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News Image AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You

Targeted, AI-generated political misinformation is already out there—and humans are falling for it.

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News Image To Keep Gen Z, Companies Need to Level Up

The old playbook for power and control won’t work to retain Gen Z talent. Instead, employers need to take a cue from Roblox.

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News Image Inequality Is a Health Risk—and It’s Getting Worse

If not addressed by governments, racism, classism, austerity, and more will continue to drive mortality and illness among minorities.

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News Image Big Tech Won’t Let You Leave. Here's a Way Out

The year 2023 saw the “enshittification” of platforms from Facebook to Google Search. A new exit strategy means platforms will have to play nicely with your data, even if you leave for a rival.

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News Image Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think

Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope.

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News Image A Key to Detecting Brain Disease Earlier Than Ever

Treatment of Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, ALS, and other brain diseases depends on reliable detection—especially in those who don’t even know they’re at risk. An innovative scratch-and-sniff test can help.

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News Image The Danger of Digitizing Everything

The creep of conducting our day-to-day interactions over screens has reached a breaking point—and it threatens to push out everyone but those with the “right” access.

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News Image The VC Funding Party Is Over

The glory days of venture capital are winding down, leaving in their wake a host of overstuffed tech firms and a bear market ready to maul.

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News Image Regulators Are Finally Catching Up With Big Tech

The lawless, Wild West era of AI and technology is almost at an end, as data protection authorities use new and existing legislation to get tough.

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News Image Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment

Rose-tinted predictions for artificial intelligence’s grand achievements will be swept aside by underwhelming performance and dangerous results.

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News Image The Ocean’s Mysteries—and Marvels—Are About to Reach New Depths

Advancements in science will bring unprecedented lens into the complexities of the ocean, and a renewed call for humans to protect it.

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News Image Gene Editing Needs to Be for Everyone

Crispr recently marked a major milestone in medicine. But it's not time for a victory lap—the race is just beginning.

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News Image It’s No Wonder People Are Getting Emotionally Attached to Chatbots

AI chatbots can be friendly and responsive—even sexy. It’s time to take these fundamentally human behaviors more seriously.

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News Image Synthetic Data Is a Dangerous Teacher

In the race to scale up, the number of AIs being trained on poor-quality data sets has swelled—and it’s going to amplify all kinds of inequities.

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News Image Gen Z and the Art of Incentivized Self-Actualization

Stepping off the hedonistic treadmill, younger workers are demanding a more authentic employment experience.

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News Image The Creative’s Toolbox Gets an AI Upgrade

It’s easy to accuse algorithms of stifling creativity, but designers of every stripe should be embracing their multidisciplinary abilities.

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News Image What Is Quantum Computing? The Complete WIRED Guide

Everything you ever wanted to know about qubits, superpositioning, and spooky action at a distance.

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News Image Data Breaches: The Complete WIRED Guide

Everything you need to know about the past, present, and future of data security—from Equifax to Yahoo—and the problem with Social Security numbers.

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News Image What Defines Artificial Intelligence? The Complete WIRED Guide

Supersmart algorithms won't take all the jobs, But they are learning faster than ever, doing everything from medical diagnostics to serving up ads.

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News Image What Is Blockchain? The Complete WIRED Guide

The idea of creating tamper-proof databases has captured the attention of everyone from anarchist techies to staid bankers.

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News Image What is 5G? The Complete Guide to When, Why, and How

Here’s everything you need to know about the spectrum, millimeter-wave technology, and what 5G means for you.

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News Image Self-Driving Cars: The Complete Guide

How a chaotic skunkworks race in the desert launched what's poised to be a runaway global industry.

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News Image What Is the Internet of Things? A WIRED Guide

What you need to know about the promise (and peril) of networked lightbulbs, ovens, cameras, speakers and, well … everything.

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News Image What is Crispr Gene Editing? The Complete WIRED Guide

Everything you need to know about how scientists can repurpose a bacterial immune system to alter DNA, making everything from cheap insulin to extra starchy corn.

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