OpenAI’s GPT-5 model was meant to be a world-changing upgrade to its wildly popular and precocious chatbot. But for some users, last Thursday’s release felt more like a wrenching downgrade, with the new ChatGPT presenting a diluted personality and making surprisingly dumb mistakes. On Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X to say the… Continue reading OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt
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Ford’s Answer to China: A Completely New Way of Making Cars
I first thought Ford CEO Jim Farley was briefing me on a new car. It turned out to be something altogether more ambitious: A completely new way to make a car. Or, more precisely, electric vehicles. “No one’s ever built a car in three pieces then fit them together at the end,” Farley says. “We… Continue reading Ford’s Answer to China: A Completely New Way of Making Cars
An AI Model for the Brain Is Coming to the ICU
The Cleveland Clinic is partnering with San Francisco–based startup Piramidal to develop a large-scale AI model that will be used to monitor patients’ brain health in intensive care units. Instead of being trained on text, the system is based on electroencephalogram (EEG) data, which is collected via electrodes placed on the scalp and then read… Continue reading An AI Model for the Brain Is Coming to the ICU
In ‘Alien: Earth’, the Future Is a Corporate Hellscape
Seventeen years ago, Noah Hawley became a father during the Great Recession. If you look at everything he’s written since having children—including the TV series Fargo and Legion—Hawley says it all revolves around the same question every parent faces: “How are we supposed to raise these people in the world that we’re living in?” Hawley’s… Continue reading In ‘Alien: Earth’, the Future Is a Corporate Hellscape
3 Best Steam Mops, Tested for Months (2025)
This all-in-one cleaner from Tineco has lots of bells and whistles. It’s easy to set up and easy to use, though I had to read the instructions a few times to make sure I understood all the different modes and options. Press the power button and it’ll start up in Auto mode, which detects how… Continue reading 3 Best Steam Mops, Tested for Months (2025)
Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
The Trump administration’s radical changes to United States fiscal policy, foreign relations, and global strategy—combined with mass firings across the federal government—have created uncertainty around US cybersecurity priorities that was on display this week at two of the country’s most prominent digital security conferences in Las Vegas. “We are not retreating, we’re advancing in a… Continue reading Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate
When I ask the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I view as pretty reasonable advice. “Diversify your sources,” it responds. “Rely on news outlets across the political spectrum, including those from both left-leaning and right-leaning perspectives.” This is advice that the AI itself may not… Continue reading Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate
Inside Dylan Field’s Big IPO—and His Even Bigger Plans for Figma
When Dylan Field pops up on my Zoom screen, his face is a mixture of giddiness and fatigue. He’s back at work, after a whirlwind trip to New York City where he launched his company Figma on the New York Stock Exchange, bucking the trend of multi-billion-dollar startups staying private. Even before it became clear… Continue reading Inside Dylan Field’s Big IPO—and His Even Bigger Plans for Figma
The Best Colored Noise for Sleep (2025)
All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more. As a certified sleep science coach and mattress tester of five years, I’m no stranger to soothing noises being part of many people’s sleep hygiene arsenal. For… Continue reading The Best Colored Noise for Sleep (2025)
Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes
A string of previously undisclosed break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories last fall marks the latest in a growing series of security breaches at military facilities across the United States, raising fresh concerns about the vulnerability of US armories to theft and intrusion. A confidential memo from the Tennessee Fusion Center reviewed by WIRED details… Continue reading Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes