WIRED found thousands of ads running on Meta’s social platforms promoting sexually explicit “AI girlfriend” apps. Some human sex workers say the platform unfairly polices their own posts more harshly. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreSomehow This $10,000 Flame-Thrower Robot Dog Is Completely Legal in 48 States
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Keep your phone, tablet, laptop, and other electronics running with these handheld power banks. Powered by WPeMatico
Read More12 Best Wi-Fi Routers (2024): Budget, Gaming, Mesh
Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested systems will deliver reliable internet across your home whatever your needs or budget. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreTikTok’s Creator Economy Stares Into the Abyss
The US Senate voted to pass a bill that could see TikTok banned within a year, pitching creators and businesses dependent on the platform into an uncertain future. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThe Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
Decades after her dad’s iconic sports car time-traveled into movie history, Kat DeLorean wants to build a modern remake. There’s just one problem: Someone else owns the trademark on her name. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreBang & Olufsen Beosystem 9000c: Price, Specs, Release Date
Bang & Olufsen has released just 200 units of its new-old CD changer, but it reminds us that a corporation can’t ever delete a physical, plastic disc out of your great big honking CD collection. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreNoncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam
A new rule from the US Federal Trade Commission invalidates most noncompete agreements, frequently used to bind tech workers. It could unlock higher wages and more entrepreneurship and innovation. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreTesla Promises ‘More Affordable Models’ and a ‘Cybercab’
Elon Musk’s automaker told investors Tuesday that sales and revenue are down but that new “more affordable models” will launch before mid-2025, sooner than originally planned. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreA National Security Insider Does the Math on the Dangers of AI
Jason Matheny, CEO of the influential think tank Rand Corporation, says advances in AI are making it easier to learn how to build biological weapons and other tools of destruction. Powered by WPeMatico
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