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03.11.26
Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code
BY MAXWELL ZEFF | 12-MINUTE READ
Why is the biggest name in AI late to the AI coding revolution?
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BUSINESS
Nick Clegg Doesn’t Want to Talk About Superintelligence
BY JOEL KHALILI | 8-MINUTE READ
After leaving Meta last year, the former deputy prime minister of the UK is charting a new path in the AI industry that has nothing to do with AGI.
Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic
BY PARESH DAVE | 3-MINUTE READ
The White House is preparing an executive order targeting the AI startup, even as its earlier actions against the company face a major test in court.
POLITICS
Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X
BY DAVID GILBERT | 3-MINUTE READ
X’s Grok is failing to accurately verify video footage from the Iran conflict and is sharing its own AI-generated images about the war.
✚ Also in the news: GPS attacks near Iran are wreaking havoc on delivery and mapping apps
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A Trumpworld Events Company Is Raking In Millions in Federal Contracts
BY DAVID GILBERT, MATT GILES, LEAH FEIGER, AND ZOË SCHIFFER | 5-MINUTE READ
The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings.
Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS
BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT | 2-MINUTE READ
The defense secretary has made clear that Pentagon managers are to encourage workers, including civilians, to volunteer to assist in the administration’s immigration crackdown.
✚ Also in the news: DHS ousts CBP privacy officers who questioned ‘illegal’ orders
WIRED REVIEW
The MacBook Neo Cuts (Most of) the Right Corners
BY LUKE LARSEN | 9-MINUTE READ
At $599, the MacBook Neo is Apple’s first budget laptop. For the most part, Apple cut corners in the right places and made a MacBook its intended buyers will adore.
✚ You might also like: It’s still overpriced, but Apple’s iPhone 17e is a better entry-level iPhone
SCIENCE
Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Has Another Surprise: It’s Full of Alcohol
BY JORGE GARAY | 1-MINUTE READ
