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Here's How Generative AI Depicts Queer People Apr 08, 2024

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WIRED investigates how artificial intelligence tools, like OpenAI’s Sora, currently portray members of the LGBTQ community. Hint: It’s a lot of purple hair.

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To Build a Better AI Supercomputer, Let There Be Light Apr 05, 2024

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OpenAI and other AI leaders think new leaps in machine intelligence will require new forms of computer hardware. One proposal involves connecting GPUs with light.

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One Man’s Army of Streaming Bots Reveals a Whole Industry’s Problem Apr 04, 2024

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A rare case in Danish court shows how automated clicks and fake accounts can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars on Apple Music and Spotify. Experts say it’s the tip of the iceberg.

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Apple Store Employees Say Coworkers Were Disciplined for Supporting Palestinians Apr 03, 2024

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A protest is planned Saturday at a Chicago Apple store where workers say managers disciplined staff—and fired an employee—for wearing pins, bracelets, or keffiyeh in support of Palestinian people.

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TikTok Shop’s Era of Super Subsidies Is Ending Apr 02, 2024

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The app’s shopping features won over sellers and shoppers by offering deals that can seem too good to be true. Now TikTok is raising sellers fees, which may translate into higher prices.

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Apr 01, 2024

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A US judge has sentenced Sam Bankman-Fried, one-time crypto wunderkind, to 25 years behind bars.

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The Antitrust Case Against Apple Argues It Has a Stranglehold on the Future Mar 29, 2024

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The Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against Apple says the company's grip on iPhone users and developers is blocking future innovation in tech.

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The Science of Crypto Forensics Survives a Court Battle—for Now Mar 28, 2024

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A jury convicted Roman Sterlingov of money laundering this month. His defense team says it will appeal, saying the crypto-tracing technique at the heart of the case is “pseudoscience.”

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Here Comes the Flood of Plug-In Hybrids Mar 27, 2024

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New US emissions rules mean more plug-in hybrid cars are on the way. The electric vehicle tech is clean—but has a catch.

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The EU Targets Apple, Meta, and Alphabet for Investigations Under New Tech Law Mar 26, 2024

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The probes are the first to take place under Europe’s landmark Digital Markets Act—and add to Apple's mounting antitrust woes.

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