NIST spends under $200 million annually on the MEP program, with most of the money passed on to states and Puerto Rico in batches of payments. The congressional aides tell WIRED that they expect all remaining centers will lose their funding over the next year or so, as their nextContinue Reading
This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts ask what impact religion will have on Silicon Valley. Source linkContinue Reading
She sits in on his business meetings, defends him on X, and travels to give talks about how she raised him, the richest man in the world—but who is Elon Musk’s mother? Today on the show, we learn all about the model, influencer, and author, Maye Musk, while dissecting herContinue Reading
This week on Uncanny Valley, we look ahead into a future where driverless cars are mainstream. Source linkContinue Reading
Michael Calore: I sit by the window here in the WIRED office, and when I look out the window, I look right on the Bay Bridge and I see Cybertrucks all day. Zoë Schiffer: Oh my gosh. Lauren Goode: It’s almost like the Cybertrucks are just reproducing in real time.Continue Reading
JAKARTA: Wearing a traditional Indonesian black hat and shirt, President Prabowo Subianto speaks to the camera in an Instagram video, asking his people how he can help them after his election last year. “Who hasn’t received aid from me? What are your needs right now?” Prabowo appears to ask viewersContinue Reading
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” our hosts talk about three big stories from February. Source linkContinue Reading
Lauren Goode: Sam said that? Zoë Schiffer: To his employees. Lauren Goode: Interesting. Michael Calore: He also came out on X and said something about, “I wish he would compete.” Zoë Schiffer: Oh, yeah. He was like, “I wish he would compete in the marketplace, not in the courtroom.” LaurenContinue Reading
Katie Drummond: Fascinating. Well, we’re going to take a short break. When we come back, we’re going to pick up where we left off and talk about how concerned Americans actually should be about their privacy and about DOGE accessing their data. Welcome back to Uncanny Valley, I’m WIRED’s GlobalContinue Reading
Leah Feiger: And so many have been. Absolutely. Katie Drummond: So many have been, so my answer has been, this will go through court and it will churn through the legal system, and it will be slow and messy and painful, but that is what the legal system is hereContinue Reading
