Rumors of an Apple electric car project have long excited investors and iPhone enthusiasts. Almost a decade after details of the project leaked, the Cupertino-mobile remains mythical—but that hasn’t stopped other consumer electronics companies from surging ahead. On the other side of the world, people will soon be able to order a vehicle from the… Continue reading China Built Your iPhone. Will It Build Your Next Car?
Author: Wired Magazine
27 Last-Minute Father’s Day Deals
Relax and take a deep breath. There’s still time to find Dad a gift. And not just any gift, like a tie or a boring wallet, but a gift that he’ll cherish and talk about for years to come. You just have to act fast. From rocking out to walking out, we’ve got you covered… Continue reading 27 Last-Minute Father’s Day Deals
An Alleged Russian Spy Was Busted Trying to Intern at The Hague
As well as stopping Cherkasov from obtaining the position at the ICC and sending him back to Brazil, the Dutch intelligence agency also published his long and detailed cover story. The four-page story, often known as a covert intelligence officer’s “legend,” details the background of the “Ferreira” identity. “The threat posed by this intelligence officer… Continue reading An Alleged Russian Spy Was Busted Trying to Intern at The Hague
No One Knows How Safe New Driver-Assistance Systems Really Are
This week, a US Department of Transportation report detailed the crashes that advanced driver-assistance systems have been involved in over the past year or so. Tesla’s advanced features, including Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, accounted for 70 percent of the nearly 400 incidents—many more than previously known. But the report may raise more questions about this… Continue reading No One Knows How Safe New Driver-Assistance Systems Really Are
UK Approves WikiLeaks Chief Julian Assange’s Extradition to the US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a dwindling number of options after the UK government approved his extradition to the United States on Friday. The decision is the latest chapter in a prolonged legal battle that started when former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning leaked classified government documents about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which… Continue reading UK Approves WikiLeaks Chief Julian Assange’s Extradition to the US
Sure, Crypto Is Crashing, but Everything Is Perfectly Fine
Jamie Burke, the CEO of crypto venture fund Outlier Ventures, says that crypto has been behaving exactly like a stock and that the two are moving in lockstep because the lines between them have blurred. The vertiginous price highs and the feverish hype around crypto have sucked in a lot of new money from institutional… Continue reading Sure, Crypto Is Crashing, but Everything Is Perfectly Fine
After Layoffs, Crypto Startups Face a ‘Crucible Moment’
In May, the venture capital firm Sequoia circulated a memo among its startup founders. The 52-page presentation warned of a challenging road ahead, paved by inflation, rising interest rates, a Nasdaq drawdown, supply chain issues, war, and a general weariness about the economy. Things were about to get tough, and this time, venture capital would… Continue reading After Layoffs, Crypto Startups Face a ‘Crucible Moment’
The Weak Argument Jeopardizing Tech Antitrust Legislation
Opponents of the antitrust push targeting Big Tech have lobbed all kinds of arguments to try to weaken support for new legislation. They may finally have found one that sticks. This week, a group of four Democratic senators led by Brian Schatz, of Hawaii, sent a letter to Amy Klobuchar asking her to pump the… Continue reading The Weak Argument Jeopardizing Tech Antitrust Legislation
It’s Time to Burn Medical Consent Forms
What could this look like? What could someone change today, right now, without having to gear up for a fight with lawyers about contract wording? Start with the artifacts–the physical things patients take home with them (or the digital things emailed to them). A typical consent process might yield two: a copy of the consent… Continue reading It’s Time to Burn Medical Consent Forms
LaMDA and the Sentient AI Trap
Now head of the nonprofit Distributed AI Research, Gebru hopes that going forward people focus on human welfare, not robot rights. Other AI ethicists have said that they’ll no longer discuss conscious or superintelligent AI at all. “Quite a large gap exists between the current narrative of AI and what it can actually do,” says… Continue reading LaMDA and the Sentient AI Trap