WIRED

Business, Spoken

Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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WIRED

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Business

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Latest episode

Sep 4, 2024

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Episodes

An Autonomous Car Blocked a Fire Truck Responding to an Emergency 01.06.2022

The incident, which cost first responders valuable time, underscores the challenges that Cruise and other companies face on the road to driverless taxis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Think Airport Crowding Is Bad Now? Wait ’Til Summer 31.05.2022

Increased demand and staffing shortages are already contributing to huge delays and airport logjams across the country. Here’s what you can do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Incredible Shrinking Car Dealership 27.05.2022

The way people buy automobiles is changing—so Honda and other manufacturers are adapting in kind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feds Warn Employers Against Discriminatory Hiring Algorithms 26.05.2022

As AI invades the interview process, the DOJ and EOCC have provided guidance to protect people with disabilities from bias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon Has Too Many Warehouses. Now Sellers Are Paying More 25.05.2022

Sellers keep getting hit with fee increases—at a time when shelves are sitting empty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Terra’s Crypto Meltdown Was Inevitable 24.05.2022

An epic crash in algorithmic stablecoins spells trouble for the entire industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google Has a Plan to Stop Its New AI From Being Dirty and Rude 23.05.2022

The future of computing is AI-powered chatbots that have read the entire internet—if Google can figure out how to tame them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How 10 Skin Tones Will Reshape Google's Approach to AI 20.05.2022

For years, the tech industry has relied on an six-shade scale to classify skin tones. The search giant’s open source alternative could change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alas, Elon Musk May Have a Point About Trump’s Twitter Ban 19.05.2022

It’s probably not a good idea for important platforms to be in the business of frequently banning users for life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Starlink Scrambled to Keep Ukraine Online 18.05.2022

Elon Musk’s intervention demonstrates how satellite internet could route around war or censorship far beyond Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How YouTube Can Rewrite the Past and Shape an Election 17.05.2022

Philippine researcher Fatima Gaw says the platform has become a hub for pro-Marcos historical revisionism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Miami’s Bitcoin Conference Left a Trail of Harassment 16.05.2022

For some women, inappropriate conduct from other conference-goers continued to haunt them online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DALL-E 2 Creates Incredible Images—and Biased Ones You Don’t See 13.05.2022

OpenAI’s new system is adept at turning text into images. But researchers say it also reinforces stereotypes against women and people of color. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fall of Roe Would Put Big Tech in a Bind 12.05.2022

Alphabet, Meta, and others collect heaps of user data that could be exploited by law enforcement—and create legal hazards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Uber and Lyft Drivers Must Now Set Their Own Mask Rules 11.05.2022

After pandemic safety measures ended in the US, ride-hailing companies lifted their requirements for riders—leaving those behind the wheel on their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Crypto Industry Is Getting Too Honest 10.05.2022

What if no one cares whether it’s a Ponzi scheme? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shanghai Is Rewriting Chinese Censorship Amid Lockdown 09.05.2022

Censors are cracking down on free speech online, but people are finding new ways to get around them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Europe’s New Law Will Force Secretive TikTok to Open Up 06.05.2022

The Digital Services Act will extract more new information from the young app than from older platforms like Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To Win the Next War, the Pentagon Needs Nerds 04.05.2022

Data scientists, coders, and other techies could prove decisive in future conflicts—if Uncle Sam can recruit them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Right-Wing Trolls Are Trying to Break Back Into Twitter 03.05.2022

Elon Musk's “free speech” promise is igniting an extremist revival, but the "replatforming" has only just begun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Europe Has Traded Away Its Online Porn Law 02.05.2022

The landmark Digital Services Act has a glaring omission: It ditches plans to tighten rules that could have protected survivors of revenge porn and other forms of sexual abuse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Broken Charging Stations Could Be Stalling the EV Movement 29.04.2022

Range anxiety is bad enough. But even when they find a station, drivers often have to deal with broken equipment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Elon Musk Won Twitter 28.04.2022

His weeks-long pursuit of the company has resulted in a $44 billion deal. But how did it happen, and what the hell comes next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukraine War Prompts Europe's New Emergency Rules for the Internet 27.04.2022

The Digital Services Act has granted the European Commission unprecedented power over tech companies in times of war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shanghai’s Plan to Reboot the Tech Supply Chain Will Be Hard 26.04.2022

The government wants to restart production and shipping to meet global demand, but some people may trade a lockdown at home to being locked inside factories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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