Social commerce—or shopping through platforms like TikTok and Instagram—hasn’t been a smash hit in the US, in part due to ongoing distrust of tech giants…
Category: Primers
AI Relationships Are on the Rise. A Divorce Boom Could Be Next
Judges, Palmer says, already “struggle with what to do about affairs with humans,” and AI companions will only complicate that, as they take into account…
OpenAI’s Open-Weight Models Are Coming to the US Military
When OpenAI unveiled its first open-weight models in years this August, it wasn’t just tech companies that were paying attention. The release also excited US…
Anthropic’s Claude Takes Control of a Robot Dog
As more robots start showing up in warehouses, offices, and even people’s homes, the idea of large language models hacking into complex systems sounds like…
The AI Boom Is Fueling a Need for Speed in Chip Networking
The new era of Silicon Valley runs on networking—and not the kind you find on LinkedIn. As the tech industry funnels billions into AI data…
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and…
The Former Staffer Calling Out OpenAI’s Erotica Claims
When the history of AI is written, Steven Adler may just end up being its Paul Revere—or at least, one of them—when it comes to…
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
Tech companies have invested so much money in building data centers in recent months, it’s actively driving the US economy—and the AI race is showing…
Alex Karp Goes to War
Alex Karp and I would not seem to have much in common. I work for WIRED, which does tough reporting on Trumpworld; Karp is the…
Amazon’s ‘House of David’ Used Over 350 AI Shots in Season 2. Its Creator Isn’t Sorry
In the opening scenes of the Amazon Prime series House of David season 2, shortly after the titular David slays Goliath with a stone to…