Apr 17, 1998 12:27 PM

Market Update

Internet-stock euphoria was waning today, but the Nasdaq wasn't exactly depressed, up just over 2 points at midday. The Dow, meanwhile, was up more than 38 with trading dominated by the double-witching of options-contract expirations.

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Polymarket Halted International Trading After Hackers Drained Accounts

The company says an unnamed third-party provider was compromised. Trading has resumed, and Polymarket says affected traders will be made whole.

Kate Knibbs

The Atlantic’s Near-Record Hurricane Drought Is About to End

Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.

Brian Kahn

Mistral Says Its AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Has Leapfrogged China in the Open-Weight Race

The French AI lab claims its latest release matches or outperforms even the best models from DeepSeek and Z.ai in coding and cybersecurity.

Joel Khalili

Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China

With the release of its new trillion-parameter model, Mistral is hoping to demonstrate it’s “still in the race” to build frontier-level artificial intelligence.

Joel Khalili

The MacBook Air Drops to Its Lowest Price Since June for Prime Day

At $1,099, the MacBook Air is $200 off its retail price for Prime Day, its lowest price in months.

Luke Larsen

A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!

As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “disputed facts.”

Kate Knibbs

America’s Hybrid Hype Has Hit the Used Market

Demand is so high that some used cars are selling for more than new ones.

Aarian Marshall

Livestream Replay: Watch Uncanny Valley on Women, Tech, and Power

Missed our latest WIRED@Night event? Enjoy an evening of podcasting in San Francisco right here.

WIRED Staff

Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Reveals What’s Under the Hood

Anthropic on Monday filed documents ahead of a blockbuster IPO that offers insight into the company’s financials, risk factors, and views on the future of AI.

Joel Khalili

Meta’s Ad Sales Are Suffering Now That Europeans Can Pick Less Personalization

An earnings briefing on Wednesday revealed ad revenue has slowed since the European Union introduced the Less-Personalized Ads model at the beginning of this year.

Isabella Ward

This Is What the GOP’s Final Midterms Push Looks Like

Republicans are spending their time and money on Senate races in historically red states—a sign they’re more nervous than ever as Election Day looms.

Hugo Lowell

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Five hauntings from the other side of technology.