Tag Archives: Wired

Meet The AI Agent With Multiple Personalities

A new AI agent from the startup Simular switches between different AI models depending on the task at hand.

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A New Mexico Man Faces Federal Charges for Allegedly Setting Fire to a Tesla Showroom

Jamison Wagner was also charged with an alleged arson attack on the New Mexico Republican Party’s office.

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A Cybersecurity Professor Disappeared Amid an FBI Search. His Family Is ‘Determined to Fight’

The abrupt firing of Xiaofeng Wang and his wife from Indiana University last month shocked the academic community and is stoking fears that Chinese-born scholars are being targeted.

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OpenAI’s New GPT 4.1 Models Excel at Coding

GPT 4.1, GPT 4.1 Mini, and GPT 4.1 Nano are all available now—and will help OpenAI compete with Google and Anthropic.

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The Subjective Charms of Objective-C

The verbose programming language felt like a universal form of communication—until it didn’t.

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An Open Source Pioneer Wants to Unleash Open Source AI Robots

Hugging Face has acquired the open source robot startup Pollen Robotics to help “democratize” robotics.

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Why It’s Impossible for Most Small Businesses to Manufacture in the US

American companies that make everything from keychains to mattresses say Chinese manufacturing is superior, and tariffs won’t be enough to shift production to the United States.

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FTC v. Meta Trial: The Future of Instagram and WhatsApp Is at Stake

The blockbuster antitrust case begins Monday. Its outcome could impact how Big Tech companies grow—but the government has a long way to go to prove its case.

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The US Is Turning a Blind Eye to Crypto Crimes

Under the Trump administration, federal authorities are declining to charge crypto firms with a range of offenses, raising questions about which rules apply—and who will enforce them.

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What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Tech—and You

This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts look at the impacts this trade war will have on the products we all use and how you can best navigate this new normal.

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