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Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon
“I’m not sure that this company supports a hackathon culture anymore,” one employee posted in a forum open to the entire staff.
You Probably Won’t Get Rich Off the SpaceX IPO
The company has set aside an unusually high number of shares for retail investors. Still, experts say, you’re just getting the crumbs.
Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT's Biggest Transformation Yet
Thibault Sottiaux helped make AI coding one of OpenAI’s fastest-growing businesses. Now he’s overseeing a sweeping overhaul of ChatGPT.
Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
A WIRED investigation found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and a…
Anthropic Offers Mythos Upgrade for Cyber Partners and a ‘Safe’ Version for the Rest of You
Anthropic is releasing Claude Mythos 5 to trusted organizations and Claude Fable 5 to the public, a version it says can’t be used for cyberattacks.
OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO on the Heels of SpaceX and Anthropic
The ChatGPT maker announced it has filed paperwork to go public, just a week after rival Anthropic took the same step.
OpenAI and Anthropic May Be Rivals, but Investors Aren’t Picking Sides
“Why wouldn’t you want to be in both Pepsi and Coke?” says one venture capitalist. “It’s the same here.”
Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’
With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.
Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School
A homeschooling center in Manhattan is part of the company’s nationwide expansion. Internal documents reveal its strategy: “Opening date safety.”
xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity
Four people suing Elon Musk's AI firm under pseudonyms due to the risks of being identified may face a difficult choice: Reveal your real names, or dr…
Anthropic Confidentially Files for What Could Be the Largest IPO Ever
The AI giant behind Claude submitted paperwork on Monday that would take it public, just a couple of weeks after SpaceX’s splashy IPO announcement.
New Moms Are Returning to Coding Jobs Radically Reshaped by AI
New mothers working in software development are staring down an AI-pilled workplace they barely recognize.
Huawei's ‘Chip Queen’ Throws Down the Gauntlet
The Chinese company is adapting to the demise of Moore’s Law, which guides chip production. It could complicate US chip dominance.
Former Google and Apple Researchers Launch a Startup to Build AI’s Missing Feedback Loop
Trajectory is betting the rapid iteration cycle that supercharged vibe-coding can help all kinds of companies build AI products that learn continuousl…
AI Agents Plunged the Tech World Into Chaos. Here’s Exactly How That Happened
The definitive story of how Claude Code and OpenClaw kicked off computing’s biggest transformation possibly ever.
SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
The rocket company has set aside more than $500 million for potential litigation losses, in part to account for complaints alleging that Grok created …
I Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body
The coding skills of AI models are about to make it much easier to build and deploy robots.
I’m a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?
Apparently anyone can vibe code anything these days. So Claude and I tried to make a database for tracking the petty grievances of the masses.
Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shakeup
OpenAI is once again reorganizing its executive ranks as part of its effort to unify ChatGPT and Codex into one core product experience.
Mira Murati Wants Her AI to ‘Keep Humans in the Loop’
The Thinking Machines Lab founder and former CTO of OpenAI tells WIRED she isn’t interested in automating people out of jobs. Instead, she’s building …
An Engineer’s Post Protesting Laptop Surveillance Is Going Viral Inside Meta
Meta employees in the US and UK are organizing against corporate software that tracks workers’ keystrokes and mouse activity.
Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale
Next week, Meta is cutting about 10 percent of its staff. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen current and former employees about what it's like inside …
Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions
The plaintiffs and defense have rested their cases, as well as their rear ends.
Elon Musk Had ‘Hair-Raising’ Idea of Passing OpenAI Onto His Kids, Sam Altman Says
Musk’s lawyers questioned Altman over allegations of deception and his network of financial investments, but the OpenAI CEO painted a picture of Musk …
Musk v. Altman Evidence Shows What Microsoft Executives Thought of OpenAI
Leaders at the tech giant were skeptical of OpenAI—but wary of pushing it into the arms of Amazon, according to emails dating back to 2018.
Trump Pivots on AI Regulation, Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office, and Hantavirus Explained
Today on Uncanny Valley, we’re diving into recent reports that the Trump administration is considering an executive order that would establish some so…
Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web
Companies like Lovable, Base44, Replit, and Netlify use AI to let anyone build a web app in seconds—and in thousands of cases, spill highly sensitive …
‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk
OpenAI’s president wrapped his testimony on Tuesday by revealing a fiery meeting with Musk and subsequent efforts to remove several board members.
He Couldn’t Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame?
Armed with some Python and a white-hot sense of injustice, one medical student spent six months trying to figure out whether an algorithm trashed his …