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WIRED Business

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.

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WIRED Business

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

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CNBC Economy

GDP report Thursday expected to show economy still growing at a solid pace

The sum of all goods and services is expected to post 2.4% annualized growth for the three months ended in March.

16 hours ago

CNBC Economy

GDP report Thursday expected to show economy still growing at a solid pace

CNBC Economy

Why the Fed keeping rates higher for longer may not be such a bad thing

It's a tough case to sell that higher interest rates today are having a substantially negative impact on the course of the economy.

20 hours ago

CNBC Economy

Why the Fed keeping rates higher for longer may not be such a bad thing

WIRED Business

TikTok’s Creator Economy Stares Into the Abyss

The US Senate voted to pass a bill that could see TikTok banned within a year, pitching creators and businesses dependent on the platform into an uncertain future.

24 hours ago

WIRED Business

TikTok’s Creator Economy Stares Into the Abyss

WIRED Business

The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean

Decades after her dad’s iconic sports car time-traveled into movie history, Kat DeLorean wants to build a modern remake. There’s just one problem: Someone else owns the trademark on her name.

1 day ago

WIRED Business

The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean

WIRED Business

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.

1 day ago

WIRED Business

Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam

WIRED Business

Tesla Promises ‘More Affordable Models’ and a ‘Cybercab’

Elon Musk’s automaker told investors Tuesday that sales and revenue are down but that new “more affordable models” will launch before mid-2025, sooner than originally planned.

1 day ago

WIRED Business

Tesla Promises ‘More Affordable Models’ and a ‘Cybercab’

WIRED Business

A National Security Insider Does the Math on the Dangers of AI

Jason Matheny, CEO of the influential think tank Rand Corporation, says advances in AI are making it easier to learn how to build biological weapons and other tools of destruction.

2 days ago

WIRED Business

A National Security Insider Does the Math on the Dangers of AI