Several experts in government contracts and the Constitution believe the administration’s war on Anthropic continues a pattern of abusing the law to punish perceived political enemies, including colleges, media giants, and law firms (like WilmerHale, Anthropic's rep). www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Court filings: Anthropic has spent $10 bln on training and inference. Its generated $5 bln in all-time revenue. Now billions of dollars in revenue for just this year is at stake and customers/prospects are already asking for new terms or backing out. www.wired.com/story/anthro...

Anthropic v Department of Defense draws support of employees at rival AI companies www.wired.com/story/openai...

As promised, Anthropic is taking the Pentagon to court. from @peard33.bsky.social

Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app policies until at least September 2032 and mandates he praise them (Sean Hollister/The Verge) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Gaza protestor apparently interrupted speech by Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis at a company conference in Dublin this week www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... www.instagram.com/reel/DVN-pjI...

In a 6-3 ruling, justices upended the Trump administration's signature economic policy, potentially putting the US government on the hook for at least $175 billion in tariff refunds. www.wired.com/story/suprem...

@laurengoode.bsky.social on the other Meta trial underway right now www.wired.com/story/meta-c...

The results suggest that companies may be dodging the AI question. Or it’s a sign that workers need not yet fear anything more than the traditional drivers of layoffs. www.wired.com/story/no-com...

Hear/watch my thoughts on @marketplace.org about the importance of Starship; OpenAI fundraising challenges; and the new reality for TikTok www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...

“I stand to benefit from other people’s suffering, which I find abhorrent and I refuse to be a quiet participant in that system,” added a second Google staffer, who went by Alex. www.wired.com/story/hundre...

The answers.... WIRED asked "Melania" viewers what they love about the First Lady, what they make of her recent foray into endorsing AI in schools, and the Trumps' views on immigration. www.wired.com/story/she-ha...

As Trump’s mass deportation program unfolds, immigration policy and enforcement is shifting fast. That’s why we’re launching Tracker, a limited-series newsletter navigating what’s happening and what’s next. Sign up for free: www.wired.com/newsletter/I...

Crazy www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...

The U.S. Sentencing Commission is seeking public comment on its proposal to amend the Sentencing Guidelines in light of the new TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes it a crime to publish or threaten to publish real or deepfake NCII. Comment period ends Feb. 10. More info here: www.ussc.gov/guidelines/a...

I watched two Texas city council meetings last month and came away surprised that tech factories building parts for data centers aren't getting the same pushback as data centers www.wired.com/story/data-c...

Source: Google DeepMind signs a licensing deal with Hume AI, which builds emotionally intelligent voice interfaces, to hire CEO Alan Cowen and ~7 top engineers (Will Knight/Wired) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

E'ville company decimated www.hardresetmedia.com/p/whistleblo...

Why is Zoox spending money on Hulu ads when it's not even fully open to the public in SF?

From a YouTube 2025 strategy doc "We don't know if our break and bedtime reminders 'work' (and haven't looked too deeply)." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Livestream alert! 🎥 Join WIRED today at 12 pm ET/9 am PT for Welcome to the Chinese Century—a deep look at China’s global rise in tech, energy, industry, and more.

Activists are demanding a way to hold the memory-chip maker accountable to its promises to protect the environment and embrace communities of color in central New York. www.wired.com/story/micron...

Big deal if true for people who change their last names at marriage or in gender transition. Long demanded feature internally and externally 9to5google.com/2025/12/24/g...

The Apple Developer Academy in Detroit was a signature piece of the company's response to the Black Lives Matter protests. Has it dismantled systemic barriers to opportunity as Apple intended? It's certainly made progress, but there are some lessons. My investigation: www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Deadline missed: www.axios.com/2025/12/15/m...

Source: OpenAI rolled back ChatGPT's model router, which sent some queries to reasoning models, for Free and $5/month Go tiers, as it was costly and hurt DAUs (Maxwell Zeff/Wired) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink