Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return

Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It’s investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return.

Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards

By building reactors in shipyards, Blue Energy says it will tame nuclear power’s cost problems, giving it access to cheaper financing.

GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists

AI music startup GRAI says fans want to remix tracks, not generate songs from scratch.

Yelp’s updated AI assistant can answer questions and book a restaurant or service in one conversation

Yelp said that users can ask questions about a restaurant and place an order or book a table in one conversation

Cash App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6-12 year olds

Tech companies are constantly on the hunt for new customers, and Cash App, the fintech company owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block, believes it has found a promising new demographic: children. The company, which already offers financial services to teens, said this week that it is expanding its youth-focused services in an effort to build a… Continua a leggere Cash App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6-12 year olds

What’s the key to better vegan cheese? Microbreweries, one startup says

AuX Labs says it has found a better way to make vegan cheese that tastes and feels like the real thing — and costs the same.

Hyundai Ioniq 3 2026: Price, Specs, Availability

The brand’s new 300-mile urban EV has great interior space and driving smarts, but a lot of competition. And, yes, there’s a chance it is US-bound.

War Memes Are Turning Conflict Into Content

The jokes were funny. The systems behind them—and the reasons we keep passing around war memes as entertainment—are more serious.

A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It’s a ‘Very Rare’ Event

The CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides tells WIRED how the pilot made a safe landing after they got stranded over a neighborhood.

Ben McKenzie Says Crypto Has a Secret Ingredient: Male Loneliness

The actor-director discussed his least favorite currency and read a series of mean tweets—about us!—at our inaugural WIRED@Night event.