WIRED Roundup: Unpacking OpenAI’s Government Partnership

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the week’s news, from bitcoin miners trying to beat Trump’s tariffs to ...
Read more
AI Industry Warns That New Lawsuit Could Destroy It Entirely

Last month, a federal judge ruled that potentially millions of writers can join a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the ...
Read more
OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt

OpenAI’s GPT-5 model was meant to be a world-changing upgrade to its wildly popular and precocious chatbot. But for some ...
Read more
Don’t fall for AI-powered disinformation attacks online – here’s how to stay sharp

JuSun/Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways AI-powered narrative attacks, or misinformation campaigns, are on the rise. These can create real business, ...
Read more
How To Navigate A Hype Cycle

By Michael Grupp Legal tech is hot right now. That’s because generative AI is rooted in text, and few industries ...
Read more
AI Designs Underwater Super Glue That Grips Like a Barnacle

Talk about an unusual sight: A bright yellow rubber ducky stuck to a wet seaside rock. Waves pummel it for ...
Read more
Meta Quest Runtime Optimizer Helps Unity Developers Increase Frame Rates

Meta’s Quest Runtime Optimizer for Unity identifies performance bottlenecks and gives actionable tips for fixing them, helping developers maximize frame ...
Read more
Uncovering the Emerging Prosody Processing Capabilities in Speech Language Models

[Submitted on 27 Jul 2025 (v1), last revised 7 Aug 2025 (this version, v2)] View a PDF of the paper ...
Read more
Vivrato adds nine gaming industry veterans to its consultancy team
.jpg?width=1200&height=630&fit=crop&enable=upscale&auto=webp&ssl=1)
Video game consultancy firm, Vivrato, has added nine gaming industry veterans to its team of advisors. Launched in January 2025, ...
Read more
CommBank reports 76% drop in scam losses as new security features rolled out

Australia’s CommBank has unveiled a Gen AI scam detection tool that lets customers test suspicious text messages and a new ...
Read more