Two tragic crashes over the past six years, then a third plane with loose bodywork—the aircraft designed to send Boeing’s reputation soaring has sent it into a tailspin. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreA US-Sanctioned Oligarch Ran Pro-Kremlin Ads on Facebook—Again
Meta earned over $200,000 from an ad campaign, seen by millions, that pushed pro-Kremlin talking points and undermined local elections in Moldova, according to new research. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreLawmakers Are Out for Blood After a Hack of the SEC’s X Account Causes Bitcoin Chaos
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is under pressure to explain itself after its X account was compromised, leading to wild swings in the bitcoin market. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreOpenAI’s New App Store Could Turn ChatGPT Into an Everything App
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Read MoreBitcoin ETFs Have Arrived. Here’s Who Stands to Get Rich
The US approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, a new way to track the price of bitcoin, could trigger a gold rush for investors. But an exclusive cast of middlemen will earn big in the background, too. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreCongress Wants Tech Companies to Pay Up for AI Training Data
At a Senate hearing on AI’s impact on journalism, lawmakers backed media industry calls to make OpenAI and other tech companies pay to license news articles and other data used to train algorithms. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThe Fight to Unite iPhone and Android Users Is Far From Over
Apple crushed Beeper Mini, an app that let Android users into Apple’s iMessage service. Beeper cofounder Eric Migicovsky says interoperability between Big Tech’s walled gardens is urgently needed. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreRumble Is Part of an ‘Active and Ongoing’ SEC Investigation
The SEC confirmed to WIRED that the financial regulator has launched an investigation involving Rumble, a “free speech” video platform. The nature of the probe remains unknown. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreIn Defense of AI Hallucinations
It’s a big problem when chatbots spew untruths. But we should also celebrate these hallucinations as prompts for human creativity and a barrier to machines taking over. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreCruise Was Asked to Ground Robotaxis on Halloween to Keep Kids Safe
The city of Austin asked Cruise to idle its robotaxis on Halloween due to safety concerns. The request shows how cities barred by state law from regulating driverless cars must resort to diplomacy. Powered by WPeMatico
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