Elon Musk publicly took a dump on one of his underlings for the unthinkable crime of using the word “researcher.” At the receiving end of his boss’s wrath was Aditya Gupta, an employee at Musk’s AI startup xAI. “We at [xAI] are looking for researchers and engineers,” Gupta tweeted Tuesday, with a link to a… Continue reading Elon Musk Publicly Kicks His AI Employee’s Legs Out From Under Him
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It Doesn’t Take Much Conversation for ChatGPT to Suck Users Into Bizarre Conspiratorial Rabbit Holes
Earlier this month, venture capitalist and OpenAI backer Geoff Lewis posted an alarming video on X-formerly-Twitter, prompting concerns among his peers. Lewis, the managing partner of the multibillion-dollar investment company Bedrock, spoke of an inscrutable “non-governmental system” that “inverts signal until the person carrying it looks unstable,” which he had supposedly uncovered using ChatGPT. He went… Continue reading It Doesn’t Take Much Conversation for ChatGPT to Suck Users Into Bizarre Conspiratorial Rabbit Holes
Lawsuit Claims Meta Pirated Vast Numbers of Dirty Movies to “Train Its AI”
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has been accused of pirating — we are not kidding — a whole adult bookstore’s worth of dirty movies to train its artificial intelligence models. First flagged by the blog TorrentFreak, a copyright company called Strike 3 Holdings and an adult film studio called Counterlife Media have filed suit against Meta, alleging that… Continue reading Lawsuit Claims Meta Pirated Vast Numbers of Dirty Movies to “Train Its AI”
I Watched AI Agents Try to Hack My Vibe-Coded Websit
A few weeks ago, I watched a small team of artificial intelligence agents spend roughly 10 minutes trying to hack into my brand new vibe-coded website. The AI agents, developed by startup RunSybil, worked together to probe my poor site to identify weak spots. An orchestrator agent, called Sybil, oversees several more specialized agents all… Continue reading I Watched AI Agents Try to Hack My Vibe-Coded Websit
Everything You Wanted to Know About China’s Auto Industry Takeover
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. What is the future of cars? For one thing, after substantial government support and poaching of top Western talent, China’s car industry is about to dominate globally with charging… Continue reading Everything You Wanted to Know About China’s Auto Industry Takeover
How Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine and DOGE Got Access to a Federal Payroll System That Serves the FBI
In early February, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine was one of two operatives for Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) granted potentially wide-ranging access to a number of systems at the Small Business Administration (SBA). Through that foray, DOGE gained access to the National Finance Center (NFC), a sensitive system that provides human resources… Continue reading How Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine and DOGE Got Access to a Federal Payroll System That Serves the FBI
AIR lands $23M to bring its eVTOLs to the US
The combined forces of escalating geopolitical tensions and rising defense budgets are spurring many electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) makers to take a two-pronged approach to building their aircraft: crewed vehicles for personal or commercial taxi use, and uncrewed vehicles meant for logistics and defense purposes. AIR, an Israel-based startup developing eVTOLs, thought it… Continue reading AIR lands $23M to bring its eVTOLs to the US
DJI finally brings its impressive Amflow e-bike to US trails
Transportation The star of this show is the Avinox drive system. The star of this show is the Avinox drive system. by Thomas Ricker Jul 30, 2025, 4:00 PM UTC Thomas Ricker is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a… Continue reading DJI finally brings its impressive Amflow e-bike to US trails
Elon Musk’s Boring Company announces plan to tunnel under Nashville
Transportation The ‘Tesla in Tunnels’ project will connect the Nashville International Airport to downtown. The ‘Tesla in Tunnels’ project will connect the Nashville International Airport to downtown. by Emma Roth Jul 30, 2025, 3:39 PM UTC Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more.… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company announces plan to tunnel under Nashville
Peacock’s adaptation finally feels like Twisted Metal in season 2
TV Show Reviews Entertainment But it does take a bit to get to the action. But it does take a bit to get to the action. by Andrew Webster Jul 30, 2025, 3:30 PM UTC Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge… Continue reading Peacock’s adaptation finally feels like Twisted Metal in season 2