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EV Sales Hit a Record in the US. Now Their Popularity May Be Waning
US drivers are on track to buy a record 1 million electric vehicles in 2023. But stocks of unsold EVs are now growing, suggesting the rush of early a…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Heat Wave Scorching the US Is a Self-Perpetuating Monster
The current record highs in the US are thanks to a heat dome—and it’s expected to get worse. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for…
3 years, 3 months ago
How a Cloud Flaw Gave Chinese Spies a Key to Microsoft’s Kingdom
Microsoft says hackers somehow stole a cryptographic key, perhaps from its own network, that let them forge user identities and slip past cloud defen…
3 years, 3 months ago
How AI Can Make Gaming Better for All Players
If used responsibly, artificial intelligence has the potential to both make gaming more accessible and to actively learn what individuals need. Thank…
3 years, 3 months ago
Temu Sellers Are Cloning Amazon Storefronts
The Chinese-owned ecommerce app faces lawsuits for copyright infringement after sellers allegedly copied products and stole photos and text from Amaz…
3 years, 3 months ago
A One-Time Shot for Type 2 Diabetes? A Biotech Company Is On It
Fractyl Health is developing a gene therapy alternative to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to control blood sugar and body weight without repeated inje…
3 years, 3 months ago
How Threads Could Kill Twitter
Meta’s microblogging app is intuitive, has already been downloaded by millions of people, and has other advantages over Twitter’s would-be rivals. Th…
3 years, 3 months ago
EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Risk
Vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging stations and a lack of broad standards threaten drivers—and the power grid. Thanks for listening to WIRE…
3 years, 3 months ago
Generative AI in Games Will Create a Copyright Crisis
Titles like AI Dungeon are already using generative AI to generate in-game content. Nobody knows who owns it. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to …
3 years, 3 months ago
At Last, There’s Evidence of Low-Frequency Gravitational Waves
A globe-spanning group of physicists used pulsars to measure the waves, which they believe emanated from pairs of supermassive black holes. Thanks fo…
3 years, 3 months ago