Wired Magazine

Telcos want to buy up content companies to hedge against multiple assaults on their traditional business models. The post Sprint Takes Tidal Stake to Ward Off Threats from All Sides appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

It was a protest as sprawling, diverse, and ubiquitous as the platform that spawned it. The post The Women’s March Defines Protest in the Facebook Age appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Join WIRED for analysis, insight, and updates from the Capitol as Donald Trump—real estate mogul, reality TV star, and tweeter-in-chief—becomes president. The post Inauguration Liveblog: Donald Trump Is Sworn In as President appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Netflix is killing it. And its strategy is actually shockingly simple: spend aggressively, dominate, and make it way too difficult to compete. The post Netflix Is Killing It—Big Time—After Pouring Cash Into Original Shows appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The basic precepts that drive Silicon Valley philosophically and economically got subverted—easily—by an authoritarian presidential campaign. The post How Silicon Valley Utopianism Brought You the Dystopian Trump Presidency appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

CEO Jack Dorsey says it’s a technical glitch and they’re working on it. Really. The post Twitter Insists It Isn’t Making Everyone Follow @POTUS appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

ZeniMax claims its tech is being used in Facebook-owned Oculus products without permission. But what does it really mean to steal code? The post That Whole Oculus Lawsuit Hinges on What Makes Code ‘New’ appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

On the eve of Trump’s inauguration, Democrats are falling apart. For the price of a latte, one political techie thinks he can bring them back together. The post Now You Can Save the Democratic Party for the Low, Low Price of $4.68 a Month appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Microsoft just bought a startup that’s embracing an AI technique typically used to master games—so it can teach machines to carry on a conversation. The post Microsoft Thinks Machines Can Learn to Converse by Making Chat a Game appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Finally. Slack has just released threaded messaging, a way to connect related messages within a chatroom. The post Slack’s New Threaded Messages Tame Your Meandering Chats appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico