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OpenAI has asked members of Congress in recent weeks for clear guidance about whether orchestrating an industry-wide slowdown on frontier AI development would be legal, people close to the company tell WIRED.Substantive coordination on safety between AI labs may risk running afoul of antitrust law, the people say, which poses a significant obstacle to bringing major tech giants on board with the effort.Last weekend, OpenAI’s chief scientist, Jakub Pachocki, published a blog post arguing that the best path forward for the AI research world includes “coordinating to slow down future development,” which he thinks will be key to ensuring that…
Latch co-founders Jared Kofron (left) and Stefan Kalb. (Photo via Latch) Seattle startup veteran Stefan Kalb is back with a fresh brand and an ambitious vision for enterprise automation in the AI era. Rebranded earlier this year from Super Labs, Kalb’s latest venture, Latch, is positioning itself as the context layer for enterprise AI, helping companies observe, learn and document how work actually gets done. Kalb launched the startup alongside co-founder and CTO Jared Kofron, a University of Washington physics alum and former principal software engineer at Pioneer Square Labs last year. Kalb is well known in startup circles. In…
Ravie LakshmananSep 10, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News A lot of this week’s security news has the same awkward answer to one question: “Why was that allowed to work?” An extension asks for access and takes too much. A trusted service becomes part of a phishing chain. An old bug still gets results. An exposed system stays exposed. A package looks useful right up until it isn’t. Different stories, same basic problem: the path in was often already there. Nothing here needed magic. Mostly access, trust, weak edges, and someone willing to keep poking. That’s the week. The threats change…
Paris-based Arlequin AI SAS today announced it raised €28 million, about $32 million, in new funding to accelerate development of a new AI model architecture based on a different type of network that learns complex relationships at large scale. The new AI architecture is based on topological neural networks, rather than the graph-based neural networks that underpin most large language models. Arlequin said it has already built and implemented an easy-to-deploy, scalable platform that can use heterogeneous data, analyzing documents, transactions, video and operational information. European investors exclusively backed the Series A round, co-led by Redalpine and OTB Ventures, alongside…
Yoto just announced two new audio devices for kids. There’s the fourth-generation Yoto Player and an updated version of the Yoto Mini. The new Yoto Player is still a speaker with a pixel display, but the company has added some bells and whistles. Firstly, there’s a big green dial that kids can twist to play their “most loved audio.” This can access up to 20 pieces of content, including podcasts, stories and songs. This is done directly from the device, so there will be no need for a kid to borrow a parent’s phone. Additionally, the functionality doesn’t require Yoto…
Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday has turned patching into a numbers game, with nearly 1,000 vulnerabilities landing at once and two already being exploited. Microsoft addressed 974 vulnerabilities in its September 2026 security update, making it the company’s largest Patch Tuesday release on record. Security researchers counted 119 critical vulnerabilities, with 723 entries affecting Windows components and 111 affecting Office products. The surge follows several months of unusually large releases, including 570 vulnerabilities in July and 400 in August. Security researchers have suggested that Microsoft’s growing use of AI-assisted discovery tools may be contributing to the increase. But the size of…
Performance marketing got fast. But speed without a system that reiterates merely burns budget faster. Can marketers keep up with the demands of the next era? Performance marketing teams are moving faster than ever. New channels launch. New ad formats appear. Creative briefs go out Monday, assets go live Friday, results get reported the following week. The pace feels like progress. But speed alone hasn’t solved the fundamental problem sitting underneath most performance programs. Every handoff between strategy, creative, and production loses context. A brief passes from strategist to designer to production without the performance data from the last campaign…
Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” on Wednesday featured plenty of callouts to AI, with Apple envisioning its iPhone and the new foldable iPhone Duo as “personal hubs” where artificial intelligence is everywhere, especially the new Siri AI. But one major announcement was notably missing, and it’s especially frustrating for smart home fans. Throughout 2026, I’ve heard reports from publications citing Apple insiders that the delayed Apple smart home push was finally — no, really this time — coming during the Apple fall event. Most importantly, the rumors said Apple was ready to unleash a smart home display, similar to Amazon Echo Shows but with a unique,…
Few things are as iconic to camping as the green Coleman stove. Every summer you’ll find them, along with Coleman lanterns and coolers, on picnic tables across America. At WIRED, we’re big fans of the Coleman Cascade stove, but all Coleman stoves are capable of cooking up delicious camp food. There is more to Coleman than stoves, of course. I’m a fan of the coolers as well, along with the tents (simple and sturdy), and the Forester Sling chair for lounging. No matter what you need to outfit yourself for outdoor adventure as warmer weather arrives, we have a Coleman…
American cinnamon roll chain Cinnabon, known for its sweet, gooey buns, will close its last Singapore outlet on Sept 22 after operating for 3.5 years in the city-state. The chain announced the closure of its ION Orchard store in a post on its Instagram account. “To everyone who has visited, shared a Bon with us and supported us along the way—thank you for being part of our journey,” it read. The post garnered mixed reactions, with some mourning the closure, while others weighed in on the cinnamon rolls’ steep prices. Cinnabon first expanded to Singapore at Raffles City Shopping Centre…