Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
X has placed more restrictions on Grok’s ability to generate explicit AI images, but tests show that the updates have created a patchwork of limitations that fail to fully address the issue.
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OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs
Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain.
Hands On With Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, an AI Agent That Actually Works
Cowork is a user-friendly version of Anthropic’s Claude Code AI-powered tool that’s built for file management and basic computing tasks. Here’s what it's like to use it.
Former CISA Director Jen Easterly Will Lead RSAC Conference
The longtime cybersecurity professional says she’s taking the helm of the legacy security organization at “an inflection point” for tech and the world beyond.
Livestream: Welcome to the Chinese Century
Join our livestream—and pose a question to WIRED’s panel of experts—on China’s dominance, influence, and how it is rewriting the future.
The Real AI Talent War Is for Plumbers and Electricians
The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren’t enough skilled tradespeople in the US to keep up.
Wikipedia’s Existential Threats Feel Greater Than Ever
As the free online encyclopedia turns 25, it’s facing political opposition, AI scraping, dwindling volunteers, and a public that may no longer believe in its ideals.
Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAI
The departures are a blow for Thinking Machines Lab. Two narratives are already emerging about why they happened.
AI’s Hacking Skills Are Approaching an ‘Inflection Point’
AI models are getting so good at finding vulnerabilities that some experts say the tech industry might need to rethink how software is built.
How AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts
Two years ago, companies like Meta and OpenAI were united against military use of their tools. Now all of that has changed.
AI use in Canadian courtrooms carries risk of errors, penalties: lawyers
In one notable case, a Toronto lawyer is facing a criminal contempt of court proceeding after including cases invented by ChatGPT in her submissions earlier this year.
HCLSoftware to acquire Jaspersoft for reported $240M
HCLSoftware Inc. plans to acquire Jaspersoft Inc., a provider of business intelligence software, in an all-cash deal reportedly valued at $240 million. The company announced the transaction on Mond...
Snowflake reportedly seeking to acquire observability startup Observe for $1B
Snowflake Inc. is reportedly in talks to acquire Observe Inc., a startup with a cloud-based observability platform of the same name. The Information on Tuesday cited sources as saying that the ac...
AtScale raises funding round led by Snowflake Ventures
Data management provider AtScale Inc. today announced that it has closed a funding round led by Snowflake Inc.’s venture capital arm. The company didn’t specify the size of the deal, saying onl...
Ottawa using AI to review public comments on its AI strategy
The federal government is using artificial intelligence to sort through public input on AI policy.
Couchbase puts AI data and services into a single platform to simplify agent development
Cloud database company Couchbase Inc. said today it’s trying to reduce the complexity of agentic application development with the launch of a new suite of AI Services that bundle model hosting an...
TransUnion improves device detection to counter rising fraud threats
TransUnion LLC has introduced a major upgrade to its Device Risk fraud-detection platform, adding new capabilities designed to improve device recognition, identify anomalies and apply adaptive mach...
Channel3 raises $6M to make every product sold on the web discoverable by AI agents
A database infrastructure startup called Channel3 is building a catalog that it says will eventually list every single product available to buy across the entire internet, in order to make them dis...
Microsoft pledges $7.5B in AI investment in Canada for next 2 years
The $7.5 billion will be invested over the next two years, bringing Microsoft’s total AI investment in Canada between 2023 and 2027 to $19 billion.
Snowflake Ventures invests in data trust startup Ataccama to boost agentic reliability
Agentic data trust company Ataccama Corp. said today it has closed on a strategic investment of an undisclosed amount from Snowflake Ventures. The data company said it would help deepen its interac...