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[l] at 5/1/24 6:27pm
The company's decision to eliminate the team building its charging infrastructure comes at a delicate time for the EV industry. Other players are eager to pick up where Tesla left off.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events]

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[l] at 5/1/24 3:38pm
Amid tensions about free speech on university campuses and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, anonymous social media app Sidechat has become a hotbed of vile rhetoric.

[Category: Culture, Culture / Digital Culture]

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[l] at 5/1/24 10:09am
Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds.

[Category: Business]

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[l] at 5/1/24 10:01am
The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures.

[Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Security News]

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[l] at 5/1/24 9:00am
Coconu’s vibrator is approachable, affordable, and surprisingly intuitive.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Lifestyle]

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[l] at 5/1/24 8:00am
From hair tools and iPads to board games and bike bags, we have a pick for every type of mom and mom figure.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Buying Guides]

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[l] at 5/1/24 7:00am
This laptop packs an all-day battery for work, a smooth screen, and enough power to run your favorite games.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Gaming]

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[l] at 5/1/24 7:00am
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of bitcoin money laundering.

[Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Business / Blockchain and Cryptocurrency]

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[l] at 5/1/24 6:00am
Move over MoonSwatch—in a collaboration with Kith, TAG is reissuing 10 pimped versions of its classic plastic sports watch. And, yes, they will be available online (if you're fast enough).

[Category: Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Products / Lifestyle, Gear / Products / Watches]

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[l] at 5/1/24 5:30am
This sub-$1,000 laptop dishes out great power with Intel’s Core Ultra 7 chip at the expense of build quality and decent speakers.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Computers]

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[l] at 5/1/24 5:00am
When I rejoined the app and quickly got addicted, I realized it was exactly what I needed: not reality itself but the illusion of it.

[Category: Culture, Culture / Digital Culture]

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[l] at 5/1/24 4:00am
Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.

[Category: Backchannel, Politics, Politics / Policy]

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[l] at 4/30/24 6:11pm
Millions of people relied on the federal Affordable Connectivity Program to stay online and access work, health care, and school. Now that the program has expired, some fear being cut off.

[Category: Business, Business / Telecoms]

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[l] at 4/30/24 3:32pm
If you’ve wanted to join the Google Pixel ecosystem, you’re in luck. Google’s A-Series phone is on sale alongside the Pixel Watch 2.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Deals]

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[l] at 4/30/24 1:13pm
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.

[Category: Science, Science / Biotech, Security]

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[l] at 4/30/24 1:10pm
A US judge has sentenced crypto kingpin Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, to four months in prison for breaking anti-money-laundering rules.

[Category: Business]

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[l] at 4/30/24 1:00pm
The best TV series on Apple TV+ right now include Loot, The Big Door Prize, Constellation, and For All Mankind.

[Category: Culture, Culture / TV]

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[l] at 4/30/24 11:16am
Thousands of planes and ships are facing GPS jamming and spoofing. Experts warn these attacks could potentially impact critical infrastructure, communication networks, and more.

[Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Security News]

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[l] at 4/30/24 10:00am
Here are the best disposable coverings we’ve tested and researched—and where you can find them.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Accessories]

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[l] at 4/30/24 9:30am
Whether you’re photo-editing or illustrating, the right drawing tablet can transform your workflow. These digital art slates are WIRED-tested and approved.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Tablets]

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[l] at 4/30/24 9:00am
This is the best reverb pedal you can buy, but musical space will cost you.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Products, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Accessories]

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