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The Fight to Expose Corporations’ Real Impact on the Climate
Most carbon emissions caused by businesses are hidden from sight. US and California regulators are pushing to require companies to fully disclose them. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC
The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed
On Thursday, Shou Zi Chew will meet a rare united front in the US Congress against the Chinese-owned social media app that has lawmakers in a tizzy. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Is Crypto a Security? A US Judge Is About to Decide
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Ripple over the XRP token will establish a critical precedent. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
What Lit the Lamps That Let Humanity Measure the Universe
Type Ia supernovas are astronomers’ best tools for measuring cosmic distances. In a first, researchers recreated one on a supercomputer to learn how they form. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In Bulgaria, Russian Trolls Are Winning the Information War
Pro-Russia groups are gaming Facebook’s review process, and moderators are stuck in the middle. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Musicians, Machines, and the AI-Powered Future of Sound
Fears that computers could replace composers are real. But some music-makers are finding ways to harness generative AI creatively. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cars That Watch Their Drivers Could Reteach the World to Drive
Automakers are adding cameras and algorithms that monitor and nudge drivers to improve safety and ensure people supervise automated driving aids. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure Deals a Blow to Europe’s Startups
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The Case for Regulating Platform Design
Focusing on Section 230 protection for user-generated content is detracting from the real threat: apps’ negligent design choices. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Get Ready to Meet the ChatGPT Clones
The technology behind OpenAI’s viral chatbot is set to become widely replicated, unleashing a tidal wave of bots. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Amazon’s HQ2 Aimed to Show Tech Can Boost Cities. Now It’s on Pause
Arlington, Virginia, won a US-wide contest to host Amazon’s second headquarters. More than half of the giant project is now indefinitely delayed. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Immersive Video Games Are Coming to a Theater Near You
The founder of Tough Mudder’s next venture is the Interactive Gamebox, affectionately called "a theme park in a box." Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
China’s ChatGPT Black Market Is Thriving
A booming illicit market for OpenAI’s chatbot shows the huge potential, and risks, for Chinese generative AI. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Startups Want to Cash In on the US Student Debt Crisis
Companies like SoFi and Chipper offer to help people manage their college loans. But they’re not likely to fix the flawed economics of education. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Welcome to the Museum of the Future AI Apocalypse
The new Misalignment Museum in San Francisco is a memorial to an imagined future in which artificial general intelligence kills most of humanity. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Help, My Therapist Is Also an Influencer!
Counselors have moved from beside the chaise lounge and into users’ TikTok feeds, fueling debates about client privacy and the mental health profession. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Mountain Village in the Path of India’s Electric Dreams
The country has discovered enough lithium to electrify every vehicle on its roads, but the massive deposit has tensions running high. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Face Recognition Software Led to His Arrest. It Was Dead Wrong
Alonzo Sawyer’s misidentification by algorithm made him a suspect for a crime police now say was committed by someone else—feeding debate over regulation. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Amazonification of Buying a New Car
Tesla pioneered selling vehicles online. Electric cars, the pandemic, and changing consumer behavior are now causing other automakers to embrace the shift. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Original Dive Watch Gets a 3-Hour Makeover
Rolex didn’t set the blueprint for analog dive watches, Blancpain did. To mark its 70th anniversary, the brand has dropped a new Tech model. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Batteries Are Ukraine’s Secret Weapon Against Russia
With Russia regularly knocking out Ukraine’s power grid, the country has turned to high-capacity batteries to keep it connected to the world—and itself. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for the 15-Minute CityConspiracy Theorists Are Coming for the 15-Minute City
A movement to promote neighborhoods with amenities within walking distance has enraged far-right activists, climate deniers, and extremists. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Workers Are Dying in the EV Industry’s ‘Tainted’ City
In Indonesia, sickness and pollution plague a sprawling factory complex that supplies the world with crucial battery materials. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Heat Pumps Sell Like Hotcakes on America’s Oil-Rich Frontier
In Alaska, people are flocking to buy electric appliances instead of fuel-guzzling furnaces, as oil prices soar and temperatures plummet. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Chatbots Got Big—and Their Ethical Red Flags Got Bigger
Researchers have spent years warning that text-generation algorithms can spew bias and falsehoods. But tech giants are rushing them into products anyway. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Bird Flu Outbreak Has Taken an Ominous Turn
The avian flu has killed millions of chickens, decimated wild birds—and moved into mammals. Now the poultry industry needs new measures to stop its spread. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Ohio Train Derailment Created a Perfect TikTok Storm
The social media platform helped push the story into the mainstream while also fueling misinformation and conspiracy theories. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll Find
No, there’s not a sudden influx of unidentified objects in the skies above the US—but the government is definitely paying closer attention. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Pig Butchering Scams Are Evolving Fast
Investment schemes are ensnaring victims with increasingly compelling narratives and believable tech. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat
An existential fight over the US government’s ability to spy on its own citizens is brewing in Congress. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This Fake Skin Fools Mosquitoes—to Fight the Diseases They Spread
Research on new repellents and the viruses these insects carry relies on lab animals and human volunteers. But what if there was a better option? Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Crucial Group of Covid Drugs Has Stopped Working
Monoclonal antibodies were a key tool in the early pandemic response, but are now ineffective against new variants — putting immunocompromised patients at risk. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Microsoft Taps ChatGPT to Boost Bing—and Beat Google
Bing, the second-ranked search engine, is getting a new chatbot interface that attempts to synthesize information from sites across the web. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Taliban Can’t Stop TikTok
Despite an economic crisis, political chaos, and the regime’s ban, TikTok influencers are still thriving in Afghanistan. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Boeing’s 747 Should Have Been Retired Years Ago
The last Boeing 747 was delivered in January, but it has been obsolete for decades. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Case for Outsourcing Morality to AI
Human judgment, which is notoriously fallible. As AI infiltrates more aspects of society, maybe some “responsibility gaps” are a good thing. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Last Drug That Can Fight Gonorrhea Is Starting to Falter
Data gaps, funding cuts, and shyness about sex let gonorrhea gain drug-resistance. There are no new treatments yet. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
ChatGPT Is Making Universities Rethink Plagiarism
Students and professors can’t decide whether ChatGPT, the AI chatbot, is a research tool—or a cheating engine. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Case of the Incredibly Long-Lived Mouse Cells
Scientists kept the rodents’ immune T cells active four times longer than mice can live—with huge implications for cancer, vaccination, and aging research. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Big Tech Is Really Bad at Firing People
Workers from Google, Meta, and Twitter reveal the brutal ways they got dumped. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
ChatGPT Is Coming for Classrooms. Don't Panic
The AI chatbot has stoked fears of an educational apocalypse. Some teachers see it as the reboot education sorely needs. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Airlines and Cattle Farmers Have Beef With Google’s Climate Math
Google estimates the emissions impacts of things like flights and certain recipes. Businesses with sales at stake are pushing back. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
China Is the World’s Biggest Face Recognition Dealer
Experts fear sales of the technology also export authoritarian ideas about biometric surveillance. The second largest exporter is the US. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Easily Distracted? You Need to Think Like a Medieval Monk
Focusing wasn’t much easier in the time before electricity or on-demand TV. In fact, you probably have a lot in common with these super-distracted monks. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Big Tech Is Playing it Safe on Iran. Workers Are Taking Charge
Google and other giants have offered muted support for Iran compared to their Ukraine response. Employees are starting anti-censorship projects of their own. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Damning US Report Lays Bare Amazon’s Worker Injury Crisis
Federal investigators found that conditions in three of the company’s facilities risk “serious physical harm” to workers. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
It’s Getting Too Hot to Make Snow
Some ski resorts rely on machines to keep powder on the slopes. But snow guns guzzle water, are energy-intensive, and need cool temperatures to operate. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Big Tech’s Layoffs Highlight How the US Fails Immigrant Workers
Decades-old visa rules mean that job cuts disadvantage workers, companies, and perhaps the whole country. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching
The Department of Justice warned a provider of tenant-screening software that its technology must comply with fair housing law. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices