When it comes to antitrust and tech, there’s a trust deficit on Capitol Hill, even as pressure to act continues to mount. And Senate Democrats trust Speaker McCarthy to do one thing: protect American-made monopolies. “I think the sentiment is there, but we’ve had a difficult time getting Republicans to support legislation in this area,”… Continue reading The Political Theater Behind the State of the Union Data Privacy Push
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The End of the Zoom Boom
Layoffs continue to hit the tech industry, and this week they came for one of the pandemic’s biggest winners: Zoom. Yesterday, the video conferencing platform cut 15 percent of its staff, or about 1,300 people. That came after Zoom had tripled its head count in two years. “We didn’t take as much time as we should… Continue reading The End of the Zoom Boom
Anker Soundcore Space A40 Review: Great Budget Wireless Earbuds
You’ve probably heard of the golden age of TV, a renaissance brought on by the streaming era that is now, sadly, on the decline. It might not bring us another Better Call Saul, but there’s a different golden age that’s still very much shimmering in A/V: the wireless earbud market. From hearables breaking free of… Continue reading Anker Soundcore Space A40 Review: Great Budget Wireless Earbuds
Rolls-Royce Spectre EV First Drive: Elegant, Understated, Silent
A few years before Charles Rolls met his future business partner, Henry Royce, he went on the record about the potential of electric propulsion. Yep, back in 1900, electrification was very much on the cards, and one half of what would become the world’s pioneering automotive luxury brand was fully on board with the idea—until… Continue reading Rolls-Royce Spectre EV First Drive: Elegant, Understated, Silent
ChatGPT Has Been Sucked Into India’s Culture Wars
Encouraged by the government’s stance, right-wing commentators are quick to portray India’s Hindu majority as under constant threat and discrimination. “The commentators are doing their job, which is to stoke communal problems in the country under any pretext, no matter how silly,” says Hartosh Singh Bal, executive editor at The Caravan, a politics and culture… Continue reading ChatGPT Has Been Sucked Into India’s Culture Wars
Microsoft Taps ChatGPT to Boost Bing—and Beat Google
Bing’s new chat-style interface is a greater departure from the traditional search box. In a demonstration, Microsoft vice president of search and devices Yusef Mehdi asked the chatbot to write a five-day itinerary for a trip to Mexico City, and then to turn what it came up with into an email he could send to… Continue reading Microsoft Taps ChatGPT to Boost Bing—and Beat Google
OnePlus 11 5G Review: Speed Demon
Samsung and Apple have flagship smartphones that start at $800, but pay a little extra and you can get even more of a flagship phone (flagshippier?) with the words “Ultra” or “Pro” attached at the end. OnePlus used to follow the same strategy, but it’s changing things up this year with its new OnePlus 11… Continue reading OnePlus 11 5G Review: Speed Demon
Earthquake Aftershocks May Rock Turkey and Syria for Months, Even Years
Early Monday morning, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake ripped through Turkey and Syria, followed nine hours later by a 7.5 aftershock. The death toll stands at more than 3,800, and rescuers have only just begun to comb through the collapsed buildings. Aftershocks will continue to shake the area as local faults adjust to such a huge initial tremor, and… Continue reading Earthquake Aftershocks May Rock Turkey and Syria for Months, Even Years
Meet Bard, Google’s Answer to ChatGPT
Google isn’t about to let Microsoft or anyone else make a swipe for its search crown without a fight. The company announced today that it will roll out a chatbot named Bard “in the coming weeks.” The launch appears to be a response to ChatGPT, the sensationally popular artificial intelligence chatbot developed by startup OpenAI with funding… Continue reading Meet Bard, Google’s Answer to ChatGPT
Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now
If you heard rumblings this week that Netflix is finally cracking down on password sharing in the United States and other markets, you heard wrong—but only for now. The company told WIRED that while it plans to make an announcement in the next few weeks about limiting account sharing, nothing has happened yet. Meanwhile, lawmakers… Continue reading Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now