Uber’s delivery service pays for every pickup and drop-off as well as a per-mile rate, along with any tips given by customers. In some cities, drivers also get a per-minute rate. This means that refusing to take an order has a direct impact on earnings. The driver for Deliveroo... Read more

Despite political turmoil in the U.S. AI sector, in China, the AI advances are continuing apace without a hitch. Earlier today, e-commerce giant Alibaba’s Qwen Team of AI researchers, focused primarily on developing and releasing to the world a growing family of powerful and capable Qwen open source language... Read more

In the 1983 film Trading Places, two wealthy brothers set out to rig the commodities market by getting their hands on a secret government crop report. Eddie Murphy’s character uses that stolen preview to trade ahead of everyone else and cash in big. Moviegoers were meant to see it... Read more

In the last few months, Meta has seemingly taken its foot off the gas when it comes to developing next-generation VR hardware and experiences. The Beijing-based Chinese competitor, ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is going the other way — and it appears focused on expanding its work beyond just gaming. The... Read more

Oil prices surged on Monday following the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran this weekend, as some analysts predict that it could soon reach over $100 a barrel. Amid escalating attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the region and stopped traffic in a crucial shipping route, experts... Read more

If you’re shopping for a midrange iPad, Apple has an update to the Air that just arrived. And it makes the high-end iPad Pro released last fall maybe feel a little less necessary. The new iPad Air is available for preorder on Wednesday, March 4, arriving on March 11.... Read more

Mick Mulvaney wants to be clear: He really likes gambling. “You’re talking to the only former member of Congress who’s won a poker tournament in Las Vegas,” he tells WIRED. When he was representing South Carolina in the US House of Representatives, he pushed for the state to allow... Read more

New York Attorney General Letitia James is taking Valve Corporation to court, accusing the gaming powerhouse of operating what she describes as an illegal gambling scheme built around virtual “loot boxes” in several of its biggest titles. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court, argues that Valve’s practice... Read more

I’ve been steeling myself for a coming wave of AI-infused wearables that could be worn all over the place, based on reports on gadget plans at Meta, Google and Apple — a halo of connected tech with cameras onboard, streaming to AI services. Qualcomm’s latest chip, announced Monday at Mobile World Congress... Read more

While my love of smoked meats is well documented, my own journey into actually tending the fire started just last spring when I jumped at the opportunity to review the Traeger Woodridge Pro. When Recteq came calling with a similar offer to check out the Flagship 1600, I figured... Read more