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About.com was one of the biggest and oldest web sites on the internet. Then it died. Why? The post RIP About.com: A Look at the Tumultuous Life of a Web Legend appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

While the fate of the Trump administration matters, it may shape the world much less decisively than the changes rapidly altering the digital landscape. The post Look to Zuck’s F8, Not Trump’s 100 Days, to See the Shape of the Future appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

A new promise by one of the country’s top H-1B employers to hire US tech workers suggests the bully pulpit might be working for Trump. The post Trump’s Pressure on Tech Outsourcers Might Be Paying Off appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

In its quest to rise above internet antagonism, Upworthy is marrying a lexicon of idealism to an almost metronomic pursuit of substantive clicks The post Upworthy’s Quest to Engineer Optimism for an Anxious Age appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The FCC this week released the first details of its long-anticipated plan to roll-back Obama-era net neutrality protections. But the fight isn’t over. The post Here’s What Comes Next in the Fight to Save Net Neutrality appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

What happens when fiction runs headlong into reality that’s way weirder. The post Tom Hanks and Jack Dorsey Tumble Into The Circle’s Endless Irony appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

When the promise of an Instagram hashtag campaign meets real-life disaster, schadenfreude comes easy. But we’re all vulnerable to the power of the filter. The post The Fyre Festival: The Fiasco We All Should Have Seen Coming appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Jimmy Wales believes the crowd can fix what’s wrong with the media. But is it really journalism? The post Hate the News? Wikipedia’s Co-Founder Wants You to Edit It appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Cognitive neuroscientist Anil Seth’s talk about human consciousness was my TED moment. The post TED Day Three: The Mind-Scrambling TED Talk I Won’t Stop Sharing appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Facebook wants to beat the competition to the next big computing platform, including machine-brain interfaces. Never mind they might not work. The post Facebook’s Race to Link Your Brain to a Computer Might Be Unwinnable appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico