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Feb 13, 2023 • 11min
The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat
An existential fight over the US government’s ability to spy on its own citizens is brewing in Congress. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Feb 10, 2023 • 9min
This Fake Skin Fools Mosquitoes—to Fight the Diseases They Spread
Research on new repellents and the viruses these insects carry relies on lab animals and human volunteers. But what if there was a better option? Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Feb 9, 2023 • 11min
A Crucial Group of Covid Drugs Has Stopped Working
Monoclonal antibodies were a key tool in the early pandemic response, but are now ineffective against new variants — putting immunocompromised patients at risk. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Feb 8, 2023 • 6min
Microsoft Taps ChatGPT to Boost Bing—and Beat Google
Bing, the second-ranked search engine, is getting a new chatbot interface that attempts to synthesize information from sites across the web.
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Feb 7, 2023 • 12min
The Taliban Can’t Stop TikTok
Despite an economic crisis, political chaos, and the regime’s ban, TikTok influencers are still thriving in Afghanistan. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Feb 6, 2023 • 7min
Boeing’s 747 Should Have Been Retired Years Ago
The last Boeing 747 was delivered in January, but it has been obsolete for decades. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Feb 3, 2023 • 14min
The Case for Outsourcing Morality to AI
Human judgment, which is notoriously fallible. As AI infiltrates more aspects of society, maybe some “responsibility gaps” are a good thing. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Feb 2, 2023 • 10min
The Last Drug That Can Fight Gonorrhea Is Starting to Falter
Data gaps, funding cuts, and shyness about sex let gonorrhea gain drug-resistance. There are no new treatments yet. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Feb 1, 2023 • 9min
ChatGPT Is Making Universities Rethink Plagiarism
Students and professors can’t decide whether ChatGPT, the AI chatbot, is a research tool—or a cheating engine. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Jan 31, 2023 • 11min
The Case of the Incredibly Long-Lived Mouse Cells
Scientists kept the rodents’ immune T cells active four times longer than mice can live—with huge implications for cancer, vaccination, and aging research. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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