AI’s promise of opportunity masks a reality of managed displacement
The challenge is not just to build better AI tools, but to ask harder questions about where they are taking us.Read More
The 4 Best Hearing Aids for Seniors in 2025, Tested and Reviewed
These WIRED-tested hearing aids are our top selections for seniors whose hearing has faded with age.
From terabytes to insights: Real-world AI obervability architecture
GUEST: Consider maintaining and developing an e-commerce platform that processes millions of transactions every minute, generating large amounts of telemetry data, including metrics, logs and traces across multiple microservices. When critical incidents occur, on-call engineers face the daunting task of sifting through an ocean of data to unravel r…Read More
A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor
Quantum sensors can be used in medical technologies, navigation systems, and more, but they’re too expensive for most people. That’s where the Uncut Gem open source project comes in.
Anthropic revenue tied to two customers as AI pricing war threatens margins
Anthropic faces risks as $5B run rate leans on Cursor and GitHub Copilot as OpenAI’s cheaper GPT‑5 undercuts Claude, spotlighting customer concentration risks and enterprise AI cost pressure.Read More
Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
At the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas on Friday, Nakasone tried to thread the needle in a politically fraught moment while hinting at major changes for the tech community around the corner.
Robotic drummer gradually acquires human-like behaviors
Humanoid robots, robots with a human-like body structure, have so far been primarily tested on manual tasks that entail supporting humans in their daily activities, such as carrying objects, collecting samples in hazardous environments, supporting older adults or acting as physical therapy assistants. In contrast, their potential for completing expressive physical tasks rooted in creative …
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ChatGPT users dismayed as OpenAI pulls popular models GPT-4o, o3 and more — enterprise API remains (for now)
OpenAI has announced GPT-5 will replace all models on ChatGPT. Many users are mourning the workhorse model.Read More
Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers
Spreadsheets, Slack messages, and files linked to an alleged group of North Korean IT workers expose their meticulous job-planning and targeting—and the constant surveillance they’re under.
OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
OpenAI on Thursday released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT, touting “significant” advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities, as a global race over the technology accelerates.