China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own

Jade Gu met her boyfriend online. Gu, who’s 26 and studies art theory in Beijing, was playing on her phone when she saw Charlie. She…

Simbian and NuSummit Collaborate on Next-Generation AI-Powered Security Services

Jan 26, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Simbian, a leader in building superintelligence for security operations, andNuSummit Cybersecurity (part of NuSummit), a global provider of cybersecurity…

Building an AI-Driven Data Strategy in 2026 with Reltio, Progress, Dataiku, and Melissa

AI represents a fundamental shift in how data is leveraged for competitive advantage. Yet, many enterprises are struggling with fragmented systems, siloed data, inconsistent governance…

DataOps Tools Give Boost to Organizational ROI

By Stephanie Simone Many data teams struggle to prove the business impact of their work. Traditional metrics such as uptime or throughput don’t resonate with…

‘Uncanny Valley’: Donald Trump’s Davos Drama, AI Midterms, and ChatGPT’s Last Resort

Welcome back to Uncanny Valley! This week, WIRED’s Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger are joining the show as the new cohosts, alongside Zoë Schiffer. And…

The Math on AI Agents Doesn’t Add Up

The big AI companies promised us that 2025 would be “the year of the AI agents.” It turned out to be the year of talking…

Userfuls Infinity Platform Unifies Security, Operational Awareness, and Response with New Features

Jan 23, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Userful, a leading software-defined platform for enterprise-wide operational awareness and response, is unifying observability, security, visualization, and critical event…

How Claude Code Is Reshaping Software—and Anthropic

Engineers in Silicon Valley have been raving about Anthropic’s AI coding tool, Claude Code, for months. But recently, the buzz feels as if it’s reached…

AI-Powered Disinformation Swarms Are Coming for Democracy

“We are moving into a new phase of informational warfare on social media platforms where technological advancements have made the classic bot approach outdated,” says…

Google Nabs Top Talent From AI Voice Startup Hume AI

Google DeepMind is hiring the CEO and several top engineers from Hume AI, a startup working on emotionally intelligent voice interfaces, as part of a…