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AT&T's 5G+ Service Will Only Kinda Sorta Be What We Hope For
The new 5G+ service won't be as fast as the emerging network can be, and will only be available in limited areas. […]
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AI Has Started Cleaning Up Facebook, but Can It Finish?
Artificial intelligence has proved effective at keeping nudity and pornography off of Facebook. But recognizing hate speech and bullying is a much tougher task. […]
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Yes, Big Platforms Could Change Their Business Models
The ad-driven, surveillance-happy status quo isn't just corrosive. It's avoidable. […]
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'Book Now!' Nudges Are the Paradox of Vacation Planning
I needed a getaway. But I couldn't get away from Airbnb's stress-inducing pop-ups. […]
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Here's How Much Money You Can Make by Selling Your Own Data
How I became my own data broker—and sold my digital soul in the process. […]
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Virtual Health Care Spares Doctor’s Visits—and Awkwardness
VCs are pouring money into telemedicine, and patients with all sorts of ailments are saving some of theirs. […]
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An Undersea Microsoft Server Stays Cool While Processing Data
Counterintuitively, the best way to prolong the lifespans of these giant computers is to submerge them in water. […]
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Amazon Came to the Bargaining Table—But Workers Want More
For more than 20 years, Amazon has successfully quashed efforts to unionize its American workers, but a new wave of labor organizing is under way. […]
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A Year Without Net Neutrality: No Big Changes (Yet)
Internet providers have refrained from blocking content or creating "fast lanes" while battles continue in the courts and among lawmakers. […]
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Startup Founders Think Real Progress on Diversity Is Years Away
Most startup founders think it’ll take more than a decade for the tech workforce to look like America; more than one-third think it will take more than two decades. […]
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How Facebook Made a Universal Open Source Language for the Web
GraphQL is a widely used tool allowing applications written in different programming languages to talk to one another. […]
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5G: The Complete WIRED Guide
Here's everything you'll ever want to know about the spectrum, millimeter wave technology, and on why 5G could give China an edge in the AI race. […]
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Google’s AI Guru Wants Computers to Think More Like Brains
Google's top AI researcher, Geoff Hinton, discusses a controversial Pentagon contract, a shortage of radical ideas, and fears of an "AI winter." […]
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How WhatsApp Fuels Fake News and Violence in India
The messaging app owned by Facebook has become a major channel for hate speech and false stories in India. The government is demanding changes. […]
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Amazon’s Holiday Toy Catalog Is Advertising Parents Actually Want
And some people are mad they didn't get one. […]