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Meta Rethinks the Philosophy of the Facebook Feed
When I tell Facebook I want to see more or less of something, does that mean I’m telling it, for…
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The Hottest Startups in Berlin
Berlin remains one of Europe’s starriest tech hubs, with Atomico’s 2021 State of European Tech report ranking the city second…
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The Hottest Startups in Paris
It feels fitting that Paris’ largest startup campus is 300 meters long—the same size as the Eiffel Tower. Built in…
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The Election-Swinging, Facebook-Fueled, Get-Out-the-Vote Machine
Former Democratic operative Tara McGowan is sinking millions into Meta’s ad network to build Courier Newsroom, a media powerhouse for…
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How A British Teen’s Death Changed Social Media
Instagram also hides search terms—but only if the term or phrase itself is promoting or encouraging self-harm, says Tara Hopkins,…
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5 Future Scenarios for Google Lens
When David Pierce covered the transitional birth of Google Lens for WIRED in 2017, he pegged the tool as “a…
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Why Elon Musk Wouldn’t Face Twitter in Court
After months spent trying to escape the deal he signed to acquire Twitter, Elon Musk now says he intends to…
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Opendoor’s iBuyer Model Is a Canary in the Economic Coal Mine
And right now, Opendoor’s behavior, driven by the data it sees, augurs bad tidings ahead. “Right now, they’re trying to…
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Biden’s AI Bill of Rights Is Toothless Against Big Tech
Last year, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced that the US needed a bill of rights…
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Elon Musk’s Half-Baked Robot Is a Clunky First Step
Some robot experts watching saw a project that appeared to be quickly getting up to speed. “There’s nothing fundamentally groundbreaking,…
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