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A professor who built a self-driving car in the ’80s is now targeting fake news with artificial intelligence. He already knows he can’t win. The post The Bittersweet Sweepstakes to Build an AI That Destroys Fake News appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The social network’s updates to address fake news are live now. And while they won’t solve the problem overnight, they’re an important first step. The post Facebook Finally Gets Real About Fighting Fake News appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Outspoken Overstock CEO Patrick Bryne delivers the stock market’s “Sputnik moment.” The post Overstock Begins Trading Its Shares Via the Bitcoin Blockchain appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The man who saved net neutrality is stepping aside. The post Tom Wheeler Resigns From the FCC—So Long, Net Neutrality appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Fake news may be a scourge, and hardline sites love to court controversy. But online publishing is still just a business. The post Meet the Ad Companies Ditching Breitbart and Fake News appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The meeting is the first Trump has taken with a group of executives from a single industry—an industry with which he was constantly at odds throughout his campaign. The post Trump Is Meeting With Tech CEOs, and It’s Gonna Be Awkward appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Let a thousand virtual worlds rain down from the clouds. Or <em>the</em> cloud as Google backs a tiny British startup with its massive computing infrastructure. The post Google’s Improbable Deal to Recreate the Real World in VR appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

They can’t see his data. He can’t see them. But Richard Craib believes the blind can lead the blind to a better hedge fund. The post 7,500 Faceless Coders Paid in Bitcoin Built a Hedge Fund’s Brain appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The tech behind the Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Microsoft’s Project Evo is at the heart of a three-way rivalry that will define the industry for years. The post Tech’s Biggest Showdown Is Unfolding in Your Living Room appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

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