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Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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Why Crypto Idealogues Won’t Touch Bitcoin ETFs Jan 15, 2024

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The arrival of spot bitcoin ETFs in the US offers easy access to the masses. Purists will steer clear.

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Toyota's Robots Are Learning to Do Housework—By Copying Humans Jan 12, 2024

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Carmaker Toyota is developing robots capable of learning to do household chores by observing how humans take on the tasks. The project is an example of robotics getting a boost from generative AI.

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OpenAI’s New App Store Could Turn ChatGPT Into an Everything App Jan 11, 2024

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A new app store from the creator of ChatGPT invites companies to build custom “GPTs” that add functionality to the chatbot. OpenAI isn’t saying how app builders will get paid.

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Rumble Is Part of an 'Active and Ongoing' SEC Investigation Jan 10, 2024

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The SEC confirmed to WIRED that the financial regulator has launched an investigation involving Rumble, a “free speech” video platform. The nature of the probe remains unknown.

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Forget Growth. Optimize for Resilience Jan 09, 2024

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The tech economy is all about getting those next 10,000 users. What if it maximized something else for a change?

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The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change Jan 08, 2024

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Droughts, heat, and extreme weather are pushing crops to their limits. The race is on to innovate faster than the Earth warms.

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As Robotaxis Hit City Streets, Local Officials Often Have Little Power Over Them Jan 05, 2024

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Autonomous vehicles are operating—and getting into crashes—in US cities. But state laws in Texas, California, Arizona, and other places prevent local governments from regulating the technology.

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Cars Are Getting Bigger. Can Smarter Software Make Them Safer? Jan 04, 2024

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Automobiles have gotten much bigger in recent years, alarming road safety experts. The chief engineer at Chrysler’s owner Stellantis says the solution is offering drivers more choice and smarter software.

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Generative AI Learned Nothing From Web 2.0 Jan 03, 2024

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Generative AI companies’ struggles with content moderation, sketchy labor practices, and disinformation show them fighting the same problems that tripped up social platforms before them.

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Apple’s Tight Grip on iMessage Spurs Fresh Calls for an Antitrust Probe Jan 01, 2024

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More than a dozen organizations called on the Department of Justice and the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate Apple for anticompetitive behavior in how it controls messaging, apps, and more.

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