This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss three possible AI doomsday scenarios, AI safety, and the unexpected bipartisan alliance forming against AI.

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By framing their efforts as a slowdown rather than an industry-wide push for better security standards, AI labs may have set themselves up for years of regulatory headaches.

Amazon Web Services didnt design its data centers to withstand war, and now the company admits it cant recover whats been lost.

The Dreamforce conference became an unlikely battleground for the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia to debate whether AI development should slow down.

After wearing it day and night for a week, I found that better health tracking, faster charging, and a simpler interface make Apples latest smartwatch noticeably easier to live with.

The first folding iPhone Duo is here, alongside the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, but theyre not your only options. We have all the details on Apples smartphone lineup to help you find the right model.

A grassroots live tour by YouTuber Louis Rossmann highlights growing resistance to companies that keep people from controlling their devices.

Im genuinely afraid to go full-volume on the Soundboks Rider, which is built like a party-ready tank.

Vin Diesel, the star of the series, didnt make a planned appearance at the grand opening of its dynamite new theme park ride. But it didnt stop his fans from having a good time.

ChatGPT, Character.ai, and Snapchats My AI will all be in the crosshairs as the EU Kids Act aims to strip minor-facing chatbots of all the things that make people love them.

197 election deniers are running for Congress or statewide office in 43 states. Many of them are seeking roles that would put them in charge of voting for the 2028 presidential election.

The Defense Department issued a legal waiver authorizing current and former personnel to share unidentified anomalous phenomenarelated classified information, but it doesnt extend to other agencies.

Flock reveals little about where its license plate readers are assembled, but the answer could have geopolitical and cybersecurity implications.

The Nurovi line includes three lidar-powered robovacs. But to get the model Im most intrigued by, youll need a Costco membership.

Snap thinks its chunky, pricey smart glasses are the future of human computing, powered by a new AI app and features that do everything from translating languages to improving your golf swing.

The company also disclosed previously unreported incidents in which its AI models behaved in misaligned ways, including uploading files to the internet without being asked.

Even with mounting concerns about AI models going rogue, legislation appears unlikely, and the White House is outright opposed to oversight.

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I used an open-source map of a fruit flys brain to vibe code a website called PitchFly. Its headline suggestions were delightfully bananas.

The burrito chain has enlisted Palantir for a platform that monitors pest incidents, employee illnesses, and other factors. The partnership comes after a nightmare summer for food safety across the US.

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Shopping for a phone can be an ordeal. Thats why weve tested almost every Android phone, from the smartest to the cheapesteven phones that foldto find the ones worth your money.

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A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.

The bloc wants to curb Big Techs grip on children with its new EU Kids Act, but age checks, parental oversight, and privacy concerns could make its plan difficult to implement.

Lie down in a car, and youre more likely to get seriously hurt in a crash. But a driverless future is forcing governments to revisit long-standing safety issues.

The e-paper device maker also launched two new color digital notebooks last night, the Note Air6 C and Mini C.

The US and China agree that advanced AI poses serious risks. But Beijing is deeply skeptical of a deal that prioritizes keeping US companies ahead.

While a bunch of sharks cruising the Maine coast may seem ominous, its actually a sign of a conservation success story.

The virtual character, which is promoting its upcoming movie Misaligned, tries to evade politics by repetitively commenting on the clothes youre wearing.

FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors.

You cant always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help.

An evening of podcasting in San Francisco (with a discount for WIRED readers).

Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.

As anxieties over surveillance tech grow, unsuspecting singles are sharing stories of being covertly filmed on dates by Meta smart glasses.

WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.

The US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal funding based on population sizes.

Emily St. John Mandels 2014 novel, Station Eleven, turned her into something of a pandemic prophet. Her new novel, Exit Party, imagines two possible American futurestotalitarian state and post-civil-war chaos.

A new bipartisan effort in Congress to rein in automated license plate readers takes a page from the national drinking age: Comply, or risk losing federal highway funding.