OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6

OpenAI's latest family of models promise improvements across a range of areas, including cybersecurity.

An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise

Lyzr, a startup that builds AI agents for enterprises, used its own AI agent to raise a $100 million round — proof, evidently, that the product actually works.

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year. But it's moving some agentic browsing features to its desktop app and a Chrome extension.

Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic

Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models? With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the company can.

Playdate is helping Big Ben ring on time

Crank it up!

Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases

In neighboring Ohio, cases have reportedly reached over 500.

Farage ‘routinely’ introduced criminal donor Cottrell as ‘chief of staff’

Scandal-riddled Nigel Farage “routinely” introduced criminal crypto-financier ‘Posh’ George Cottrell as his “chief of staff”, according to new revelations in th...

Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives

Today on Uncanny Valley, we unpack the political debacle unfolding in Maine surrounding the campaign of Democratic candidate Graham Platner.

Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?

The AI ROI debate has returned and the numbers are even bigger, as are, perhaps, the consequences.

Netanyahu says Israel will occupy Lebanon for as long as they ‘need’

Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu has said Israel will occupy Lebanon for as long as required. The settler colonial state pushed deep into the country’s south durin...

Come to WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!

See the documentary ‘The Oldest Person in the World’ before it's in theaters.

Syria says cell behind ‘terrorist bombings’ in Damascus arrested

Explosions rocked the Syrian capital on Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron visited the city.

How Strait of Hormuz dispute led to latest US-Iran cycle of fighting

Clashing interpretations of vague memorandum of understanding language on Hormuz at heart of escalation, analysts say.

Andy Burnham offers milquetoast sop to Palestine. Sadly for him we weren’t born yesterday

Incoming PM Andy Burnham has said the Labour Party got it wrong on Palestine and will fix up. He’s pledged to put more pressure on Israel, including possible ba...

Trump airport name change sparks backlash in Florida

Trump airport name change sparks backlash in Florida

OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you

Rebranded Codex promises independent workflows that can run "for hours if needed."

Retroid Pocket 5 and Flip 2 are getting a spec bump, but will cost $10 more after July 14

Even older emulation-focused handhelds can't escape RAMaggedon.

NYT-led group asks court to sanction OpenAI in US copyright dispute

The news firms allege ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be landmark copyright infringement trial.

US military denies involvement after explosions heard in Iran

Iranian media report loud explosions in several locations as Israeli officials say war is 'not over'.

The next PM must act on the interim Timms Report and scrap the DWP’s PIP assessment system

On 9 July, the interim Timms Review branded Personal Independence Payments (PIP) “not fit for purpose”. The news comes as the Labour Party searches for a new le...

Guy who took photo of Jupiter with a Game Boy Camera and giant telescope publishes DIY tutorial

The latest adventure for the kooky camera looks skyward.

Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk

The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon.

OpenAI releases a new ChatGPT tool for all things work related

OpenAI's long-awaited super app is here.

Irish football bosses continue Israel appeasement with vote to fulfil fixtures

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has taken a fresh step towards historic ignominy by pushing through a vote to fulfil its Nations League fixtures again...

Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA

Broadcom accuses Allstate of dodging VMware audits.

Mexico seeks prosecutions over migrant deaths in the US

Mexico will seek state and federal prosecutions in the United States over the deaths of Mexican migrants.

UK Labour’s Burnham apologises for response to Israel’s Gaza violence

UK's likely next PM Burnham pushes for ceasefire, tougher sanctions over Gaza violence and settlement trade bans.

As Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s life is in “immediate danger” UN inquiry commission calls for Gaza doctor’s release

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, 52, paediatrician and director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, has been imprisoned without charge since 27 December 2024. The Israeli occ...

Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs

Preclinical trial is testing the feasibility of humanoid robots in surgery.

Canadian PM visits Saudi Arabia to strengthen energy, mining partnerships

Carney and Saudi Crown Prince Bin Salman strengthen partnerships after years of strained relations under Trudeau.