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OpenAI Hires Slack CEO as New Chief Revenue Officer
Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI as the company’s chief revenue officer, multiple sources tell WIRED. Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, which owns Slack, shared news of Dresser’s departure in a message to staff on Monday evening. At OpenAI, Dresser will manage... Read more
Mistral launches powerful Devstral 2 coding model including open source, laptop-friendly version
French AI startup Mistral has weathered a rocky period of public questioning over the last year to emerge, now here in December 2025, with new, crowd-pleasing models for enterprise and indie developers. Just days after releasing its powerful open source, general purpose Mistral 3 LLM family for edge devices... Read more
Turkey orders arrest of top-tier soccer players, officials in gambling probe
A total of 46 people in Turkey have been ordered to be detained, some including soccer players, club presidents, and others, with this being the latest in a gambling investigation. It was in November when Turkish soccer plunged into disarray as 149 referees and assistants were suspended due to... Read more
Australia Bans Social Media for Kids Under 16. Which Sites Are Blocked?
While governments around the world continue to tackle the thorny issue of age verification for certain websites and platforms, Australia is taking a blunter approach. Starting today, the entire country will ban social media sites for all children younger than 16 years old. The age-restricted apps include TikTok, Facebook,... Read more
Pebble Index: Everything You Need to Know About the $75 Smart Ring
There’s no way to recharge the ring. Migicovsky says he didn’t want yet another gadget to charge every day, so instead, the Pebble Index has non-rechargeable silver oxide hearing aid batteries designed to last 2 years with average use. Once the device’s battery is nearly dead, users will receive... Read more
Tracking every decision, dollar and delay: The new process intelligence engine driving public-sector progress
Presented by Celonis The State of Oklahoma discovered its blind spots the hard way. In April 2023, a legislative report revealed its agencies had spent $3 billion without proper oversight. Janet Morrow, Director of Oklahoma's Risk, Assessment and Compliance Division, set out to track thousands of monthly transactions across... Read more
SGLA pushes back as Maine bill seeks sweeping ban on online sweepstakes
The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) has spoken out against a proposed bill in Maine which would see sweepstakes banned. The bill, if passed, would mean that online sweepstakes games are prohibited and a person that operates or promotes an online sweepstakes game or supports the operation or promotion... Read more
Best Treadmills of 2025 Tested by a Running Expert
If you’re new to the treadmill and are looking for guidance on the proper way to use one, our experts shared the best practices you should be following. Warm-up: As with any workout, you shouldn’t neglect the warm-up. At an easy walking pace warm up for five to 10... Read more
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: ‘We Are a City on the Rise’
I first met Daniel Lurie, San Francisco’s newly minted mayor, about five minutes before we walked onstage at WIRED’s Big Interview event, held in his city last week. Lurie’s team let me know ahead of time that his window for this conversation was tight: He’d just come from announcing... Read more
Design in the age of AI: How small businesses are building big brands faster
Presented by Design.com For most of history, design was the last step in starting a business — something entrepreneurs invested in once the idea was proven. Today, it’s one of the first. The rise of generative AI has shifted how small businesses imagine, launch, and grow — turning what... Read more