Tag Archives: Wired

Chinese Beverage Chains Spread Across the US, Challenging Starbucks’ Dominance

Luckin Coffee, Chagee, and other Chinese brands are targeting US consumers with Instagram-worthy drinks sold through sleek mobile apps.

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Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Plan to Make Mobile Voting Happen

Political consultant Bradley Tusk has spent a fortune on mobile voting efforts. Now, he’s launching a protocol to try to mainstream the technology.

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You Won’t Be Able to Offload Your Holiday Shopping to AI Agents Anytime Soon

Chatbot developers and retail giants are battling over user data as they lay the foundation for a future in which AI agents can do all your online shopping for you.

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OpenAI’s Open-Weight Models Are Coming to the US Military

The gpt-oss models are being tested for use on sensitive military computers. But some defense insiders say that OpenAI is still behind the competition.

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Anthropic’s Claude Takes Control of a Robot Dog

Anthropic believes AI models will increasingly reach into the physical world. To understand where things are headed, it asked Claude to program a quadruped.

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The AI Boom Is Fueling a Need for Speed in Chip Networking

Next-gen networking tech, sometimes powered by light instead of electricity, is emerging as a critical piece of AI infrastructure.

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All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives

Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying.

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The Former Staffer Calling Out OpenAI’s Erotica Claims

Steven Adler used to lead product safety at OpenAI. On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, he talks about what AI users should know about their bots.

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Alex Karp Goes to War

Palantir’s CEO is good with ICE and says he defends human rights. But will Israel and Trump ever go too far for him?

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Apple Pulls China’s Top Gay Dating Apps After Government Order

The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for China’s marginalized LGBTQ+ community.

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