Trump’s impeachments have been removed from a Smithsonian exhibit, for now
The Smithsonian says a reference to President Trump’s impeachments that was removed last month will be restored once the exhibit is updated.
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Google bets on STAN, an Indian social gaming platform
Google has backed STAN, an Indian social gaming mobile platform that connects gamers with creators, communities, and publishers.
WIRED Roundup: ChatGPT Goes Full Demon Mode
On today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, our senior business editor joins us to talk Meta, brain aging, and ChatGPT’s recent dark turn.
Top MoD civil servant to leave in wake of Afghan data breach
Permanent Secretary David Williams will leave this autumn, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Anthropic studied what gives an AI system its ‘personality’ — and what makes it ‘evil’
On Friday, Anthropic debuted research unpacking how an AI system’s “personality” – as in, tone, responses, and overarching motivation – changes and why. Researchers also tracked what makes a model “evil.” The Verge spoke with Jack Lindsey, an Anthropic researcher working on interpretability, who has also been tapped to lead the company’s fledgling “AI psychiatry” […]
Google has just two weeks to begin cracking open Android, it admits in emergency filing
Yesterday, when Epic won its Google antitrust lawsuit for a second time, it wasn’t quite clear how soon Google would need to start dismantling its affirmed illegal monopoly. Today, Google admitted the answer was: 14 days. Google had just 14 days to enact major changes to its Google Play app store, and the way it […]
Siblings, 11 and 13, who drowned in Spain named
Ameiya and Ricardo Junior Parris were pulled from the water on Tuesday, officials say.
Nintendo raising original Switch console prices due to ‘market conditions’
Nintendo wouldn’t say what the “market conditions” were but likely reference President Trump’s tariffs, which are increasing costs for U.S. consumers.
Verizon is upping its fees again
Verizon just announced a three-year price lock in April, but now the company has confirmed that it’s “making some adjustments” that will raise the cost of your phone bill anyway. In a statement to The Verge, Verizon spokesperson Adria Tomaszewski says the “vast majority” of customers will see a price hike of “less than 30 […]
How businesses around the world reacted to new tariffs
Trump’s new tariff rates have left many in shock but some countries fared better than others amid last-minute changes.