Follow along with our reporters on the ground as Google executives announce a folding phone, new machine intelligence services, and key software updates.

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Lawmakers want to make online platforms more responsible for hate speech and misinformation. Google, Meta, and others are fighting back.

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For a decade, a group called Big Pipes has worked behind the scenes with the FBI to target the worst cybercriminal “booter” services plaguing the internet.

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Wildfires and human meddling are transforming the Arctic and its surroundings from a carbon sink into a carbon emitter, exacerbating the climate crisis.

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The AI pioneer is alarmed by how clever the technology he helped create has become. And it all started with a joke.

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A new paper showing how water actually travels through a plastic membrane could make desalination more efficient. That’s good news for a thirsty world.

The Writers Guild of America’s demands for guardrails on artificial intelligence are a smart move—and the stakes are higher than ever.

The NASA team hopes the iconic spacecraft and its twin can continue taking data beyond the solar system past their 50th birthdays.

Documents obtained by WIRED show SafeGraph, which sold location data related to Planned Parenthood visits, is now pursuing contracts with the US Air Force.

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Europe’s parliament is struggling to agree on new rules to govern AI—showing how policymakers everywhere have a lot to learn about the technology.

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A new partnership between Google and an Australian hearing coalition is using machine intelligence to improve the customizability of hearing aids and cochlear implants.

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Microsoft Edge and other browsers have baked in powerful tools to help you write emails, generate images, and more.

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Fisheries managers are recognizing the ecological importance of the maligned marine suckers and are stepping up efforts to help their populations recover.

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Queen Elizabeth II was a blank canvas onto which scores of memes were projected. Charles III is nothing of the sort.

Developers like Koei Techmo and Tango Gameworks are working to make accessible design a global standard.

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Leaked documents reveal that the American College of Pediatricians viewed “mainstream medicine” and “nominal Christians” as its opposition.

Immune cells called monocytes are triggered to help clear infection—but in some cases they never switch off, leaving patients breathless for months.

The former professor's calls for more control over AI have made him a media darling of the ChatGPT era. Some top researchers aren't impressed.

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English textile workers once destroyed the machines threatening to take their jobs. Screenwriters can’t kill AI, but they can protect themselves from it.

Warning labels on AI-generated media give viewers little context. Artists and human rights advocates have forged a more effective—and creative—path.

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The Crown Estate lays claim to vast ocean assets, allowing the royal family to cash in on the booming blue economy.

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