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Bernie Sanders Says Internet Service Should be a Human Right
The Vermont senator and presidential candidate proposed a $150 billion plan to expand broadband, including regulating rates for internet service.
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What's an Influencer? The Complete WIRED Guide
Everything you need to know about what an influencer is, the history of influencers, the difference between influencers and celebrities, and more.
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You Can Have Collaborative Software That’s Wary of the Cloud
Research lab Ink & Switch wants to harness the benefits of productivity and communication without forcing users to give up control of their data.
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Larry, Sergey, and the Mixed Legacy of Google-Turned-Alphabet
With Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepping back (again\!), Google CEO Sundar Pichai is now in charge of Alphabet—and its dysfunction.
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What Happens When Computers Learn to Read Our Emotions?
As sensors connected to artificial intelligence proliferate, machines will see right through our poker face.
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Airbnb Purges More Than Half of Its Boston Listings
The home-sharing service is adopting a more conciliatory tone with local regulators ahead of an expected initial public offering next year.
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Facebook's Head of AI Says the Field Will Soon ‘Hit the Wall’
Jerome Pesenti is encouraged by progress in artificial intelligence, but sees the limits of the current approach to deep learning.
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin Hand Over Alphabet’s Reins
Google chief Sundar Pichai is now also the CEO of Alphabet, but Page and Brin aren’t totally out of the picture.
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Why YouTube Won’t Ban Trump’s Misleading Ads About Biden
Google says it's against company policies for advertisers to make false claims, but when it comes to politicians, not all lies are created equal.
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Senators Protest a Health Algorithm Biased Against Black People
A study found that the formula discriminated against black people by counting health care costs as an indicator of illness.
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How Amazon Ended Up With Auschwitz Christmas Ornaments for Sale
The offensive items appear to be the byproduct of an increasingly automated ecommerce landscape.
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Amazon Joins Tech’s Great Quantum Computing Race
The company’s AWS unit will allow customers to tap quantum machines from three startups. The offering follows a similar service from Microsoft.
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One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack
Sophia Xueqin Huang, a journalist who has covered the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong has been detained since October on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”
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Would You Pay Someone $40 to Keep You Focused on Work?
I procrastinate. I get distracted. This San Francisco startup wants to help me (and everyone else) by coaching its clients through their to-do lists.
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Sleepwalkers Podcast: Artificial Intelligence Is Watching Us and Judging Us
In China, ubiquitous cameras surveil restive minorities. In the US, algorithms determine whether people get locked up.