A great debate A proliferation of Chinese-made AI tools is brewing in Silicon Valley, particularly “open-weight” AI systems that, by some measures, can rival or even surpass some of the best American models. My WIRED colleague Hugo Lowell has written about the Trump administration’s internal debate over how to handle these Chinese models. Among the
three years ago, Lyft was floundering. Perpetual loser Uber was in danger of being completely off the road. The founders were in charge, and in March 2023, they hired former Microsoft and Amazon executive David Risher to turn things around. The new CEO expanded its service in other countries, made deals with Waymo and Nvidia,
On May 31, Sarah Wynn-Williams took to the stage as a panelist at the prestigious Hay Festival, alongside law professor Tim Wu and journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Before she said a word, she was greeted with applause. She never said a word, sitting silently as the other two panelists discussed the evils of Big Tech. Yet