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Big Tech’s Layoffs Highlight How the US Fails Immigrant Workers
Decades-old visa rules mean that job cuts disadvantage workers, companies, and perhaps the whole country. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back i…
3 years, 9 months ago
Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching
The Department of Justice warned a provider of tenant-screening software that its technology must comply with fair housing law. Thanks for listening …
3 years, 9 months ago
How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo
Hidden screening devices are used to track the movement of dangerous materials—and recently caught a shipment of uranium at London’s Heathrow Airport…
3 years, 9 months ago
People Love Electric Vehicles! Now Comes the Hard Part
EV sales are booming. But to keep the momentum going and make a dent in carbon emissions, the US will have to build a vast new charging infrastructur…
3 years, 9 months ago
A Police App Exposed Secret Details About Raids and Suspects
SweepWizard, an app that law enforcement used to coordinate raids, left sensitive information about hundreds of police operations publicly accessible…
3 years, 9 months ago
The US Far Right Helped Stoke the Attack on Brazil’s Congress
Right-wing networks from Brazil and the US fueled calls for violence. Experts accuse tech platforms of looking the other way. Thanks for listening to…
3 years, 9 months ago
It’s Time to Teach AI How to Be Forgetful
By emulating the human ability to forget some of the data, psychological AIs will transform algorithmic accuracy. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Chec…
3 years, 9 months ago
How an Iraqi Instagram Influencer Became a People Smuggler
When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Eu…
3 years, 9 months ago
A Mass Extinction Is Taking Place in the Human Gut
To preserve humankind’s diverse bacteria, scientists are harvesting, freezing, and storing poop from around the world. Thanks for listening to WIRED.…
3 years, 9 months ago
Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why
Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks. Thanks for listening to WIRED…
3 years, 9 months ago