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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences 02.15.24 FAST FORWARD | 3-MINUTE READ Some People Actually Kind of Love Deepfakes BY WILL KNIGHT AI fakes are a disinformation menace. But some politicians, executives, and academics see them as a way to extend their reach. BIRDS ARE REAL | 8-MINUTE READ Here's All the Gear You Need to Start Birding BY SCOTT GILBERTSON AND MEDEA GIORDANO Whether you want to call yourself a birder, bird-watcher, or twitcher, here's everything you need to get started with this peaceful pastime. SUPER MODEL | 2-MINUTE READ Google's Flagship AI Model Gets a Mighty Fast Upgrade BY WILL KNIGHT Just two months after Alphabet made its Gemini AI model public, it's rolling out a new version that can handle several times as much audio, video, and text input as GPT-4. SLOW ROLL | 4-MINUTE READ The Switch to Electric Vehicles Was Always Going to Be a Slog BY AARIAN MARSHALL EV sales are slowing globally, but experts still say there's room for optimism. ADVERTISEMENT GET WIRED Stay WIRED-IN during our email exclusive sale. Get full tech coverage with a subscription to WIRED for just $30 $5. Plus free stickers! Subscribe Now. WIRED PODCASTS | 1-MINUTE READ Here Comes the Flood of AI-Generated Clickbait BY WIRED STAFF This week, we look at how domain squatters are using generative AI tools to crank out clickbait, and ask what Google is doing about it. EGG-CELLENT | 2-MINUTE READ Fake Caviar Invented in the 1930s Could Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution BY STEPHEN ARMSTRONG An alternative to environmentally-harmful plastic is already within reach: seaweed. Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on jobs.wired.co.uk. Account Manager Netflix Location: London, United Kingdom APPLY NOW Deployment Manager American Express Location: United Kingdom APPLY NOW U-TURN | 4-MINUTE READ The Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Just Paused a Major Expansion BY MATT REYNOLDS Upside Foods is putting plans for its Illinois-based cultivated meat factory on hold and laying off staff to focus on its existing plant. PUMP IT UP | 3-MINUTE READ The Feds Just Bet Even Bigger on American-Made Heat Pumps BY MATT SIMON The US Department of Energy is announcing another $63 million to supercharge domestic manufacturing of the devices—in the name of national, energy, and climate security. SUPERBUGS | 5-MINUTE READ A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman's 'Zombie' Bacteria BY EMILY MULLIN Viruses called phages are a promising treatment option for bacterial infections when antibiotics stop working, but they have limitations. ADVERTISEMENT Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.