Executives at artificial intelligence companies may like to tell us that AGI is almost here, but the latest models still need some additional tutoring to help them be as clever as they can. Scale AI, a company that’s played a key role in helping frontier AI firms build advanced models, has developed a platform that… Continue reading This Tool Probes Frontier AI Models for Lapses in Intelligence
Author: Wired Magazine
Sony’s Latest Bravia Home Theater Gear Gets Bolder, Brighter
Sony’s glittering new RGB LED display made a big splash last month, and as one of the few to see it in the flesh, I can attest that it’s a very exciting new advancement. It’s also still deep in the prototype stage, so it’ll be a while before we get our hands on one. Today,… Continue reading Sony’s Latest Bravia Home Theater Gear Gets Bolder, Brighter
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Several top scientists charged with overseeing research into disease prevention and cures at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) were notified that they were subject to a reduction in force on Tuesday as part of a devastating purge of federal employees carried out by US Health and Human Services secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., WIRED has… Continue reading Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free
On Tuesday, US district judge Beryl Howell effectively allowed the transfer of the headquarters building of the United States Institute of Peace to the General Services Administration. In fact, the building—and all of the property inside it—had already been transferred on Saturday, according to Howell’s ruling. “The deal is no longer merely ‘proposed’ but done,”… Continue reading Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free
The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
The Trump administration, working in coordination with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide. In communities across the US, the cuts threaten student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to popular digital services, such as the ebook app Libby. On… Continue reading The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
Nomad Sale: 5 Great Deals on Our Favorite Accessories
If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. It might be April 1, but there’s no trickery here: Nomad has kicked off a two-day spring sale. From now until April 3 (9 am Pacific/noon Eastern), a 15 percent sitewide sale will let you snag various accessories at… Continue reading Nomad Sale: 5 Great Deals on Our Favorite Accessories
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of federal employees at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were notified early Tuesday morning that they were subject to a reduction in force, or RIF, sources tell WIRED, shuttering programs that directly serve and inform the American public. The effect was felt across the CDC, as workers in the Division of… Continue reading The CDC Has Been Gutted
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The DOGE-affiliated acting president of the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded, independent think tank, has moved to transfer the agency’s $500 million headquarters building to the General Services Administration free of charge, according to court documents revealed in a recently filed lawsuit. Tensions at USIP have been escalating for weeks, starting when… Continue reading DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
This Is How TAG Heuer Revamped Its Iconic F1 Watch
Last month, a surreptitious early glimpse of TAG Heuer’s full-scale revival—officially revealed today—of its iconic plastic-cased 1980s watch, the “Formula 1,” appeared in the fitting setting of the Grand Prix racetrack. For the 2025 F1 season, the watchmaker, appointed the sport’s official timekeeper under a mega-sponsorship deal inked by its parent company, luxury conglomerate LVMH,… Continue reading This Is How TAG Heuer Revamped Its Iconic F1 Watch
Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems
Top career officials at the Department of the Interior (DOI) were placed on administrative leave late last week after declining to immediately give affiliates of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) levels of access to a payroll system that would in theory allow them to, among other things, stop individual Supreme Court justices’ paychecks.… Continue reading Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems