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CEO Sima Sistani is eager to leave problematic notions of weight loss behind and keep her company relevant in the midst of a drug-fueled revolution. https://www.wired.com/story/sima-sistani-weight-watchers-big-interview/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The social audio hype has died down—but its esoteric charms persist in certain corners of the internet. https://www.wired.com/story/sex-work-social-audio/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The code-hosting platform's headquarters was a living testament to tech values and one of its first disputed territories. https://www.wired.com/story/github-tech-values/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Baratza Encore ESP is fine-tuned to grind coffee to make espresso, but it's adept at prepping beans for almost all other brew methods too. https://www.wired.com/review/baratza-encore-esp-coffee-grinder/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

What better way to kick off the summer than with an upgrade to TV, camera, headphones, and more? https://www.wired.com/story/memorial-day-tech-deals-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Allergy rates are on the rise. Blame climate change and people’s urbanized lifestyles. https://www.wired.com/story/allergic-theresa-macphail-book/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Women’s health care and outcomes have long come a poor second to those of men. But new initiatives and a wave of healthtech innovators may finally rebalance this. https://www.wired.com/story/womens-health-care-inequalities/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Big Apple is subsiding under its own weight. But other coastal cities are also dramatically descending, just as seas are rising. https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-city-is-sinking-its-far-from-alone/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The spaceflight sets the stage for the aging International Space Station's private successors, and for an influx of paying customers. https://www.wired.com/story/axiom-2-second-private-flight-commercial-space-station/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Life is a highway. Ride it all night long with these essentials for daily commutes and road trips. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-car-emergency-kit-gear/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Ironically, using a device to help me fall asleep has relieved me of the burden of self-moralizing about my tech usage. https://www.wired.com/story/im-dependent-on-my-phone-and-ive-never-slept-better/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

I used Duet AI to send emails and plan my wedding. Its writing can be stuffy and stereotyping—but it’s a glimpse of the future of productivity apps. https://www.wired.com/story/googles-duet-ai-writing-assistant-review-test/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The sun is out, the flowers are budding, and REI has its big anniversary sale. Revel in your new running shoes and sleeping pads. https://www.wired.com/story/memorial-day-outdoor-sales-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Leave the portable monitor at home. Spacetop's AR laptop lets you flick through as many screens as you want. https://www.wired.com/story/sightful-spacetop-augmented-reality-laptop-hands-on-news/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

We talk to MIT professor Daron Acemoglu about his book Power and Progress and unpack why making direct human-to-AI comparisons isn’t necessarily helpful in determining our relationship with technology. https://www.wired.com/story/have-a-nice-future-podcast-6/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Plastic pollution costs the world up to $600 billion a year. A new UN report provides a road map for drastic action. https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-pollution-emergency-united-nations/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Sudowrite, a tool that uses OpenAI’s GPT-3, was found to have understood a sexual act known only to a specific online community of Omegaverse writers. https://www.wired.com/story/fanfiction-omegaverse-sex-trope-artificial-intelligence-knotting/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google’s generative AI chatbot Bard took center stage at the company’s I/O conference. The company’s answer to Siri was left backstage. https://www.wired.com/story/the-curious-case-of-the-missing-google-assistant/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Need a new frying pan? How about an espresso machine? Some of our favorite devices are on sale this weekend. https://www.wired.com/story/weekend-deals-may-13-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

With his new movie Air about to hit Amazon Prime, the actor spoke with WIRED about ways to better compensate everyone in the filmmaking process. https://www.wired.com/story/ben-affleck-interview-air-amazon/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Now that I work in machine learning, I’m often struck by the parallels between this cutting-edge technology and traditional Chinese medicine. https://www.wired.com/story/machine-learning-chinese-medicine-acupuncture-study-design/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The long-gestating adaptation of Hugh Howey’s book series was worth the wait. https://www.wired.com/story/silo-apple-tv-plus-review/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Wildfires and human meddling are transforming the Arctic and its surroundings from a carbon sink into a carbon emitter, exacerbating the climate crisis. https://www.wired.com/story/the-far-north-is-burning-and-turning-up-the-heat-on-the-planet/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Documents obtained by WIRED show SafeGraph, which sold location data related to Planned Parenthood visits, is now pursuing contracts with the US Air Force. https://www.wired.com/story/safegraph-us-air-force-location-data/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Microsoft Edge and other browsers have baked in powerful tools to help you write emails, generate images, and more. https://www.wired.com/story/ai-web-browser-microsoft-edge-how-to/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Developers like Koei Techmo and Tango Gameworks are working to make accessible design a global standard. https://www.wired.com/story/japan-game-studios-accessibility/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Recycling was already a mess. Now a study finds that one facility may emit 3 million pounds of microplastics a year. https://www.wired.com/story/yet-another-problem-with-recycling-it-spews-microplastics/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This week, we discuss the still-in-beta social platform the internet elite are buzzing—and skeeting—about. https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-596/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Author and tech thinker Hugh Howey spoke with WIRED about his new Apple TV+ show, artificial intelligence, and why everyone’s got dystopia fever. https://www.wired.com/story/silo-apple-tv-plus-hugh-howey-interview/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Designers and players are pioneering ways to make role-playing games more welcoming for people with ADHD, autism, and other social needs. https://www.wired.com/story/neurodivergent-gamers-tabletop-rpgs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The South Korean company’s new electric ride is a triumph in design and drive tech—and it’s just the beginning of an unbelievable brand turnaround. https://www.wired.com/review/review-hyundai-ioniq-6/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

From hair tools and coffee machines to iPad accessories and game subscriptions, we have a pick for every type of mom and mom figure. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-mothers-day-gifts-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger