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Is the open web dying, and is AI partially to blame?
The question “Is the open web dying?” might evoke Betteridge’s law of headlines, which suggests that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered with “no.” But here, the answer is, unfortunately, closer to “yes.” To understand why the open web is faltering and to assess AI’s role in this decline, let’s first… Read more
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The Best Gifts for the Beverage Enthusiast in Your Life (2024)
Our favorite WIRED-tested giftable gadgets for everything from water and coffee to wine and cocktails. Read more
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She Escaped An Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment
Inspired by her own experienced of abuse, Nighat Dad fights for women’s social and digital rights in Pakistan and beyond. Read more
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Alternative meat could help the climate. Will anyone eat it?
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Last week, we celebrated Thanksgiving here in the US, and I had hearty helpings of ham and turkey alongside my mashed potatoes and green bean casserole. Meat is often the star on… Read more
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5 Beginner-Friendly Projects to Learn LLMs & RAG
I believe in the ‘learning by doing’ approach—you learn more this way. Read more
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Tricked by a Fake Viral Food Product? You’ve Just Been Snackfished
They’ve racked up millions of views on Instagram, but these products aren’t coming to a store near you. Read more
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Don’t trust ChatGPT Search and definitely verify anything it tells you
Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism report shows that ChatGPT Search may not be as accurate as advertised. Read more
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CIOs’ lack of success metrics dooms many AI projects
Many organizations have launched dozens of AI proof-of-concept projects only to see a huge percentage fail, in part because CIOs don’t know whether the POCs are meeting key metrics, according to research firm IDC. In a September IDC survey, 30% of CIOs acknowledged they didn’t know what percentage of their AI POCs met target KPI… Read more
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Burnout: A chronic epidemic in the IT industry
Burnout continues to be a widespread problem for IT organizations. It’s a complex problem that hasn’t improved since it peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite being clear of the global pandemic, the industry has seen mass layoffs amid growing demand to keep pace with constantly evolving technology. These factors are combining to create a state… Read more
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We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we may have spotted a galactic neighbor with all the right molecular ingredients a mere 40 light-years away. Read more