August 08, 2025

WIRED Roundup: OpenAI Announces New Government Partnership

21 minutes

In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Jake Lahut to run through five of the most important stories we published this week — from how bitcoin miners have been racing this year to beat the tariffs, to how AI was used to find a missing hiker in the Italian Alps. Then, Zoë and Jake discuss the details around OpenAI’s latest partnership with the federal government.

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

OpenAI Announces Massive US Government Partnership | WIRED

Trumpworld Knows Epstein Is a Problem. But They Can’t Solve It | WIRED

Charter Planes and Bidding Wars: How Bitcoin Miners Raced to Beat Trump’s Tariffs | WIRED

Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History | WIRED

US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush | WIRED

A Hiker Was Missing for Nearly a Year—Until an AI System Recognized His Helmet | WIRED

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