Maxwell Zeff

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Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI - WIRED

Business August 21, 2026

Silicon Valley is trying to make sense of the growing backlash against artificial intelligence, but so far, its not going that well. The inconvenient truth is that a significant portion of the world οΏ½...

Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents - WIRED

Technology August 7, 2026

Silicon Valley is already convinced that AI agents are the future. In the heart of the tech industry, people are designing payment systems for agents, using them to automate their jobs, and most receοΏ½...

OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Is Leaving the Company - WIRED

Technology July 9, 2026

OpenAIs chief futurist, Joshua Achiam, notified colleagues on Tuesday that he is leaving the company later this month after nearly nine years, WIRED has learned. Achiam, who previously led a team tasοΏ½...

Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder - WIRED

Business April 18, 2026

Sam Altmans iris-scanning, humanity-verifying World project announced at an event in San Francisco on Friday that Tinder users around the globe can now put a digital badge on their profiles signalingοΏ½...

Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman’s Home - WIRED

Business April 11, 2026

San Francisco police arrested an individual early on Friday morning for allegedly attacking the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and making threats outside of the companys headquarters, a spokesperson cοΏ½...

OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters - WIRED

Business April 11, 2026

OpenAI is throwing its support behind an Illinois state bill that would shield AI labs from liability in cases where AI models are used to cause serious societal harms, such as death or serious injurοΏ½...

OpenAI’s Chief Communications Officer Is Leaving the Company - WIRED

Technology December 17, 2025

OpenAIs chief communications officer, Hannah Wong, announced internally on Monday that she is leaving the company in January, WIRED has learned. In a statement to WIRED, OpenAI spokesperson Kayla WooοΏ½...

Cursor Launches an AI Coding Tool For Designers - WIRED

Technology December 12, 2025

Cursor, the wildly popular AI coding startup, is launching a new feature that lets people design the look and feel of web applications with AI. The tool, Visual Editor, is essentially a vibe-coding pοΏ½...

Reddit sues Anthropic for allegedly not paying for training data - TechCrunch

Business June 5, 2025

Reddit is suing Anthropic for allegedly using the site’s data to train AI models without a proper licensing agreement, according to a complaint filed in a Northern California court on Wednesday. Red...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink closes a $650M Series E - TechCrunch

Business June 4, 2025

Elon Musk’s brain computer interface startup Neuralink closed a $650 million funding round, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The Series E fundraise included investors such as ARK Inve...