As the technological challenges of tech companies get bigger and badder, a crowd of physicists is moving in on the engineer headcount The post Move Over, Coders—Physicists Will Soon Rule Silicon Valley appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreOutgoing FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: Net Neutrality’s Not Dead
Republicans are set to take over the FCC. But the outgoing chairman says there’s still time to save net neutrality. The post Outgoing FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: Net Neutrality’s Not Dead appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreNot Even Insurance Companies Want Obamacare Repealed
Scrapping subsidies could leave insurance companies (and sick people) in an expensive bind. The post Not Even Insurance Companies Want Obamacare Repealed appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreRival AIs Battle to Rule Poker (and Global Politics)
Two research groups are battling to build AI that can crack no-limit Texas Holds ‘Em. That could be useful—with auctions, politics, even financial markets The post Rival AIs Battle to Rule Poker (and Global Politics) appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreTesla Is Snatching Apple’s Stars to Make Itself the New Apple
Tesla is vacuuming up talent from Apple in a quest not to make a better car but to remake cars—and computers—entirely. The post Tesla Is Snatching Apple’s Stars to Make Itself the New Apple appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreHow to Watch President-Elect Trump’s Big Wednesday Press Conference
WIRED is at Trump Tower for Donald Trump’s first press conference since being elected. The post How to Watch President-Elect Trump’s Big Wednesday Press Conference appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreQuantum Computing Is Real, and D-Wave Just Open-Sourced It
The company behind Google’s quantum computer is releasing open source tools so coders can create software without needing an advanced physics degree. The post Quantum Computing Is Real, and D-Wave Just Open-Sourced It appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreTrump’s Plan to Avoid Conflicts of Interest Won’t Avoid a Thing
Lawyers and ethicists say from transparency to debts, the plan Trump revealed today solves nothing. Oh, and blind trusts actually have to be blind. The post Trump’s Plan to Avoid Conflicts of Interest Won’t Avoid a Thing appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreInstagram Races to Make Money Ahead of Snap’s IPO
Instagram now has 150 million daily users—just as many as Snap. So what do you do when you have that many eyeballs trained on your app? Monetize. The post Instagram Races to Make Money Ahead of Snap’s IPO appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThe iPhone Remade Apple 10 Years Ago. Now It’s Slowing Apple Down
Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone 10 years ago today, and it made Apple the biggest company in the world. But it can’t sustain Apple forever. The post The iPhone Remade Apple 10 Years Ago. Now It’s Slowing Apple Down appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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