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The latest in-depth coverage covering the intersection of technology and culture will help you make sense of a world in constant transformation. Join us as we explore the ways technology is changing our lives.

    The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity

    The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity

    The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures.
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    • 10 min
    The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios

    The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios

    President Joe Biden will update the directives to protect US critical infrastructure against major threats, from cyberattacks to terrorism to climate change.
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    • 10 min
    Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet

    Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet

    The FCC voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules that had disappeared during the Trump administration.
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    • 8 min
    Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet

    Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet

    The FCC voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules that had disappeared during the Trump administration.
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    • 8 min
    Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram

    Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram

    WIRED found thousands of ads running on Meta’s social platforms promoting sexually explicit “AI girlfriend” apps. Some human sex workers say the platform unfairly polices their own posts more harshly. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.
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    • 10 min
    Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam

    Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam

    A new rule from the US Federal Trade Commission invalidates most noncompete agreements, frequently used to bind tech workers. It could unlock higher wages, and more entrepreneurship and innovation. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.
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    • 7 min

Customer Reviews

3.2 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

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Needs improved audio

The content is interesting but the sound level is very inconvenient. The host’s voice is just too quiet and fluctuates from barely audible to below average volume.
However the intro/outro are normal volume.

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Audio quality is embarrassing.

Title says it all. Unsubscribed.

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Bad bad bad

Not sure how a tech company can repeatedly release the worst audio quality of any podcast available.

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