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Silicon Kingdoms
The Middle East Has Entered the AI Group Chat
The UAE and Saudi Arabia are investing billions in US AI infrastructure. The deals could help the US in the AI race against China.
Takeover
Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office
The two men appeared at the US Copyright Office days after the Trump administration fired its leader, who had just published a report about the use of copyrighted materials for AI training.
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DOGE Is in Its AI Era
BOOK IT
Airbnb Is in Midlife Crisis Mode
CEO Brian Chesky is spending hundreds of millions to relaunch his travel company as an everything app. Fitness! Food! Microdermabrasion? A WIRED exclusive.
secret agents
North Korea Stole Your Job
Everything’s Computer
If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born
Everything’s Computer
Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science
Everything’s Computer
The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack
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Unreal
The Inside Story of Oculus Rift and How Virtual Reality Became Reality
Originally published May 2014: Oculus has found a way to make a headset that does more than just hang a big screen in front of your face—it hacks your visual cortex.
Modern Love
Are We Ready for Intimacy With Robots?
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Airbnb Is in Midlife Crisis Mode
CEO Brian Chesky is spending hundreds of millions to relaunch his travel company as an everything app. Fitness! Food! Microdermabrasion? A WIRED exclusive.
The Reason Murderbot’s Tone Feels Off
Martha Wells’ book series uses wry humor to tell a story about artificial intelligence, humanity, and free will. The Apple TV+ adaptation tries to do the same—with mixed results.
Google DeepMind’s AI Agent Dreams Up Algorithms Beyond Human Expertise
A new system that combines Gemini’s coding abilities with an evolutionary approach improves datacenter scheduling and chip design, and fine-tunes large language models.
CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.
