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Inside the Billion-Dollar Startup Bringing AI Into the Physical World BY WILL KNIGHT | 8-MINUTE READ Physical Intelligence has assembled an all-star team and raised $400 million on the promise of a stunning breakthrough in how robots learn.   More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity BY ERIC GELLER | 6-MINUTE READ Experts expect Donald Trump’s next administration to relax cybersecurity rules on businesses, abandon concerns around human rights, and take an aggressive stance against the cyber armies of US adversaries. ✚ Also in the news: Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads guilty to federal charges   NATO’s Tech Scouts Are Fortifying Europe for a World With Donald Trump BY MORGAN MEAKER | 5-MINUTE READ The new NATO Innovation Fund started as a way to combat flagging US interest. Now, its staff are scouring Europe to find the companies that could give the alliance the edge in the face of war.   The Great American Microchip Mobilization BY KELLY MCEVERS | 22-MINUTE READ Under Donald Trump and Joe Biden alike, the US has been determined to “reshore” chipmaking. Now money and colossal infrastructure are flowing to a vast Intel site in Ohio—just as the company may be falling apart. ADVERTISEMENT   UNCANNY VALLEY PODCAST | 35-MINUTE EPISODE How to Not Die in Silicon Valley Here’s what Silicon Valley’s moguls are doing to beat death.  ▸ LISTEN TO THE LATEST EPISODE    Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time BY RITSUKO KAWAI | 2-MINUTE READ A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could revolutionize sustainable energy and how artificial meat and organs are created.   These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids BY MATT BURGESS AND LILY HAY NEWMAN | 4-MINUTE READ Three technologists in India used a homemade Faraday cage and a microwave oven to get around Apple’s location blocks.   The First Entirely AI-Generated Video Game Is Insanely Weird and Fun BY WILL KNIGHT | 2-MINUTE READ Generative AI may transform video game design, but the first playable title is just bizarre and fascinating.   I’m Out of Shape. Will an AI Trainer Improve My Fitness? BY REECE ROGERS | 3-MINUTE READ In the premiere installment of WIRED’s new AI advice column “The Prompt,” we answer questions about AI’s ability to change your body, and your ability to change AI’s environmental impact.       The Big Interview The Midway | San Francisco December 3 Join WIRED journalists in conversation with some of the most influential leaders across tech, business, science, entertainment, and beyond. There is no cost to attend, but space is very limited. Apply today to register your interest. APPLY   ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for reading.   Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You’re receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED.   Manage your preferences  |  View our Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   Have questions or comments? Send us a message. Need help? Contact us.   Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.