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The 5 Biggest Problems Ruining ‘Reacher’ Season 4

Reacher Season 4 started strong, but the Prime Video hit keeps falling back into the same frustrating mistakes that dragged down every season but the first.

AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” senior writer Will Knight talks his recent visit to China and the future of AI collaboration.

Google Engineer Accused of Polymarket Insider Trading Says He Was Just Gambling

Michele Spagnuolo was arrested for alleged insider trading on Polymarket, but the Switzerland-based engineer says he was simply gambling—activity that is beyond the reach of US commodities law.

This Is How Anthropic Thinks AI Agents Should Navigate the Physical World

The potential for AI to automate scientific research and manufacturing must be balanced with new risks, Anthropic says.

SK Hynix breaks ground on a $4B memory packaging hub in Indiana
SK Hynix breaks ground on a $4B memory packaging hub in Indiana

SK Hynix has broken ground on a plant costing more than $4B in West Lafayette, Indiana, its first US base for packaging high-bandwidth memory, with production due in the second half of 2029. Intel’s equivalent assembly and testing plant near Wroclaw wa…

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.