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The project’s leader says that allowing everyone to access the collection of public-domain books will help “level the playing field” in the AI industry.

AI is replacing the humans who pretend to be OnlyFans stars in online amorous messages.

A new version of Google’s flagship AI model shows how the company sees AI transforming personal computing, web search, and perhaps the way people interact with the physical world.

From personal trainers to in-person therapy, only the wealthy have access to human connection. What are the options for the less advantaged?

Frank McCourt says his bid for TikTok is part of a broader mission to move millions of people to healthier online platforms. “I compare this to large-scale, human physical migration.”

This week on Uncanny Valley, we debate which social media apps are still worth the scroll.

Bedbugs and cockroaches. Filthy shared equipment. Constant surveillance, and zero control over their accounts. These are just some of the deplorable conditions adult cammers say they face on the job.

At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.

Robots! Huge capacitors! A pianist-programmer of impossible skill! One of Silicon Valley's formative figures takes the stage at a wild event.

Coalitions between feminist movements, minorities, and labor activists will help keep the Silicon Valley moguls in check.

Apple’s leaders claim the company wasn’t late to generative AI, but instead following what has become its familiar playbook: try to be the best, not the first.

Generative AI could have been an existential threat for Canva, which made billions by making graphic design quick and easy. But for CEO Melanie Perkins, it’s simply making the world more visual.

In 2025, blockchain alternatives will offer more choice, open source innovation, and community-controlled options. They will carry the torch of the open internet.

In less than 10 minutes, a US teen made a small fortune selling off a memecoin he’d made on a lark. Traders, feeling swindled, sought revenge.

The founder of crypto lender Celsius has admitted to lying to customers about how their money would be used and manipulating markets for his personal gain.

The president-elect's transition team is consulting with industry leaders as it vets potential replacements for outgoing chair Gary Gensler, sources tell WIRED.

Removing your phone number and address from the internet can be exceedingly difficult. A multibillion-dollar lawsuit led by an unlikely privacy crusader could soon catalyze change for everyone.

US senator Elizabeth Warren and congressman Jerry Nadler have demanded the government investigate whether VeriSign, steward of the .com domain, is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws.

Aura Salla was once the tech giant’s top lobbyist in Brussels. Now, her presence as a regulator in the European Parliament is proving controversial.

The crypto industry is celebrating the return of Donald Trump to the White House in anticipation of an easier ride under his regime.

Researchers hacked several robots infused with large language models, getting them to behave dangerously—and pointing to a bigger problem ahead.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a plan to bring AI infrastructure to countries around the world, and he’s pitching it in person.

When Satya Nadella took over as CEO, the company was lumbering and uncool. He cleaned up a toxic culture, crafted the deal of the decade, and put Microsoft back on top.

At Meta’s Connect developer conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off Orion, a futuristic pair of smart glasses that the company hopes will lead the next foundational shift in personal computing.

At Jaguar Land Rover’s historic Halewood factory in Merseyside, England, state-of-the art assembly robots are now building the cars of the future.

Rather than having a shorter lifespan than internal combustion engines, EV batteries are lasting way longer than expected, surprising even the automakers themselves.

Bypassing 90 years of heritage and unashamedly looking unlike anything else on the road, the brand's radical relaunch EV could be as polarizing as the ad campaign that preceded it.

Ahead of the official reveal at Miami Art Week, snaps of the brand's Design Vision Concept have surfaced in all their polarizing pink power.