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BREAKING NEWSAug. 11, 2026, 4:23 PM UTCEuropeFormer Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years has been releasedTeacher Robert Gilman, 32, was detained since 2022 and initially handed a three-and-a-half year sentence in 2022 when he was convicted of beating a police officer.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Robert Gilman, a former U.S.…
Molly TaftScienceAug 11, 2026 9:45 AMAI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More EmissionsNew research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesThe emissions from powering data centers rightly get a…
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Lily Hay NewmanSecurityAug 11, 2026 8:37 AMA Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a CallResearchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesAs AI models gain…
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Jill LeporeThe Big StoryAug 11, 2026 6:30 AMElon Musk, Sam Altman, and the Misreading of Science FictionBeyond Elon Musk’s interpretation of The Odyssey, Silicon Valley leaders have often misunderstood classic books like Foundation and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s evident in their tech.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesWhy does anyone care what Elon Musk…
Will KnightBusinessAug 11, 2026 7:00 AMA New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner ThoughtsResearchers devised a way to extract “reasoning traces” from Claude, GPT, and Gemini. What they found, they say, indicates that some Chinese AI may be trained on leading US models.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesComputer scientists recently discovered a way to extract the hidden…
Primaries test the Democratic Party and ‘red alert’ after Colombia earthquake: Morning RundownPlus, last month was the U.S.’s hottest July and the country’s hottest month ever recorded, according to NOAA.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Search efforts are underway after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook western Colombia.AP; Getty ImagesAug. 11, 2026, 7:13 AM EDTBy…
Mini Human Brains Are Being Grown in Labs All Over the WorldArtificial intelligence is dead. Organoid intelligence is alive. Released on 08/11/2026Up NextThe Physics of Time, Simply Explained by Brian GreenePhysicist Brian Greene Answers Quantum Physics QuestionsEgyptologist Fact Checks Egyptian History SlopHow Were the Pyramids Actually Built? Egyptologist AnswersThe Stokes Twins Answer The Web’s Most…
Claire L. EvansThe Big StoryAug 11, 2026 6:00 AMAI Is Dead. Organoids Are AliveMini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks.ANIMATION: INTRANET GIRL; LETTERING: Zuzanna RogattyI’m going to let you in on a secret. Every cell in your body has the potential to get smarter.…