Climate change would be much worse if it weren’t for the oceans, which have absorbed 90 percent of the excess heat humanity has pumped into the atmosphere. That warming of the oceans has already been devastating for the organisms that live there, but it’s also come back to bite us in a more unexpected way:… Continue reading A Major Alarm Is Flashing Under Greenland’s Ice
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WeWork Just Filed For Bankruptcy
WeWork has filed for bankruptcy. The move comes as the company is squeezed by mounting debts, high interest rates, and an increasing number of people working from home. WeWork filed for Chapter 11 protections, the company announced Monday night. The process allows a company to continue operating as it reorganizes. WeWork locations overall will remain… Continue reading WeWork Just Filed For Bankruptcy
Big Tech Ditched Trust and Safety. Now Startups Are Selling It Back As a Service
The same is true of the AI systems that companies use to help flag potentially dangerous or abusive content. Platforms often use huge troves of data to build internal tools that help them streamline that process, says Louis-Victor de Franssu, cofounder of trust and safety platform Tremau. But many of these companies have to rely… Continue reading Big Tech Ditched Trust and Safety. Now Startups Are Selling It Back As a Service
OpenAI Wants Everyone to Build Their Own Version of ChatGPT
OpenAI’s ChatGPT became a phenomenon thanks to its wide-ranging abilities including drafting college essays, writing working computer programs, and digging up information from across the Web. Now the company aims to further widen the range of tricks up ChatGPT’s sleeve by making it possible for anyone to build a custom chatbot powered by the technology—without… Continue reading OpenAI Wants Everyone to Build Their Own Version of ChatGPT
Elon Musk Announces Grok, a ‘Rebellious’ AI With Few Guardrails
Last week, Elon Musk flew to the UK to hype up the existential risk posed by artificial intelligence. A couple of days later, he announced that his latest company, xAI, had developed a powerful AI—one with fewer guardrails than the competition. The AI model, called Grok (a name that means “to understand” in tech circles),… Continue reading Elon Musk Announces Grok, a ‘Rebellious’ AI With Few Guardrails
Volvo EX30 Review: Fun but Flawed
Remember when Volvo was just a “safe” brand? Boxy, sturdy, reliable, and utterly sensible? For many, this image may still be the predominant view of the carmaker. But in truth that was many years ago. For some time now, though, Volvo has been keen to be seen as a premium marque. Indeed, this was clear… Continue reading Volvo EX30 Review: Fun but Flawed
20 Best Tech Books to Gift (2023): Biographies, Startup Histories, Exposés
Technology is exerting an ever-growing influence on our world. Give the gift of knowledge to enlighten the technology-obsessed people in your life and help them learn more about the companies and characters dominating the industry, the news cycle, and, increasingly, our lives. From painstakingly researched biographies and histories charting the rise and fall of modern… Continue reading 20 Best Tech Books to Gift (2023): Biographies, Startup Histories, Exposés
5 Best GoPro Cameras (2023): Compact, Budget, Accessories, and Tips
It used to be easy to buy a GoPro. Grab the latest one, and you’re good to go. But as GoPro has diversified its lineup, adding features that you may or may not need, depending on what you do with your GoPro, the answer is not so simple anymore. To help you out, we’ve put… Continue reading 5 Best GoPro Cameras (2023): Compact, Budget, Accessories, and Tips
The JWST Has Spotted Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe
Like any object, black holes take time to grow and form. And like a 6-foot-tall toddler, Fan’s supersize black holes were too big for their age—the universe wasn’t old enough for them to have accrued billions of suns of heft. To explain those overgrown toddlers, physicists were forced to consider two distasteful options. Decades ago,… Continue reading The JWST Has Spotted Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe
Best Fitting T-Shirts for Men (According to a Savile Row Tailor)
Everyone has a favorite T-shirt. Most right now covet Jeremy Allen White’s from The Bear. For WIRED senior editor Jeremy Allen White, it’s one of his prized In-N-Out Burger designs—but lately, across his social media feeds, he’s been inundated by brands claiming he’s wrong and that they have unlocked the secret to creating The Perfect… Continue reading Best Fitting T-Shirts for Men (According to a Savile Row Tailor)