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Steven Levy @StevenLevy

Editor at Large @WIRED. Signal: stevenlevy.72

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Steven Levy
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The $1 M auction for the secrets of the CIA Kryptos sculpture was months ago--now we learn that Paradigm, a crypto-centric VC firm won. Here are their plans--and the line they didn't cross. wired.com/story/crypto-guys-…

Crypto Guys Bought the Answer to the CIA’s Mysterious Kryptos Sculpture

They swear they haven’t peeked at the closely guarded secret and that they’ll keep the cryptographic competition going.

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Here's an exclusive inside look at Flourish, a startup full of neuroscientists and AI researchers working together to make discoveries about the brain and use them to create a more efficient form of AI that learns like people do. wired.com/story/jeff-bezos-i…

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’

With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.

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The recent AI agent breakthrough is just as big a bang as ChatGPT. Only techies realize this now but eventually no one will be able to ignore it. My report from inside this huge shift. wired.com/story/how-ai-agent…

AI Agents Plunged the Tech World Into Chaos. Here’s Exactly How That Happened

The definitive story of how Claude Code and OpenClaw kicked off computing’s biggest transformation possibly ever.

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The good news: Google's upgraded AI search is better than the (less useful than they used to be) 10 Blue Links. Not so good: One more traffic-sucking blow for websites and online publications. wired.com/story/even-if-you-…

Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search

The search giant’s AI-crafted answers are so convenient, you’ll be sucked in—to the detriment of the web and the artists and thinkers behind it.

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Philosopher Nick Bostrom once was considered a doomer. Now he's considering whether AI's risk of annihilating humanity might be worth it--because we're all going to die unless AI saves us. If all goes right, he's looking forward to humanity's "retirement." wired.com/story/nick-bostrom…

Nick Bostrom Has a Plan for Humanity’s ‘Big Retirement’

The philosopher thinks humans should pursue advanced AI and the promise of a “solved world.”

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The search for Satoshi has resulted in a very crowded rabbit hole, but no bunny. Even ace investigators like NYT's John Carryrou and detective Tyler Maroney--who each ID'd a different Nakamoto--have not closed the case. Both can't be right, and both may be wrong. wired.com/story/you-found-sa…

You Found Satoshi? Let’s See the Receipts

Two new projects, including one from a Pulitzer-winning reporter, claim they’ve solved the mystery of Bitcoin’s creator. So why does the hunt continue?

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I constantly hear about how AI will solve the world's intractable problems. Then I click on a link to an article that's on a site I subscribe to, and my computer loaded with AI apps can't figure out I paid for it already.
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John Ternus, your mission as CEO is to do for AI what Apple has done for desktop computing, mobile, and music--harness the power of a messy technology and make it accessible and delightful. Do you choose to accept? If not someone else will, and Apple will suffer. wired.com/story/apples-next-…

Apple's Next CEO Needs to Launch a Killer AI Product

Tim Cook was a great CEO, but he didn’t crack AI.  It’s job number 1 for John Ternus.

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In June of 2017, @StevenLevy wrote a fantastic article on Apple Park, the company’s new headquarters and Steve Jobs’ legacy. The details of this place will astound and amaze you. I’m still grappling with the size & weight of the glass front doors!
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It's efficient and economical to have AI write drafts of of a news story or, god forbid, something longer. After all, people just want the info, right? Wrong. If this is the wave of the future, I'd rather drown. wired.com/story/backchannel-…

AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body

AI-assisted writing is creeping into newsrooms under the guise of efficiency. But the trade-off may be more profound than publishers are willing to admit.

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Thanks! I still think iPod is the perfect thing. No worries about child predators, too much screen time, or attention drains. Just fun.
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@StevenLevy While waiting for @Pogue's new Apple book to arrive, I am re-reading your "The Perfect Thing" (2006). I still own & use several iPods. Your book both rekindles my excitement & gives me new appreciation of just what was accomplished in making this beautiful device! 👏🏼
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard has threatened attacks on U.S. tech companies. Wired's @StevenLevy outlines what it could mean for $NVDA, $AAPL & others. Https://cnb.cx/41N0KxC

Wired's Steven Levy on tech layoffs: Programmers are vulnerable 'if you're not a superstar'

Steven Levy, Wired editor-at-large, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Iran's threat to U.S. tech firms, recent tech layoffs, AI's impact on the tech workforce, and more.

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Apple is turning 50. I talked to its CEO and his possible successor about the NEXT 50 years. wired.com/story/apple-50-yea…

Apple Still Plans to Sell iPhones When It Turns 100

As the tech giant turns 50, WIRED spoke to executives about how they plan to win in the AI era.

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