Office workers who use AI are online for up to 90 minutes longer a day than those who don't, ActivTrak data on 9,140 people suggests, with more app switching and shorter stretches of focus.
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How AI is changing work, rights and everyday life.
Apps posing as pet-photo, language and workout tools switched on a hidden deepfake maker for some users. Apple pulled 19 after WIRED asked.
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Spent by 14 companies building AI infrastructure in the 12 months to their latest results. Updated 3 Nov 2026
The companies, deals and products shaping AI.
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Canada Buys Into Cohere With Up to C$1.6 Billion of Public Money
Ottawa will invest up to C$1.6 billion in Cohere for an equity stake. In return, the Toronto AI firm must stay Canadian, add 1,000 jobs and spend C$1.7 billion on…
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Mistral has released the weights of Large 4, a 1-trillion-parameter model anyone can download, as Google keeps its top cyber model for vetted defenders. What that means, and who can really use it.
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Reddit says its visits from Google search fell by over 1 million a week in October, and blames AI Mode. Its fix is a login wall.…
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Alphabet spent $51.4 billion on AI build-out in a quarter and ended $9.1 billion short. Microsoft spent on a similar scale and kept $18.6 billion. Our…
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The Netherlands plans about 25,000 fewer civil service jobs by 2035 and says AI will help. Its own letter to parliament warns AI has never delivered…
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