There Is Only One AI Company. Welcome to the Blob
It all began, as many things do, with Elon Musk. In the early 2010s he realized that AI was on a track to become perhaps the most powerful technology of all time. But he had deep suspicion…
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A $100 Million AI Super PAC Targeted New York Democrat Alex Bores. He Thinks It Backfired
It turns out that when an AI-friendly super PAC with $100 million in backing from Silicon Valley bigwigs identifies you as its first target, it ends up generating a lot of attention. “I…
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
US President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order that would seek to challenge state efforts to regulate artificial intelligence through lawsuits and the withholding of…
Google DeepMind Hires Former CTO of Boston Dynamics as the Company Pushes Deeper Into Robotics
Google DeepMind has hired the former chief technology officer of Boston Dynamics as the company pushes deeper into robotics. Aaron Saunders, who is partly responsible for giving the world…
The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions
At Stanford, dozens of attendees participated in lengthy chats about the risks, as well as the benefits, of bot companions. “At the end of the day we actually see a lot of agreement,” says…
The US Needs an Open Source AI Intervention to Beat China
Since 2022, America has had a solid lead in artificial intelligence thanks to advanced models from high-flying companies like OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and xAI. A growing number…
This Home Robot Clears Tables and Loads the Dishwasher All by Itself
Memo may not be the world’s fastest barista, but it is impressive—for a robot. I recently watched as Memo, a new home robot from a company called Sunday Robotics, made coffee in an…
In Alex Karp’s World, Palantir Is the Underdog
Caroline Haskins: So one thing that happened recently is that Palantir had its earnings call. And I think sort of consistent with what you observed, Alex Karp seemed really exuberant…
Gemini 3 Is Here—and Google Says It Will Make Search Smarter
Google has introduced Gemini 3, its smartest artificial intelligence model to date, with cutting-edge reasoning, multimedia, and coding skills. As talk of an AI bubble grows, the company…
‘Odd Lots’ Cohost Joe Weisenthal Has Predictions About How the AI Bubble Will Burst
If you read any of WIRED’s recent AI edition, you know that lots of people are spending lots of time talking about how the technology is revolutionizing pretty much everything—from coding…
The 4 Things You Need for a Tech Bubble
Chatter about an AI bubble has been everywhere lately, and top tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft have doubled down on their AI investments for 2026. But how have analysts in…
OpenAI's Fidji Simo Plans to Make ChatGPT Way More Useful—and Have You Pay For It
In case OpenAI’s structure couldn’t get any weirder—a nonprofit in charge of a for-profit that’s become a public benefit corporation—it now has two CEOs. There’s Sam Altman, chief…
A Study by 1stDibs Shows Artificial Intelligence Use Tripled Among Interior Designers
MILAN — Interior designers’ use of artificial intelligence tools skyrocketed in 2025. In a report compiled by researchers at Surveys & Forecasts and commissioned by online design…
You Won’t Be Able to Offload Your Holiday Shopping to AI Agents Anytime Soon
Social commerce—or shopping through platforms like TikTok and Instagram—hasn’t been a smash hit in the US, in part due to ongoing distrust of tech giants among consumers and big retailers.…
AWS on Future-proofing the Holiday Season with Agentic AI
The holiday season is make or break time, as the last two months of the year account for around 19 percent of annual sales for retailers (even more for some fashion retailers), according…
OpenAI’s Open-Weight Models Are Coming to the US Military
When OpenAI unveiled its first open-weight models in years this August, it wasn’t just tech companies that were paying attention. The release also excited US military and defense…
Golden Goose, Google Team on AI-based Co-creation, Customization Experience
MILAN — Golden Goose is taking its customization service into AI territory. The luxury sneaker brand on Wednesday unveiled a partnership with Google Pixel and Google’s Gemini AI which adds…
Anthropic’s Claude Takes Control of a Robot Dog
As more robots start showing up in warehouses, offices, and even people’s homes, the idea of large language models hacking into complex systems sounds like the stuff of sci-fi nightmares.…
The AI Boom Is Fueling a Need for Speed in Chip Networking
The new era of Silicon Valley runs on networking—and not the kind you find on LinkedIn. As the tech industry funnels billions into AI data centers, chip makers both big and small are…
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
One day a couple months ago, in the middle of lunch, I glanced at my phone and was puzzled to see my colleague Ash Roy calling. In and of itself it might not have seemed strange to get a…
The Former Staffer Calling Out OpenAI’s Erotica Claims
When the history of AI is written, Steven Adler may just end up being its Paul Revere—or at least, one of them—when it comes to safety. Last month Adler, who spent four years in various…
Why Can’t A.I. Manage My E-Mails?
Chatbots can pass the Turing test—but they can’t yet handle an office worker’s inbox. Source link
Alex Karp Goes to War
Alex Karp and I would not seem to have much in common. I work for WIRED, which does tough reporting on Trumpworld; Karp is the CEO of Palantir, a $450 billion firm that has contracts with…
EXCLUSIVE: Minted’s Founder Launches Product Creation Platform Arcade’s New AI Design Assistant
The world’s first artificial intelligence physical product creation platform and marketplace, Arcade, has launched its AI agent, Maia — ahead of the 2025 holiday shopping season. Arcade…