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As an epithet that defines and dominates the current political moment, “fake news” has become as unstuck from fact—and as unstoppable—as any viral hoax. The post The Internet Made ‘Fake News’ a Thing—Then Made It Nothing appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

As police are embracing data-driven, targeted enforcement, the Trump administration is turning to old-timey dragnets that won’t make anyone safer. The post The Math Behind Trump’s Deportation Plan Makes No Sense appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The Affordable Care Act is far from the only Obama-era policy Republicans want to take down. A rollback of FCC privacy rules could affect millions. The post Republicans Are Trying to Let Internet Providers Sell Your Data appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

What becomes of an internet troll with a rapidly shrinking island on the internet to call home? Milo Yiannopoulos is about to find out. The post The Internet Gave Us Milo. The Internet Can Take Him Away appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Videogames are the grim future of work. The post Face It, Meatsack: Pro Gamer Will Be the Only Job Left appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The more personalized apps get, the more people like them—until they got too personalized. Then they seem freaky. The post When Apps Get Too Human, They Tumble into the Uncanny Valley appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Google has convinced the world that its way of advertising is the best way. But a new period of doubt is setting in. The post Under Pressure to Prove Its Ads Actually Work, Google Opens Up appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Wall Street is a Darwinian battle for the almighty dollar. But Richard Craib thinks his AI-powered hedge fund will soar if everyone can just get along. The post An AI Hedge Fund Created a New Currency to Make Wall Street Work Like Open Source appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Opinion: Between accounting professionals and truck drivers alone, about 4.5 million human jobs could be ceded to robots over the next few years. The post Robots Will Soon Do Your Taxes. Bye-Bye, Accounting Jobs appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

A blog post accusing Uber of systematic failure to address sexual harassment bolsters the idea that the tech biz isn’t taking care of its own The post Tech Still Doesn’t Take Discrimination Seriously appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico