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In the Kentucky Mountains, a Bitcoin Mining Dream Turned Into a Nightmare
When bitcoin was on a hot streak, owners of small industrial facilities in Kentucky struck up crypto mining partnerships with Chinese companies. Then things fell apart.
Protesters Say Uber and Lyft Are Still Failing Their Blind Passengers
At a protest in San Francisco, blind Uber and Lyft users claim that the ride-hailing companies aren’t doing enough to prevent drivers from turning them away.
I Made a Wholesome OnlyFans to Try to Make Ends Meet
A cohort of content creators say it’s possible to make money on OnlyFans without stripping. I put that claim to the test.
The Disinformation Warning Coming From the Edge of Europe
Moldova is facing a tide of disinformation unprecedented in complexity and aggression, the head of a new center meant to combat it tells WIRED. And platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Telegram and YouTube could do more.
You Can Now See the Code That Helped End Apartheid
John Graham-Cumming, who happens to be Cloudflare’s CTO, cracked a 30-year-old encrypted file that had a role in rewriting South Africa’s history.
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door
The ambitious identity-verification project Worldcoin, now called World, wants a future where humans are “orb-verified.”
GPS Jamming Is Screwing With Norwegian Planes
So much jamming is taking place in northeastern Norway, regulators no longer want to know.
Inside the Mind of an AI Girlfriend (or Boyfriend)
Dippy, a startup that offers “uncensored” AI companions, lets you peer into their thought process—sometimes revealing hidden motives.
Trumpcoin Launches With a Whimper
Investors scooped up only a small number of the Trump family’s new World Liberty Financial crypto tokens after website reliability issues interfered with a launch event.