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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

If sexual assault victims can connect, they can help stop predators before they attack again. The post How Simple Software Could Help Prevent Sexual Assault appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

During his campaign, Donald Trump threatened to sic antitrust regulators on Amazon. But Jeff Bezos should be all smiles: success is still legal. The post Sorry, Donald Trump: Amazon Dominates, But It’s No Monopoly appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

A major bitcoin exchange has decided to stop selling the digital currency that was supposed to transform money on the internet. So what happens next? The post The Future of Bitcoin Is Not as a Digital Currency appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Trump will enter office with the nearly impossible challenge of rebuilding a sector that technology has altered at least as much as globalization has. The post Trump Can’t Deliver the Rust Belt Jobs He Promised Because Work Has Changed appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico