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- I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a TwatJuly 15, 2025 - 7:05 PM
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I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat
xAI’s new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird.
Thinking Machines Lab Raises a Record $2 Billion, Announces Cofounders
Mira Murati and several other former OpenAI researchers are behind the buzzy AI startup, now valued at $12 billion and officially out of stealth.
Tech Billionaires Back Erebor in the Wake of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
Funded by Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey and Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, the new bank—named, like their companies, after Tolkien lore—aims to serve startups in crypto, AI, and defense.
GM’s Final EV Battery Strategy Copies China’s Playbook: Super Cheap Cells
General Motors’ homemade version of the low-cost power option favored by China’s auto industry will hit three years before its super-energy-dense tech arrives—and could bring affordable US EVs sooner.
What Makes a Car Lovable? It’s Not the Tech, It’s the Cup Holders
Frustration with the size, location, and design of cup holders in new cars is on the rise—and it holds enormous influence on whether we buy a ride or not.
Join Our Livestream: Inside the AI Copyright Battles
Curious about generative AI and copyright? Subscribers can join WIRED live on July 16 as we answer your questions about this critical topic.
Microsoft and OpenAI’s AGI Fight Is Bigger Than a Contract
A key clause in Microsoft and OpenAI’s deal embodies the raging divide between AGI true believers and those who think it’s still a long ways off.
5 Big EV Takeaways From Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
The new US legislation isn’t great for electric vehicles. But experts have advice for how the EV-curious buyer might navigate this tricky moment—and there’s even some good news to be found.
Tornado Cash Made Crypto Anonymous. Now One of Its Creators Faces Trial
Roman Storm, one of the developers of crypto-anonymizing tool Tornado Cash, will stand trial in New York starting July 14. His supporters claim the freedom to develop software is under threat.
You Asked, We Answered: All of Your AI Angst
Welcome to Uncanny Valley’s very first Q&A, where our host addresses your burning AI-related questions.
Elon Musk Unveils Grok 4 Amid Controversy Over Chatbot’s Antisemitic Posts
In a livestream with xAI colleagues, the billionaire entrepreneur described current AI systems as “primitive” and not for “serious” commercial use.
A New Kind of AI Model Lets Data Owners Take Control
A novel approach from the Allen Institute for AI enables data to be removed from an artificial intelligence model even after it has already been used for training.
Linda Yaccarino Tried to Tame X. Now She’s Out as CEO
Yaccarino announced Wednesday she’s stepping down, and it’s not clear if the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, plans to announce a successor.
‘People Are Going to Die’: A Malnutrition Crisis Looms in the Wake of USAID Cuts
Warehouses in the US are full of foods that fight malnutrition, while kids go hungry in places like South Sudan.
Grok Is Spewing Antisemitic Garbage on X
Elon Musk’s chatbot has gone on a tirade, praising Adolph Hitler and parroting antisemitic tropes.
OpenAI Poaches 4 High-Ranking Engineers From Tesla, xAI, and Meta
The new hires are joining OpenAI’s scaling team, according to an internal Slack message sent by cofounder Greg Brockman.
Volodymyr Zelensky’s Clothing Has Sparked a Polymarket Rebellion
Crypto gamblers are crying foul as they stand to lose millions of dollars in a bet over whether Ukraine’s president would wear a suit.
The Teens Are Taking Waymos Now
Alphabet’s self-driving car company launches what it hopes will be lucrative individual teen accounts—and maybe a whole lot of social change in the process.
Microsoft, OpenAI, and a US Teachers’ Union Are Hatching a Plan to ‘Bring AI into the Classroom’
The National Academy for AI Instruction will make artificial intelligence training accessible to educators across the country.
GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in Three US States—But Not for Ride-Hailing
After sightings by WIRED, GM confirms that a limited number of sensor-laden Bolt EVs have been given a second life.
This Is Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Needed Human Babysitters
On-board helpers, bad-weather suspensions, but no crashes. WIRED asked experts to grade Tesla’s Austin autonomous taxi service—and, crucially, how to know if the system is safe.
Trump’s Defiance of TikTok Ban Prompted Immunity Promises to 10 Tech Companies
Newly disclosed records show Attorney General Pam Bondi gave cover to not only Apple and Google, but also several other companies that help TikTok operate in the US.
Despite Protests, Elon Musk Secures Air Permit for xAI
xAI’s gas turbines get official approval from Memphis, Tennessee, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations.
What Could a Healthy AI Companion Look Like?
A chatbot designed to avoid anthropomorphism offers a compelling glimpse into the future of human-to-AI relationships.
For Today’s Business Traveler, It’s All About Work-Life Integration
With hybrid lifestyles now the norm, business trips have become more intentional, more mobile, and surprisingly more restorative.
Affluent Travelers Are Ditching Business Class for Business Jets
With a rise in “semiprivate” carriers, new booking tech, and commercial airline partnerships, it’s never been easier to fly private.
Airport Lounges Are Sexy Again—if You Can Get In
The latest wave of premium airport lounges are harder to get into, but for big-spending business travelers, no amenity is off the table.
Business Class Ain’t What It Used to Be. Don’t Tell First Class
Once a slightly fancy middle ground between first class and coach, business-class seats are getting serious upgrades. Caviar, anyone?
Airplane Wi-Fi Is Now … Good?
For years, in-flight internet has been fine for email, not great for Zoom meetings. That’s all changing fast.
Business Travel Is Evolving Faster Than Ever. We’ll Help You Navigate It
Five years ago, work trips looked nothing like they do today. WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler have teamed up to tell you all you need to know to actually enjoy working on the go.
Come for the Amenity Kits, Stay for the Flight
Airlines are wooing first-class passengers with elaborate complementary products sourced from the most luxe companies—and getting influencers’ attention in the process.
Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent
The Meta CEO is leading a hiring blitz, offering top talent at OpenAI eye-watering pay packages and endless access to cutting-edge chips.
Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent-Poaching Spree: ‘Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries’
“What Meta is doing will, in my opinion, lead to very deep cultural problems,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a leaked memo sent to OpenAI researchers.
Xiaomi’s YU7 Is an SUV-Sized Middle Finger to Tesla’s Model Y
In just three minutes Xiaomi took 200,000 preorders for only its second ever EV—four times what Cybertruck has sold in its 18-month lifetime. But at $35,000, it’s really gunning for Elon’s family SUV.
Cloudflare Is Blocking AI Crawlers by Default
The age of the AI scraping free-for-all may be coming to an end. At least if Cloudflare gets its way.
Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash
After critics called the bill a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for Big Tech that could make it nearly impossible to rein in social media platforms, Senator Marsha Blackburn killed her own compromise.
Here Is Everyone Mark Zuckerberg Has Hired So Far for Meta’s ‘Superintelligence’ Team
After a poaching frenzy that’s brought in talent from rival firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, Zuckerberg announced a team of nearly two dozen researchers in an internal memo.
Microsoft Says Its New AI System Diagnosed Patients 4 Times More Accurately Than Human Doctors
The tech giant poached several top Google researchers to help build a powerful AI tool that can diagnose patients and potentially cut health care costs.
OpenAI Leadership Responds to Meta Offers: ‘Someone Has Broken Into Our Home’
As Mark Zuckerberg lures away top research talent to Meta, OpenAI executives say they’re ‘recalibrating comp,’ according to an internal memo.
OpenAI Loses 4 Key Researchers to Meta
Mark Zuckerberg has been working to poach talent from rival labs for his new superintelligence team.
OpenAI’s Unreleased AGI Paper Could Complicate Microsoft Negotiations
The partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft in many ways hinges on the definition of artificial general intelligence, creating a tension that has spilled over into OpenAI research that has not been made public.
Substack Is Having a Moment—Again. But Time Is Running Out
While star reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue is only getting worse.
No One Is in Charge at the US Copyright Office
During a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no one at the helm—and no one knows when that will change.
Disney Just Threw a Punch in a Major AI Fight
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we explore Disney and Universal’s lawsuit against Midjourney, which could be consequential for the future of how intellectual property is treated in the AI era.
Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch
A federal judge ruled that Meta did not violate the law when it trained its AI models on 13 authors’ books.
Venice Braces for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s Wedding
Some Venetians are concerned about the impact the three-day event—which includes 80 private jets and more than 30 private water taxis—will have on their city.
AI Agents Are Getting Better at Writing Code—and Hacking It as Well
One of the best bug-hunters in the world is an AI tool called Xbow, just one of many signs of the coming age of cybersecurity automation.
Anthropic Scores a Landmark AI Copyright Win—but Will Face Trial Over Piracy Claims
While the startup has won its “fair use” argument, it potentially faces billions of dollars in damages for allegedly pirating over 7 million books to build a digital library.
This Is Why High-End Electric Cars Are Failing
There’s a simple reason why high-end EVs have failed to spark the imaginations of auto buyers. To remedy this, manufacturers need to revisit the days of the Model T.
Elon Musk’s Lawyers Claim He ‘Does Not Use a Computer’
The claim appeared in a court filing related to Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. The Tesla and xAI owner has posted about his laptop numerous times in the past year.