Новости за 07.12.2023

1. Emotional Boris Johnson insists 'I do care' in defence of premiership - watch live  The Telegraph
2. Gasps as Boris Johnson snaps at Covid inquiry lawyer over death toll figures  The Independent
3. Covid inquiry: Five takeaways from Boris Johnson's evidence  BBC
4. The Covid inquiry has given us some justice - Boris Johnson finally squirming  inews
5. Baffled, punch-drunk Boris Johnson is forced to contemplate a moral universe  The Guardian

Maddie Ziegler takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's most searched questions about herself. What's her signature dance move? What role did she play in Pretty Little Liars? How many tattoos does she have? Maddie answers all these questions and more! Director: Katherine Wzorek Director of Photography: Ricardo Pomares Editor: Michael Imhoff; Eric Bigman Talent: Maddie Ziegler Creative Producer: Justin Wolfson Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production Manager... Читать дальше...

It’s hard to recall a time when we weren’t living our lives online—but the conversation around user data and ownership is just getting started. So how did we get here? Moderated by WIRED’s Lauren Goode, our opening panel features Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, and Inrupt CEO John Bruce on their vision of an internet where individuals take control back from Big Tech.

Has doom and gloom over the potential deadly consequences of AI overshadowed the real opportunities ahead? Two AI pioneers—Fei-Fei Li and Reid Hoffman—discuss why AI is poised to enhance our work and personal lives.

With the forthcoming release of a Crispr-based genetic editing drug for neurological diseases, we’re about to enter a new age of medicine. The Nobel laureate sits down with WIRED’s Emily Mullin and talks about her outlook for this era of innovation in medicine, what other industries Crispr is poised to enhance, and the impact of this radical new approach on longevity and health.

Dive into the heart of the booming space market, approaching $500 billion today and set to double by 2030. The new space race isn’t without challenges, however. With growing investment in commercial spaceflight and new entries into the multinational space-travel family, we can expect more launches, more space junk, more talk about exploiting resources—and less talk about the future of humanity. Moderated by WIRED’s Ramin Skibba, our panel explores the crucial technologies that could propel humanity to the moon and beyond... Читать дальше...

Comedian Aparna Nancherla kicks off LiveWIRED with a refreshingly honest and self-deprecating exploration of the challenges of navigating the TikTok age as a comedian.

In the wake of three transformative decades, what lies ahead in the next 30 years? Are we on a road to our own doom? Join us for a candid conversation on this existential inquiry with futurist Ari Wallach, executive producer Kathryn Murdoch, and world-renowned architect Bjarke Ingels. Together, they delve into their forthcoming PBS documentary series, A Brief History of the Future, challenging dystopian narratives and offering pragmatic solutions to the challenges we may face in the next 30 years.

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Expedia Group | Over the past 10 years, how we travel has been completely transformed by social media, technology, and the gig economy. With the proliferation of short-term rentals, we’ve seen a shift in the way housing in communities operates. Your neighbor could change every weekend, and your little corner bodega is now a travel hot spot. Short-term rentals open up local tourism in a new way. But with new regulations severely limiting short-term rentals in one of the largest cities in the world... Читать дальше...

Are we living the future they warned us about? Join WIRED editor Jason Kehe and three prolific sci-fi writers to reflect on 30 years of technological progress and compare their speculative works to the realities we live in and what the future might look like through their lens.

Have you ever wondered how and why a robot moves the way it does? Learn from engineer and artist Catie Cuan on how she tackles this exact question. As robots become increasingly present in our society, programming context clues through movement and noise will become more nuanced. Hear from Cuan on what building in this nascent field looks like.

Join Contend CEO Steven Amato as he unveils the future of storytelling in a 10-minute journey that transcends traditional theater. From breaking down physical barriers with SMARTStage to harnessing AI for content creation, this presentation explores how technology is reshaping the narrative landscape, making storytelling more immersive, accessible, and sustainable.

We’re at a historic inflection point in AI regulation, but from algorithmic bias to privacy issues, the ethical concerns grow. In this panel, moderated by WIRED’s Khari Johnson, we explore how tech companies and lawmakers are examining future existential risks and building safety measures in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

As filmmaker, visual artist, writer, and rapper Blitz Bazawule prepares for the release of The Color Purple, WIRED chats with the Ghanaian artist on what it means to create in the era of AI. Hear how the director, who blends historical events with magical realism, is imagining different worlds, the role technology plays in how we tell stories globally, and his approach to giving a Spielberg classic new life.

Are tech firms and big corporations solving problems or creating new problems to sell solutions? Activist Faye Wattleton has a perspective. Hear from the former president of Planned Parenthood and cofounder of quantum computing company EeroQ on how the next generation of companies can be designed to support the communities they start in, give back to the public, and make the world a better place.

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with PwC | Artificial intelligence has officially gone mainstream. While the advances in modeling have been significant, it is by no means a new technology—businesses have been turning to AI for solutions for years. Now, with mass attention and rapidly evolving growth, how can businesses best integrate and optimize AI to drive revenue and efficiency? And what are the challenges and opportunities they face?

With a booming $400 billion market, the gaming industry is on an unrelenting trajectory of growth and hyper innovation. How has the shift from arcades to consoles to live-service, always-on gaming impacted the way games are developed and consumed? How has technology revolutionized immersive storytelling and redefined fan and community engagement? And how can we make gaming a better place for all kinds of players? Moderated by WIRED senior editor Alan Henry.

Academy Award–nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, renowned for The Wolf of Wall Street, Barbie, and Killers of the Flower Moon, chats with us on the transformative impact AI and machine learning has had on his creative process and unravels the evolving dynamics between movies, technology, and audience engagement. What is his vision for Hollywood and moviemaking at large?

Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, creators of The OA, are back with their Hulu series A Murder at the End of the World, following amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker Darby Hart. In this special conversation, we hear from the duo on their much anticipated limited series, where they drew inspiration, how they brought this murder mystery to life, and tech’s ubiquitous role in our personal lives.

Grammy-nominated artist Tierra Whack makes music and visuals for the internet era—her debut album Whack World garnered attention for its brevity and virality. With an upcoming sophomore album and feature film on her rise, there’s much to anticipate from Whack. Join us in a conversation about her next era in music and how she’ll continue to disrupt the music industry.

Our day concludes with a fireside chat with Jaron Lanier, Prime Unifying Scientist at Microsoft, who is known for his critiques of Silicon Valley and his pioneering work in virtual reality. Join WIRED’s global editorial director, Katie Drummond, as Lanier reflects on the evolution of data dignity, the disruptive rise of AI, and the immersive realms of VR.

Learning how credit card interest is calculated is the key to paying less of it.

Bruce Wayne's son gets into the family business in this animated holiday special, "Merry Little Batman."

Capitalism, defined as a form of social organization in which there are means of production such as private property and wage labor, is not the moral principle upon which liberalism is based. The reason for this is that there are nonliberal scenarios that capitalism, as a moral principle, allows for—for example: slavery, sexism, racism, and various forms of violence.