ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media

ComfyUI raises $30M at a $500M valuation. The marketing phrase is easy to name; the market signal underneath it is worth reading.

Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI

Apple's Mac mini sold out as local AI inference demand surges. eBay markups signal real utility — not Apple marketing, but the market deciding.

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘super app’

OpenAI released GPT-5.5 claiming broad capability gains. The model shipped — that counts. The announcement copy is marketing. Waiting on actual evidence.

Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment

Sierra acquires YC-backed French startup Fragment. No terms disclosed. Bret Taylor keeps building — what the acquisition signals and what it doesn't.

Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute

Google's $40B investment in Anthropic formalizes infrastructure dependency at scale — and makes the "independent lab" framing harder to carry.

In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs

Meta secured millions of Amazon homegrown CPUs for AI agentic workloads. The CPU choice is signal — and it's the third operational move in four days.

Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos

Discord users breached Anthropic's internal Mythos system. Method and scope unknown, no corporate response yet. A security gap, not an AI safety event.

5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good

Five AI models tested for scam effectiveness — some were "scary good." The threat isn't the model. It's who's prompting it.

AI-Designed Drugs by a DeepMind Spinoff Are Headed to Human Trials

Isomorphic Labs is moving AI-designed drug candidates to human trials. The milestone is real; the marketing framing around it is not the story.

Sam Altman’s Orb Company Promoted a Bruno Mars Partnership That Doesn't Exist

Orb promoted a Bruno Mars partnership that never existed. His spokesperson told WIRED they were never approached or in any discussions.

How Project Maven taught the military to love AI

Maven Smart System enabled 1,000+ US strikes on Iran in 24 hours. AI accelerated the pipeline. Humans pulled every trigger. The output is visible.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court showdown will dish the dirt

Musk's fraud trial against OpenAI and Altman starts April 27 in Oakland. Four legal theories, one founder-exit grievance, and both sides in the witness box.