Technology (93)
09:14 3 mins read
FTX's Old Bitcoin-Mining Assets Are Now Part of the AI Boom
A bitcoin-mining business that appeared left for dead after the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire is being resuscitated to serve the artificial-intelligence build-out. The business, previously known as Genes...
06:32 1 min read
What's News: Business & Finance
Prediction markets, such as Polymarket, have allowed betting on criminal cases, including the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, creating unusual challenges to the justice system. Amazon.com is in talks to acquire AI startup...
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Rogue Anthropic Model Shared Fake Murder Tip
The AI giant disclosed new incidents involving websites run by U.S. government agencies at the federal, state and local levels By Georgia Wells and Joseph Pisani Rogue AI models have hacked companies and tried to break...
06:32 5 mins read
Artificial Intelligence Has a God Problem
Religious leaders are weighing in, creating a new political risk for the creators of the technology By Tim Higgins Pastor Joseph Hutchinson began a recent Sunday sermon by pointing to the Book of Revelation, the final...
06:32 1 min read
Amazon in Talks To Buy AI Startup
San Francisco company's software makes it easier for developers to switch between different AI chips By Kate Clark and Lauren Thomas Amazon.com is in talks to acquire artificial-intelligence startup Decart in a deal th...
06:32 5 mins read
The Upside to EV Slump: Charging Is Getting Better
Public chargers continue to be installed at a steady clip in the U.S. By Patrick George Electric-vehicle sales in the U.S. are down by half compared with last year. The EV charging industry evidently didn't get the mem...
06:00 4 mins read
Inside View: How the AI Boom Ends ---- By Andy Kessler
I can tell you how the artificial-intelligence data-center boom will probably end, but I can't tell you when. Implementing large language models has been a brute-force approach: Big, fast and expensive GPUs from Nvidia c...
00:57 2 mins read
How to Keep Your Webcam Safe From Prying Eyes
Home security cameras are increasingly popular, and hackers are constantly trying to get in -- sometimes, as a Wall Street Journal visual investigation shows, to aid warfighters. Here are steps you can take to help prote...
09:30 7 mins read
The U.S. Army's Desert Tech Test Shows Long Road -2
Under a blistering desert sun, the U.S. Army strained to show it had become a modern, AI-powered fighting force. Some blamed the heat. It was July in the Mojave Desert, and the thermometer climbed toward 110 degrees. Se...
06:33 5 mins read
The Runway Rundown
Ten 10 key takeaways from the spring 2027 season, which was heavy on knee-length skirts-and eye-catching stunts By Chantal Fernandez At the spring 2027 fashion weeks, which wrapped up in Paris on Tuesday, the industry'...
06:33 4 mins read
Her Software Helped Apollo 11 Land on the Moon in 1969
Hamilton's work enabled NASA's onboard computers to alert astronauts of problems By Robert Lee Hotz Margaret Hamilton, whose pioneering software played a critical role in the first moon landing, hated it when computers...
06:32 3 mins read
Scrapped IPO Points to Limits of AI Frenzy
Nvidia-backed Australian cloud firm Firmus sought $30 billion valuation By Stuart Condie SYDNEY -- Nvidia-backed cloud-computing company Firmus Grid scrapped plans for Australia's largest initial public offering in alm...
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Anthropic's Reputation Fixer in Washington
Tom Brown leverages his Republican ties to make peace with the White House and Elon Musk By Amrith Ramkumar and Keach Hagey Call him Anthropic's chief problem solver. Tom Brown, who was one of the original six to foun...
06:32 7 mins read
To the Most Powerful People in Tech, This Is More -2
Bitter rivals are forming alliances and executives are personally intervening in the scramble for computing power to fuel the AI boom By Kate Clark, Erin Woo, Keach Hagey and Meghan Bobrowsky Google really wanted pione...
09:30 3 mins read
Cyber Chiefs Keep AI Agents on a Short Leash
Security chiefs know they must use artificial-intelligence agents to defend against AI-powered hackers. Letting those agents operate on their own is another story. Less than a quarter of security, technology and busines...
06:33 4 mins read
The Former NFL Lineman Who Solved a Decades-Old Math Problem
John Urschel gave up his career with the Baltimore Ravens to study math at MIT By Andrew Beaton A former NFL player named John Urschel decided to do some light reading this week, and for him that meant leafing through...
06:33 5 mins read
Personal AI Agents Are Great Until They Blab Your Bank Info
These hyperactive helpers can sometimes overshare, overpromise and overpurchase By Katherine Bindley Shane Mac had been using a personal AI agent since August without issue when the startup chief executive got pinged b...
06:33 5 mins read
Tech Firms Face Green-Card Suspension
Move was announced by vice president and comes as administration targets alleged abuses of immigration systems By Natalie Andrews, Philip Wegmann and Michelle Hackman Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the admi...
06:33 2 mins read
Funding for Cyber Startups Climbs
Investors are pouring billions of dollars into newer AI-enabled cybersecurity firms By Angus Loten Fueled by demand for artificial intelligence, cybersecurity startups are raising funds at a record pace, as investors c...
18:57 4 mins read
Correction to Margaret Hamilton obituary on Oct. 7
Margaret Hamilton, whose pioneering software played a critical role in the first moon landing, hated it when computers crashed without explanation. In an era when computers and people rarely interacted directly, she made...
10:30 3 mins read
Wealth Adviser: High-Flying Tech Stocks Losing Altitude
The global economy is caught in a tug of war between an energy shock and an artificial-intelligence boom. Those forces are testing the resilience economies have shown through a series of crises, International Monetary F...
10:00 3 mins read
Investors Wary of Dedicated Power Projects for Data Centers
Some private-investment firms are hesitating to invest in dedicated electricity supplies to data centers running AI systems, warning that technical hurdles and strict reliability demands threaten so-called behind-the-met...
09:30 2 mins read
Funding for Cyber Startups Climbs in Third Quarter
Fueled by demand for artificial intelligence, cybersecurity startups are raising funds at a record pace, as investors compete for equity in a booming market. Already awash in capital, cyber startups pulled in roughly $5...
06:33 3 mins read
Oracle, Broadcom, SpaceX Seek Huge Financings
Apollo, Blackstone and Goldman among lenders in talks to finance megadeals worth tens of billions of dollars apiece By Anissa Gardizy, Matt Wirz and Justin Baer Big players in artificial intelligence are lining up a se...
06:33 4 mins read
Social-Media Apps Encourage Video Brain
Instant jolt from short clips seems to change teens' perception of time By Julie Jargon The constant flux of TikTok clips, Instagram reels and YouTube shorts running through our social-media feeds isn't only zapping ou...
06:33 4 mins read
The Latest Nuisance on Flights Is a Zoom Call at 30,000 Feet
With in-flight internet improving, more fliers are taking work meetings and calling family By Alison Sider Christopher Mosby was pleased to find Starlink Wi-Fi available on his United Airlines flight from Chicago to De...
06:33 5 mins read
OpenAI Is Close on Anthropic's Heels Amid Price War
Anthropic was the dominant player among companies, big and small. But OpenAI is catching up by some measures, thanks to not-quite-so-frontier models that are cheaper to run By Angel Au-Yeung Anthropic edged to the fron...
06:33 4 mins read
Fired OpenAI Researchers Seek Monitor of Agents' Reasoning
In a letter to the board, recently-terminated employees ask that the industry not move forward with work that would degrade the ability to monitor AI By Maxwell Zeff Three fired OpenAI employees called on the company t...
06:00 2 mins read
Let Physics Regulate the AI Industry ---- By Frank Wilczek
Call it the artificial-intelligence crime wave. AI agents are breaking through safeguards, sneaking into outside systems and hiding from monitoring. This has led AI executives including Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon...
06:33 3 mins read
Seoul Links Big Bank Hack To Chinese AI Agent
Seoul officials say data of 68,000 people were stolen in cyberattack using program called Artex By Sooyoung Rhee in Seoul and Raffaele Huang in Singapore Hackers used a Chinese artificial-intelligence agent to attack S...
06:33 7 mins read
Scientists Are Scrutinizing Natural-Fiber -2
Consumers assume cotton and wool pose no health risks and don't shed By Saabira Chaudhuri Interest in natural fibers such as cotton and wool is rising as people seek clothing that's safe and sustainable. Some shoppers...
06:33 7 mins read
Scientists Are Scrutinizing Natural-Fiber Clothing
Consumers assume cotton and wool pose no health risks and don't shed By Saabira Chaudhuri Interest in natural fibers such as cotton and wool is rising as people seek clothing that's safe and sustainable. Some shoppers...
06:33 3 mins read
Middle-Schoolers Seek Out AI Friends
Young adolescents who turn to chatbots for companionship feel more lonely, new study says By Julie Jargon Mileva Repasky was worried about her 12-year-old daughter Madelyn. The typically chipper sixth-grader had grown...
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Firms Raise More Than $1 Trillion in Equity Markets
Amount was raised across 5,566 deals over the first nine months of the year By Joe Stonor Companies raised more than $1 trillion in global equity markets for only the second time ever over the first nine months of the...
06:33 3 mins read
Firm Looks to Unlock AI Power Supply
Turba Labs, which aims to optimize AI infrastructure, has raised $52 million By Sarah Klearman The data center build-out is exploding across America. But what if AI didn't need more -- more chips, more energy, more res...
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Startup Backed By Nvidia Is Raising $4 Billion
Blackstone and Coatue are leading the round, which values the infrastructure provider at $14.5 billion By Robbie Whelan Nvidia-backed cloud-computing company Lambda is raising up to $4 billion in a final round of fundr...
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Plaid Leans on Credit Scoring
New version of the fintech company's tool uses AI in push to expand offerings By Katherine Hamilton Plaid is doubling down on its credit-scoring business with new AI models as the company aims to chart its next era of...
06:33 3 mins read
Google and Constellation Set Sweeping Nuclear-Power Deal
Agreement with Constellation would add equivalent of a large reactor to grid By Jennifer Hiller Google and Constellation Energy agreed to a sweeping, 20-year nuclear-power deal that would boost output at 11 existing re...
06:33 5 mins read
Disney Lawyer Leads Fight Against FCC
Horacio Gutiérrez battled regulators at Microsoft and took on Apple at Spotify By Joe Flint Before he became Disney's top lawyer, Horacio Gutiérrez faced powerful adversaries, defending Microsoft in its antitrust fight...
06:33 2 mins read
Emmy Awards Find New Home in Streaming
Six-year deal ends the awards show's decadeslong rotation among ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC By Joe Flint Amazon's Prime Video will be the new home for the Emmy Awards starting in 2027, as another Hollywood gala abandons broa...
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AI-Computing Startup Lambda Is Raising $4 Billion
Nvidia-backed cloud-computing company Lambda is raising up to $4 billion in a final round of fundraising before the company's planned initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The new fundin...
16:52 5 mins read
Meet the Disney Lawyer Leading Fight Against the FCC
Before he became Disney's top lawyer, Horacio Gutiérrez faced powerful adversaries, defending Microsoft in its antitrust fights and taking on Apple while at Spotify. All that was a warm-up for his biggest challenge -- a...
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Emmy Awards Will Leave Broadcast TV for Amazon's Prime Video
Amazon's Prime Video will be the new home for the Emmy Awards starting in 2027, as another Hollywood gala abandons broadcast television. Under the terms of a new deal with the Television Academy, Prime Video will carry...
06:33 7 mins read
Happenings for the Week of October 6
Aaron Sorkin recounts a Facebook controversy in 'The Social Reckoning,' Chris Rock directs a show-business dramedy, Alex Gibney studies Elon Musk in a new documentary, a major Roy Lichtenstein retrospective opens at the...
06:33 5 mins read
Steps to Take When You Let AI Agents Organize Your Life
Personal bots, such as Meta's Muse, OpenAI's Dots and Instinct, are raring to take on your to-do list By Nicole Nguyen "Hi, I'm the Walmart AI agent. I see we were unable to process your refund. Are you calling about t...
06:33 3 mins read
To Calm AI Fears, Tech Firms Use Cuddly Mascots
Meta, OpenAI and others are associating their AI agents and tools with cute characters to win over skeptics By Suzanne Vranica AI companies are trying a new charm offensive: using characters that look like cuddly stuff...
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AI Officials Grilled as NYC Weighs Guardrails
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon repeated his warnings at a hearing Monday By Kevin T. Dugan The former Anthropic researcher whose resignation last month set off fears about artificial intelligence's threat to h...
06:33 4 mins read
Rising Energy Prices Squeeze Voters
'You just have to suffer through and work harder,' says one family farmer By Terell Wright and Jennifer Hiller | Photography by Annick Sjobakken for WSJ Gas prices are up. Electricity bills, too. And diesel prices rece...
06:33 5 mins read
Carmaker Vies With Tesla on Robotics
Hyundai is planning scores of new human-driven cars while Tesla is turning away from the steering wheel By Tim Higgins Thursday was supposed to be the long-promised debut of what might well be the last new, human-drive...
06:33 3 mins read
Robotics Startup RobCo Hits $1 Billion Valuation
German company aims to capitalize on growing demand for autonomous industrial robots By Ben Dummett German robotics startup RobCo has sold shares in a deal that values the company at more than $1 billion -- double the...
06:02 3 mins read
Main Street: The Fraud of White Guilt ---- By William McGurn
When you hear people say we need a conversation about race, you know instantly what they mean. They want an accusation: that a corrupt America remains unwilling to confront racial injustice and inequality. That is what...
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If You Want to Understand AI, Get a Dog ---- By Cory Miller
As artificial intelligence becomes ubiquitous, we face a fundamental question: What is going on inside these new "minds"? The path to answering it may come from an unlikely source: man's best friend. Dogs are the result...