Clubhouse Is Booming. So Is the Ecosystem Around It
On Clubhouse, it’s no different. People have been working within the constraints of the app to make it work for…
A Second AI Researcher Says She Was Fired by Google
For the second time in three months, a prominent researcher on ethics in artificial intelligence says Google fired her. On…
The UK Is the Latest Country to Tighten the Screws on Uber
For four years, the employment status of Uber drivers in the United Kingdom has been like a colorful beach ball:…
Australia Is Fighting a Platform War on the Wrong Battlefield
Hi everyone. This week, I’ve resisted temptation and written about Australia without a single mention of kangaroos, shrimp on the…
How Covid Gums Up the Court System
Last August, one of the world’s most infamous sex criminals— Harvey Weinstein—was due to appear virtually in a New York…
Carjackings Are Up—and Gig Workers Are Getting Victimized
A DoorDash driver named Jeffrey Fang was returning to his minivan in San Francisco after completing a delivery last week…
The Digital Divide Is Giving American Churches Hell
For Clay Scroggins, preaching on Zoom was never part of the plan. As lead pastor at Buckhead Church in Atlanta,…
A Silicon Chip Shortage Is Causing Big Issues for Automakers
You may have noticed that it’s difficult to get ahold of new high-end graphics cards and game consoles these days.…
Finally, an Interesting Proposal for Section 230 Reform
By the end of last year, there were few better symbols of bad-faith politics than Section 230 of the Communications…
One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack – February 2021
In May 2019, WIRED joined the One Free Press Coalition, a united group of preeminent editors and publishers using their…