The Sundance documentary Ghost in the Machine boldly declares that the pursuit of artificial intelligence, and Silicon Valley itself, is rooted in eugenics. Director Valerie Veatch makes the…
Read more Sundance doc ‘Ghost in the Machine’ draws a damning line between AI and eugenicsTwo upscale, see-and-be-seen Il Fornaio restaurants are ending their tenure, including the Palo Alto location — a prime spot for years for Silicon Valley power breakfasts and deal-making…
Read more Palo Alto: After 36 years, Il Fornaio restaurant, a tech favorite, is closingI apologize in advance for invoking Voltaire in an article about peptides, but in Chapter 22 of Candide there’s this part where Candide comes to Paris, and, since…
Read more Silicon Valley Is Flirting with a Very Stupid New Way to DieOver the last year or so, Silicon Valley made an all-out push for employees to return to the office. Now that the industry has people back at their…
Read more Tech Companies Show Feet as They Try to Appeal to Gen ZIt was another year of high-conviction bets — and fast reversals. From bond desks in Tokyo and credit committees in New York to currency traders in Istanbul, markets…
Read more The 11 big trades of 2025: Bubbles, cockroaches and a 367% jumpFilipino tech entrepreneur Diosdado “Dado” Banatao died at the age of 79. Banatao is known for pioneering the technology that made personal computers possible, thus putting Silicon Valley…
Read more Filipino engineer and entrepreneur dies at 79Chatter about an AI bubble has been everywhere lately, and top tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft have doubled down on their AI investments for 2026. But…
Read more The 4 Things You Need for a Tech BubbleThe stock market is largely being propped up by a promise of AI that has yet to deliver—setting up what could be a disastrous bubble. But the AI…
Read more The Double Bind of the AI Bubble Means We’re Screwed Whether the Tech Succeeds or FailsThe thing that gets me, and I’m really curious about your take on this, Brian, as someone with children, that the guides these people that were brought in,…
Read more WIRED Roundup: Alpha School, Grokipedia, and Real Estate AI VideosConsultancy firms can be very useful for growing businesses — giving new companies guidance or financial or management advice when needed, backed by experience and expertise. But for…
Read more AI ‘Consulting’ Services Can Help Smaller Businesses, But Risks PersistIf the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of America at its best, welcoming any and all seeking freedom and opportunity to our shores, it’s only right that…
Read more Tech Bros Are Obsessed With Statue-MaxxingRegulation can be good for technology, so long as it’s done thoughtfully, according to LinkedIn co-founder, investor, and AI-enthusiast Reid Hoffman. Speaking on the heels of a pitch…
Read more Here’s How LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman Says AI Needs to Be RegulatedBy Ian King, Bloomberg Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Nvidia Corp.’s nearest rival in AI processors, said Oracle Corp. will deploy a large batch of its forthcoming MI450 chips…
Read more AMD says Oracle is committing to widespread use of new AI chipsA Meta executive in charge of building the company’s metaverse products told employees that they should be using AI to “go 5X faster” according to an internal message…
Read more Meta Tells Its Metaverse Workers to Use AI to ‘Go 5X Faster’Since the 1970s, the Tri-Valley region of the Bay Area has seen significant growth. In places like Dublin and San Ramon, the population has tripled. Meanwhile, other cities…
Read more Tri-Valley is one of the fastest growing regions in the Bay AreaSunshine, the consumer AI startup founded by former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer in 2018, has seen brighter days. The small startup is shutting down, and its assets are…
Read more Marissa Mayer Is Dissolving Her Sunshine Startup LabOn this special episode of Uncanny Valley recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, our hosts discuss Silicon Valley’s history and future. Lauren Goode, Katie…
Read more Is Silicon Valley Still the Tech Capital?During our conversation, Brown compared Praxis to Israel—minus a world war and a holocaust, of course. “There were these stateless people who were scattered,” he says, and they…
Read more Tech Billionaires Already Captured the White House. They Still Want to Be KingsBy PAUL WISEMAN, BARBARA ORTUTAY and PIYUSH NAGPAL, Associated Press The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to slap a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas has stunned and confused employers,…
Read more What to know about the H-1B visa Trump has targeted with $100,000 fees, generating confusion, fearFor the first time in its history, WIRED is dedicating an issue to politics, citing concerns about the tech industry’s alignment with President Trump. Katie Drummond, the magazine’s…
Read more WIRED global editorial director on tech’s growing political power under Trump