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OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 and an Intelligent UI update in ChatGPT, adding visual and interactive elements such as charts, diagrams, forms, and buttons to responses. The sources describe the rollout as reaching all users or tiers, while one says GPT-6 had already been introduced to paid customers the previous month.
Mistral has introduced Mistral Large 4, nicknamed “Le Chonk,” as an open-weight model. The company says it can rival leading models and is the strongest open-weight model developed outside China; these are Mistral’s claims, not independently established by the supplied reports. Coverage says a broader release is expected later this month, while one report describes the model as entering preview.
Wired The Center for Humane Technology helped spark a movement against excessive screen time, but internal tensions over its direction and strategy have simmered for years, sources tell WIRED.
Wired “Detecting a neutrino is like looking for a needle in a haystack,” says Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez, who breaks down why researchers are looking for the cosmic particles under the Antarctic ice.
Wired With no accurate Big Tech mapping app to help him, Anas Hattab launched a Telegram group to get himself home at night. Now nearly 350,000 Palestinians rely on it to navigate the occupied West Bank.
Wired There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $100 to $800—stood up to WIRED’s testing.
Xreal’s Aura XR glasses are available for preorder starting at $1,279 and are being compared with Meta’s recently announced VR Glasses. One hands-on report says the Aura is expected in 2026 and has passthrough lenses suitable for walking; the supplied reports do not establish further comparative results.
Wired Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.
Wired At a recent event for security firm NordVPN, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he got hacked—and warned the public about the need to “have control of their own information.”
Wired America PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.
Wired Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.
Wired Brands, influencers, and Etsy sellers claim they're hawking T-shirts, mugs, and buttons out of solidarity with the woman who accused seven male classmates of sexual assault. Some say it’s shameless.
One source says it is tracking Prime Day discounts live, while another describes the event as having run June 23–26, 2026 and says it will share how AWS powered it. The sources differ in focus: one covers shopping deals, the other AWS services and metrics.
Wired Three engineers put GPT, Claude, and Grok in charge of a real car. Only one of them was successful.
Wired The Shark CryoGlow face mask is my favorite LED device, and it’s $299 on Amazon Prime Day. Act fast.
Wired The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
One review says Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network tries to shame a ruling class it describes as shameless, while another calls the film a timely reminder not to trust Meta. The sources offer differing assessments of the film’s relevance and message.
Wired Dots are designed to automate online tasks, like buying furniture. In my initial experience, the always-on agent was a bit buggy and couldn’t complete a captcha.
Wired Sold by its trailer as a gag reel, Tom Cruise’s strangest movie may be the most unsettling portrait of our tech and climate moment yet.
Wired The National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel.