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How to Choose the Right Soundbar
What size should you get? Do you need a subwoofer? Here’s everything you need to know when upgrading your TV’s audio.
Parker Hall and Ryan Waniata
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Meta Connect Starts Today. Here’s What to Expect
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will take the stage Wednesday morning to deliver a keynote address about all things AR and VR, chatbots, headsets, smart glasses, and generative AI. Here’s a preview.
Boone Ashworth
The Best Radios to Catch Your Favorite Airwaves
Tune into your AM/FM stations in style with these WIRED-approved radio sets.
Nena Farrell
The Best Robot Vacuums to Keep Your Home Clean
Whether you’re up against pet hair or you want to splurge on a high-end laser-guided robot vacuum, we have the perfect pick for you.
Adrienne So
Which AirPods Should You Buy?
Should you go AirPods Pro or AirPods Max? Apple sells several headphones—even Beats—so we break it all down to help you find the best buds for your ears.
Brenda Stolyar
Our 5 Favorite Automatic Cat Litter Boxes
With these high-tech cat boxes, gone are the days of bending over, scooping, and foul smells. Welcome to the future.
Molly Higgins
Nike's New CEO Has One Hell of a Challenge Ahead
A ruinous pandemic business strategy, declining innovation, exodus of talent, and a “worst sneaker of all time” accolade has laid the world's biggest sports brand low.
Amy Francombe
Proposed Ban Would Be a ‘Death Sentence’ for Chinese EVs in the US
The US wants to ban any Chinese or Russian software installed in cars, purportedly over security concerns. If the proposed rule is finalized, don’t expect to see a China-made EV stateside any time soon.
Aarian Marshall and Zeyi Yang
Some Mad Genius Put ChatGPT on a TI-84 Graphing Calculator
Cheaters of the world, rejoice. Although you're going to need some serious hardware skills.
Benj Edwards, Ars Technica
The iPhone 16’s Battery Is Easier to Replace, Finally
Apple has outfitted the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus with a new kind of adhesive that makes it faster and safer to swap out the battery.
Julian Chokkattu
The Race to Make Your Coffee Do More and More
Adaptogenic drinks are having a moment, as brands embrace ingredients with claims to improve focus, energy, and productivity, without caffeine jitters. And this is only the beginning.
Victoria Turk
When You Call a Restaurant, You Might Be Chatting With an AI Host
Restaurants field a high volume of phone calls from inquisitive tourists or diners running late. Increasingly, voice chatbots are picking up on the other end of the line.
Flora Tsapovsky
The Auto Industry Finally Has a Plan to Stop Electric Vehicle Fires
EVs can burn for days, firefighters have little or no training to deal with them, and conventional equipment isn’t effective. But new technology is being developed that should make all the difference.
Aarian Marshall
Electric Grilling Is Still a Little Raw in the Middle
Electric grills dangle the potential of being greener, safer, and more consistent than propane grills. But the experience of using one is frustrating.
Joe Ray
Use Zoom’s AI Companion to Take Notes and Summarize Meetings
The videoconferencing app has an AI-powered agent built in. It can generate summaries, tell you who talked the most, and even gauge what the emotional tone of the meeting was.
John Brandon
Generative AI Hype Feels Inescapable. Tackle It Head On With Education
In their book AI Snake Oil, two Princeton researchers pinpoint the culprits of the AI hype cycle and advocate for a more critical, holistic understanding of artificial intelligence.
Reece Rogers
4 Useful Slack Features You May not Be Using Yet
From Canvases to Lists, learn how to use some of these recently added—but still not widely known—Slack features.
David Nield
The Best Tech Support Services for Seniors
If an elder in your life needs help with their computer, phone, email inbox, or smart thermostat, they can bug you for help—or they can call on a dedicated IT professional trained to help seniors.
Lawrence Forbes
Why Threads Is All the Rage Bait
This week on Gadget Lab, we talk about engagement bait on Threads, and why the social network is prioritizing posts that ask infuriating questions and stir drama.
Lauren Goode and Michael Calore
How Useful Will Apple Intelligence Be? The Next iPhone Will Tell Us
This week, we talk about the new iPhone 16 and its many AI tricks. Some of them are impressive, some of them are meh, all of them are very Apple.
Michael Calore and Lauren Goode
Seriously, Use Encrypted Messaging
This week, we talk about recent developments with messaging apps Telegram and Signal, and discuss the future of encrypted messaging, surveillance capitalism, and nonprofit business models in tech.
Lauren Goode and Michael Calore
Navigating the Wild West of EV Charging
This week, we talk about the slow rollout of public electric vehicle chargers in the United States and the wildly disparate prices drivers are paying to top up.
Michael Calore and Aarian Marshall