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X CEO Linda Yaccarino told US senators she’s hiring more trust and safety staffers. She didn’t mention that Elon Musk fired most people policing content on the platform when he acquired it in 2022. (L-R) Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap; Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok; Linda Yaccarino, CEO of …

In response to new rules, the iPhone maker announced drastic changes for users in Europe. But criticism is mounting that Apple’s new system only recreates old problems. Photograph: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg/Getty Images Politicians in Brussels have for years debated how best to loosen Big Tech companies’ grip over their closely guarded …

Beloved women’s website The Hairpin shut down in 2018. This month it returned from the dead to churn out AI clickbait. Its fate is a warning to all digital publications. Photo-illustration: Jacqui VanLiew; Getty Images What a heinous month for the media. Almost every day, a publication announces layoffs or …

New technology is allowing detectives to take DNA evidence from old cases and search for family ties online. But testing that DNA, devoting officers to the case and hiring genealogists to look for clues costs money and not all police forces have the funding. Toronto Police have solved 21 cases …

Loggerhead sea turtles are typically seen in subtropical and temperate seas, and the rescued turtle is only the second ever seen in B.C. waters. It is now recovering in the care of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society. The loggerhead turtle usually spends time in warmer waters When B.C. …

In his new book Read Write Own, investor Chris Dixon mounts a defense of blockchain, arguing it can save society from the monopoly power of tech giants. Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images A survey of headlines from the past couple of years in the cryptocurrency industry might lead anyone to …

A law firm’s investigation of a gruesome crash in which a pedestrian was dragged under an autonomous vehicle says GM’s Cruise fixated on media reports and didn’t share all it knew with regulators. A General Motors Cruise self driving car passes by the Ferry Building in San Francisco, California on …

As the US and other countries ponder how to prevent dangerous uses of AI, some researchers suggest building limitations into crucial chips like GPUs to cap the power of algorithms. Photograph: sasirin/Alamy Even the cleverest, most cunning artificial intelligence algorithm will presumably have to obey the laws of silicon. Its …

The federal government must move quickly to regulate artificial intelligence, says a top AI pioneer who warns the technology's current trajectory poses major societal risks House industry committee is studying a bill that would begin regulating some artificial intelligence systems The federal government must move quickly to regulate artificial intelligence, …

As climate change supercharges some hurricanes, scientists are exploring how to better communicate their force to the public — including adding an extra category to reflect their power. With storms growing more powerful, researchers say we're underestimating the risk As climate change supercharges some hurricanes, scientists are exploring how to …