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At the #PaulRyanFaxParty, the politics are 2017 but the tech is very 1987. The post Voters Are Pestering Reps With a Newfangled Alternative: Fax appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

For almost three weeks, Dong Kim sat at a casino and played poker against a machine. But Kim wasn’t just any poker player. And this wasn’t just any machine. The post Inside Libratus, the Poker AI That Out-Bluffed the Best Humans appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Another game just fell to the machines. The post A Mystery AI Just Crushed the Best Human Players at Poker appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

“When it comes to technology in particular, traditional labels like liberal and conservative don’t always apply.” The post Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Needs to Get Tech—These Cases Show Why appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Welcome to Big Video: when Hollywood can make the same pitch as Google and Facebook. When brands matter again. When TV ads come back like they never left. The post The TV Ad Isn’t Going Anywhere—It’s Going Everywhere appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Computers have taught themselves to master games through AI-powered versions of trial and error. Now robots are doing the same in the real world. The post Google’s Go-Playing Machine Opens the Door to Robots that Learn appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Among industries, tech spoke out more loudly than all the rest this weekend. That’s because Trump’s ban went to the heart of how their businesses work. The post Tech Had to Lash Out Against Trump’s Ban. It’s Personal appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

How are Americans expressing their anger and anxiety over the Trump administration? Email. Lots of email. The post Apps Make Pestering Congress So Easy That It Can’t Keep Up appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The Talent Act and the Presidential Innovation Fellowship become President Obama’s final love letter to technology and technologists. The post The Race to Pass Obama’s Last Law and Save Tech in DC appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Whitehouse.gov’s petitions may not translate directly into policy, but they’re an important step along the path to change—if Trump keeps them live. The post A Petition Didn’t Make Trump Give Up His Tax Returns—But It Made Him Listen appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico