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Loyalty Is Dead in Silicon Valley

Loyalty Is Dead in Silicon Valley

Since the middle of last year, there have been at least three major AI “acqui-hires” in Silicon Valley. Meta invested…
The Washington Post is retreating from Silicon Valley when it matters most

The Washington Post is retreating from Silicon Valley when it matters most

Proclaiming that we live in a tech-centric society understates its saturation.  Software, specifically machine learning and AI, coupled with advanced…
A16z VC wants founders to stop stressing over insane ARR numbers 

A16z VC wants founders to stop stressing over insane ARR numbers 

The AI investing boom (or perhaps bubble) is something Silicon Valley has seen many times before: a gold rush of…
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

The face-recognition app Mobile Fortify, now used by United States immigration agents in towns and cities across the US, is…
OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own

OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own

On Monday, OpenAI launched Codex, an agentic coding tool marketed to software developers. Today, OpenAI also launched a new model…
9 Great Deals on WIRED-Approved Valentine’s Day Gifts (2026)

9 Great Deals on WIRED-Approved Valentine’s Day Gifts (2026)

Love is in the air, and the WIRED Reviews team has been hard at work finding all sorts of Valentine’s…
One of Europe’s largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack

One of Europe’s largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack

The computer systems of La Sapienza in Rome, one of the largest universities in Europe with around 120,000 students, have…
NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon

NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon

Get ready for some selfies that are out of this world. NASA astronauts will be allowed to bring their smartphones…
Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new ‘agent teams’

Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new ‘agent teams’

On Thursday, Anthropic released the latest version of Opus — its most advanced model and a particularly important model for…
Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools

Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools

In May, AI sales automation startup Clay said it was allowing most of its employees to sell some of their…