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WIRED
25.08.2025
Between homeschool provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempts to gut the Department of Education, teaching kids looks different now. Silicon Valley’s answer? Microschools.
For AI models, knowing what to remember might be as important as knowing what to forget. Welcome to the era of “sleeptime compute.”
Since the start of the AI boom, teachers have been tasked with figuring out if LLMs are helpful tools or a cheat code. This is how they’re bringing AI to their curricula.
How are the CEOs of Ford, BYD, Lamborghini, Polestar, and more planning to survive the hellscape that is the current automotive world? We asked them.
The viral kiss-cam moment could be the best thing that’s ever happened to Astronomer. But its new CEO won’t say that.
On this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we dig into WIRED’s latest—from crude deportation memes to GPT-5’s negative reception.
Pop Mart, the Chinese company behind the Labubu franchise, has sold $670 million worth of related products this year—more than iconic US toy lines Barbie and Hot Wheels.
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we talk about one of the most notorious American corporations. So what does Palantir actually do?
Get your tickets to see the first live show of “Uncanny Valley” in San Francisco on September 9.
“It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”
The $8.9 billion investment gives the US government a roughly 10 percent equity stake in Intel.
The Trump administration is aiming to take an equity stake in Intel, according to US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. Experts say the unconventional deal could backfire.
New York City tech leaders aren’t rattled by the prospect of a Mayor Mamdani. In fact, many of them welcome it.
In this episode of "Uncanny Valley," WIRED's senior correspondent Lauren Goode reports back from her brief stint as a vibe coder.
A new cryptocurrency promoted by Kanye West’s X account soared in value—then crashed, inflicting losses on the majority of investors.
Built using AI technology from Baidu and DeepSeek, the virtual livestreamers sell everything from wet wipes to printers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The AI startup is chasing a $500 billion valuation, with backers betting it can become the next Apple or Google. There are reasons for skepticism.
Energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the calculus.
13.08.2025
World Liberty Financial has struck a deal that will turn a little-known company into a vehicle for betting on the price of its crypto coin.
Startup Character.AI once promised superintelligence. Its new CEO says it's now an entertainment company with 20 million users.
12.08.2025
On this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the week’s news, from bitcoin miners trying to beat Trump’s tariffs to OpenAI’s new deal with the US government.
GPT-5 was touted as a major upgrade to ChatGPT. Not all users think that’s the case, posting threads like “Kill 4o isn’t innovation, it’s erasure” on Reddit.
09.08.2025
Dylan Field took Figma public in one of the wildest IPOs in recent memory. He insists the real story is the rise of design itself.
Truth Search AI appears to rely heavily on conservative outlet Fox News to answer even the most basic questions.
08.08.2025
A federal jury found crypto developer Roman Storm guilty of operating an unlicensed crypto business but cleared him of sanctions violations and deadlocked on a money laundering charge.
When US president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariff hikes in April, he set in motion a seven-day rush to bring goods into the country. Bitcoin miners elbowed their way to the front of the queue.
OpenAI released GPT-5 on Thursday to both free users of ChatGPT and paying subscribers.
China demonstrates how manipulating economic data can ultimately erode government credibility.
The ChatGPT maker is providing its frontier AI models to federal agencies for $1 for the next year.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology conducted a groundbreaking study on frontier models just before Donald Trump's second term as president—and never published the results.
Roughly 200 people gathered in San Francisco on Saturday to mourn the loss of Claude 3 Sonnet, an older AI model that Anthropic recently killed.
The models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, represent a major shift for the AI company.
Using AI to analyze thousands of frames taken by drone, The Piedmontese Alpine Rescue team has found the body of a doctor who had been missing since September 2024.
02.08.2025
On today’s episode of “Uncanny Valley,” our senior business editor joins us to talk Meta, brain aging, and ChatGPT’s recent dark turn.
OpenAI lost access to the Claude API this week after Anthropic claimed the company was violating its terms of service.
Long before ChatGPT, a group of AI luminaries gathered on an island to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Their funder ultimately cast a shadow on all who attended.
01.08.2025
On September 15, WIRED is gathering a panel of leaders across technology, politics, and media to tell you everything you need to know about the future of generative AI.
Behind closed doors, Chinese researchers are laying the groundwork for a new global AI agenda—without input from the US.
Starting in September, US buyers on sites like Etsy and eBay may face higher tariffs on goods from abroad.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors that his new research lab will focus on building AI models that can learn with minimal human input.