- How to Shut Up Your Gadgets at Night So You Can Sleepby David Nield, Reece Rogers on May 3, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Cut out the beeps and bloops and get some rest for a change.
- Jerry Seinfeld, ‘Hacks,’ and the Future of Comedy in a Digital Worldby Angela Watercutter on May 3, 2024 at 11:00 am
Jerry Seinfeld thinks “PC crap” is ruining comedy. Hacks proves him wrong.
- Everything You Need to Know About Hybrid Carsby Aarian Marshall on May 3, 2024 at 9:30 am
What’s the difference between a hybrid, a mild hybrid, and a plug-in hybrid? This is the WIRED guide for the electric-curious.
- These Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimesby Matt Burgess on May 3, 2024 at 9:00 am
“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more.
- Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?by Paresh Dave on May 3, 2024 at 1:23 am
A US judge who will decide Google’s fate in a historic antitrust trial suggested it was “odd” for the company to say it has the best search engine but also pay Apple billions to lock out rivals.
- Want to Buy a Decommissioned Supercomputer? Here’s Your Chanceby Benj Edwards, Ars Technica on May 2, 2024 at 9:07 pm
There’s still time left to bid for a 145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer that was once the 20th most powerful computer in the world.
- The 21 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now (May 2024)by Angela Watercutter on May 2, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Argylle, Mad Max: Fury Road, Napoleon, and a documentary about Billie Eilish are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple TV+ this month.
- Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything?by Will Knight on May 2, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a world in which algorithms have solved every problem.
- How Far-Right Extremist Militias Organize on Facebookby Leah Feiger, Tess Owen on May 2, 2024 at 3:50 pm
In the aftermath of the Capitol riot, far-right militia groups are using Facebook to organize—and they’re not worried about getting banned by Meta.
- 5 Best Rain Jackets (2024): Cheap, Eco-Friendly, Hiking, and Runningby Adrienne So on May 2, 2024 at 3:30 pm
When it rains, it pours. Here are our picks for cold, wet days—plus expert tips on deciphering product specs.
- Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?by Paresh Dave on May 3, 2024 at 1:23 am
A US judge who will decide Google’s fate in a historic antitrust trial suggested it was “odd” for the company to say it has the best search engine but also pay Apple billions to lock out rivals.
- Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything?by Will Knight on May 2, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a world in which algorithms have solved every problem.
- The Unsexy Future of Generative AI Is Enterprise Appsby Lauren Goode on May 2, 2024 at 10:00 am
Some startups that launched buzzy generative AI products are now narrowing their offerings to try to make them more useful to business clients.
- A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feedby Vittoria Elliott on May 1, 2024 at 4:09 pm
Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds.
- A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Launderingby Andy Greenberg on May 1, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of bitcoin money laundering.
- The Affordable Connectivity Program Kept Them Online. What Now?by Lauren Goode on May 1, 2024 at 12:11 am
Millions of people relied on the federal Affordable Connectivity Program to stay online and access work, health care, and school. Now that the program has expired, some fear being cut off.
- Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prisonby Joel Khalili on April 30, 2024 at 7:10 pm
A US judge has sentenced crypto kingpin Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, to four months in prison for breaking anti-money-laundering rules.
- AI Detectors for ChatGPT: Everything You Need to Knowby Reece Rogers on April 30, 2024 at 11:00 am
Is whatever you’re reading written by a human, or is it generated by artificial intelligence? This list of articles will help you understand AI text detection.
- Elon Musk Can’t Solve Tesla’s China Crisis With His Desperate Asia Visitby Carlton Reid on April 29, 2024 at 7:50 pm
Tesla’s deal with Baidu isn’t new, the mapping data Tesla will collect likely can’t leave China, and Full Self-Driving can’t compete with the more advanced Chinese alternatives.
- The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithmsby Elana Klein on April 29, 2024 at 11:00 am
Ever feel like Instagram or TikTok algorithms know you a bit too well? The backlash against automated curation is building, and new algorithm-free platforms are springing up.