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Max Zeff
WiredLast updated Jun 27, 2026, 3:01 AM
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Recent Stories
- SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Anthropic Is Paying $15 Billion a Year to Access Its Data Centers
Max Zeff covers the most anticipated IPO filing of the year; SpaceX, including the revelation that a rival AI lab, Anthropic, is paying them $1B per month through May of 2029 for access to cloud computing infrastructure.
Week of May 24, 2026
- Elon Musk Loses Landmark Lawsuit Against OpenAI
Zeff was WIRED's courtroom correspondent for the Musk v. Altman trial; the May 18 jury verdict — delivered in under two hours — was the AI story of the year and he owned it for WIRED.
Week of May 24, 2026
- Google Shuts Down Project Mariner
Zeff broke the story of Google quietly killing its AI browser agent May 5, a scoop widely credited across tech media
Week of May 17, 2026
- The Real Losers of the Musk v. Altman Trial
Zeff covered the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman OpenAI Trial, which closed this week
Week of May 17, 2026