US road safety regulator is exploring tech in vehicles that could check whether a driver is drunk.
Elon Musk’s New Monkey Death Claims Spur Fresh Demands for an SEC Investigation
An animal welfare advocacy group claims in a letter to the SEC that Elon Musk again made statements about the health of Neuralink test subjects that may have misled investors.
Panasonic’s New Powder-Powered Batteries Will Supercharge EVs
A company working with Tesla’s main US battery supplier has silicon-based tech that could soon give electric cars 500-mile ranges and charge refills in just 10 minutes.
YouTube Is Now Hiding Which Channels Get a Cut of Ad Revenue
YouTube removed a snippet of code that publicly disclosed whether a channel receives ad and subscription payouts, obscuring which creators benefit most from the platform.
Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games
A jury in San Francisco unanimously found that Google stifled competition for its app store. A judge will now decide on what fixes to require at the company, but appeals could delay the impact of the case for years.
The EU Just Agreed Sweeping New Rules for AI
The European Union has agreed on the terms of the AI Act, a major new set of rules that will govern the building and use of AI and have major implications for Google, OpenAI, and others racing to develop AI … Continue reading
Google’s NotebookLM Aims to Be the Ultimate Writing Assistant
Author Steven Johnson helped Google create an app that can analyze a writer’s research material and help them extract and explore the key themes. Maybe too well.
End-to-End Encrypted Instagram and Messenger Chats: Why It Took Meta 7 Years
Mark Zuckerberg personally promised that the privacy feature would launch by default on Messenger and Instagram chat. WIRED goes behind the scenes of the company’s colossal effort to get it right.
Google’s Gemini Is the Real Start of the Generative AI Boom
A new AI model from Google—called Gemini—is fresh competition for OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The AI rivals are now working on even more radical ideas.