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As the tech giant turns 50, WIRED spoke to executives about how they plan to win in the AI era.

As business soars, Palantir is doubling down on a vision of AI built for battlefield advantage—and attracting customers who agree.

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen says the conflict is stranding cargo and threatening inflation.

We were promised AI regulation and a race to the top. Now, we’re arguing about killer robots.

A “thought experiment” about the impacts of AI sent stocks tumbling earlier this week. It’s probably going to keep happening.

Anthropic doesn’t want its AI used in autonomous weapons or government surveillance. Those carve-outs could cost it a major military contract.

As the housing market stalls, Zillow’s CEO sees AI as “an ingredient rather than a threat” that can both help the company protect its turf and reinvent how people search for homes.

As AI systems grow more powerful, Anthropic’s resident philosopher says the startup is betting Claude itself can learn the wisdom needed to avoid disaster.

Silicon Valley’s power brokers spent the past year currying favor with President Trump. Two deadly shootings in Minneapolis are now exposing the price of that bargain.

A research paper suggests AI agents are mathematically doomed to fail. The industry doesn’t agree.