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WIRED photographer Alex Welsh captures the madness, glory, and techno-idealism of the consumer gadget extravaganza. +++lead-in-text
The frenzied and intoxicating showcase for consumer technology known as CES took place this week in Las Vegas. Every January, the industry’s big shindig descends on this city in the Nevada desert, drawing tech manufacturers, retailers, distributors, members of the press, gadget fans, and regular old lookie-loos into the fray. The Las Vegas Convention Center, hotel e…
12 months ago
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The newest Apple Watch models have to take another time-out.
Apple must stop selling the current version of the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 by the end of the day on Thursday, according to a federal court ruling.
At the end of 2023, Apple was barred from selling the two wearables by the US International Trade Commission because of a dispute over a patent for the technology Apple uses in the watches’ blood-oxygen sensor. Apple had appealed that ruling and was granted a temporary stay on the b…
11 months ago
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In just the first seven weeks of this year, Amazon, Google, Discord, Duolingo, Cisco, Instacart, and dozens of others all made deep staffing cuts. It all adds up to tens of thousands of jobs lost across the industry, and the cuts aren’t slowing down. It doesn’t help that interviewing for tech jobs is getting harder too, with employers asking for more and more work or rigorous testing before making a hire.
This week, WIRED senior writer Paresh Dave joins us to talk about whether the layoffs will…
10 months ago
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This week, we welcome WIRED senior writer Paresh Dave back to the show to talk about Gemini’s strange outputs. We also talk about some of the staffing pains Google has been going through recently, including layoffs and accusations of discrimination.
Show Notes
Read more about the “woke AI” controversy. Read Bloomberg’s story about Google’s layoffs on its trust and safety team. Read Paresh’s story about the Googler with a disability who alleges workplace discrimination at the company. Listen to o…
10 months ago
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This week on Gadget Lab, we’re joined by WIRED senior politics writer Makena Kelly to talk about those security concerns, what this bill means for the rest of the tech industry, and what could happen if TikTok is actually banned.
Show Notes
Read Makena on the bill that would ban TikTok, and read Vittoria Elliott’s update on Wednesday’s vote. We also have instructions to get your videos off TikTok. Read all of WIRED’s TikTok coverage.
Recommendations
Makena recommends going to the office. (Really…
9 months ago
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What the Apple Antitrust Suit Means for the Future of Messaging
9 months ago
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This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED staff writer Amanda Hoover joins us to talk about the weird world of TikTok Shop, how its fee structure is evolving, and why it feels like every single social media service is pivoting to zany products.
Show Notes
Read Amanda’s story about TikTok Shop raising its seller fees. Listen to our recent episode (#636) about the possibility of a TikTok ban.
Recommendations
Amanda recommends the HungovrAF cap. Mike recommends the documentary Anselm, directed by Wim Winders.…
9 months ago
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This week on Gadget Lab, we talk to WIRED’s director of special projects, Alan Henry, about making mouth sounds on Airchat and whether the buzzy new social startup will appeal to anyone outside the Silicon Valley technosphere.
Show Notes
Read Lauren’s story about Airchat.
Recommendations
Alan recommends the Kurzgesagt YouTube channel. Lauren recommends Julian Chokkattu’s review of the Humane Ai Pin and Scoop, a movie about journalism that’s streaming on Netflix. Mike recommends our new sibling…
8 months ago
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Show Notes
Read Steven Levy’s story about the Google research paper that kickstarted the transformer-based AI boom.
Recommendations
Will recommends the book The Rise and Fall of the EAST by Yasheng Huang. (Watch their conversation at MIT’s Starr Forum.) Lauren recommends the Forest app for the Pomodoro work method. Mike recommends The Jargon File.
Will Knight can be found on social media @WillKnight. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLa…
8 months ago
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This has led to a flood of hybrid cars hitting the market. This week, we talk about what this means for people who are considering buying a new car now, or in the next few years. We explain the differences between plug-in hybrids, full hybrids, and electrics, and we tell you what your options are if you live in an apartment without a convenient place to plug in your car while it’s parked.
We are joined this week by WIRED staff writer Aarian Marshall, who breaks down the facts, shatters the myths…
8 months ago
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This week, the writer, director, and executive producers of the new documentary series #BlackTwitter: A People's History tell us how they brought the community’s vibrancy to the small screen.
8 months ago
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Everyone’s Pumped About Heat Pumps
7 months ago
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No matter how elite your status, travel is going to look different this year. Crowds have swelled. There are new apps to download. Airport checkpoints have new equipment and new procedures. And is everyone really just using chatbots now? (Yes, but it’s going to be OK.)
Read on for our guidance on what to expect when you hit the road, and how to navigate the new landscape like a total pro.
Find the Best Place to Go, for Cheap
You may already have a destination in mind, like a concert in a foreign…
6 months ago
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The story of Juul—and its thousands of imitators—is outlined in Backfired: The Vaping Wars, a new nine-part podcast from Prologue Projects. The show traces the history of e-cigarettes, nicotine vaporizers, and synthetic nicotine by following the paths of Juul and its thousands of competitors as the vape companies gain public acceptance, fight for market share, and butt heads with government agencies. It’s a fascinating ride filled with new reporting, so even if you’ve read and listened to everyt…
6 months ago
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In this brave new weight-loss world, we’re still coming to grips with how these drugs fit into our society. Part of that journey is the continued study about how GLP-1 drugs work—much of how they affect us is still unknown—and the continued debate about how much we should regulate and control their use.
This week on Gadget Lab, we talk with WIRED writers Kate Knibbs and Emily Mullin about how GLP-1 medications like Ozempic work and what happens when they don’t. We also talk about the current dru…
6 months ago
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Now, we’ve given SHOP.WIRED a midsummer glow-up and added a few new items. There’s an 11-ounce WIRED/TIRED mug, with “WIRED” on one side and “TIRED” on the other so you can communicate exactly how caffeinated (or uncaffeinated) you are whenever you lift the vessel to your lips. There’s also an adjustable hat with “Angry Nerd” on the front, a throwback to one of WIRED’s most popular columns and a way to announce to the world that you’re mad about something. (If you have thoughts about Star Wars,…
5 months ago
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This week, we learn about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and how the failure of this critical ocean current could throw the world’s climate even further into crisis.
5 months ago
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This week, we talk about the arrival of Date Like Goblins and chart the rise of niche, interest-specific platforms for online dating.
5 months ago
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At its media event Tuesday, Google will unveil four new flagship Pixel handsets, new Pixel Watches, and new Pixel Buds. We can also expect a whole lot of Gemini. Here’s how to tune in.
4 months ago
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This week, we cover the latest hardware using voice controls and generative AI, including a collar that lets you chat with your pets. Also, this podcast is changing shape, and we tell you all about it.
2 months ago
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If you missed our live, subscriber-only Q&A with WIRED’s AI columnist Reece Rogers, you can watch this replay of the livestream.
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