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Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing

An AI model said it wouldn’t use any tools, then tried to send something to a server in Beijing anyway, and while researchers say it’s probably a training quirk and not espionage, the whole thing has people asking how much to trust free Chinese AI.

OpenAI announces three big science discoveries and a new way to work with academics

Less than a month after its mass release of hundreds of manuscripts that it said contained solutions to long-standing mathematics questions, OpenAI is back with three more "major" discoveries in math, computer science, and physics. What's different this time is the choice to have external experts that OpenAI describes

Grok Says Its AI-Generated Version of ‘The Odyssey’ Is ‘Not Historically Accurate’

Months after Elon Musk declared that the xAI model would outclass Christopher Nolan’s mythological epic, the bot itself admitted defeat.

Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce

Employees in the US, Canada, India, and the UK may receive offers to leave MS today.

Databricks co-founder shares his secrets for winning big enterprise customers

Turns out selling to big companies isn’t about having the shiniest tech: It’s about hitching a ride on a giant’s sales team.

Samsung’s Switch 2-ready MicroSD Express card is on sale for less than $50

Running out of space on your Nintendo Switch 2? Thankfully, Samsung’s P9 MicroSD Express card is discounted at multiple retailers, with the 256GB version going for $47.99 (Amazon, B&H Photo) and the 512GB version $99 (Amazon, B&H Photo). The smaller card typically sells for around $80, and the larger option usually sel

Anthropic is burning gas to feed the AI boom

As it prepares to go public, Anthropic's S-1 filing makes generative AI's methane dependency glaringly obvious. "Competition for access to electrical supply and data center locations with adequate power availability is intense." In documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, Anthropic acknowl

Why Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Is Missing So Many Key Figures

Anthropic’s S-1 filing is hundreds of pages long—and it leaves out quite a few financial details. “Anthropic owes investors more information,” one analyst tells WIRED.

Watch out, YouTube — Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos

After years in which every social platform (even LinkedIn!) aggressively pursued short-form video, this is a notable shift in strategy for Instagram.

Best Dyson Vacuum Deals for Dyson Week 2026

The powerful Dyson V16 Piston Animal and other Dyson vacuums and tools are discounted until Halloween.

Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out

Case study gives a whole new meaning to "bedroom eyes."

Meet the real-life Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes

Lindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes .

Anker’s Halloween Sale Takes 20% Off Our Favorite Chargers and Power Banks

Avoid the scariest thing this Halloween (your phone at 1 percent) with Anker's 20 percent off sale on all charging gear.

Apple releases iOS and macOS 27.2 with new Siri AI features, new Music logo

Included is the ability to limit which applications Siri can directly access.

Apple AirTags (2nd Gen) Are on Sale for 20% Off Right Now

Track down your suitcase, car keys, and other essentials with this $23 Bluetooth tracker.

Uh-oh, it sounds like the iPhone Duo keeps cracking and users aren’t happy about it

A small number of early adopters of the much-hyped new foldable phone from Apple have complained of screens cracking.

Apple reveals updated iPad mini with a bigger OLED screen for $700

Apple claims this is the most significant update ever for the iPad mini line.

Fusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it?

Fusion startups face a new challenge, one unrelated to plasma physics: Give the government shares in exchange for funding awards or go it alone?

iPhone Duo now supports Apple Pencil with iOS 27.2

Apple has just released iOS 27.2, bringing Apple Pencil support to the iPhone Duo. The software update also includes an "Edge Light" feature for the iPhone Duo that's intended to illuminate your face during video calls. Apple previously said the iPhone Duo would add support for the Apple Pencil "later this year." The c

ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees

US robotics company stands by ICE deal as more than 300 employees warn of risk.

Google Fitbit Edge Review: I Still Prefer the Air (2026)

The Edge is a welcome upgrade for longtime Fitbit users, but the missing NFC technology is a puzzling regression.

The NBA’s response to gambling scandals is to add more gambling partnerships

From the bright minds that brought you FTX Arena and NBA Top Shot NFT maketplace (where sales last month dropped to $762,781, which is a 99.66 percent decrease compared to the February 2021 peak of $226,350,843), the NBA announced Monday that it has new "preferred" prediction market deals for Kalshi and Polymarket, as

Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink terms with deadly drone strikes

Ukraine says Starshield back to normal, denies misuse of Starlink commercial service.

Will the real Anthropic please stand up

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. After weeks of frenzied speculation, Anthropic has filed its IPO prospectus. The 335-page document (100 pages or so are focused on risks) lays out the company’s unique view of the te

This startup’s self-driving excavators help dig up $600M in new funding

Bedrock Robotics, which is now valued at $4.1 billion, is particularly focused on autonomous excavators, in part because of a growing shortage of skilled operators.

The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing

The RealReal, a secondhand luxury fashion consignment retailer, said it's updating its bot defense system, effectively making it harder for AI agents to shop on its site. The change comes days after The Verge reported that an AI agent could be used to take advantage of The RealReal's item reserve system. On the retaile

Apple acknowledges iPhone Duo display ‘issue’ after reports of cracked screens

Following reports of iPhone Duos with cracked and broken inside screens, often showing a bright line running from the center to the right side, Apple says in a statement to Bloomberg and 9to5Mac that it's aware of "an issue impacting the inner display" on a "small number of iPhone Duo units." If your iPhone Duo […]

Highway thieves are spoofing GPS to steal millions in data center-bound cargo

Investigators explain how highway thieves stole $100M in data center equipment.

Nothing’s eye-catching Ear 3A earbuds are matching their best price to date

If you want a decent pair of noise-canceling earbuds without spending a fortune, Nothing’s Ear 3A are worth considering. The wireless earbuds offer a lot of features for the price, and they’re an even better value now that all four colors are on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy for $79 ($20 off), matching […]

Five weird details from Anthropic’s IPO filing

Anthropic has finally filed its S-1 prospectus with the SEC, a document designed to give investors a look under the hood of its business, from how much its executives are making and plans for spending its IPO billions to the risks that could derail its ambitions. At more than 300 pages, there's a lot to […]

Everything old is new again with the Fitbit Edge

Last week, I sank into my living room couch and watched a bedraggled, nihilistic Matthew McConaughey take a drag of a cigarette in season 1 of True Detective. "You know, someone once told me time is a flat circle. Everything we've done, or will do, we're gonna do over and over and over again." I […]

Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing

Apple's "precision-engineered" hinge is apparently damaging some iPhone Duo screens.

Anthropic’s IPO filing reveals its strategy for keeping enterprise customers hooked

Anthropic’s S-1 shows more than half of its $100,000-plus customers now use both the Claude Platform and a first-party app, a cross-selling playbook reminiscent of Amazon that’s making enterprise customers stickier.

SpaceX locks in $40B GPU financing deal with Apollo

The financing gives SpaceX another way to fund its rapidly expanding AI ambitions without relying solely on traditional debt markets.

The Anthropic S-1 Filing Is Also an AI Doomsday Primer

Anthropic thinks “closing the loop” is the best path to AI triumph—and a recipe for “existential” threats to humanity.

Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees

The buyout offers mark Microsoft's latest efforts to cut costs and rework its workforce.

Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Reveals What’s Under the Hood

Anthropic on Monday filed documents ahead of a blockbuster IPO that offers insight into the company’s financials, risk factors, and views on the future of AI.

F1 in Texas: The American race that fans love to attend

Ars spends the weekend with the Audi Revolut F1 team at the Circuit of the Americas.

Anthropic officially files for its public debut

Anthropic has officially filed for an IPO, revealing soaring revenue, mounting losses, major enterprise adoption, and an unusual governance structure designed to preserve founder control and its AI safety mission.

Tesla gave up the EV crown. Now it wants to win the autonomy race.

Tesla hopes autonomy subscriptions can deliver the margins car sales cannot.

Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster A20 Pro chip

The new iPad mini features a thinner and lighter design than its predecessor.

The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans

Two US senators say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding the FISA court decision while it presses Congress to renew America’s most sweeping surveillance program.

Matiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform

Matiks has introduced a new platform for users to create games using AI.

WIRED Ghost Stories

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

Some iPhone Duo Models Are Breaking. iFixit’s Teardown Might Explain Why

Apple confirmed a “small number” of iPhone Duo units have an issue impacting the inner display.

Tesla turns to Turo to boost adoption of Full Self-Driving (Supervised)

Eligible Turo hosts will also get a one-month free trial of Tesla's FSD software.

The Download: everyday AI harms and the race to nuclear spaceflight

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Opinion: The focus on AI safety disasters ignores everyday harms —Sam Hiner, cofounder of the Young People’s Alliance, and Emma Leiken, executive director of the Responsible Technolo

From impulse purchase to pocket studio: The M-Vave FM-1

M-Vave's cheap FM-1 pocket synth has exploded as a community firmware playground.

The Hottest New Side Hustle Is Stripping Copper Wire and Posting About It

Copper prices are at record highs, but for TikTok creators, the real money may be in teaching others how to strip wire—and selling them the tools to do it.

LG B6 OLED TV Review (2026)

The LG B6 has deep and rich blacks and a low price tag, but midrange performance elsewhere.

The Tragedy of Having a Wikipedia Page—and Then Losing It

Every day, Wikipedia biographies of living people are flagged for deletion because the subjects are not “notable” enough. How do these poor souls take the news?

Lykyn Review: A Mushroom Garden Worth Showing Off

Dramatic lighting and fog make this countertop fruiting chamber a conversation starter. The mushrooms are pretty good too.

Meet the AI Agents Trying to Be Real-Life Journalists

Jayden, Sam, and Zack are eagerly pitching editors on reported stories and investigative features. The catch? They're all AI agents.

Valve Steam Frame Review: Costly and Inconsistent

The Steam Frame’s promise of greatness for stand-alone and streaming VR gaming doesn’t quite connect.

The focus on AI safety disasters ignores everyday harms

Consider what passes for success in technology policy. An AI company promises that its chatbot will not encourage suicide. A social media platform makes it more difficult for children to buy fentanyl. These are important protections, and they should have existed all along. But companies can clear these low bars while c

This AI Radio Host Speaks Spanish and Backs Immigrants. It’s Winning Over Listeners

Coyotec is bilingual, swears, and tells listeners how to defend themselves against ICE. Its popularity comes as more broadcasters are experimenting with artificial personalities.

The best apps for tracking your reading and discovering new books

There are numerous apps on the market that promise to do just that, so we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ones to help you pick the right one for you.

iFixit’s look inside the iPhone Duo may explain those broken screens and hinges

As is tradition, iFixit has torn open the latest iPhone and laid its parts bare on a table. It found some interesting details about how Apple might be hiding the crease on the Duo's folding screen and gave it a 5/10 repairability score. That might not seem particularly high, but it's the best score the […]

Grok releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’

The footage looks okay, as long as you're not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest.

Scott Walker’s The Drift will get under your skin

In my mind, Spooky Season music comes in two distinct flavors. There are the fun, occasionally goofy songs like "The Monster Mash" and John Carpenter's "Halloween Theme." Then there is the genuinely terrifying: Throbbing Gristle, The Body, or Scott Walker's The Drift. This 2006 album from the singer-songwriter is truly