Chinaβs Open AI Models Are Challenging Silicon Valleyβs Playbook Wired By: Zeyi Yang 22 July 2026 at 15:01 As access to Anthropicβs and OpenAIβs frontier models becomes more restricted, Chinese labs are pitching their open-source alternatives as stable, accessible, and increasingly capable.
Stop Saying Kids Canβt Read Wired By: Megan Greenwell 21 July 2026 at 06:00 Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the βMississippi Miracle,β itβs all about comprehension.
The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens Wired By: Vittoria Elliott 21 July 2026 at 05:30 Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens, and needed to limit use.
ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to βIdentify Unaccompanied Minorsβ and βFraudβ Wired By: Caroline HaskinsοΌ Vittoria Elliott 17 July 2026 at 13:47 A newly renewed, $25 million-per-year contract with a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters further expands the power of ICE under the Trump administration.