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It’s Uber for haircuts! It’s Uber for ice cream! The rash of startups claiming to mimic Uber but for other goods and service don’t really get what Uber is. The post The ‘Uber for X’ Fad Will Pass Because Only Uber Is Uber appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

If sexual assault victims can connect, they can help stop predators before they attack again. The post How Simple Software Could Help Prevent Sexual Assault appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

During his campaign, Donald Trump threatened to sic antitrust regulators on Amazon. But Jeff Bezos should be all smiles: success is still legal. The post Sorry, Donald Trump: Amazon Dominates, But It’s No Monopoly appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

A major bitcoin exchange has decided to stop selling the digital currency that was supposed to transform money on the internet. So what happens next? The post The Future of Bitcoin Is Not as a Digital Currency appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Trump will enter office with the nearly impossible challenge of rebuilding a sector that technology has altered at least as much as globalization has. The post Trump Can’t Deliver the Rust Belt Jobs He Promised Because Work Has Changed appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Opinion: If AI is so smart, why does it fail at tasks that regular people take for granted? The post Artificial Intelligence Is More Artificial Than Intelligent appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Bitcoin hasn’t freed currency from the grip of governments just yet. But cross-border commerce may be the blockchain’s killer app in the here-and-now. The post Stellar Emerges From Shadow of Bitcoin to Find a Home Overseas appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Amazon’s launched a physical grocery store with no checkout process. It looks like the future of retail—but it’s still Amazon that controls the narrative. The post Only Amazon Could Make a Checkout-Free Grocery Store a Reality appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Secrecy doesn’t play in AI research. And as it happens, AI is more important to the future of tech giants like Apple than any other. The post Artificial Intelligence Just Broke Steve Jobs’ Wall of Secrecy appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Uber is trying to move way beyond ride-sharing. The post Uber Buys a Mysterious Startup to Make Itself an AI Company appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico