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A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash
A loose coalition of anti-censorship voices is working to highlight the legal threats aimed at making reports of one Indian company’s hacker-for-hire…
2 years, 8 months ago
You Can’t Buy Lab-Grown Meat Even If You Wanted To
All of the restaurants that once sold cultivated meat have stopped offering it, leaving the industry in a strange limbo. Thanks for listening to WIRE…
2 years, 8 months ago
A Cheaper Tesla Model Is Coming in 2025 as Chinese Competition Intensifies
A low-cost model of Tesla will launch in 2025, CEO Elon Musk told investors. It could help the EV maker compete with BYD and other surging Chinese au…
2 years, 8 months ago
Comcast’s Xfinity Stores Your Sensitive Data. You Can Kind of Opt Out
One of America’s largest internet providers may collect data about your political beliefs, race, and sexual orientation to serve personalized ads. Th…
2 years, 8 months ago
Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight
Newly disclosed breaches of Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise highlight the persistent threat posed by Midnight Blizzard, a notorious Russian …
2 years, 8 months ago
Apple Isn’t Ready to Release Its Grip on the App Store
In response to new rules, the iPhone maker announced drastic changes for users in Europe. But criticism is mounting that Apple’s new system only recr…
2 years, 8 months ago
Researchers Say the Deepfake Biden Robocall Was Likely Made With Tools From AI Startup ElevenLabs
Two fake-audio experts say that the deepfake robocall of President Biden received by some voters was likely created with technology from Silicon Vall…
2 years, 8 months ago
This Chatbot Screens Your Dating App Matches for You
Users of the new dating app Volar train a chatbot to go on virtual first dates for them with the bots of potential matches. We tested it out. Thanks …
2 years, 8 months ago
No, the Great Tech Layoffs of 2023 Aren’t Happening Again
Amazon, Discord, Duolingo, and Google all started 2024 with job cuts. But the tech job market isn’t facing the same trouble it did last year. Thanks …
2 years, 8 months ago
This Chinese Startup Is Winning the Open Source AI Race
Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert and prominent investor who helped Google and Microsoft get established in China, says his new startup 01.AI will create the …
2 years, 8 months ago