Technology

Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning

When The Atlantic published a searchable dataset of works used to train AI, Kirk Wallace Johnson, like a lot of artists, looked for his name out of curiosity. And, like a lot of artists, he found it. Essentially, his books, like The…

Love It or Hate It, the Ferrari Luce Is a Thrilling Drive

WIRED test-drove a preproduction version of the Luce, the storied Italian automaker’s controversial electric car, and it was remarkably surprising. Will it convert Ferrari fanatics?

Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals

Aluminum production has saddled the world with billions of tons of caustic waste. One startup has a plan to clean it up and turn a profit.

Samsung, Google and Apple Made It Way Easier to Switch From an iPhone to Android

The new way to switch from an iPhone to Android isn’t perfect, but it’s far smoother.

OpenAI’s rogue AI agent didn’t stop at hacking Hugging Face

The AI agent that escaped from OpenAI and hacked developer platform Hugging Face attacked other companies as well, OpenAI revealed on Tuesday. The update substantially widens the scope of an already concerning incident, which has alarmed…

Rare, fully-functional Nintendo Famicombox retro consoles were discovered in a Japanese love hotel

Nintendo's 1986 commercial-use Famicombox is rare, but a Japanese love hotel reportedly has one in almost every room.

Karishma Tanna and Varun Bangera welcome baby boy on Guru Purnima

Karishma Tanna and husband Varun Bangera welcomed their first child, a baby boy, born on Guru Purnima, July 29, 2026. Karishma shared the news on Instagram, writing, "Our greatest blessing is here." Celebrities like Khushi Kapoor, Anjali…

Yemen’s Houthis considering fees for ships traversing the Red Sea, sources say

Rebels launched a blockade on Saudi shipping last week; are said to have spoken with Iranian backers at Khamenei's funeral about plan to normalize tolls in international waterways The post Yemen’s Houthis considering fees for ships…

Russia charges Telegram’s Durov with aiding terrorism and adds him to a wanted list

Russia’s FSB security service has charged Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, with facilitating terrorism, and moved to place him on an international wanted list. The charge accuses Durov of failing to take down channels and bots that…

As the West mulls slowing AI down, will China follow suit or pull ahead?

Employees at OpenAI, Anthropic and other top labs want Washington to help pace the AI race. China has spent the year closing the gap, building a rival governance body and betting on open-source models instead.

Ex-ante competition rules for cloud services sees pushback from 60% stakeholders: CUTS study

23 WIRED-Approved Gifts for Frequent Travelers (2026)

For the frequent flier who treats the Delta Sky Club like their second home.