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Riley Walz, the Jester of Silicon Valley, Is Joining OpenAI
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (200+ words) Riley Walz, a software engineer famous for his online stunts, is joining OpenAI to research and develop new ways for humans to interact with AI, WIRED has learned. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the hire. Now, Walz's skills creating novel web…...
Gemini Can Now Book You an Uber or Order a DoorDash Meal on Your Phone. Here’s How It Works
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (505+ words) You might be feeling d'j" vu. A decade ago, companies like Google and Apple made promises that their respective voice assistants could complete tasks on your behalf. Apple said Siri could request an Uber'try it today, and Siri just opens…...
Talk to Your Own Personal Isaac Newton With Ailiasâs Hologram Avatars
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (556+ words) It's the classic awkward icebreaker: If you could invite anyone, dead or alive, to a dinner party, who would it be? Aristotle? Ailias is a company based in Surrey, UK, which promises to make that hypothetical a reality. It can…...
The Kubuntu Focus Zr Gen 1 Laptop Offers Powerhouse Specs and Stellar Support
15+ hour, 26+ min ago (1004+ words) The Kubuntu Focus Zr Gen 1 Laptop Offers Powerhouse Specs and Stellar Support'WIRED I've been using Linux full-time since 2008, when I installed a copy of Ubuntu to see what it was like. It was great and I never looked back. In…...
Save $20 On Our Favorite Gaming Headset
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (99+ words) While there are a ton of different gaming headsets to choose from, with their own strengths and weaknesses, one has stood out among the crowded field. My favorite gaming headset for most people, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3, is currently marked…...
AI Will Never Be Conscious
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (321+ words) Buy This Book At: The authors acknowledged that part of the inspiration behind convening the group and writing the report was "the case of Blake Lemoine." "If AIs can give the impression of consciousness," a coauthor told Science magazine, "that…...
Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (345+ words) It's been sitting on the seabed until now. The MV Maasvliet docks in Portugal to offload recovered fiber-optic cable. A view of the monitor in the ship's control area. Captain's controls on the Maasvliet. The food serving area aboard the…...
How to Hide Google’s AI Overviews From Your Search Results
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (334+ words) People find Search more helpful with AI Overviews, and they're coming back to search more as a result," a Google spokesperson tells WIRED. We offer a "web" filter to see links only, but people only use it for a tiny…...
Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (252+ words) If you're looking to make $10,000, the Fulu Foundation'a nonprofit that pays out bounties for removing user-hostile features'is on the hunt for a way to use Ring cameras while preventing them from sending data to Amazon. And the Mexican city of…...
You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (464+ words) I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft Store ever again....