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• Introducing WIRED's Gadget Lab! 05.09.2024

  Although we paused on publishing narrated versions of WIRED articles in this feed, you will still hear the latest in tech from the WIRED team. On WIRED's Gadget Lab, you'll find hosts Lauren Goode and Michael Calore tackling the biggest questions in the world of tech with knowledgeable WIRED reporters. You can expect the best of WIRED's breaking news and tech analysis right here in this feed. Listen to WIRED's Gadget Lab: https://listen.wired.com/YDai_aaZ
• Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing 31.07.2024 8mnt

  DC went to YC to talk OS.
• Bitcoin Bros Go Wild for Donald Trump 30.07.2024 12mnt

  At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Trump told crypto enthusiasts exactly what they want to hear.
• Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash 29.07.2024 11mnt

  Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water.
• At The Olympics, AI Is Watching You 26.07.2024 8mnt

  A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.
• Here's What Happens When You Give People Free Money (They Get Poorer) 25.07.2024 5mnt

  OpenResearch released the first results of the most comprehensive study on giving unrestricted cash grants to impoverished Americans. Researchers say it will flame both sides of the debate over welfare.
• RealPage Says Rental Pricing Tech Is Misunderstood, but Landlords Aren’t So Sure 24.07.2024 11mnt

  The software company has pushed back hard against claims that its algorithms helped make rent in the US too damn high. Property owners and managers aren't entirely convinced.
• Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis 23.07.2024 7mnt

  The Alphabet-owned driverless car service is getting aggressive against alleged vandals after a series of violent incidents in San Francisco.
• J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows 22.07.2024 9mnt

  The Republican VP nominee's Venmo network reveals connections ranging from the architects of Project 2025 to enemies of Donald Trump—and the populist's close ties to the very elites he rails against.
• Spotify, Stop Trying to Become a Social Media App 19.07.2024 6mnt

  The music streaming service has added a comment function under podcasts. Who is it for, anyway?
• Paris Mayor Defies Poo Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point 18.07.2024 7mnt

  French politicians’ pledge to make swimming possible in the iconic river is a way to ward off criticism about the cost of the clean up operation.
• Tiny Texas Village Seeks Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Miner to Pave Potholes, Scare Dogs Away 17.07.2024 10mnt

  In a roundabout bid to win public opinion (and a juicy tax abatement,) Riot Platforms is preparing for its prized bitcoin mine to be annexed by a miniscule village in rural Texas.
• Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage 16.07.2024 8mnt

  A new resolution echoes what 16 members of Congress have already said to the White House: It must do more to free one of the most storied crypto-focused federal agents in history.
• How Watermelon Cupcakes Kicked Off an Internal Storm at Meta 15.07.2024 12mnt

  Arab and Muslim workers at Meta allege that its response to the crisis in Gaza is one-sided and out of hand. “It makes me sick that I work for this company,” says one employee.
• Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology 12.07.2024 3mnt

  In the latest iOS overhaul prompted by European Union rules, the smartphone maker will give third-party developers access to its payment technology.
• Epic Games Lashes Out at Apple Over App Store Rejection 11.07.2024 4mnt

  Fortnite creator Epic Games says Apple rejected its App Store rival for being too similar to its own—a move it deemed “arbitrary, obstructive,” and in violation of EU rules.
• What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds? 10.07.2024 9mnt

  Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green.
• How Labour Can Fix the UK’s Tech Industry 09.07.2024 9mnt

  The new government could bring about a renaissance in UK tech and bolster the country’s precarious post-Brexit startup pipeline. That’s if politics don’t get in the way.
• After a 10 Year Wait, Mt. Gox Bitcoin Is Finally Being Returned 08.07.2024 10mnt

  Former customers of bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox are preparing to be reunited with their lost bitcoin—and it's a $9bn windfall.
• Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted 04.07.2024 5mnt

  A hot ocean provides the energy hurricanes need to grow—and can limit the cooling that happens in their wake, making it likelier that the storms that follow will be powerful ones.