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The Pope’s AI Guy Is Worried About ‘Cartel’ Behavior Among Big Labs

JOEL KHALILI

Paolo Benanti tells WIRED that hysteria over whether godlike AI could destroy humanity is distracting from the need for public debate about how to govern the technology.

Bentley Wants Its Torcal SUV to Break the Curse of the Luxury EV

JEREMY WHITE

The British high-end auto company reveals its first-ever full EV: 330 miles of range, 0 to 60 mph in under 3 seconds, and an orchestra under the hood. Will it be enough to lure high-rollers?

AI Agents Teamed Up to Cheat at Blackjack. Their Collusion Is Getting Harder to Spot

WILL KNIGHT

A clandestine card-counting operation suggests we may need new ways to spot agent-to-agent deception.

Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely

SEAN O'KANE

The startup is working on small, light motors with no rare earth magnets that are suited for drones, fans, and robots.

Enveda secures $311M to bring more nature-derived AI drugs into clinical trials

MARINA TEMKIN

The round valued the AI biotech at $2 billion. It is currently testing drugs that treat skin conditions and preserve weight loss after stopping GLP-1s.

Contrary to some reports, you don't have two brains

JOHN TIMMER

A bad press release makes a good excuse to look at how developmental biology works.

VC firm Bessemer now has another $5.75B to invest in (what else?) AI

JULIE BORT

The VC firm says that AI-native companies are growing faster than any technology, ever.

XPRIZE Wildfire winners spotted fires within 10 min—but couldn’t stop them

JEREMY HSU

$11M competition showed wildfire detection is still easier than stopping fires.

Netflix releases trailer for Brad Bird's Ray Gunn

JENNIFER OUELLETTE

"It’s film noir and a hard-boiled detective story, but it’s got a lot more comedy and a lot more action."

Discord age verification rolls out today with changes spurred by user backlash

JON BRODKIN

Discord will try to automatically estimate ages, require verification when it can't.

YouTube promises custom feeds and a lot more AI later this year

RYAN WHITWAM

YouTube's next year could change the content you see with a big focus on AI and livestreams.

Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges

SCHARON HARDING

"So absurd and embarrassing ..."

Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China's lunar "exploration" plans

ERIC BERGER

"Beijing's intended strategy is to dominate the high ground of the twenty-first century."

A US-China AI Hotline Won't Be Ready For a While

HUGO LOWELL

As the US and China race to become the dominant power in the AI industry, the countries also appear to be figuring out ways to communicate on national security issues.

If Amazon doesn’t know how to eliminate carbon emissions, then who does?

TIM DE CHANT

Amazon is one of the largest companies in the world. How much responsibility does it have to meet its net zero pledge?