Month: December 2025

The V-JEPA system uses ordinary videos to understand the physics of the real world.

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we bring you the news of the week, then dive into how some DOGE operatives are still at work in the federal government—despite reports claiming otherwise.

AI startups say the promise of turning dazzling models into useful products is harder than anyone expected. Three founders discuss what it takes.

Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.

An AI image generator startup’s database was left accessible to the open internet, revealing more than 1 million images and videos, including photos of real people who had been “nudified.”

Big Tech has lost its way. At WIRED’s Big Interview event, Techdirt editor Mike Masnick and Common Tools CEO Alex Komoroske announced a manifesto designed to help the industry get back on track.

The cofounder and CEO of Circle says “money as an app platform” is the next step in a digital-based global economic system that’s right around the corner.

The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine.

The Trump administration might think regulation is killing the AI industry, but Anthropic president Daniela Amodei disagrees.

The Chinese video game giant Tencent is now building some of the world’s best 3D AI models. This could have implications far outside gaming.