Trump says Elon Musk “went CRAZY” and that canceling his government contracts is “the easiest way to save money”, as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates
Musk has gone to war with Donald Trump. What happens next? Dan Milmo / The Guardian : Elon Musk signals he may back down in public row with Donald Trump Wired : Elon Musk's Feud With President Trump ...
A look at RISC architecture's origins, the Arm vs. RISC-V war, and how RISCites beat the CISCites, as RISC's increasing adoption risks US companies' dominance
“RISC architecture is gonna change everything.” Those absurdly geeky, incredibly prophetic words were spoken 30 years ago. Bluesky: @emilprotalinski , @wired.com , @waterslicer , and @wired.com . Mas...
Romance scams may rise as isolation grows and generative AI helps scammers scale; the FBI says US victims lost nearly $4.5B to such scams over the past decade
There are even sweatshop type setups where people are tricked into working in the romance scam industry. — It would be nice if Wired acknowledged that instead of using an illustration that promotes ...
A look at challenges indie video game devs face, as they struggle to survive due to lack of funding and studio closures, leading to talent loss in the industry
The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Ismar Hrnjicevic / How-To Geek : Some Gamers Are Obsessed With Indie Games, Here's Why X: @chhop...
Anonymous social media app Sidechat has become both a place for dialog and a breeding ground for hate speech amid US college protests over the Israel-Hamas war
“How Sidechat Fanned the Flames of University Campus Protests” — https://www.wired.com/... “Amid tensions about free speech on university campuses and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, anonymous social...
How Ukraine recreated the Soledar Salt Mine in Minecraft to let players compete for prizes and donate to restore a school hit by a Russian missile
Dig in Minecraft. Rebuild in Real Life French developers Endorah … Minesalt : Welcome to Minesalt — Minesalt is a Recreation of the Soledar Salt Mines in Minecraft. Odessa Journal : United24 recrea...
A profile of Lanny Smoot, Disney's first and only research fellow who holds 100+ patents and has built an omnidirectional HoloTile Floor to let users walk in VR
106 right now. He is the only the second Disney employee ever inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The first? Walt Disney himself. [image] @wired : Lanny Smoot builds realistic, extendab...
Hollywood unions resisting AI being used to recreate actors' performances sets a precedent for future labor movements on how to push back against automation
I think this foreshadows two trends that seem inevitable — 1. An increasing trend of unionization as a worker tool to prevent job displacement by AI while fields that lack unions will see more rapid...
An analysis of 36GB of US school network logs for January 2022 to August 2023 finds widespread internet censoring filters, such as for health and sexuality info
A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. X: @meghann , @katiedrumm , @cendemtech , @toddf...
Microsoft completes its Activision Blizzard acquisition after a 20-month battle with regulators in the UK and the US; Bobby Kotick will remain CEO through 2023
Combining with Microsoft will enable us to deliver more fun, more joy … BBC : Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard Tom Warren / The Verge : Read Xbox chief Phil...