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Facebook wants to beat the competition to the next big computing platform, including machine-brain interfaces. Never mind they might not work. The post Facebook’s Race to Link Your Brain to a Computer Might Be Unwinnable appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Opinion: Amid scandal, Uber is getting something right: diversity. The post You’ll Never Guess Who Does Diversity Right: Uber appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The chair of the FCC today said he would work to strip his own agency of the authority to enforce net neutrality. But the fight is far from over. The post Why the FCC’s Plans to Gut Net Neutrality Just Might Fail appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

If the president wants results as much as a big, beautiful wall, he’ll need to shore up the tech behind border security. The post Trump’s Wall Is Worthless if He Doesn’t Back It Up With Tech appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Tech is a huge growth industry, but it comes at a price. The solution will have to come from people working to move beyond winner-take-all urbanism. The post Tech Made Cities Too Expensive. Here’s How to Fix It appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Search result snippets have made Google an arbiter of facts. Now it wants to outsource the job. The post Google Wants You to Help Fix the Fake-Fact Problem It Created appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

In Iran, apps have become a kind of loophole in the government’s censorship policies. The post This App Lets Iranians Swipe Past Political Propaganda appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

This year, TED can’t keep the outside world out. The post TED Day One: Elite Idealists Push Back Against Politics appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

With threatened cuts to foreign aid, technology could help homegrown health care workers cover at least some of the gap. The post TED Day Two: $1 Million for Tech to Spread Health Care Everywhere appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

You might not recognize their names—they’re too busy working to court the spotlight—but you’ll soon hear about them a lot. They represent what’s next. The post Next List 2017: 20 People Who Are Creating the Future appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico