Second Trump Administration’s Pivot On Vaping Leads To Resignations

High level resignations in protest against the push to allow sales of fruit-flavored vapes suggest a break in policy between the first and second Trump administrations.

Bill Ackman moves into Microsoft, with the size to be disclosed today
Bill Ackman moves into Microsoft, with the size to be disclosed today

Pershing Square has taken a new position in Microsoft, with the size to be disclosed in a 13F filing later on Friday. The stock is down roughly 16% year-to-date. Bill Ackman has bought Microsoft. Pershing Square’s chief executive said on X on Friday mo…

The US Is Using AI to Hunt Down Insider Trading on Polymarket

CFTC chairman Michael Selig sat down with WIRED to discuss how the agency scours Polymarket and other prediction markets for illegal activity.

TikTok’s 30 Creators Show FIFA Is Redrawing World Cup Coverage

TikTok’s 30 Creator Correspondents and YouTube’s Preferred Platform deal show how FIFA is redrawing World Cup coverage, with broadcasters still holding live rights.

Mira Murati Wants Her AI to ‘Keep Humans in the Loop’

The Thinking Machines Lab founder and former CTO of OpenAI tells WIRED she isn’t interested in automating people out of jobs. Instead, she’s building AI that can collaborate.

India Is Building The Electric Economy Without The Fossil Detour

New analysis suggests India may be taking an “electrotech fast-track” to prosperity, bypassing the fossil-heavy development path of the West and China.

People Are Altering Their Thinking To Think How They Think That AI Thinks

People are starting to emulate AI as to how they think AI thinks. But this is quite problematic. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

The Real Losers of the Musk v. Altman Trial

A federal jury is now deciding whether Elon Musk will win his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman—but the trial has made everyone look bad.

Cancel Culture Critic To NYU Grads: Protect Your Attention, Do Hard Things

Controversial commencement speaker Jonathan Haidt urges graduates to delete social media apps on their phones and invest in real-world relationships.

Federal Prosecutors Indicted An Innocent Person On A Deepfake

How did a deepfake indict an innocent person in federal court without anyone catching it? The first federal survey of judges on deepfake challenges just dropped.