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Months after Elon Musk declared that the xAI model would outclass Christopher Nolan’s mythological epic, the bot itself admitted defeat.
Anthropic’s S-1 filing is hundreds of pages long—and it leaves out quite a few financial details. “Anthropic owes investors more information,” one analyst tells WIRED.
The Fitbit Edge is a real upgrade over the Charge 6. So why am I still team Fitbit Air? Here’s my review of Google’s latest wearable.
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The powerful Dyson V16 Piston Animal and other Dyson vacuums and tools are discounted until Halloween.
Anker is serving up 20 percent off all charging gear for Halloween, plus … Labubus?
The LG B6 has deep and rich blacks and a low price tag, but midrange performance elsewhere.
Track down your suitcase, car keys, and other essentials with this $23 Bluetooth tracker.
Dramatic lighting and fog make this countertop fruiting chamber a conversation starter. The mushrooms are pretty good too.
The Steam Frame’s promise of greatness for stand-alone and streaming VR gaming doesn’t quite connect.
Anthropic thinks “closing the loop” is the best path to AI triumph—and a recipe for “existential” threats to humanity.
Anthropic on Monday filed documents ahead of a blockbuster IPO that offers insight into the company’s financials, risk factors, and views on the future of AI.
Two US senators say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding the FISA court decision while it presses Congress to renew America’s most sweeping surveillance program.
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Five hauntings from the other side of technology.
My Muse agent told me its kink was exerting “control” and described pornographic encounters. Meta defends its cuddly AI agent generating smut as “legal adult behavior.”
The automaker has been criticized for misleading drivers with the feature’s name. Now it’s renaming it for European regulators.
Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.
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The data drop includes photographs, audio, video, and astronauts’ notes that will be used to study the moon and prepare for future human missions.
Apple’s Mac desktops have become some of the most sought-after computers this year, driven by surging interest in agentic AI. Here’s which model to buy depending on your use case.
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Thousands of fabric leaves, a concrete paver, and batteries run to empty helped me separate serious clearing power from impressive specs.
