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Pediatricians and early childhood educators say it’s great to experiment with new reading formats. But Amazon Rapids still can’t replace a good old paperback. The post The Amazon Rapids App Gets Kids Reading—But It Can’t Replace Books appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Google is offering new tools for cleaning up one of the dirtiest places on the internet. The post You Watching, Twitter? YouTube Just Cleaned Up Comments appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

At San Quentin State Prison in California, a new project offers a chance for inmates to take part in the tech transformations they might have missed. The post Inside the Classroom Where San Quentin Inmates Learn to Code appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

CenturyLink, a major telecom. is acquiring the Internet backbone company Level 3. It’s a deal that shows just how much the telecom world is changing. The post The World’s Telecoms Are Under Threat From All Sides appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The company is testing tags that let you learn more about products you see on its social network—and even buy them. The post Get Ready to Buy Stuff Straight Through Instagram appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Zen and the art of building the future. The post What Silicon Valley Can Learn From Buddha’s Diet appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

GPUs. FPGAs. TPUs. Good luck keeping it all straight. The post How AI Is Shaking Up the Chip Market appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

One of the founding fathers of the deep learning movement is building a Silicon Valley-style tech incubator for AI. The post AI Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Is Launching Element AI, a Deep-Learning Incubator appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

AT&T says its merger with Time Warner will help consumers. But not much happened the last time a telco merged with a media giant. The post An AT&T-Time Warner Merger Won’t Do Jack for Consumers appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

After agreeing to acquire media giant Time Warner, AT&T has positioned its DirecTV Now Internet television service as a direct threat to cable TV. The post AT&T Undercuts Cable TV With $35 Internet Streaming Service appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico