AWS Billing Glitch Hits Customers With Billion-Dollar Fees
An error with the cloud computing giant’s billing operation caused some customers’ monthly bills to rise from a few cents to billions of dollars.
Polymarket’s Corporate Structure Is a Mystery—Even to Some of Its Former Employees
The prediction market’s Panamanian operation seems odd, even for a company whose CEO had his apartment raided by FBI agents.
Lyft’s CEO Says, ‘We’re the Good Uber’
David Risher insists that Lyft has lowered its prices and that customers who only check his competitor’s app are “leaving money on the table.”
San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Delete AI ‘Nudify’ Apps From App Stores
The City Attorney’s Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from 13 “face-swap” apps that are overwhelmingly used to target women and girls.
A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War
The CEO of Foundation Future Industries, which counts the president’s son as its chief strategy adviser, tells WIRED it’s exploring some “kinetic things.”
Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know about Cyclosporiasis
On today’s Uncanny Valley, we unpack OpenAI’s ongoing drama, both legal and reputational, and whether these developments could further hurt the company—particularly in its fight against Anthropic.
Salad Chains Are Seeing Foot Traffic Drop Over Cyclosporiasis Fears
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.
Here’s Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster
The company endorsed landmark AI transparency laws in California and New York last year, but its head of US state and local policy says they may already be outdated.
AI Isn’t Smarter Than a Baby—Yet
Babies are tremendous learning machines, and key advances for AI may soon be found in the architecture of their little brains.
Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model
Inkling, a 975-billion-parameter open source model, was trained to understand video and audio. It could help Thinking Machines establish itself among competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI.