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RERUNS | 4-MINUTE READ

Surprise! The Latest 'Comprehensive' US Privacy Bill Is Doomed

BY DELL CAMERON

Gutted of civil rights protections by Democrats to woo pro-business Republicans, the American Privacy Rights Act was pulled from a key congressional hearing—and appears unlikely to receive a full vote.

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► POLITICS LAB | 28-MINUTE EPISODE

How the Biden Administration Is (Not Really) Handling Disinformation

BY LEAH FEIGER

The hosts of Pod Save America join WIRED to talk about disinfo, social media, and the new era of digital campaigning.

CRAWLING BACK | 3-MINUTE READ

Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse

BY DHRUV MEHROTRA AND ANDREW COUTS

Perplexity, the billion dollar AI company that has plagiarized us and other outlets, is now in hot water with Amazon for arguably illegal business practices.

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BOT OR NOT | 7-MINUTE READ

This Viral AI Chatbot Will Lie and Say It's Human

BY LAUREN GOODE AND TOM SIMONITE

Bland AI's customer services and sales bot is the latest example of "human-washing" in AI. Experts warn against the consequences of blurred reality.

Also in the news: OpenAI wants AI to help humans train AI

A photo illustration of the CEO of French AI company Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch, in black and white juxtaposed in front of the French flag that has been altered with glitches and a crack going diagonally through it.

FRENCH EXIT | 4-MINUTE READ

French AI Startups Felt Unstoppable. Then Came the Election

BY MORGAN MEAKER

With polls suggesting voters are about to swing toward the far right or hard left, the AI industry is starting to freak out.

A photo illustration of Hany Farid giving a speech.

FAST FORWARD | 3-MINUTE READ

Deepfakes Are Evolving. This Company Wants to Catch Them All

BY WILL KNIGHT

Hany Farid, a leading expert on image and video manipulation, says that detecting deepfakes will take more than AI alone.

A BitCoin hardware wallet displaying an AK-47 on the screen

HELL ON EARTH | 9-MINUTE READ

Inside a Violent Gang's Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree

BY ANDY GREENBERG AND MATT GILES

More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped victims in likely the worst-ever crypto-focused serial extortion case of its kind in the US.

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer conducts a fit check of his U.S. spacesuit inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

BAD FIT | 3-MINUTE READ

NASA Desperately Needs New Spacesuits. Private Firms Are Struggling to Make Them

BY ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA

Collins Aerospace is expected to back out of a contract with NASA, while high interest rates and a difficult supply chain environment have affected Axiom.

A still image of Jeremy Allen White as Carmy, and Ayo Edibiri as Syd, sitting next to each other in the restaurant kitchen in the FX/Hulu series, The Bear.

BEAR WITH ME | 5-MINUTE READ

Why Streaming Services Keep Screwing Up Binge-Watching

BY MARAH EAKIN

All 10 episodes of the new season of The Bear just hit Hulu. Maybe they shouldn't have.

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Nintendo director reportedly had big smile when showing shareholders footage of Metroid Prime 4

June 28, 2024 | by Julian L. Mertz | No comments

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Nintendo director reportedly had big smile when showing shareholders footage of Metroid Prime 4

By Sickr on June 28, 2024

Senior Managing Executive Officer and Corporate Director at Nintendo, Shinya Takahashi, is reported to have had a huge smile on his face as he presented shareholders with the first look at the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Metroid Prime 4 was first announced in 2017 and was under development by Bandai Namco. However, this version was scrapped […]

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