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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Are Doing Just Fine, Actually
In the three weeks since his trial began, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of crypto exchange FTX, has watched in near silence…
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What Techno-Billionaire Marc Andreessen Missed In His Techno-Optimism Manifesto
As a general rule, any essay that includes the one-sentence paragraph “I am here to bring the good news” is…
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Citing Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto “Mixers” as Suspected Money Launderers
Hamas and militant groups’ use of cryptocurrency, while significant, pales in comparison to the amount of cryptocurrency used by other…
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The US Has Failed to Pass AI Regulation. New York City Is Stepping Up
As the US federal government struggles to meaningfully regulate AI—or even function—New York City is stepping into the governance gap.…
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Crypto Groups Gemini, Genesis, and DCG Sued for $1.1 Billion ‘Fraud’
“These cryptocurrency companies lied to investors and tried to hide more than a billion dollars in losses, and it was…
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AI Is Becoming More Powerful—but Also More Secretive
Nathan Strauss, a spokesperson for Amazon said the company is closely reviewing the index. “Titan Text is still in private…
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Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink
The drink had all the hallmarks of a beverage sensation. Striking design, bold font, and the punchy name Release. But…
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Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real
“When you see people in such a capacity putting out a claim, walking it back, putting out a video, deleting…
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DeepMind Wants to Use AI to Solve the Climate Crisis
It’s a perennial question at WIRED: Tech got us into this mess, can it get us out? That’s particularly true…
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How to Digitize an Entire Government
Lauren Goode: OK. Gideon Lichfield: Then they— Lauren Goode: OK. Gideon Lichfield: Kick in automatically. Lauren Goode: OK, so there’s…
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