“52? Oh my God, bye everyone, I’m leaving,” he commented in shock, pretending to walk off the set. Naga was left in stitches by his reaction to her joke. Charlie on the other hand added: “So I am going to take this challenge seriously,” to which Naga chimed: “What makes you think I didn’t?” After Charlie’s low guess […]
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Gadget Lab Podcast: Former Googler Jessica Powell On How to Quit Your Tech Job
Former Google communications exec Jessica Powell joins this week’s Gadget Lab podcast to talk about Facebook’s manifestos, quitting Google, and why she absolutely refuses to get a brand-new phone. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a99b6b03ea6d47cc8933f33/master/pass/FEATURED-WIRED-Gear-logo.jpg
SXSWarren: A day later, Elizabeth Warren defends her Big Tech breakup proposal
Enlarge / Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at SXSW 2019. (credit: Nathan Mattise) AUSTIN, Texas—”So yesterday you made a pretty big announcement about tech. Then like the gangster you are, you flew down to a tech conference… “ Time Editor-at-Large Anand Giridharadas led with that at his South by Southwest conversation with Massachusetts Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful […]
The Last Place Big Tech Wants to Be Is on the Defense
Elizabeth Warren is coming for tech companies. And that means more time and money spent fighting regulation instead of funding innovation. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c82fe04692d1216df5ce664/master/pass/Elizabeth-Warren-1027913538.jpg
Georgia Tech scientists figured out how maggots can eat so much, so fast
Enlarge / Studying the collective feeding behavior of black soldier fly larvae. (credit: Hu lab/Georgia Tech) How do the larvae of black soldier flies eat so much, so fast, despite their tiny size? Scientists at Georgia Tech have been studying this “collective feeding” behavior and found that one strategy for maximizing the larvae’s feeding rate […]
The Pentagon Needs to Woo AI Experts Away From Big Tech
Opinion: Without more DOD investment, there just aren’t enough incentives to lure talent away from high-paying jobs with great benefits into a life of public service. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c6742fe2bad462d95eab4d6/master/pass/pentagon-oped-R1P439.jpg
Trump’s State of the Union Is Silent on Key Tech Issues
Aides trumpet commitment to 5G wireless, AI, and quantum computing, but they go unmentioned in State of the Union. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c59e7a8da9f412c5578c764/master/pass/Trump-SOTU-646462226.jpg
The tech magic behind Panasonic’s immersive environments
At last month’s CES, Panasonic showed how they are bringing the intelligent integration of physical products together with new digital platformsRead More
10 things in tech you need to know today
Microsoft Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday. Microsoft President Brad Smith told Business Insider that it would be cruel to stop government agencies using facial recognition software. It follows activists writing to Microsoft, Amazon, and Google last month demanding they stop selling facial recognition software to the public […]
10 things in tech you need to know today
Carl Court/Getty Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. Apple said it revoked Facebook’s enterprise certificates thanks to the social network paying people to sideload the Facebook Research app onto their iPhones. Apple says it took the dramatic step of revoking multiple enterprise certificates from Facebook, compromising not just […]
