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Introducing WIRED's Gadget Lab!

<p>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.<br><br>On WIRED's Gadget Lab, you'll find …

Sep 05, 2024 · 0m
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Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing

<p>DC went to YC to talk OS.</p><p> </p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>

Jul 31, 2024 · 8m
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Bitcoin Bros Go Wild for Donald Trump

<p>At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Trump told crypto enthusiasts exactly what they want to hear.</p><p> </p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>

Jul 30, 2024 · 12m
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Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash

<p>Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water.</p><p> </p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>

Jul 29, 2024 · 11m
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At The Olympics, AI Is Watching You

<p>A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.</p><p> </p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>

Jul 26, 2024 · 8m
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Here's What Happens When You Give People Free Money (They Get Poorer)

<p>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.</p><p> …

Jul 25, 2024 · 5m
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RealPage Says Rental Pricing Tech Is Misunderstood, but Landlords Aren’t So Sure

<p>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.</p><p> </p> Learn …

Jul 24, 2024 · 11m
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Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis

<p>The Alphabet-owned driverless car service is getting aggressive against alleged vandals after a series of violent incidents in San Francisco.</p><p> </p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>

Jul 23, 2024 · 7m
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J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows

<p>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 …

Jul 22, 2024 · 9m
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Spotify, Stop Trying to Become a Social Media App

<p>The music streaming service has added a comment function under podcasts. Who is it for, anyway?</p><p> </p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>

Jul 19, 2024 · 6m
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Paris Mayor Defies Poo Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point

<p>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.</p><p> </p> Learn about your …

Jul 18, 2024 · 7m
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Tiny Texas Village Seeks Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Miner to Pave Potholes, Scare Dogs Away

<p>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 …

Jul 17, 2024 · 10m
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Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage

<p>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 …

Jul 16, 2024 · 8m
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How Watermelon Cupcakes Kicked Off an Internal Storm at Meta

<p>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 …

Jul 15, 2024 · 12m
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Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology

<p>In the latest iOS overhaul prompted by European Union rules, the smartphone maker will give third-party developers access to its payment technology.</p><p> </p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>

Jul 12, 2024 · 3m
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Epic Games Lashes Out at Apple Over App Store Rejection

<p>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.</p><p> </p> …

Jul 11, 2024 · 4m
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What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds?

<p>Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green.</p><p> </p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>

Jul 10, 2024 · 9m
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How Labour Can Fix the UK’s Tech Industry

<p>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.</p><p> </p> Learn about …

Jul 09, 2024 · 9m
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After a 10 Year Wait, Mt. Gox Bitcoin Is Finally Being Returned

<p>Former customers of bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox are preparing to be reunited with their lost bitcoin—and it's a $9bn windfall.</p><p> </p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>

Jul 08, 2024 · 10m
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Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted

<p>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 …

Jul 04, 2024 · 5m
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