AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body AI-assisted writing is creeping into newsrooms under the guise of efficiency. But the tradeoff may be more profound than publishers are willing to admit.

It's efficient and economical to have AI write drafts of of a news story or, god forbid, something longer. After all, people just want the info, right? Wrong. If this is the wave of the future, I'd rather drown. www.wired.com/story/backch...

Great song but not so underrated--it won an Oscar!

What's his most underrated song?

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Apple Still Plans to Sell iPhones When It Turns 100 As the tech giant turns 50, WIRED spoke to executives about how they plan to win in the AI era.

Apple is turning 50. I talked to its CEO and his possible successor about the NEXT 50 years. www.wired.com/story/apple-...

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A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.

The best choices for a Turing Award are those that make you say "What, they didn't already win?" Charlie Bennett and Gilles Brassard, pioneers of information theory, fill that bill. Congrats! www.wired.com/story/a-quan...

The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen says the conflict is stranding cargo and threatening inflation.

Here's why the Iran war has gummed up the global supply chain--and why it will cost you money. www.wired.com/story/iran-w...

Think Different: Apple, the Counterculture, and Digital Culture, 1976-2026 Join us for this talk on the counterculture's significant influence on Apple's origin story as the company turns 50 on April 1st.

SF people! I just got added to a panel at Manny's on "Apple, the Counterculture, and Digital Culture." Expect mentions of LSD, HyperCard and Bill Gates v Homebrew! Monday night! See you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/think-diff...

Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Explain the Block Layoffs In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Block’s cofounder and CEO says he axed 40 percent of his workforce so that he can rebuild the company “as an intelligence.”

Conversations w Jack Dorsey are always illuminating. Here he argues how massive Block layoffs signal how companies must drastically transform in the AI age. He also comments on Twitter, Bluesky, politics and journalism. And WIRED! .www.wired.com/story/jack-dorsey-explai...

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How Is Kalshi Not Gambling? Kalshi lets you place bets on everything from football games to foreign invasions. The prediction market’s CEO, Tarek Mansour, says this doesn’t count as gambling—and is actually good for society.

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour was outraged when I suggested that a bet on FanDuel might be the same as a "market position" on @Kalshi. in our spirited @wired Big Interview, he argues his company is not a gambling den but an arbiter or truth. www.wired.com/story/big-in...

Wall Street Has AI Psychosis A “thought experiment” about the impacts of AI sent stocks tumbling earlier this week. It’s probably going to keep happening.

Here's why the market has a hair-trigger response to anything it hears about AI disruption--including speculative fiction from obscure sources. www.wired.com/story/wall-s...

AI Safety Meets the War Machine Anthropic doesn’t want its AI used in autonomous weapons or government surveillance. Those carve-outs could cost it a major military contract.

In light of Anthropic's fight with the Pentagon, I'm reposting my column from last week that talks about how we are at a critical point --deciding the AI we build will be harmful or lethal. www.wired.com/story/backch...

AI Safety Meets the War Machine Anthropic doesn’t want its AI used in autonomous weapons or government surveillance. Those carve-outs could cost it a major military contract.

Behind the Anthropic-Pentagon clash is a bigger issue: how can we assure that AI is safe if we're building AI that kills? www.wired.com/story/backch...

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The Only Thing Standing Between Humanity and AI Apocalypse Is … Claude? As AI systems grow more powerful, Anthropic’s resident philosopher says the startup is betting Claude itself can learn the wisdom needed to avoid disaster.

Anthropic has a dilemma: it's obsessed with safety and also hot in pursuit of AGI, which no one knows how to launch safely. Now its plan to resolve the paradox is clear: imbue its AI model with the autonomy and "wisdom" to do things right. www.wired.com/story/the-on...

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After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent Silicon Valley’s power brokers spent the past year currying favor with President Trump. Two deadly shootings in Minneapolis are now exposing the price of that bargain.

History is watching. www.wired.com/story/after-...

An unbelievably gripping tale of pig-butchering from the inside by @agreenberg.bsky.social. www.wired.com/story/he-lea...

Former USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What DOGE Broke The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.

The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.

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Silicon Valley Billionaires Panic Over California’s Proposed Wealth Tax Larry Page’s apparent Florida move highlights how seriously the ultra-rich are taking a one-time tax aimed at extreme wealth inequality.

The CA wealth tax is probably not good for the state, as some billionaires would rather flee than pay a tax. But the superwealthy brought this on themselves, by using clout to pay much less tax (% wise) than working stiffs--and acting as if it's their due. www.wired.com/story/backch...

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Steve Jobs’ Early Apple Items Are Going Up for Auction—Along With His Bow Ties Some of the objects came from Steve Jobs’ childhood bedroom. They’re being made available by his stepbrother, John Chovanec.

Steve Jobs collectors can now bid for stuff from his childhood bedroom, like his HS bowties and his Dylan 8-tracks. Also for bid: the first check written by Apple. Check out who had the bedroom stuff and why. www.wired.com/story/steve-...

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