Category Archives: Business

A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI

As the world’s largest companies pour hundreds of billions of dollars into large language models, San Francisco-based Logical Intelligence is trying something different in pursuit of AI that can mimic the human brain.

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Nvidia’s Campaign to Sell AI Chips to China Finally Pays Off

Beijing reportedly approved the sale of hundreds of thousands of Nvidia H200 chips to Chinese AI companies—the culmination of a dramatic shift in US tech policy.

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Give Your Problems (and Passwords) to Moltbot, Then Watch It Go

A viral new virtual assistant formerly known as Clawdbot is complex and brings security risks—but some early adopters say it feels like the future.

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No Phone, No Social Safety Net: Welcome to the ‘Offline Club’

Across Europe’s largest cities, people are gathering for semi-silent, offline hangouts, in search of an experience that isn’t mediated through their smartphones.

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Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them ‘Physically Safe’ From ICE

A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Google’s Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials.

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This Humanoid Is Ready to Bring You a Toothbrush

Fauna, a new startup, is betting that humanoid robots will find success as hospitality workers, research assistants, and entertainers.

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Where Tech Leaders and Students Really Think AI Is Going

We asked tech CEOs, journalists, entertainers, students, and more about the promise and peril of artificial intelligence. Here’s what they said.

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TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners

The technical failure coincided with TikTok’s ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored.

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Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker—and More Dangerous

Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology.

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People Are Protesting Data Centers—but Embracing the Factories That Supply Them

As the data center backlash grows, support is growing for server factories and the hundreds of jobs they’re expected to bring.

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