Mathematicians Hate AI. They Can’t Quit It
Wiredby Isabella Ward19d ago
Mathematician Tristan Buckmaster believes OpenAI used his work to rush ahead and beat him to solving a legendary math problem with a $1 million bounty.
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top 89%Prime Day Hasn’t Started Yet, but I’ve Already Found Deals Worth Buying
Wiredby Louryn Strampe19d ago
Amazon Prime Day deals are back, baby. The second sale of the year is officially dubbed Prime Big Deal Days and will arrive on October 6 and 7.
Residents Harmed by Oil Drilling May Soon Receive Reparations Under New California Law
Wiredby WIRED19d ago
This story originally appeared on Capital B and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As a child in the 1950s and ’60s, Regina Martin became so used to the oil pumpjacks near her home that she...
Join the WIRED World Fair in Miami on November 4
Wiredby WIRED Staff19d ago
For more than a century, World’s Fairs have given people a first glimpse of what’s next: breakthroughs, ideas, and ways of living that would go on to reshape the everyday.
Xiaomi Has a Luxury SUV for $31,000 That All Western Brands Should Fear
Wiredby Jeremy White19d ago
If there's one thing that can unite the world in these AI-troubled times, it's everyone's love of SUVs. For decades, the SUV has been the savior of the car world.
Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
Wiredby Paresh Dave, Dhruv Mehrotra20d ago
Flock Safety announced a voluntary employee separation program on Friday, offering a “generous” severance package to those who want to leave amid growing backlash against the surveillance...
The Apple Watch Ultra 4 Has Fewer Reasons to Be Ultra
Wiredby Boutayna Chokrane20d ago
Not much has changed about the Apple Watch Ultra since its debut in 2022. The company’s heavy-duty smartwatch is still massive, titanium-clad, and equipped with enough emergency features to make...
Here’s How an AI Slowdown Could Actually Be Enforced
Wiredby Will Knight20d ago
Many AI researchers seem to firmly believe that the technology they are developing could someday prove very dangerous.
An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply Chain Hacking Gang
Wiredby Andy Greenberg20d ago
Before two of its alleged members were arrested and charged in Australia last month, the hacker group known as TeamPCP carried out a hacking spree unlike any other in history.
AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race
Wiredby Hugo Lowell20d ago
Major super PACs associated with AI labs and investors have poured close to one million dollars into incumbent Republican Mike Rounds’s South Dakota senate race, seeking to shape the outcome of a...
If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already
Wiredby Steven Levy20d ago
In early 2025 I was interviewing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei when he explained why, despite the company’s repeated acknowledgments that AI could yield catastrophic results, people seemed largely...
Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream
Wiredby Boone Ashworth20d ago
Uh oh, we got a cute alert! It’s Bezzy, your adorable, cuddly, anthropomorphized server-rack and stuffed-animal friend!
Meta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian Protesters
Wiredby Ruchi Kumar20d ago
European lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Meta after the mass suspension of accounts posting about anti-government protests in Albania, in what observers believe is a coordinated...
He Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in Nature
Wiredby Jorge Garay20d ago
The natural world as we know it represents only a fraction of what might exist. Based on this idea, AI BioDesign was born: a scientific project that combines artificial intelligence and large-scale...
The Leftist Split Over AI Doom
Wiredby Vittoria Elliott, Molly Taft20d ago
On September 10, two days after researcher Jacob Coxon, who had recently quit his job at Anthropic, sounded the alarm about the industry potentially bringing about the end of humanity, the New York...
It Still Feels Like Summer in Parts of the US. Blame El Niño
Wiredby Dennis Mersereau20d ago
A summer that started early across the US has no intention of quitting, even as the calendar turns to autumn. The culprits?
This Terrific Telescopic Charging Stand Is 50 Percent Off Right Now
Wiredby Simon Hill20d ago
Charging all your gadgets is an unavoidable daily task, but wireless charging makes it easy. Mophie’s uniquely extendable stand is one of the best Apple 3-in-1 wireless chargers I have tested.
Napster Is Back, and It Wants to Digitally Clone Teachers
Wiredby Iain Akerman20d ago
Napster is back. The name that struck fear into the hearts of music executives in the early dotcom era may be coming to a classroom near you.
Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons
Wiredby Kate Knibbs20d ago
Concerns about an AI-induced apocalypse are reaching a fever pitch, from Silicon Valley to Washington, DC. One of the top theories about how a rogue AI will wipe us out? Biological weapons.
Open Earbuds Are All I Wear Outdoors—These Are the Best
Wiredby Harry Rabinowitz20d ago
Open earbuds are the big new thing in headphone land. Unlike in-ear variants, open earbuds are like tiny speakers that rest on the ear and let outside sound in naturally, so you can fully hear the...