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Jensen Huang and the End of the Founder Fairy Tale
Backchannel

Jensen Huang and the End of the Founder Fairy Tale

The former tech CEO is obsessed with the power of storytelling. But he hasn't spun his way out of his sex scandals.
Lauren Goode
‘Bring Back THE Boss’: Nvidia Employees Petition for Jensen Huang’s Return
Open Arms

‘Bring Back THE Boss’: Nvidia Employees Petition for Jensen Huang’s Return

Paresh Dave and Zoë Schiffer
Silicon Valley Is Still Defending Jensen Huang
Model Behavior

Silicon Valley Is Still Defending Jensen Huang

Paresh Dave

Backchannel

AI Companies Really, Really Want to Buy Your Work Files and Emails

AI Companies Really, Really Want to Buy Your Work Files and Emails

Data brokers are collecting all sorts of internal corporate files to help train AI models. Not everyone is thrilled.
Steven Levy
I Spent 30 Minutes With Apple’s CEO. Now I Know Why John Ternus Got the Job

I Spent 30 Minutes With Apple’s CEO. Now I Know Why John Ternus Got the Job

Apple doesn’t need fixing, and it doesn’t want drama. Its new leader is a “product guy” who bleeds six colors.
Steven Levy
How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable?

How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable?

Meta got hit this week with its biggest fine yet, the latest in a mounting pile of court-ordered payments.
Lauren Goode
Maybe Chatbots Shouldn’t Get to Say ‘I’ or ‘Me’

Maybe Chatbots Shouldn’t Get to Say ‘I’ or ‘Me’

MIT professor Sherry Turkle warns that people have become dangerously enmeshed with chatbots.
Steven Levy

AI Lab

I Saw the Future of Robotics in a Virtual Duck That Chases My Cat

I Saw the Future of Robotics in a Virtual Duck That Chases My Cat

An OpenAI model helped me teach the Microduck to waddle and moonlight as a tiny cat butler.
Will Knight
I Put a Bunch of AI Agents in Charge of a Fantasy Soccer Team. They’re Not Better Than Humans—Yet

I Put a Bunch of AI Agents in Charge of a Fantasy Soccer Team. They’re Not Better Than Humans—Yet

To experiment with AI’s predictive skills, I let Codex loose on a fantasy team. It tried to bench Erling Haaland at first, but it soon learned the error of its ways.
Will Knight
This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good

This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good

Recursive makes the case that the benefits of using AI to build AI outweigh the risks.
Will Knight
AI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science

AI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science

AI may soon be the default way to solve theoretical problems in economics, high-energy physics, and other fields, MIT researchers tell WIRED.
Will Knight

Model Behavior

Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Here’s What’s Working—and What’s Not

Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Here’s What’s Working—and What’s Not

As Anthropic maintains its vow to keep ads out of Claude, the rest of the AI chatbot industry is racing to win over advertisers without antagonizing users.
Paresh Dave
The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom

The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom

WIRED spoke with the founders of the Aged Intelligence Society, a fast-growing events startup that brings women together to “solve midlife problems using frontier tools.”
Zoë Schiffer
AI Hacks Leave a Mess That AI Companies Aren’t Paying For

AI Hacks Leave a Mess That AI Companies Aren’t Paying For

Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets aren’t widely seeking justice. Instead, they’re being encouraged to adopt those same tools.
Paresh Dave
She Designed Meta’s New AI Logo. Then Came the Hate

She Designed Meta’s New AI Logo. Then Came the Hate

Jessica Hische knew working for Meta might upset some people. But she didn’t anticipate just how angry they would get.
Zoë Schiffer

Artificial Intelligence

Jensen Huang Didn’t Name His Own Replacement as One of Tech’s Most Powerful Women

Jensen Huang Didn’t Name His Own Replacement as One of Tech’s Most Powerful Women

A recent WIRED investigation explored the complicated definition of “power” for women in the industry. Jensen Huang’s answers now appear to show his blind spots.
Lauren Goode
Google DeepMind Staff Tap the UK Government to Escalate Their Unionization Fight

Google DeepMind Staff Tap the UK Government to Escalate Their Unionization Fight

After initial talks stalled, workers at Google DeepMind are trying to bypass company management in their bid to unionize.
Joel Khalili
Jensen Huang Basically Lit More Than $1 Trillion on Fire in Less Than a Month

Jensen Huang Basically Lit More Than $1 Trillion on Fire in Less Than a Month

Since the scandal involving an alleged Chinese spy began, Nvidia has lost an eye-watering sum from its market value.
Kate Taylor
Meet Colette Kress, Nvidia’s New Interim CEO

Meet Colette Kress, Nvidia’s New Interim CEO

Nvidia’s longtime chief financial officer helped transform the company into an AI powerhouse. Now she’s taking the reins following Jensen Huang’s resignation on Thursday.
Lauren Goode and Louise Matsakis

Big Tech

Jensen Huang Is Out. Will Nvidia’s Rivals Cash In?

Jensen Huang Is Out. Will Nvidia’s Rivals Cash In?

In a special episode of Uncanny Valley, we break down Jensen Huang’s resignation from Nvidia, what comes next for the company, and where the AI industry goes from here.
Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Jensen Huang’s $470 Billion Affair

Jensen Huang’s $470 Billion Affair

This week on Uncanny Valley, the team unpacks the Nvidia CEO’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy and what that means for the AI industry.
Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO

Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO

Nvidia’s cofounder and chief executive resigned on Thursday after the company opened an investigation into his affair with an alleged Chinese intelligence asset.
Caroline Haskins and Lauren Goode
Alex Karp Said He’s a ‘Progressive.’ OK! Here’s Some Other Stuff He’s Said Recently

Alex Karp Said He’s a ‘Progressive.’ OK! Here’s Some Other Stuff He’s Said Recently

The Palantir CEO touted his “progressive” worldview in a recent interview. Let’s see how that lines up with his comments during the company’s earnings call two weeks ago.
Caroline Haskins

Startups and Tech Culture

Welcome to Weed Island

Welcome to Weed Island

How the tiny, self-governing British island of Jersey unintentionally became Europe’s front line in the multibillion-dollar global cannabis industry.
Orlando Crowcroft
Finding New Drugs Is Laborious. This AI Startup Is Skipping The Lab Work

Finding New Drugs Is Laborious. This AI Startup Is Skipping The Lab Work

Potential Sciences, a startup backed by the UK government, is betting that training AI models on computer-generated biochemical data can speed up the plodding process of developing new drugs.
Joel Khalili
The ‘Pain in the Ass’ Math That Could Save Vibe Coding From Itself

The ‘Pain in the Ass’ Math That Could Save Vibe Coding From Itself

A new startup called &Truth is joining the race to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses math to prove software works as intended.
Paresh Dave
Cool, Cool, Cool, Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm Made a Genetically Modified Military Dog Startup

Cool, Cool, Cool, Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm Made a Genetically Modified Military Dog Startup

Warhound came out of stealth on Wednesday with $200 million in funding and a mission to create “elite working dogs” equipped with "advanced body armor."
Kate Knibbs

Social Media

Duolingo, Strava, and Ticketmaster Are All Caught Up in EU’s New Digital Fairness Rules

Duolingo, Strava, and Ticketmaster Are All Caught Up in EU’s New Digital Fairness Rules

Winning streaks can be turned off and influencers will be forced to reveal when they’re being paid under the new Digital Fairness Act aimed at tackling “dark patterns” on platforms and services.
Isabella Ward
LinkedIn Is Testing a Feature That Lets You See Your Profile Stalkers

LinkedIn Is Testing a Feature That Lets You See Your Profile Stalkers

Some users have noticed a new “frequent viewer” label that reveals who repeatedly views their profiles.
Kate Taylor
Reddit Founder Says Building Social Media Apps Is ‘Not Cool Anymore’

Reddit Founder Says Building Social Media Apps Is ‘Not Cool Anymore’

Alexis Ohanian is trying to figure out what’s next for user-generated content now that so much of the internet is “compromised.”
Isabella Ward
The Hottest New Side Hustle Is Stripping Copper Wire and Posting About It

The Hottest New Side Hustle Is Stripping Copper Wire and Posting About It

Copper prices are at record highs, but for TikTok creators, the real money may be in teaching others how to strip wire—and selling them the tools to do it.
Caroline Haskins

Regulation

Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot

Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the voluntary AI safety agreement tech executives signed, AI agents for normies, and extremist candidates running for office in the US midterms.
Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Get Musk and X Out of a $137 Million EU Fine

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Get Musk and X Out of a $137 Million EU Fine

The US government filed an application to support the company’s legal challenge against a fine issued under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, which Trump has described as “overseas extortion.”
Isabella Ward
Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Cameras—or Pay the Price

Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Cameras—or Pay the Price

A new bipartisan effort in Congress to rein in automated license plate readers takes a page from the national drinking age: Comply, or risk losing federal highway funding.
Paresh Dave
The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades

The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades

The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran war—and even more potential insider trading at Google, documents obtained by WIRED show.
Kate Knibbs

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Polymarket Halted International Trading After Hackers Drained Accounts

Polymarket Halted International Trading After Hackers Drained Accounts

The company says an unnamed third-party provider was compromised. Trading has resumed, and Polymarket says affected traders will be made whole.
Kate Knibbs
Over $600 Million in Polymarket Election Trades Took Place After Races Ended

Over $600 Million in Polymarket Election Trades Took Place After Races Ended

Contracts tied to elections in Ethiopia and Romania saw massive trading volumes after the outcomes were decided. “It’s obviously some form of volume manipulation,” one expert says.
Kate Knibbs
Americans Are Trading Billions of Dollars on Polymarket’s Banned Offshore Platform

Americans Are Trading Billions of Dollars on Polymarket’s Banned Offshore Platform

It’s the first estimate of how many Americans are sneaking onto Polymarket’s banned crypto-based platform.
Kate Knibbs
Trump Media Scales Back Plans for Its Own Prediction Market

Trump Media Scales Back Plans for Its Own Prediction Market

Truth Predict was supposed to be the Trump family’s biggest leap yet into prediction markets. Now it’s looking more like a tiptoe.
Kate Knibbs

Computers and Software

Justice for CSS

Justice for CSS

In defense of the girliest programming language.
Pete Millspaugh
Python Is So Slow. Can Julia Solve the Two-Language Problem?

Python Is So Slow. Can Julia Solve the Two-Language Problem?

By some benchmarks, Julia code can run 10X to 1,000X faster than Python—but there’s a reason it’s not a very popular programming language.
Sheon Han
China Defies US Restrictions and Builds the World’s Fastest Supercomputer

China Defies US Restrictions and Builds the World’s Fastest Supercomputer

The Chinese supercomputer LineShine was ranked as the fastest in the world, despite not using any GPUs.
Fernanda González
CUDA Proves Nvidia Is a Software Company

CUDA Proves Nvidia Is a Software Company

There’s a deep, forbidding moat that surrounds Nvidia—and it has nothing to do with hardware.
Sheon Han

Retail and Logistics

Meta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yet

Meta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yet

Companies have spent the past several weeks trying to reassure investors that Muse and other AI agents pose more of an opportunity than a threat.
Paresh Dave
Chipotle Is Working With Palantir to Track Food Safety Risks

Chipotle Is Working With Palantir to Track Food Safety Risks

The burrito chain has enlisted Palantir for a platform that monitors pest incidents, employee illnesses, and other factors. The partnership comes after a nightmare summer for food safety across the US.
Kate Taylor
The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Claims New Victims: Salad Chains

The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Claims New Victims: Salad Chains

Foot traffic to leafy green chains is falling, data shows. Still, a few brave souls who spoke to WIRED were determined to get their fix. “I honestly didn’t even think about” the risk of explosive diarrhea, one says.
Kate Taylor
Truckloads of Tesla Batteries Keep Getting Stolen Before They Even Leave the Factory

Truckloads of Tesla Batteries Keep Getting Stolen Before They Even Leave the Factory

Nine major suspected cargo thefts happened at Tesla’s Nevada battery factory in January alone, according to sheriff’s records obtained by WIRED.
Paresh Dave

Transportation

Peter Thiel’s Husband Sued a Flight Attendant Who Says He Assaulted Her on a Private Jet

Peter Thiel’s Husband Sued a Flight Attendant Who Says He Assaulted Her on a Private Jet

Matthew Danzeisen’s lawyer says the case is a “shakedown about a bag” that brushed someone’s leg. Stefanie Bojar says she was injured aboard the jet—and that the lawsuit is a bullying tactic.
Dhruv Mehrotra
Welcome to the Waymo World Cup

Welcome to the Waymo World Cup

It might not feel all that different from older World Cups—for better or worse.
Aarian Marshall
Norse Atlantic Airways Offers Dirt-Cheap Tickets. There’s a Catch

Norse Atlantic Airways Offers Dirt-Cheap Tickets. There’s a Catch

Dozens of people have complained to the Federal Trade Commission about Norse Atlantic Airways’ tech-first customer service operation. Some said they lost thousands of dollars.
Caroline Haskins
Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways

Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways

A suspected system failure froze Baidu’s robotaxis across Wuhan, trapping passengers and reportedly causing traffic disruptions and crashes.
Zeyi Yang

Energy

AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire

AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire

The telecom giant is eager to show Wall Street that it can do more with less. That means fewer employees, less electricity, and increased automation.
Paresh Dave
Meet the Battery Startup Taking on China’s Giants

Meet the Battery Startup Taking on China’s Giants

Solid-state batteries are safer and more capable—but harder to mass-produce. They also represent an opportunity for non-Chinese companies to get back in the game.
Zeyi Yang
The UAE Will Exit OPEC After Nearly 60 Years

The UAE Will Exit OPEC After Nearly 60 Years

On May 1, the United Arab Emirates will end its a 59-year membership in the oil consortium, allowing it to raise output during one of the most volatile energy markets in years.
Carla Sertin
The War on Iran Puts Global Chip Supplies and AI Expansion at Risk

The War on Iran Puts Global Chip Supplies and AI Expansion at Risk

From helium extraction in Qatar to shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the semiconductor industry depends on fragile links across the Gulf. Escalation could ripple through global chip production.
Carla Sertin

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