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OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating

TIM FERNHOLZ

Twenty-five leading mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work.

Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants U.S. open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too

JULIE BORT

Tan argues that frontier models themselves trained on public human knowledge so access to capable AI should be "a form of public good."

Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first outpost outside Sand Hill Road

CONNIE LOIZOS

"It's actually allegedly being built out now," said Rabois, who has clearly dealt with a missed construction timeline or two.

Random rewards enrich classic game-theory contests

CHRIS LEE

Simple games gain rich strategies in the face of noise.

Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge

JOHN TIMMER

The Department of Energy declared an "emergency" when none existed.

ChatGPT-using lawyer punished for citing fake testimony from made-up witnesses

JON BRODKIN

"I didn't know that AI could hallucinate facts," New Mexico defense lawyer says.

Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland

BETH MOLE

The strain lurking in the inflatable structure was hypervirulent.

Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data

MARINA TEMKIN

The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.

Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services

STEPHEN CLARK

"Dedicated launch is pretty essential for us for most of our missions."

You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules

SOPHIE HURWITZ

And if your tap water is undrinkable, you have no “constitutional right to truthful information” about it.

Branch Ergonomic Chair Pro (Sega Edition) Review: Comfy, Not Boring

LOURYN STRAMPE

Turns out that the best office chair is also the best gaming chair, now with aesthetics to match.

‘I’m Really Terrified’: A Mathematician Grapples With AI’s Recent Breakthroughs

ISABELLA WARD

Steven Strogatz coauthored a book about how math is moving beyond human understanding. He spoke with WIRED about the seismic impact artificial intelligence has had on his life’s work.

From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere

ANDY GREENBERG, LILY HAY NEWMAN, DELL CAMERON

Plus: The US disrupts the internet’s biggest black market, a Conti ransomware hacker gets prison time, Meta fails to stop AI-generated videos of child abuse.

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing 30+ Models

SIMON HILL

I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems.

The Anti-Woke Right Can’t Figure Out How to Stop ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’

MILES KLEE

A subset of male gamers have spent years warning that the transgressive series has been neutered by progressive developers, but the backlash isn’t taking hold.