Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a major turn in of the most significant ongoing AI copyright lawsuits in history. The move will allow Anthropic to avoid what could have been a financially devastating outcome in court. The settlement agreement is expected… Continue reading Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors
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Looking to Buy a Window Air Conditioner? Read This First
As is the case for many people, my home cannot be retrofitted with central air. My 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment, which features prominently in my seven years of air quality reporting for WIRED, relies on window air conditioning units to keep cool on our warming planet. While there is the obvious paradox that air conditioners are… Continue reading Looking to Buy a Window Air Conditioner? Read This First
Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab
At least three artificial intelligence researchers have resigned from Meta’s new superintelligence lab, just two months after CEO Mark Zuckerberg first announced the initiative. Two of the staffers have returned to OpenAI, where they both previously worked, after less than one-month stints at Meta, WIRED has confirmed. Avi Verma was previously a researcher at OpenAI.… Continue reading Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab
WIRED Roundup: The US Chip Manufacturers’ Bonanza
Louise Matsakis: I think there is just a lot of panic about what Mamdani represents, which I think is sort of this democratic upswell, this sort of backlash to the Trump administration. And I think also, particularly in New York City, it’s just a place where the politics have been toxic for so long, but… Continue reading WIRED Roundup: The US Chip Manufacturers’ Bonanza
The 38 Best Deals From REI’s 2025 Labor Day Sale
Isn’t it amazing how fast summer goes by? The kids are back in school, and it’s time for the annual REI Labor Day Sale. This year’s event kicks off today, August 22, and ends on Labor Day, September 2. Many items are up to 30 percent off, and REI Co-op members save 20 percent on… Continue reading The 38 Best Deals From REI’s 2025 Labor Day Sale
Take 20 Percent Off Ooni’s Largest Pizza Oven for Labor Day
On the hunt for a truly large pizza oven capable of powering a proper pizza party? The Ooni Koda 2 Max is marked down 20% for Labor Day, bringing the price down to just $1,039. This massive oven has a 24×21 build plate, which Ooni says is capable of cooking two 12 inch pies side… Continue reading Take 20 Percent Off Ooni’s Largest Pizza Oven for Labor Day
Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer Space Radio Wave
The Earth is constantly receiving space signals that contain vital information about extremely energetic phenomena. Among the most peculiar are brief pulses of extremely high-energy radio waves, known as fast radio bursts (FRB). Astronomers compare them to a powerful lighthouse that shines for milliseconds in the middle of a rough, distant sea. Detecting one of… Continue reading Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer Space Radio Wave
Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law
People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky. The company announced Friday that it will be blocking all IP addresses within Mississippi for the foreseeable future in response to a recent US Supreme Court decision that allows the state to enforce strict age verification for social media platforms. According to Bluesky,… Continue reading Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law
The Trump-Intel Deal Is Official
The United States government is making an $8.9 billion investment in Intel, representing a 9.9 percent stake in the company, according to a press release the company published on Friday. The investment will be funded by $5.7 billion in grants Intel was awarded under the 2022 CHIPS Act and $3.2 billion the company was awarded… Continue reading The Trump-Intel Deal Is Official
Kanye West Said Memecoins ‘Prey On Fans.’ Then He Apparently Launched One
Kanye West, the hip-hop artist who goes by Ye, appears to have launched his own cryptocurrency, YZY, sparking a riot of trading activity. In February, West rejected the idea that he might launch a crypto coin. “I’M NOT DOING A COIN,” he wrote, in a since-deleted post on X. “COINS PREY ON THE FANS WITH… Continue reading Kanye West Said Memecoins ‘Prey On Fans.’ Then He Apparently Launched One