Government
-
Tech
China Is the World’s Biggest Face Recognition Dealer
Early last year, the government of Bangladesh began weighing an offer from an unnamed Chinese company to build a smart city on…
Read More » -
Tech
Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching
Two years ago, Mary Louis submitted an application to rent an apartment at Granada Highlands in Malden, Massachusetts. She liked…
Read More » -
Cars
Buy Your New EV before the Government Gets Its Act Together
The Inflation Reduction Act made big changes to how the federal government incentivizes electric-vehicle purchases when it was enacted last…
Read More » -
Tech
Big Tech Laid Off Thousands. Here’s Who Wants Them Next
Remote work. Competitive salaries. A streamlined hiring process. They’re all perks being offered to prospective tech workers from an unlikely…
Read More » -
Tech
San Francisco’s Killer Police Robots Threaten the City’s Most Vulnerable
One effect of AB 481 is to add local oversight to hardware like the kind obtained through a US Department…
Read More » -
Tech
Algorithms Quietly Run the City of Wasington, DC—and Maybe Your Hometown
Washington, DC, is the home base of the most powerful government on earth. It’s also home to 690,000 people—and 29…
Read More » -
Tech
Who Gets to Build the Next Software Stack of Civilization?
It’s two weeks to RE:WIRED Green, our event on climate change and the power of human ingenuity to tackle it.…
Read More » -
Tech
The FTC Is Closing In on Runaway AI
The US regulator is eager to end unfair use of artificial intelligence and commercial surveillance, but experts remain skeptical. Source…
Read More » -
Cars
4 Automakers Ask U.S. Government to Lift Cap on $7500 EV Tax Credit
Ford, GM, Stellantis, and Toyota have all signed on to a letter asking the federal government to do away with…
Read More » -
Life Style
Get 8 Extra At-Home COVID Tests for Free From the Government
If you already got your first two rounds of free at-home COVID tests from the federal government, you can now…
Read More »