2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker 01. May 2025 (12:00) Long confined to the lab, humanoids finally appear ready to work in manufacturing. There are just a few hurdles to get them to market.(Wired)
North Korea Stole Your Job 01. May 2025 (09:00) For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.(Wired)
Sam Altman's Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US 01. May 2025 (04:24) At a buzzy event in San Francisco, World announced a series of Apple-like stores, a partnership with dating giant Match Group, and a new mini gadget to scan your eyeballs.(Wired)
RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research 30. April 2025 (23:53) NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s department.(Wired)
Dating Apps Are Using Role-Playing Games to Fix Your Rizz 30. April 2025 (23:14) Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr are rolling out scenario-based training, AI, and other tools to address their users’ lack of romantic experience.(Wired)
DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations 30. April 2025 (21:34) A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government.(Wired)
