Twitch’s Crypto Casino Ban Ignores the Bigger Play
During a heavily watched Twitch stream on September 18, UK-based creator Sliker delivered a tearful admission to his audience. “It’s time for the truth,” he said...
Bogus Fears of Censorship Could Spell the End of Content Moderation
Hi, everyone. Glad to hear from Joe Biden that the pandemic is over. But who’s going to tell the coronavirus? The Plain View The linguist George...
A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—Then Banned It
Some children could adapt better without them than others. Throughout his career in education, Pederson has never heard a single parent complain about data protection. But...
US Lawmakers Push Tech Firms on Abortion Benefits for Gig Workers
When WIRED asked companies about their policies after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Amazon, DoorDash, and Lyft acknowledged that their abortion travel benefits did not apply...
Silicon Valley’s Most Powerful ‘Mafia’ Gets a New Boss
The power of Y Combinator has always been its network. The legendary Silicon Valley startup accelerator is known for smelting mere ideas into some of the...
‘Date Me’ Google Docs and the Hyper-Optimized Quest for Love
Olsson didn’t really promote her Date Me doc, but Chana Messinger, a teacher and blogger, tweeted it out in March 2021, saying, “I love this genre...
GM’s Cruise Recalls Self-Driving Software Involved in June Crash
Autonomous driving company Cruise and US regulators said today that the General Motors subsidiary had recalled software deployed on 80 vehicles after two people were injured...
Twitter Finally Gets an Edit Button
Another issue naysayers are likely to have with Twitter’s edit feature as currently designed is that it initially hides the context of what was changed from...
Trans Researchers Want Google Scholar to Stop Deadnaming Them
Picking her new name led Tess Tanenbaum to ponder many questions. Am I Josie or a Hanna? Should it sound similar to her previous masculine name?...
Behind Google Worker Protests of an Israeli Government Cloud Deal
Ariel Koren, a Google employee who became a face of worker protests against the company’s contract with the Israeli government, announced her resignation yesterday. The Jewish...