In Silicon Valley’s imagined future, AI models are so empathetic that we’ll use them as therapists. They’ll provide mental-health care for millions, unimpeded by the pesky requirements for human counselors,
Continue readingHelp! My therapist is secretly using ChatGPT
The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so significant it has the potential to reshape our grid. Energy consumption by data centers has gone up
Continue readingAI is changing the grid. Could it help more than it harms?
Earlier this year, when my colleague Casey Crownhart and I spent six months researching the climate and energy burden of AI, we came to see one number in particular as
Continue readingThree big things we still don’t know about AI’s energy burden
The Twitch streamer could pivot from influencer to candidate. But he tells WIRED’s Big Interview podcast he’d rather use his platform to tell Dems “you can’t podcast your way out
From data-removal services to threat monitoring, the Public Service Alliance says its new marketplace will help public servants defend themselves in an era of data brokers and political violence.
Join us for live coverage of the launch of the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and Apple Watch Series 11. We’ll be reporting from Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Frankenstein is one of those stories that’s been retold countless times. And yet, Guillermo del Toro has managed to make a version that not only feels true to Mary Shelley’s
Continue readingGuillermo del Toro makes Frankenstein his own
Daily Hub aims to combine useful info with curated recommendations, but only sometimes succeeds. When Google launched the Pixel 10 line last month, it gave as much attention to its
Continue readingGoogle pulls the Pixel 10’s Daily Hub to ‘enhance its performance’
Leaked images potentially give us a closer look at the Powerbeats Fit and its color-matched charging case. Apple teased the upcoming Powerbeats Fit last month, and now renders and specifications
Continue readingNew Beats earbuds leak hours before Apple’s big event
Firefox will soon let you shake your iPhone to get an AI-generated summary of the webpage you’re on. The feature rolls out this week, and will operate using Apple’s on-device
Continue readingFirefox launches ‘shake to summarize’ on iPhones