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A surprisingly fast ruling at the end of a six-week trial in the UK High Court ends Craig Wright’s campaign to be recognized as the inventor of Bitcoin. Powered by WPeMatico

Startups and tech giants are trying to move from chatbots that offer help via text, to AI agents that can get stuff done. Recent demos include an AI coder called Devin and agents that play videogames. Powered by WPeMatico

Hundreds of thousands of tech workers have been laid off since 2022. Some who don’t fit the young coder archetype say being more experienced can feel like a disadvantage. Powered by WPeMatico

A global network of violent predators is hiding in plain sight, targeting children on major platforms, grooming them, and extorting them to commit horrific acts of abuse. Powered by WPeMatico

These AI agents can adapt to games they haven’t played before. Google made them by feeding data on how humans play different video games to a language model like those behind the latest chatbots. Powered by WPeMatico

Get-rich-quick hustlers say it’s a great time to push AI-generated kids videos on YouTube. WIRED found some channels targeting children that appear to be already embracing the technology. Powered by WPeMatico

In June 2023, the cofounder of “Russia’s Google” landed on the EU sanctions list. Now, he’s free to build again. Powered by WPeMatico

The price of bitcoin has climbed to a new all-time high. But assigning the cryptocurrency a value is anything but trivial. Powered by WPeMatico

Tesla and General Motors may be struggling with self-driving tech, but the opposite is true in Asia. WIRED tested China’s top three autopilot systems to see just how far ahead they are. Powered by WPeMatico

Yoel Roth suffered targeted harassment after quitting as top content cop at Elon Musk’s Twitter. Now he’s head of trust and safety at dating giant Match Group, owner of Tinder, Hinge, and more. Powered by WPeMatico