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He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up

If you haven’t heard of UpScrolled before, a brief primer: It’s a social media platform not too different from, say, Instagram or TikTok. You can share photos or short videos, follow accounts,...

Nobody Knows How to File Taxes on Prediction Market Wins

How do you file taxes on prediction market profits? It seems like the type of straightforward question any halfway decent bookkeeper should be able to answer. Right now, though, it’s a conundrum...

Europe Gets Serious About Age Verification Online

For as long as I can remember, entering a pornographic site has required the same effort as skipping a line: zero. So much for age verification; just a click on the “I'm...

The Ridiculously Nerdy Intel Bet That Could Rake in Billions

Sixteen miles north of Albuquerque, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, an Intel chip plant sits on more than 200 acres of land. The site was first established in the 1980’s, part of...

With One Million Displaced, Lebanon Turns to Digital Wallets for Aid

Since March, Israeli attacks on Beirut and the occupation of southern Lebanon have displaced over 1 million people. Families are sheltering with relatives, renting if they can, or sleeping in cars and...

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Meta has paused all its work with the data contracting firm Mercor while it investigates a major security breach that impacted the startup, two sources confirmed to WIRED. The pause is indefinite,...

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