Sam Altman’s convincing turn as a Silicon Valley visionary just ran up against one of the few forces in American life still powerful enough to rival it: A rich, famous and beautiful movie star.

As the CEO of OpenAI, the hottest company in the hottest sector of technology, Altman wasn’t just a typical West Coast wunderkind. He became central to Washington politics and the national conversation almost immediately after ChatGPT caught fire with the public.

It seemed, and still seems, like his company was poised to change the world, and his appealing personal modesty contrasted favorably with Elon Musk’s culture-war pugilism or the icy superiority of “Social Network"-era Mark Zuckerberg. He was a welcome, cooperative emissary from Silicon Valley who arrived just in time for Washington to prepare for yet another wave of tech-driven social transformation.

Suddenly, he’s kind of a bad guy.

If Scarlett Johansson pursues legal action against OpenAI for giving ChatGPT a voice she calls “eerily similar to mine,” she might claim the company breached her right to publicity.

Google is set to start mixing ads into its new AI-generated search answers. It’s a test of how the company’s biggest revenue stream can adapt to the age of generative AI.

A bill that would sunset Section 230 is drawing opposition from groups including the American Library Association, Wikimedia Foundation and the tech trade organization Incompas.

Fixed wireless access services don't come close to matching the speed and quality of cable internet

It's not a mystery why voters don't know what Biden has done. The White House communications team systematically refuses to talk about the Biden agenda to reorient big business.

Many readers will have seen recent news that the aurora borealis, or northern lights, were visible deep into the South for several days. This phenomenon is caused by a geomagnetic storm that is caused by strong solar flares. Solar flares can cause problems on Earth by emitting clouds of magnetized particles and hot plasma. The…

All indicators for more fiber to the unconnected and unserved are looking well on the infrastructure side.

San Diego County is seeking comment before allocating millions for broadband that will reach some of the county's unincorporated areas.

SpaceX's Starlink network for cell phones is generating radio interference, according to a competing company that's urging US regulators to intervene. 

On Friday, Omnispace—which is also trying to bring satellite connectivity to phones—told the FCC that SpaceX’s ongoing tests for its cellular Starlink service are interfering with Omnispace's own satellite activities. 

"SpaceX’s operations violate the terms of its experimental authorization and must cease," Omnispace told the FCC in a 43-page regulatory filing. 

Despite the buzz surrounding it, the prominence of prompt engineering may be fleeting. A more enduring and adaptable skill will keep enabling us to harness the potential of generative AI? It is called problem formulation — the ability to identify, analyze, and delineate problems.

What goes on in artificial neural networks work is largely a mystery, even to their creators. But researchers from Anthropic have caught a glimpse.

OpIndia claims "Islamophobia does not exist." A new report shared exclusively with WIRED finds Google's programmatic ads are running next to its content.

Nevada announced an investment of a $250 million for one-time construction costs associated with a planned middle-mile fiber network.

House lawmakers are at odds over a BEAD provision that requires low-cost service options from participating providers The provision prompted a&nbs | Democrats are calling it an affordability policy. Republicans say its heavy-handed regulation.

"Social welfare" groups spread industry talking points against public broadband.

Comcast announced pricing for StreamSaver, a package that includes Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ for one discounted price.

The Nexstar-Scripps joint venture has the pieces in place to create a new revenue stream from NextGen TV

Google has published a review of Microsoft's recent security issues, concluding that Microsoft is "unable to keep their systems and therefore their customers' data safe."

In its report, Google calls Microsoft out for failing to correctly describe a security breach to the public last year where China-backed hackers infiltrated Microsoft Exchange's systems, allowing them to access any Exchange account. Google cites the federal cybersecurity review board's findings that Microsoft customers didn't have enough information to determine whether they were at risk at the time, and Microsoft made a "decision not to correct" statements about the breach the board deemed "inaccurate."

Many employees have expressed concern that a new group of six editors called the Backstop will be unnecessary and slow down NPR’s journalism.