OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent

Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is “put to sleep.”

JPMorgan leads a $5B debt package for Volta’s AI data centre buildout
JPMorgan leads a $5B debt package for Volta’s AI data centre buildout

JPMorgan has begun approaching lenders about a $5B debt package to fund Volta Infra Holdings’ AI data centre buildout, weeks after the seven-month-old company raised $300M at a $2.4B valuation. Its first major site is a 121-megawatt campus in Norway le…

Peter Cullen, Who Voiced Optimus Prime For 40 Years, Dies

Peter Cullen, the actor most famous for voicing the lead Transformer, Optimus Prime, for over 40 years, has died.

Peter Cullen, Voice Of Optimus Prime For 40 Years, Dies

Peter Cullen, the actor most famous for voicing the lead Transformer, Optimus Prime, for over 40 years, has died.

UiPath founder Daniel Dines has written a book that dares readers to prove it wrong by 2028
UiPath founder Daniel Dines has written a book that dares readers to prove it wrong by 2028

Daniel Dines has published The Work That Remains, arguing that enterprises should let AI agents prepare work while humans own consequential decisions and deterministic automation carries them out. He stakes the framework on a dated prediction and names…

Nepal Flash Flood: Experts Say Climate Change Primed Disaster

A glacier collapse, not rain, triggered Nepal’s deadly flash flood. Scientists explain what happened, and climate change’s role behind it.

OpenAI’s executive exodus has one big winner
OpenAI’s executive exodus has one big winner

Today on Decoder, I’m talking to Verge senior AI reporter Hayden Field about some pure Decoder bait: the seemingly-endless org chart changes at OpenAI, and how all of them seem to consolidate power under cofounder Greg Brockman, the company’s president. While Sam Altman is the CEO and still OpenAI’s most public face, Brockman has amassed […]

‘Finding Emily’ Sets A Rotten Tomatoes Review Score Record

‘Finding Emily,’ the new romantic comedy out this weekend, is one of the highest-reviewed movies of the year on Rotten Tomatoes and has even set a record for 2026.

A List Of Reveals About ‘GTA 6’ Ahead Of The Netflix Extended Look

The Netflix Extended Look at GTA 6 is today, but we have a whole list of new information about the game that’s come out ahead of that.

Huawei plans more AI pharma partnerships, mainly with Chinese drugmakers
Huawei plans more AI pharma partnerships, mainly with Chinese drugmakers

Huawei intends to sign more AI partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, according to William Zhang, president of its healthcare business unit, who told Reuters the projects currently run mainly with domestic Chinese drugmakers. The company sells com…