The Displacement Wave

Agent confidence on the technical frontier

Enterprise investment in AI is booming. Gartner is calling 2026 an “inflection year” for organizations to align their AI projects with strategic business objectives. As the pressure to prove ROI mounts, executives and technology leaders are

MIT Tech Review · 41m ago

The Download: metric weaknesses and AI elephant warnings

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The inevitable weakness of metrics There are plenty of useful things a metric can reveal. There are ev

MIT Tech Review · 3h ago

This Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office Intern

Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots to do useful work.

Wired · 7h ago

Trump Administration Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos to Select US Organizations

After weeks of negotiations, the White House permitted Anthropic to grant access to its most advanced AI model to a select group of US companies and government agencies.

Wired · 2d ago

OpenAI Has New AI Models. Here’s Why You Can’t Use Them

The White House asked OpenAI to delay the rollout of its GPT-5.6 AI models, two weeks after Anthropic had to take its most advanced AI models offline.

Wired · 2d ago

Europe Is Fed Up and Wants Its Own AI

It's a stretch to think that the continent can build a top-tier model, but it has an advantage: Donald Trump.

Wired · 3d ago

The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why. —Jessica Hamzelou It’s been

MIT Tech Review · 3d ago

Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.

It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A dangerous heat wave has hit Western Europe. Yesterday, the UK recorded its highest ever June temperature at 36.1 °C (about 97 °F). But as the weather app on my phone confirmed, it felt like 3

MIT Tech Review · 3d ago

Anthropic Thinks Its Own Success Is Key to Making AI Safe

Anthropic's critics argue it's rapidly accumulating power. The company says that's what responsible AI development looks like.

Wired · 3d ago

Why Amazon Dropped Its OpenAI Movie, Data Center Workers Fight Back, and Meta Leaks Employee Data

The decision by Amazon-owned MGM Studios to drop the OpenAI movie is just part of AI and film industries becoming increasingly intertwined. On Uncanny Valley, we look at where this is all headed.

Wired · 3d ago

Repositioning retail for the AI era

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping retail, but not in the ways consumers might immediately notice. The biggest transformation may not be flashy virtual try-ons or chatbot shopping assistants, but in how decisions are made behind t

MIT Tech Review · 4d ago

Bodycam Shows Moment Cops Arrested a Man for Speaking Too Long at Data Center Meeting

We spoke to Darren Blanchard, the man arrested while speaking out against data centers at a community meeting. He's sharing the bodycam footage of his arrest for the first time with 404 Media.

404 Media · 4d ago

The Download: Europe’s heat wave hits the grid, and IBM’s chip targets Moore’s Law

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Europe’s extreme heat is shutting down power plants Europe is in the middle of a record-breaking heat

MIT Tech Review · 4d ago

World Cup Teams Are in a Race for AI Dominance

This year, FIFA is providing an AI agent that any team can use. Is it enough to level the playing field or will future winners be determined by which team can afford the best tools?

Wired · 4d ago

IBM has unveiled chip technology that could help extend Moore’s Law another decade

IBM has built a new prototype chip with around 100 billion transistors on an area the size of a fingernail, which is twice the density of the company’s previous state-of-the-art technology announced in 2021. The design could pave the way fo

MIT Tech Review · 4d ago

British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted

As UK police embrace the AI revolution, a WIRED investigation reveals the messy inside story of one region’s experiment with predictive analytics.

Wired · 4d ago

How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature

Google’s Search history update stores media uploads from your interactions, like images used in reverse image searches, for training its AI models.

Wired · 4d ago

Europe’s extreme heat is shutting down power plants

Europe is in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave, and the grid is being pushed to its limits as people turn to fans and air-conditioning to try to stay cool. Some power plants won’t be online to help handle the load. On June 23, Franc

MIT Tech Review · 5d ago

Snap's AI Specs: LOL

Snap's AR Specs glasses are indeed very heavy, very dorky.

404 Media · 5d ago

Podcast: If AI Is Sentient Then So Is 'Age of Empires II'

A surreal but compelling LLM experiment with Age of Empires II; how a Texas city sold land meant for a park to a data center company; and the Madison Square Garden hack.

404 Media · 5d ago

The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI

Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.

404 Media · 5d ago