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A new kind of hedge fund bets that bitcoin is way more valuable if you don’t think about it mainly as money. The post Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency—It’s Something Way Weirder appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Opinion: An NYU economics professor describes how abandoning net neutrality would hurt companies and consumers alike. The post Don’t Gut Net Neutrality. It’s Good for People and Business appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Facebook’s CEO doesn’t necessarily plan to sink his teeth into electoral politics. But he’s made some moves in the past few days that set the table. The post Mark Zuckerberg Is Sure Acting Like Someone Who Might Run for President appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Cellular antennas often wear disguises. But serial inventor Steve Perlman has gone to a new extreme with a wireless antenna disguised as, yes, a wire. The post Defeat NIMBYs With pCell’s Wireless Antenna Disguised as a Wire appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

In a new exit memo, Obama’s geek squad takes a bow and lays out a plan for the next administration. Hey, technologists are all about optimism, right? The post The White House’s Techies Are Leaving Trump a Must-Do List appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Microsoft SQL Server grew faster in popularity than any other database product—and the company’s long-deferred embrace of open source might be why. The post Microsoft’s Old-School Database Was the Surprise Software Hit of the Year appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Donald Trump takes office at the end of the month, and the great uncertainty begins. But that didn’t stop us from predicting what will happen this year. The post Here’s What Happens to Tech in 2017 (Unless 2016 Was All a Dream) appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Four words: “squirrels and sea monkeys.” The post 2016 Was the Year Silicon Valley’s Hype Machine Sputtered appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Trump transition teams doesn’t bode well for an internet where all traffic is treated equally. The post This Is the Year Donald Trump Kills Net Neutrality appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

A struggling company isn’t easy to turn around. But at some point, you have to ask: Is Twitter going to make it? The post 2017 Is the Year That Twitter Learns to Thrive or Dies appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico