Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws

President Donald Trump signed a highly anticipated executive order on Thursday that sets in motion a plan to establish a national regulatory framework for artificial…

OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates ‘Code Red’

OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.2, its smartest artificial intelligence model yet, with performance gains across writing, coding, and reasoning benchmarks. The launch comes just days after…

The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War

On Thursday, Disney and OpenAI announced a deal that might have seemed unthinkable not so long ago. Starting next year, OpenAI will be able to…

Cursor Launches an AI Coding Tool For Designers

Cursor, the wildly popular AI coding startup, is launching a new feature that lets people design the look and feel of web applications with AI.…

Intel Takes Major Step in Plan to Acquire Chip Startup SambaNova

Intel has signed a term sheet to acquire the AI chip startup SambaNova Systems, two sources with direct knowledge of the agreement tell WIRED. The…

OpenAI Hires Slack CEO as New Chief Revenue Officer

Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI as the company’s chief revenue officer, multiple sources tell WIRED. Marc Benioff, the chief…

OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy

OpenAI has allegedly become more guarded about publishing research that highlights the potentially negative impact that AI could have on the economy, four people familiar…

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block Are Teaming Up to Make AI Agents Play Nice

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block have cofounded a new open source organization—the Agentic AI Foundation—to promote standards for artificial intelligence agents. The three companies are also…

iFixit Put a Chatbot Repair Expert in an App

All of this works seamlessly on Android, but the experience might look different on iOS and require some additional permissions. “To get battery stats on…

America’s Biggest Bitcoin Miners Are Pivoting to AI

One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas. Over a…