‘Neo-Nazi Madness’: Meta’s Top AI Lawyer on Why He Fired the Company
In an exclusive interview with WIRED, celebrated intellectual property lawyer Mark Lemley elaborates on why he quit and what he makes of the AI copyright battlefield.
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Elon Musk Plays DOGE Ball—and Hits America’s Geek Squad
Under Donald Trump, the United States Digital Service is morphing into Elon Musk’s cost-cutting machine.
Singapore’s Likee Is an Unlikely Winner of the TikTok Ban
After a US law temporarily forced Americans to find a new home for their short-video habit, TikTok clone Likee saw a surge in usage.
OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You
The company that kicked off the AI chatbot craze now wants AI to do more than just talk.
Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Ditching Human Fact-Checkers
This week, we take a look at Meta’s new era of content moderation.
Taylor Swift Triggered a Tsunami of Sports Bets. Then She Stopped Turning Up
The singer generated millions in prop bets for the Kansas City Chiefs just by showing up to watch her boyfriend play. Now that she’s busy, gamblers are losing interest.
How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI
When Chinese quant hedge fund founder Liang Wenfeng went into AI research, he took 10,000 Nvidia chips and assembled a team of young, ambitious talent. Two years later, DeepSeek exploded…
The Trump Cryptonaissance Is Here
US President Donald Trump has wasted no time in demonstrating his fealty to the cryptocurrency industry that backed his 2024 election ambitions. The alliance could herald a golden dawn for…
Emergency Braking Will Save Lives. Automakers Want to Charge Extra for It
The tech exists, and vehicles on the road already have it, yet a consortium of carmakers doesn’t want to make this lifesaving equipment standard. The reason is as old as…
The Less People Know About AI, the More They Like It
You might assume that tech-savvy people are the most open to using AI, but research suggests it’s actually those who are least familiar with it.