AI Agents Are Too Cheap for Our Own Good
AI tools cost a fraction of human labor—and may undermine the jobs needed to build careers.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Price Fix
Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
In the complaint, the Hollywood giants allege Midjourney generates “endless” ripoffs of everything from minions to Darth Vader.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Mouse Trap
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A Deep Learning Alternative Can Help AI Agents Gameplay the Real World
A new machine learning approach tries to better emulate the human brain, in hopes of creating more capable agentic AI.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI Lab
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The Viral Storm Streamers Predicting Deadly Tornadoes—Sometimes Faster Than the Government
Storm streamers are using radars and AI robots to predict extreme weather for millions of YouTube subscribers, in some cases faster than the National Weather Service, which has been gutted by DOGE.
Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Storm’s A-Brewing
Inside the AI Party at the End of the World
At a mansion overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI insiders met to debate one unsettling question: If humanity ends, what comes next?
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, End Times
Astronomers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Unlock the Secrets of Black Holes
Using a neural network trained with simulations of supermassive black holes, astronomers have found that the one at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, likely rotates at maximum speed.
Science, Science / Space, Space
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Apple Intelligence Is Gambling on Privacy as a Killer Feature
Many new Apple Intelligence features happen on your device rather than in the cloud. While it may not be flashy, the privacy-centric approach could be a competitive advantage.
Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News, Close Calls
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AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what’s real and what’s not—and getting inaccurate information.
Politics, Politics / Disinformation, Unverified
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A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers
An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US.
Science, Science / Environment, Artificial Intelligence
Apple Is Pushing AI Into More of Its Products—but Still Lacks a State-of-the-Art Model
Apple took a measured approach to AI at WWDC. A new research paper suggests the company is skeptical about some recent AI advances, too.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Siri, More AI
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It’s Time to Kill Siri
After almost 10 years, Google Assistant was recently axed in favor of Gemini. Siri gets a bad rap—now is the time for Apple to make a change too.
Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Products / Apps, Gear / Products / Phones, Decommissioned
Palantir Is Going on Defense
Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm’s work with the Trump administration.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Hobbit Anxiety
Perplexity’s CEO Sees AI Agents as the Next Web Battleground
Aravind Srinivas says agents need access to apps and claims that letting OpenAI take control of Chrome would be a disaster for the open Web.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI Lab
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Facing a Changing Industry, AI Activists Rethink Their Strategy
As power over artificial intelligence concentrates in a handful of companies, a new report urges advocacy groups to expose the technology’s connection to broader economic struggles.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Business / Big Tech, Hitting Reset
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Artificial Intelligence
Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself
The easy access that scammers have to sophisticated AI tools means everything from emails to video calls can’t be trusted.
Security, Security / Security Advice, Security / National Security, You’re Not Ready
The Rise of ‘Vibe Hacking’ Is the Next AI Nightmare
In the very near future, victory will belong to the savvy blackhat hacker who uses AI to generate code at scale.
Security, Security / Security Advice, You’re Not Ready
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Google DeepMind’s CEO Thinks AI Will Make Humans Less Selfish
Demis Hassabis says that systems as smart as humans are almost here, and we’ll need to radically change how we think and behave.
The Big Story, Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, The Big Interview
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How to Make AI Faster and Smarter—With a Little Help from Physics
Rose Yu has drawn on the principles of fluid dynamics to improve deep learning systems that predict traffic, model the climate, and stabilize drones during flight.
Science, Science / Physics and Math, Q+A
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What Is Google One? A Breakdown of Plans, Pricing, and Included Services
If you use Google’s apps and AI, it’s worth looking at this all-inclusive service. We break down the plans and how much they cost.
Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Cloud 9
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How the Loudest Voices in AI Went From ‘Regulate Us’ to ‘Unleash Us’
Two years after Sam Altman pitched Congress on AI guardrails, he’s back in Washington with a new message: To beat China, invest in OpenAI.
Business, Business / Tech Culture, Plaintext
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