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Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s former AGI deployment lead and key executive, is stepping down from full-time duties to take a part-time advisory role after a medical leave, citing worsening neuroimmune condition she’s battled for seven years. Once diagnosed with POTS in 2019, she delayed treatments to stay focused on work — a decision now forcing her to prioritize recovery. Her exit coincides with OpenAI’s...

Seventeen major publishers, including The New York Times and Ziff Davis, are suing OpenAI for allegedly hiding critical evidence in their copyright lawsuits, claiming the company withheld datasets and logs that prove its AI models were trained on their copyrighted content. As generative AI tools like ChatGPT increasingly mimic and reproduce journalistic work, publishers fear plummeting traffic and...

OpenAI is shutting down its AI browser Atlas but isn’t abandoning the AI browsing vision—instead, it’s weaving Atlas’s smart agent features into ChatGPT for desktop and a new Chrome extension, turning ChatGPT into your AI-powered web workspace. This pivot follows a company-wide focus on core projects, also killing off the Sora video tool. With rivals like Perplexity and Google already embedding AI...

OpenAI just unveiled its GPT-5.6 lineup—Sol, Terra, and Luna—each engineered for peak efficiency in coding, enterprise work, and scientific research, with Sol leading the pack at 54% better token efficiency for coding. They’re touting it as their most powerful cybersecurity model yet, plus launching ChatGPT Work to supercharge team productivity across devices. In a crowded AI race, OpenAI’s new mo...

Lyzr just smashed a $100M Series B, valuing the company at $500M — and they didn’t even need to leave their chairs. Their own AI agent handled the heavy lifting, closing deals with investors from Silicon Valley to the Middle East, proving AI isn’t just hype — it’s now a startup’s secret weapon for scaling fast, with capital rushing to fund the next big thing. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a...

Silicon Valley’s AI hardware gamble is heating up—VC David Cahn’s latest projections show $1.5 trillion in AI infrastructure spending by 2026, needing $3 trillion in revenue to break even. With chip costs soaring and returns still elusive, the stakes are sky-high. Big tech’s free cash flow bets hinge on AI paying off—or risk triggering a market crash and recession. Listen in comfort: Get a discoun...

Anthropic, the AI powerhouse, is now SpaceX’s biggest customer with a multi-year deal set to run until July 2026 — a move that’s sparked curiosity and speculation, especially after Musk’s past X posts hinted at potential sabotage. But Musk quickly shut that down, calling it “not my style,” and praised Anthropic as AI leaders, highlighting their Mythos and Fable models. He pointed to Tesla’s open S...

Step into the passage of time at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, where WIRED is screening the groundbreaking documentary “The Oldest Person in the World” — a decade-long journey tracking the world’s oldest living person, exploring longevity, chance, and the profound experience of being alive. Doors open at 7:45 PM on July 23rd. General admission is $22, but WIRED readers get it for $12 — and subs...

Threads just hit 500 million monthly users—surpassing expectations despite Meta’s AI focus—thanks to its Instagram integration and appeal to users frustrated with X. Meanwhile, Trump’s long-delayed T1 phone is finally shipping, a basic Android device with Truth Social preloaded, sparking questions about his broader brand strategy. In Maine, Senate candidate Graham Platner is stepping down amid mou...

The NHTSA is moving to eliminate steering wheels and brake pedals in self-driving cars, arguing that if a vehicle is truly autonomous, manual controls are unnecessary. Administrator Jonathan Morrison says this could accelerate the development of fully driverless vehicles, especially for rideshare fleets like Tesla and Uber. But critics worry: without human override, what happens if the AI fails? A...

OpenAI just unleashed its most powerful AI models yet — the ChatGPT-5.6 family, featuring Sol, Terra, and Luna — rolling out globally in under 24 hours. Sol dominates complex coding and benchmarks, Terra is your everyday powerhouse, and Luna delivers lightning-fast, budget-friendly performance. These models also pack advanced visual glitch detection and are OpenAI’s strongest cybersecurity tools t...

Google Health just gave naps their official due—now iPhone users can track 20-minute power naps in their Sleep Score, finally recognizing the brain-boosting magic of a quick doze. Backed by science showing naps restore learning and motor function, this update validates what we’ve all known: a nap isn’t just a break, it’s a reboot. But with the app still counting any 20-minute snooze, whether on th...

Meta just unleashed Muse Spark 1.1, an AI powerhouse built for action—not just answers. This “agentic age” marvel can handle complex tasks, code, and multimodal inputs like images and audio, while orchestrating teams of specialized AI agents to tackle big projects faster. With a massive 1 million-token capacity, it’s primed to automate workflows, fix bugs, migrate codebases, and even control your...

Meta’s new AI model, Muse Spark 1.1, is here to dominate enterprise coding with agentic superpowers—handling complex workflows, bug fixes, and massive code migrations at competitive prices. Priced at just $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens, it’s a direct shot at OpenAI and Anthropic. CEO Mark Zuckerberg even broke his X silence to hype it as “strong agentic and codi...

OpenAI’s copyright defense is crumbling under fire from the New York Times and Daily News, who accuse the AI giant of hiding evidence in its copyright lawsuit. The core dispute? Whether ChatGPT trained on copyrighted news articles. OpenAI previously claimed it couldn’t search its own data without violating user privacy — but an engineer’s deposition contradicts that, revealing they did search for...

Venture capital’s new reality: big funding no longer equals success—it traps founders in hyper-growth expectations. Investors now compare startups to AI giants, and even triple-digit growth feels underwhelming. Founders must ask: is VC the right path for your business? Not every great company needs to scale to fund-level returns. Step back, assess your ambition, and align your vision with what the...

Slate, the new electric truck startup, is shaking things up with a bare-bones, customizable base model starting at $24,950—unpainted, with 205 miles range, no frills. Their big twist? Vehicle wraps let you totally re-skin your truck without repainting. Now, they’re teaming up with Crayola for the first-ever automotive collab, offering five iconic crayon colors (Cerulean, Fern, Jersey Tomato, Razzm...

FanDuel’s in deep trouble after a lawsuit claims they exploited high rollers like Terry Thompson—whose $18M bets led to home loss and mental health crisis—by deploying VIP managers and even having Bryce Harper send a personalized video message, blurring lines between athlete endorsement and predatory gambling tactics. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discou...

OpenAI just unleashed Sol, a new AI model rumored to rival Anthropic’s Fable — the very model that once had the White House pausing its rollout. With no clear rules on which AI models need government oversight or which agencies should lead the review, the current patchwork system leaves everyone guessing. Experts are split: some can’t judge if the approval was even adequate, while others suspect b...

Google’s rolling out a new AI ad disclosure feature to help you spot synthetic content—ads made with artificial intelligence will now clearly flag themselves in “My Ad Center” across Search, YouTube, and Discover. Whether ads are auto-tagged if created with Google’s AI tools or manually labeled if made elsewhere, the goal is simple: empower you to know what’s real and what’s AI-generated. This fol...

Mercor’s AI training empire is heating up fast—aiming for a $20B valuation, doubling its revenue run rate to $2B in just four months, and just acquiring Deeptune to boost its AI agent training muscle—all while quietly moving past early-year legal drama to solidify its spot as a VC darling in the AI race. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advert...

Gradium, the Paris-based AI voice startup, just raised $100 million—backed by Nvidia—to expand into the Bay Area and compete with giants like ElevenLabs and Google. Born from Kyutai and led by ex-Google Brain and DeepMind talent, Gradium’s mission? Ultra-realistic, lightning-fast AI voices—and they’ve already won big clients like Renault. This isn’t just another funding round—it’s a bold move to d...

SpaceX just shattered its own satellite deployment records again, launching 1,589 Starlink satellites in the first half of 2026 — more than the entire 2025 total — and with over 12,400 satellites launched since the project began, nearly 11,000 are still orbiting and delivering global internet access faster than ever before. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/...

Meta’s new AI image tool, Muse Image, lets users create and tweak visuals—including using public Instagram photos—without consent, sparking privacy concerns and fears of harassment and impersonation. Users can opt out via profile settings, but critics warn that rapid rollout of AI features demands stronger privacy protections, especially given Meta’s track record. Listen in comfort: Get a discount...

Anthropic’s Fable five is ditching unlimited AI for pay-as-you-go starting July 12th—marking the first time a major AI lab charges consumers by usage. With a million tokens (enough for Lord of the Rings) costing extra, power users will pay more, especially with newer models that think deeply. While developers have always paid by usage, consumer plans have stayed flat—until now. This shift signals...