Monitor a weekly column dedicated to everything that happens in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, from TV to Twitter. Earlier this week, Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, creators of the cult hit Netflix. Darkness, struck Instagram with sad news: Their new series, 1899, will not be renewed for a second...

European Union completion expected Platform Working Directive, its new legislation governing digital work platforms, this month. This is the first law proposed at the level of the European Union that directly regulates “algorithmic control”: the use of automated monitoring, evaluation and decision-making systems to make or inform decisions, including recruiting, hiring, assigning tasks and firing....

At the end of last year, I attended event hosted by Google to celebrate advances in artificial intelligence. The company’s holdings in the Chelsea area of ​​New York now literally stretch to the Hudson River, and about a hundred of us gathered in the exhibition space at the pier to watch prepared presentations from executives...

After reports in While hackers were selling data stolen from 400 million Twitter users in late 2022, researchers now say the widespread array of email addresses associated with about 200 million users is likely an upgraded version of a larger array with duplicate records removed. The social network has not yet commented on the mass...

It’s a rhetorical question, but statements by LeBeau when we met at the Workrooms for an interview a few weeks ago suggest he objects to that premise. First, people don’t spend their lives in virtual reality—sessions typically last from 15 minutes to an hour, rarely more than two, he says. The cost is less than...

The interpretation of ClientEarth’s fiduciary duties has never been used before, says Maryanak, but she is confident that it will change. “Trust is all about prudent risk management. Human rights are linked to the inherent dignity of the individual. The crises of the modern world are the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis. It is...

War in Ukraine was a shock, not a surprise — it has been a clear and present danger since the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014. It also came as no surprise, because the world has watched for months as Russia assembles its forces on the border with Ukraine. In 2023, the war will become...

Genesis Global Trading, one of the oldest and most legendary crypto institutions is in deep trouble. In November, following the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, the company’s lending arm was forced to freeze customer withdrawals – a bad sign. Almost two months later Genesis reportedly on the verge of bankruptcy. Although Genesis has not...

Shortly after taking via twitter, Elon Musk fired about 50% of the company’s staff. On the same day he tweeted that all those laid off will receive a three-month severance pay. But after waiting two months for the company to reveal what severance pay and benefits will be available, several former Twitter employees say they...

This story was originally appeared in The keeper and is part climate table cooperation. They are gray and rectangular, and if you add all 2 billion of them together, they cover an area roughly the size of Connecticut, about 5,500 square miles. Parking lots are a monotonous presence in US life, but a growing group...