Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company SpaceX is acquiring his AI startup xAI, the centibillionaire announced on Monday. In a blog post, Musk said the…
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HHS Is Using AI Tools From Palantir to Target ‘DEI’ and ‘Gender Ideology’ in Grants
Since last March, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using AI tools from Palantir to screen and audit grants, grant applications, and…
Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims
As the standoff between the United States government and Minnesota continues this week over immigration enforcement operations that have essentially occupied the Twin Cities and…
I Let Google's ‘Auto Browse’ AI Agent Take Over Chrome. It Didn't Quite Click
I’ll admit it. I like clicking around. So, while testing Google’s new “Auto Browse” feature for Chrome, I was filled with a strange sense of…
‘Uncanny Valley’: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype
In today’s episode, hosts Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer are joined by Tim Marchman, WIRED’s director of science, politics, and security, to discuss the news…
AI-Generated Anti-ICE Videos Are Getting the Fanfic Treatment
At first glance, the scuffle in the video seems shocking. A New York City school principal, waving a bat, stops masked ICE agents from trying…
A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI
If you ask Yann LeCun, Silicon Valley has a groupthink problem. Since leaving Meta in November, the researcher and AI luminary has taken aim at…
An AI Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account
Earlier this month, Joseph Thacker’s neighbor mentioned to him that she’d pre-ordered a couple of stuffed dinosaur toys for her children. She’d chosen the toys,…
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday.…