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Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia

As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online.

Singapore’s Vision for AI Safety Bridges the US-China Divide

In a rare moment of global consensus, AI researchers from the US, Europe, and Asia came together in Singapore to form a plan for researching AI risks.

OpenAI and the FDA Are Holding Talks About Using AI In Drug Evaluation

High-ranking OpenAI employees have met with the FDA multiple times in recent weeks to discuss AI and a project called cderGPT.

Amazon Has Made a Robot With a Sense of Touch

Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is a step toward automating more of picking and stowing work done by humans inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers.

OpenAI Backs Down on Restructuring Amid Pushback

The startup behind ChatGPT is going to remain in nonprofit control, but it still needs regulatory approval.

A Judge Says Meta’s AI Copyright Case Is About ‘the Next Taylor Swift’

Meta’s contentious AI copyright battle is heating up—and the court may be close to a ruling.

Bluesky's Blue Check Is Finally Here

Bluesky’s new verification process launches today. It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organizations.

New Jersey Sues Discord for Allegedly Failing to Protect Children

The New Jersey attorney general claims Discord’s features to keep children under 13 safe from sexual predators and harmful content are inadequate.

Will Meta Really Have to Sell Instagram and WhatsApp?

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack the trial between Meta and the FTC.

Brendan Carr Is Turning the FCC Into MAGA’s Censoring Machine

Under its new chairman, the FCC is threatening broadcasters and pushing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Inside the Battle Over OpenAI’s Corporate Restructuring

A group of activists is turning to an old playbook to influence the future of one of the world’s most powerful AI companies.

These Startups Are Building Advanced AI Models Without Data Centers

A new crowd-trained way to develop LLMs over the internet could shake up the AI industry with a giant 100 billion-parameter model later this year.

The Meta Trial Shows the Dangers of Selling Out

Several founders of hot startups took big payouts and let Mark Zuckerberg gobble up their companies—and came to regret it.

Trump, Cryptocurrency, and the Real Winners and Losers

Is Trump selling access to the administration in exchange for cryptocoins? On today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about the ethical concerns associated with TRUMP coin.

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

After pleading guilty to two counts of fraud, the founder of failed cryptocurrency platform Celsius will serve 12 years in federal prison.

Welcome to Sam Altman’s Orb Store

World opened the doors to its new San Francisco storefront with eight brand-new orbs ready for eyeballs to scan.

As Trump’s Family Crypto Business Gains Steam, Ethical Concerns Mount

A crypto company part-owned by the Trump family stands to earn millions of dollars from a business deal involving a state-backed investment fund from the UAE. The arrangement amounts to “foreign policy for sale,” critics claim.

Startup Founder Claims Elon Musk Is Stealing the Name ‘Grok’

Elon Musk said he borrowed the name from a 1960s science fiction novel, but another AI startup applied to trademark it before xAI launched its chatbot.

The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome

In its final proposed remedy filing in the Google antitrust case, the Department of Justice reiterated that Google should stop paying partners for search placement—and divest its dominant Chrome browser.

If Ukraine Loses Starlink, Here Are the Best Alternatives

OneWeb, Project Kuiper, and IRIS2 could all, in time, replace Elon Musk's satellite communications system in Ukraine, but they will struggle to replicate Starlink's coverage and usability.

DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions

Experts say the conflicts posed by Tom Krause’s dual roles are unprecedented in the modern era.

ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program to give the agency “near real-time” data about people self-deporting.

The Subjective Charms of Objective-C

The verbose programming language felt like a universal form of communication—until it didn’t.

Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science

Modern science wouldn’t exist without the online research repository known as arXiv. Three decades in, its creator still can’t let it go.

The Best Programming Language for the End of the World

Once the grid goes down, an old programming language called Forth—and a new operating system called Collapse OS—may be our only salvation.

Donald Trump’s UK Trade Deal Could Secure Jaguar’s Resurrection

A US deal to drop car tariffs from 25 to 10 percent could bolster UK luxury car sales—but only for the first 100,000 vehicles. This is particularly welcome news for Jaguar Land Rover.

The Dream of the Metaverse Is Dying. Manufacturing Is Keeping It Alive

Forget Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of VR meetings; the industrial metaverse bridges digital and physical worlds in a way that’s actually useful.

Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again

Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.

Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show

Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.

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