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AWS Billing Glitch Hits Customers With Billion-Dollar Fees
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:50:38 +0000 An error with the cloud computing giant’s billing operation caused some customers’ monthly bills to rise from a few cents to billions of dollars.: Polymarket’s Corporate Structure Is a Mystery—Even to Some of Its Former Employees
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000 The prediction market’s Panamanian operation seems odd, even for a company whose CEO had his apartment raided by FBI agents.: Lyft’s CEO Says, ‘We’re the Good Uber’
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 David Risher insists that Lyft has lowered its prices and that customers who only check his competitor’s app are “leaving money on the table.”: A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The CEO of Foundation Future Industries, which counts the president’s son as its chief strategy adviser, tells WIRED it’s exploring some “kinetic things.”: Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know about Cyclosporiasis
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:17:27 +0000 On today’s Uncanny Valley, we unpack OpenAI’s ongoing drama, both legal and reputational, and whether these developments could further hurt the company—particularly in its fight against Anthropic.: Salad Chains Are Seeing Foot Traffic Drop Over Cyclosporiasis Fears
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:06:59 +0000 Foot traffic to leafy green chains is falling, data shows. Still, a few brave souls who spoke to WIRED were determined to get their fix. “I honestly didn’t even think about” the risk of explosive diarrhea, one says.: Here’s Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:35:18 +0000 The company endorsed landmark AI transparency laws in California and New York last year, but its head of US state and local policy says they may already be outdated.: AI Isn’t Smarter Than a Baby—Yet
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000 Babies are tremendous learning machines, and key advances for AI may soon be found in the architecture of their little brains.: Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:05:00 +0000 Inkling, a 975-billion-parameter open source model, was trained to understand video and audio. It could help Thinking Machines establish itself among competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI.: The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Official case counts likely capture only a fraction of US cyclosporiasis infections, and the outbreak is likely to get worse before it gets better.: OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Brockman.: Python Is So Slow. Can Julia Solve the Two-Language Problem?
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 By some benchmarks, Julia code can run 10X to 1,000X faster than Python—but there’s a reason it’s not a very popular programming language.: OpenAI’s Head of Safety Is Leaving the Company
Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:07:26 +0000 Johannes Heidecke’s departure comes as OpenAI tries to further integrate its research and safety teams.: Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:16:56 +0000 Data centers are driving up the company’s use of electricity—and carbon pollution.: Apple Is Suing OpenAI for Allegedly Stealing Hardware Secrets
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:44:05 +0000 The iPhone maker claims OpenAI encouraged poached employees to bring over confidential presentations, secret prototypes, and key supplier details.: Meet the Battery Startup Taking on China’s Giants
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Solid-state batteries are safer and more capable—but harder to mass-produce. They also represent an opportunity for non-Chinese companies to get back in the game.: Meta’s Pursuit of the 'Careless People' Author Is Relentless and Self-Defeating
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Yes, Sarah Wynn-Williams violated her deal to stay silent. But the power disparity bolsters the view that Meta is a heartless bully.: OpenAI’s CEO of AGI Deployment, Fidji Simo, Is Stepping Down
Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:13:18 +0000 The move comes after Simo took significant medical leave. She will stay on as a part-time adviser.: Anthropic Wants You to Pay Up for Claude Fable 5
Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000 Claude subscribers must soon pay usage-based fees to access Anthropic’s best consumer AI model—a sign that the golden era of AI subscriptions is ending.: A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway
Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:55:08 +0000 Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages via the “Chat Control” bill to find child abuse material online.