Understanding Jensen Huang's AI optimism and how it influences President Trump:
The Nvidia CEO is a relentless AI optimist with the president's ear. Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine, tells NPR's Juana Summers how their relationship could shape the future of AI.
How an 'AI freeze' could make big AI companies bigger and hurt smaller firms:
Critics say a slowdown of AI development among the largest companies could consolidate the power of frontier labs, just as many others are trying to catch up.
Inside a 'modern slavery situation' where cyber scammers are victims themselves:
Wired's Andy Greenberg explains how a cybercrime operation in Southeast Asia trapped computer engineers into defrauding victims of billions of dollars. Plus, he discusses the scam involving Fresh Air.
The best and biggest games of September:
From Silent Hill: Townfall to Control Resonant to Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, we review the best new games to play as autumn begins, ahead of GTA6's titanic release.
Data centers are a flashpoint in the U.S. But what happens when one comes to town?:
Opposition to data centers has grown into one of the year's major political movements. What is the impact on local jobs and the economy when a data center comes to town?
The data center backlash is reshaping American politics — one community at a time:
With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties and forging unexpected alliances.
Trump says he'll create an AI task force. Industry insiders have a lot of questions:
President Trump has proposed creating an AI task force, similar to Space Force. But he has offered no other details about what it would look like. Tech industry experts are scratching their heads.
Despite calls for Congress to take action on AI, the House went home early:
In spite of growing calls for Congress to take action on AI, the House went home early and won't be back until after this November's midterm elections.
When Trump and Xi meet they will discuss AI. 'Track Two' talks are already buzzing:
An informal network of dialogues at think tanks and universities is bringing together experts from the U.S. and China to talk about the shared perils of AI — and possible paths forward.
How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country:
As states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products.
