Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History 02. August 2025 (12:30) Plus: A former top US cyber official loses her new job due to political backlash, Congress is rushing through a bill to censor lawmakers’ personal information online, and more.(Wired)
Anthropic Revokes OpenAI's Access to Claude 01. August 2025 (23:41) OpenAI lost access to the Claude API this week after Anthropic claimed the company was violating its terms of service.(Wired)
Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death 01. August 2025 (22:41) A Miami jury has ordered the automaker to pay up to $243 million after finding that the Tesla vehicle had a “defect.” It's the first time Tesla has been found liable in an Autopilot-related crash.(Wired)
WIRED Roundup: ChatGPT Goes Full Demon Mode 01. August 2025 (19:02) On today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, our senior business editor joins us to talk Meta, brain aging, and ChatGPT’s recent dark turn.(Wired)
Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games—as Long as They’re Free 01. August 2025 (18:24) Facing pressure from payment processors, the indie game platform delisted many adult titles this week. Itch.io began offering free NSFW content again on Thursday as it looks for new payment options.(Wired)
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Forgotten AI Summit 01. August 2025 (17:30) Long before ChatGPT, a group of AI luminaries gathered on an island to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Their funder ultimately cast a shadow on all who attended.(Wired)
The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children 01. August 2025 (15:19) Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine.(Wired)