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A totally completely normal speech provides a new president’s most surreal hour The post Trump the Divider Takes a Stab at Unity appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Maybe the future—at least a populist, scant-on-details version—is finally rubbing off on the president. The post Trump’s Speech to Congress Was a Peter Thiel Fever Dream appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The social media giant hopes to catalyze a broader market that will mean more internet for more people everywhere. The post Facebook to Telcos: Forget Hardware Empires—Let’s All Share appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

These days, politics isn’t just what happens on the internet—it’s what happens to the internet. The post Think the Internet Is Polarized? Just Look at the FCC These Days appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

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