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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

Personalized learning has taken off in high-powered charter schools. Now proponents are faced with figuring out how to make it work for everyone. The post Tech’s Favorite School Faces Its Biggest Test: the Real World appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The state of Telangana is doing something unprecedented in India: Bringing broadband internet to every home in the region. The post One Indian State’s Grand Plan to Get 23 Million People Online appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Darren Bolding, the chief technology officer of the Republican National Committee is moving to the data science firm that helped win Trump the election. The post Trump’s Data Firm Snags RNC Tech Guru Darren Bolding appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico