~wired | Bookmarks (17)
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Sci-Fi Author Vernor Vinge, Who First Wrote of the AI Singularity, Dead at 79
Vernor Vinge’s writings heavily influenced futurists like Ray Kurzweil, who in turn influenced those at companies...
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Kate Middleton Conspiracists Are Recreating the Streisand Effect
The altered photo of Kate Middleton and her family that went viral last week was supposed...
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No One Knows What TikTok Is
This week, US lawmakers began a new push to ban TikTok. At the heart of it...
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No, 'Leave the World Behind' and 'Civil War' Aren’t Happening Before Your Eyes
Earlier this week, after Instagram, Facebook, and Threads went down, Leave the World Behind took off...
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'Dune: Part Two' Fulfills the Prophecy of 'Dune'
Frank Herbert’s Dune is a sci-fi classic with more than a few problems. Denis Villeneuve’s stunning...
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Why TikTok Is So Obsessed With a Mysteriously Pregnant Stingray
Charlotte, a round stingray that lives in a male-free tank in North Carolina, currently serves as...
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Live TV Is the New Streaming
Jon Stewart is back, and Super Bowl 2024 had 123 million US viewers. Live TV is...
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Taylor Swift Will Define Super Bowl 2024 Just by Showing Up
Swifties, conspiracy theorists, and sports fans alike will be watching the Super Bowl this year just...
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Apple’s Vision Pro Is Trying to Solve a Nearly Unsolvable Problem
Billed as the “ultimate entertainment device,” the Apple Vision Pro could be the thing that gets...
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Will Celebrities Be Real on BeReal?
BeReal, the app defined by its ad-free, filter-free experience, will soon welcome celebrities and brands to...
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'The Last of Us' Was the Most Pirated Show of 2023
A new study shows piracy was up nearly 7 percent globally last year. At the top...
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A Glimpse at the Future of Streaming in 4 Mind-Blowing Stats
It seems all but inevitable that streamers are going to merge into mega-media entities in 2024....
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2024 Is Going to Be a Rough Year for TV
Netflix is cutting back on shows, Amazon is laying off Prime Video workers. The boom days...
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Why Everyone Is Obsessed With the Kid Who Beat 'Tetris'
It has a lot to do with mystery, defeating AI, and wanting to believe amazing achievements...
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Netflix’s Big Data Dump Shows Just OK TV Is Here to Stay
Earlier this week, Netflix finally released viewership numbers for nearly all of its shows and movies....
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Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign
Videos featuring Elijah Wood, Mike Tyson, and Priscilla Presley have been edited to push anti-Ukraine disinformation,...
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‘Authentic’ Is the Word of the Year. You Read That Right
In a year dominated by artificial intelligence, deepfakes, and disingenuity, “authentic” has somehow emerged as Merriam-Webster’s...