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Google Thinks It Can Cash In on Generative AI. Microsoft Already Has
While both Alphabet and Microsoft boasted strong earnings, only one tech giant showed that its generative AI bet is starting to pay off.
Flux Capacitor
The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
Decades after her dad’s iconic sports car time-traveled into movie history, Kat DeLorean wants to build a modern remake. There’s just one problem: Someone else owns the trademark on her name.
Tip of the Iceberg
These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
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‘$5,000 to Save a Life Is a Bargain’
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Product Review
Dreame X30 Ultra Can Mop Your Floors, Then Ditch the Damp Pads
Want a robot vacuum that mops, but don’t want damp pads dragged on your carpet? The Dreame X30 Ultra is the pricey solution.
Product Review
The Eufy X10 Pro Omni’s AI Smarts Are Worth the Price
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Hip Hop's 50th
Hip Hop 2073: A Vision of the Future, 50 Years From Now
Originally published August 2023: To honor the genre’s 50th anniversary, WIRED contributor C. Brandon Ogbunu and Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco paint two scenes of how the duality of AI will shape the art form in five decades.
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Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam
A new rule from the US Federal Trade Commission invalidates most noncompete agreements, frequently used to bind tech workers. It could unlock higher wages and more entrepreneurship and innovation.
