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WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025

Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, that was another executive order that came out. I think it was literally titled something around eliminating data silos. Another...

Scammers in China Are Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds

I don’t want to admit it, but I did spend a lot of money online this holiday shopping season. And unsurprisingly, some of...

Bitcoin mining in China rebounds, defying 2021 ban

Bitcoin mining is quietly staging a comeback in China despite being banned four years ago, as individual and corporate miners exploit cheap electricity...

Meet the Chinese Startup Using AI—and a Small Army of Workers—to Train Robots

The real question is how effectively AgiBot’s algorithms can teach its robots new tricks. Using reinforcement learning to teach a robot tasks that...

The Man Who Makes AI Slop by Hand

Mu is not the only comedian who has tried to imitate the style of AI-generated videos, but he really nails all of the...

China launches Pakistan’s remote sensing satellite along with two of its own

China on Sunday launched a Pakistani remote sensing satellite along with two of its own onboard a single rocket, further deepening space cooperation...

‘Sovereign AI’ Has Become a New Front in the US-China Tech War

OpenAI has announced a number of projects this year with foreign governments to help build out what it has called their “sovereign AI”...

Meet Wukong, the AI Chatbot China Has Installed on Its Space Station

The latest addition to China’s Tiangong space station is an AI chatbot with expertise in navigation and tactical planning. Named Wukong AI—after the...

Hong Kong taxis are a perfect stablecoin test case

Asia’s last bastion of Luddite resistance to modern payment technology is finally crumbling. From April 1, Hong Kong’s cash-loving cabbies will be required...

Trump’s Anti-Bias AI Order Is Just More Bias

On November 2, 2022, I attended a Google AI event in New York City. One of the themes was responsible AI. As I...

In the Latest Space Race, It’s China vs. SpaceX

new video loaded: In the Latest Space Race, It’s China vs. SpaceXBy Selam Gebrekidan, Nikolay Nikolov, Jon Hazell, Laura Salaberry and Malika Khurana•July...

Trump’s AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against ‘Bias’—and Regulation

On Wednesday, the Trump administration unveiled its new artificial intelligence action plan geared at keeping US efforts competitive with China. With over 90...