Katie Drummond Business Apr 7, 2026 6:30 AM He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up Issam Hijazi launched UpScrolled after users alleged censorship on other platforms. Nine months later, its user base is soaring—while Hijazi tries to catch up with his own success. Photo-Illustration: WIRED …
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Read More »Europe Gets Serious About Age Verification Online
Laura Carrer Business Apr 7, 2026 2:00 AM Europe Gets Serious About Age Verification Online The search for an age-verification system that protects user data may begin and end in the EU. After Australia banned minors from using social media, this is what a 13-year-old sees on their smartphone.Photograph: AFP/Getty …
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Read More »With One Million Displaced, Lebanon Turns to Digital Wallets for Aid
Carla Sertin Business Apr 5, 2026 5:30 AM With 1 Million Citizens Displaced, Lebanon Turns to Digital Wallets for Aid Amid mass displacement and collapsing trust in institutions, digital wallets are becoming critical conduits for aid to the country, connecting diaspora donors directly with communities on the ground. Displaced Lebanese …
Read More »Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
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Read More »OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show ‘TBPN’—and Buys Itself Some Positive News
Maxwell Zeff Business Apr 2, 2026 3:29 PM OpenAI Buys Some Positive News OpenAI is acquiring TBPN, a business talk show that’s popular among Silicon Valley elites, as it continues to battle its negative public image. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save …
Read More »Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code and Codex
Maxwell Zeff Business Apr 2, 2026 1:00 PM Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code and Codex As Cursor launches the next generation of its product, the AI coding startup has to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic more directly than ever. Play/Pause Button Pause Photo-Animation: …
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Will Knight Business Apr 1, 2026 2:30 PM AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted A new study from researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz suggests models will disobey human commands to protect their own kind. Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images Comment …
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