Tag Archives: Wired

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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ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.

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The Math on AI Agents Doesn’t Add Up

A research paper suggests AI agents are mathematically doomed to fail. The industry doesn’t agree.

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What Happens When a Chinese Battery Factory Comes to Town

Chinese firms are building battery plants from Europe to North America, promising jobs while prompting local concerns about the environment, politics, and who really benefits.

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How Claude Code Is Reshaping Software—and Anthropic

WIRED spoke with Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code, about how the viral coding tool is changing the way Anthropic works.

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