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AI Is Coming for the Experts. First, It Needs Their Help
A new workforce of language experts, creative writers, and nuclear physicists are turning to data labor—and potentially making their future jobs obso…
2 years, 7 months ago
A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman’s ‘Zombie’ Bacteria
Viruses called phages offer a promising treatment option for bacterial infections when antibiotics stop working, but they have limitations. Thanks fo…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Feds Just Bet Even Bigger on American-Made Heat Pumps
The US Department of Energy is announcing another $63 million to supercharge domestic manufacturing of the devices—in the name of national, energy, a…
2 years, 7 months ago
Smoking Alters Your Immune System for Years After You Quit
By switching genes on and off, cigarettes have a long-lasting effect on immunity, and appear to shape your immune system just as much as aging. Thank…
2 years, 7 months ago
AI Is Rewiring Coders’ Brains. Yours May Be Next
The CEO of GitHub says half of all code produced by users of the Copilot programming helper is now AI-generated—but that there’s no sign the technolo…
2 years, 7 months ago
Who Tests If Heat-Proof Clothing Actually Works? These Poor Sweating Mannequins
These mannequins undergo daily torture at the hands of textile scientists, but their suffering means we humans can have future-proofed clothing capab…
2 years, 7 months ago
Developers Are in Open Revolt Over Apple’s New App Store Rules
European app makers are seething, comparing Apple to “the Mafia” and piling pressure on lawmakers to act. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you …
2 years, 7 months ago
The Far-Right's Favorite Web Host Has a Shadowy New Owner
Known for doing business with far-right extremist websites, Epik has been acquired by a company that specializes in helping businesses keep their ope…
2 years, 7 months ago
Google Prepares for a Future Where Search Isn’t King
CEO Sundar Pichai tells WIRED that Google's new, more powerful Gemini chatbot is an experiment in offering users a way to find information and get th…
2 years, 8 months ago
A Study at the Center of the Abortion Pill Battle Was Just Retracted
A scientific publisher found serious flaws in a paper that links the medication mifepristone to more emergency room visits.Thanks for listening to WI…
2 years, 8 months ago