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A Crucial Group of Covid Drugs Has Stopped Working Feb 09, 2023

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Monoclonal antibodies were a key tool in the early pandemic response, but are now ineffective against new variants — putting immunocompromised patients at risk. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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Microsoft Taps ChatGPT to Boost Bing—and Beat Google Feb 08, 2023

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Bing, the second-ranked search engine, is getting a new chatbot interface that attempts to synthesize information from sites across the web.

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The Taliban Can’t Stop TikTok Feb 07, 2023

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Despite an economic crisis, political chaos, and the regime’s ban, TikTok influencers are still thriving in Afghanistan. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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Boeing’s 747 Should Have Been Retired Years Ago Feb 06, 2023

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The last Boeing 747 was delivered in January, but it has been obsolete for decades. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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The Case for Outsourcing Morality to AI Feb 03, 2023

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Human judgment, which is notoriously fallible. As AI infiltrates more aspects of society, maybe some “responsibility gaps” are a good thing. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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The Last Drug That Can Fight Gonorrhea Is Starting to Falter Feb 02, 2023

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Data gaps, funding cuts, and shyness about sex let gonorrhea gain drug-resistance. There are no new treatments yet. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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ChatGPT Is Making Universities Rethink Plagiarism Feb 01, 2023

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Students and professors can’t decide whether ChatGPT, the AI chatbot, is a research tool—or a cheating engine. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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The Case of the Incredibly Long-Lived Mouse Cells Jan 31, 2023

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Scientists kept the rodents’ immune T cells active four times longer than mice can live—with huge implications for cancer, vaccination, and aging research. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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Big Tech Is Really Bad at Firing People Jan 30, 2023

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Workers from Google, Meta, and Twitter reveal the brutal ways they got dumped. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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ChatGPT Is Coming for Classrooms. Don't Panic Jan 27, 2023

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The AI chatbot has stoked fears of an educational apocalypse. Some teachers see it as the reboot education sorely needs. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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