Innovation
OpenAI is reportedly trying to raise $100B at an $830B valuation | TechCrunch
OpenAI is in talks to raise up to $100 billion in a funding round that could value the ChatGPT maker at up to $830 billion, the Wall Street Journal...
‘Rai Rai Rai’ Is a Pastiche of Manga Greats Rolled Into a Cutesy Kaiju Package
Giant monsters and manga are a goated combo that has only gotten stronger as a staple in pop culture. Much of this is thanks in part to series like Kaiju No....
Terrifying New Photos Emerge From the Jeffrey Epstein Estate
A New York Times spokesperson told WIRED in a statement that Brooks “regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns” and that...
Instacart to pay $60M to settle FTC claims it deceived consumers | TechCrunch
Instacart will pay $60 million in refunds to settle allegations by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it deceived consumers with false advertising. The federal agency alleged Instacart misled...
Trump Media Wants to Become a Nuclear Fusion Company
The parent company of Truth Social is merging with a private nuclear fusion company in an effort to help “America win the A.I. revolution.” There’s just one problem: Nuclear...
A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached
Director Adam Bhala Lough didn’t set out to make a documentary about a digital simulacrum of Sam Altman.But after about 100 days of texting and emailing the OpenAI CEO...
Instacart’s AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention — now the FTC has questions | TechCrunch
According to Reuters, Instacart is currently getting the regulatory equivalent of a throat-clearing from the FTC, which has sent the grocery delivery platform a civil investigative demand regarding its...
This ‘Welcome to Derry’ Figure Is Festively, Gloriously Gory
It: Welcome to Derry wrapped up its first season earlier this week, and while horror hounds wait to hear whether HBO will make good on that “Chapter One” end-title...
I’m a Dad and a Product Reviewer. Here Are the 19 Best Christmas Gifts I Know
Your dad does not have high expectations this Christmas. Any man who is being completely candid with you will admit that most gifts he has received during his adult...
Radiant Nuclear raises $300M for its semi-sized 1 MW reactor | TechCrunch
Another day, another nine-figure round for a nuclear startup. Radiant Nuclear said today that it has raised more than $300 million, just one day after Last Energy said it...
