Tag Archives: Wired

Idris Elba Is Ready to Talk About Crypto

During the crypto gold rush, Idris Elba says he turned down a lot of “mad opportunities.” Now he has partnered with the “crypto-for-good” Stellar Foundation.

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Amazon’s All-Powerful ‘Buy Box’ Is at the Heart of Its New Antitrust Troubles

The US Federal Trade Commission filed a long-anticipated antitrust complaint alleging that Amazon uses its power over sellers to keep ecommerce prices artificially high.

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Risk of a US Government Shutdown Is Fueled by Very Online Republicans

Egged on by a far-reaching conservative media ecosystem, right-wing hardliners are forcing Washington to bend to their reality as the federal government careens toward a possible shutdown.

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This New Autonomous Drone for Cops Can Track You In the Dark

Startup Skydio says its powerful new drone for public safety can reduce the need for high-speed chases. Civil liberties groups warn that few rules govern police use of drones.

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Getty Images Plunges Into the Generative AI Pool

Stock-photo giant Getty Images has partnered with Nvidia to build an image generator. Just like with other tools of its ilk, questions remain about who should get credit for the pictures it dreams up.

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FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training

The FBI makes heavy use of face recognition services like that of controversial startup Clearview AI, but 95 percent of the agents using them haven’t completed training on the technology.

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The Booking.com Decision Shows the True Scope of the EU’s Big Tech Crackdown

European competition authorities have blocked an acquisition by Dutch travel company Booking as scrutiny on Big Tech companies heats up.

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The ChatGPT App Can Now Talk to You—and Look Into Your Life

ChatGPT inches closer to feature parity with the seductive AI assistant from Her, thanks to an upgrade that adds voice and image recognition to the chatbot.

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Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You

Corporations are using software to monitor employees on a large scale. Some experts fear the data these tools collect could be used to automate people out of their jobs.

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How ChatGPT Can Help You Do More With PDFs

The AI chatbot can search, summarize, and create PDF documents with a few handy plug-ins.

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