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The 50 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now (November 2024)
Disney+, if you didn’t know, isn’t just for kids. With its ownership of the Lucasfilm brand and the Marvel titles, the streaming service offers plenty of grown-up content in its bid to compete with Netflix and Amazon—and we’re not just talking movies. Since launching the service, Disney has used the name recognition of Star Wars…
Read MoreElection Deniers Got What They Wanted. They’re Still Going
Mike Lindell has spent the past four years desperately trying to prove the 2020 election was stolen from president-elect Donald Trump. In the early hours of November 6, attending Trump’s election night watch party, Lindell’s crusade appeared to be at an end when Trump walked on stage to announce his victory. But that’s not how…
Read MoreElection Deniers Got What They Wanted. They’re Still Going
Mike Lindell has spent the past four years desperately trying to prove the 2020 election was stolen from president-elect Donald Trump. In the early hours of November 6, attending Trump’s election night watch party, Lindell’s crusade appeared to be at an end when Trump walked on stage to announce his victory. But that’s not how…
Read MoreThe Norwegian Company Blamed for California’s Hydrogen Car Woes
A California court has advanced a civil fraud case against a Norwegian company at the center of the state’s failure to build workable hydrogen fueling infrastructure, which has already left thousands of car owners in the lurch. A case involving allegations of fraud against Oslo-based Nel ASA is moving toward a trial in October 2026,…
Read MoreThe Norwegian Company Blamed for California’s Hydrogen Car Woes
A California court has advanced a civil fraud case against a Norwegian company at the center of the state’s failure to build workable hydrogen fueling infrastructure, which has already left thousands of car owners in the lurch. A case involving allegations of fraud against Oslo-based Nel ASA is moving toward a trial in October 2026,…
Read More‘Cow Vigilantes’ in India Are Attacking Muslims and Posting It on Instagram
On August 27, Sabir Malik, a migrant worker in the Indian state of Haryana, was lured from his home and beaten to death by a mob of at least 10 Hindu men. They suspected that Malik, a Muslim, had eaten beef. Lab tests run by local police would later find that he hadn’t. But it…
Read More‘Cow Vigilantes’ in India Are Attacking Muslims and Posting It on Instagram
On August 27, Sabir Malik, a migrant worker in the Indian state of Haryana, was lured from his home and beaten to death by a mob of at least 10 Hindu men. They suspected that Malik, a Muslim, had eaten beef. Lab tests run by local police would later find that he hadn’t. But it…
Read MoreThe US Patent and Trademark Office Banned Staff From Using Generative AI
The US Patent and Trademark Office banned the use of generative artificial intelligence for any purpose last year, citing security concerns with the technology as well as the propensity of some tools to exhibit “bias, unpredictability, and malicious behavior,” according to an April 2023 internal guidance memo obtained by WIRED through a public records request.…
Read MoreThe US Patent and Trademark Office Banned Staff From Using Generative AI
The US Patent and Trademark Office banned the use of generative artificial intelligence for any purpose last year, citing security concerns with the technology as well as the propensity of some tools to exhibit “bias, unpredictability, and malicious behavior,” according to an April 2023 internal guidance memo obtained by WIRED through a public records request.…
Read MoreImmigration Police Can Already Sidestep US Sanctuary City Laws Using Data-Sharing Fusion Centers
On the campaign trail and in recent days, Donald Trump has detailed extensive plans for immigration crackdowns and mass deportations during his second term as United States president. These initiatives would, he has said, include aggressive operations in areas known as “sanctuary cities” that have laws specifically curtailing local law enforcement collaboration with US Immigration…
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