Technology

By Morgan Meaker Business Apr 9, 2024 2:00 AM Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism In Yanis Varoufakis’ latest book, the former Greek finance minister argues that companies like Apple and Meta have treated their users like modern-day serfs. Facebook X Email Save Story Yanis VaroufakisPhoto-illustration: WIRED Staff; Aris Messinis/Getty …

Scott Gilbertson Business Apr 8, 2024 6:00 AM How I Became a Python Programmer—and Fell Out of Love With the Machine When I started coding, I was suspicious of all the abstractions. Then I discovered the Django framework. ILLUSTRATION: SAMUEL TOMSON The German historian Oswald Spengler considered our age the …

A study published earlier his year in the science journal Nature suggests gardeners should evaluate the carbon footprint of things like co-operative or collective gardens by looking at what they use to build them and, as importantly, what they grow and how they grow it. Study finds food from urban …

Steven Levy Business Apr 5, 2024 8:00 AM This AI Startup Wants You to Talk to Houses, Cars, and Factories Archetype builds AI models that act as a translation layer between humans and complex sensors, using plain language to help people understand what’s happening in a building, car, or human …

Louise Matsakis Business Apr 4, 2024 3:47 PM A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC’s Attention. Do His Claims Add Up? Zen Goziker worked at TikTok for only six months. Many of his allegations about the company and the US government are improbable. But he still may have shaped how the app …

Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat. 'Very collective effort' needed to keep resistance in animals from transferring to humans Two scientists whose connection …

Cloud seeding has been named by some media reports as a possible contributor to record-setting rain and flooding in Dubai, U.A.E. Here's a closer look at what cloud seeding is, how it's used and whether it could have made the flooding worse. Technology can make water vapour in clouds stick …

Canada’s space sector received a boost from the federal government in its budget, both in terms of money and vision, with proposed funding for a moon program and the formation of the National Space Council. The Canadian Space Agency also received a proposed $8.6 million for its lunar program Canada's …

Kate Knibbs Business Apr 4, 2024 9:00 AM OpenAI’s GPT Store Is Triggering Copyright Complaints A publisher says some chatbots in OpenAI’s GPT Store were created using its copyrighted textbooks. OpenAI has taken down some of the bots but could face more complaints from rights holders. Illustration: Jacqui VanLiew; Getty …

Reece Rogers Culture Apr 2, 2024 7:00 AM Here's How Generative AI Depicts Queer People WIRED investigates how artificial intelligence tools, like OpenAI’s Sora, currently portray members of the LGBTQ community. Hint: It’s a lot of purple hair. Facebook X Email Save Story An AI generated image made with the …