Less than a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned that his carmaker is in for a “few rough quarters,” the company’s executives are spinning up the rumor mill in an apparent effort to distract from its disastrous earnings results. As Teslarati reports, Tesla senior vice president of powertrain, Lars Moravy, revealed that the carmaker… Continue reading Tesla’s Teasing Some Kind of Incredible Reveal, But We’re Skeptical
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Tyler, the Creator’s New Album Is Getting Buried by AI Knockoff
It’s a funny time to be a musician, to put it lightly. On top of the glut of social feeds and streaming services they have to maintain, artists and their representatives are now fighting AI bots for their listeners’ attention — and the humans aren’t always winning. Acclaimed musician and producer Tyler “Tyler, the Creator” Okonma certainly didn’t… Continue reading Tyler, the Creator’s New Album Is Getting Buried by AI Knockoff
Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI
Researchers at Microsoft tried to determine which precise jobs are most and least likely to be replaced by generative AI — and the results are bad news for anyone currently enjoying the perks of a cushy desk job. As detailed in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, the Microsoft team analyzed a “dataset of 200k anonymized and privacy-scrubbed… Continue reading Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI
ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems
The school year starts soon for many students, and ChatGPT has announced a new “study mode” that aims to prevent—or at least, encourage against—students taking homework shortcuts. The mode is designed around the Socratic method, so when activated, OpenAI’s generative AI chatbot rejects direct requests for answers, instead guiding the user with open-ended questions. The… Continue reading ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems
The Pandemic Appears to Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Even in People Who Never Got Covid
More than five years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are still discovering the after-effects of not only the virus but also the prolonged period of stress, isolation, loss, and uncertainty that the pandemic caused. A new scientific study, published this month in Nature Communications, has revealed that the pandemic may have accelerated… Continue reading The Pandemic Appears to Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Even in People Who Never Got Covid
Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them
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. Last week, the Trump administration announced a set of sweeping AI policy recommendations to “usher in a new golden age of human flourishing.” Among the suggested environmental rollbacks laid… Continue reading Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them
Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Tesla tunnels under Nashville
The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunnel-digging company, and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee have announced a plan to build a 10-mile “loop” that will connect Nashville’s downtown and its convention center to the area’s airport. The project will be privately funded by The Boring Company “and its private partners,” according to the Governor’s press release, though… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Tesla tunnels under Nashville
Aeva strikes lidar chip-making deal with LG subsidiary
LG Innotek, the components and materials subsidiary of South Korea’s LG Group, has struck a manufacturing partnership with Aeva Technologies, which makes 4D lidar sensing systems. The partnership will see LG Innotek manufacturing and supplying Aeva’s Atlas Ultra 4D lidar sensor for automobiles, and eventually expanding the technology for use in consumer electronics, robotics, and… Continue reading Aeva strikes lidar chip-making deal with LG subsidiary
Google’s AI Mode update adds even more tools for students
Now, users can upload images of the schoolwork they’re stumped on, and AI Mode can scour the web for answers. Now, users can upload images of the schoolwork they’re stumped on, and AI Mode can scour the web for answers. by Emma Roth Jul 29, 2025, 4:00 PM UTC Emma Roth is a news writer… Continue reading Google’s AI Mode update adds even more tools for students
AI Datacenters Are Raising Nearby Residents’ Electric Bills
If you’re looking for someone to blame for your ballooning energy bills, we have an increasingly familiar culprit: AI data centers. A new analysis of one the US’s largest power grids, PJM, found that a rise in customer energy rates is directly attributable to the tremendous power demands of these data facilities that undergird services… Continue reading AI Datacenters Are Raising Nearby Residents’ Electric Bills