This week, we ask if there's anything else our phones should be doing for us. Also, we break down the Samsung Galaxy announcements.
https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-584/

Human judgement is notoriously fallible. As AI infiltrates more aspects of society, maybe some “responsibility gaps” are a good thing.
https://www.wired.com/story/philosophy-artificial-intelligence-responsibility-gap/

Madison Square Garden is under fire for using the technology. Other venues are exploring their own uses of face algorithms, raising privacy
https://www.wired.com/story/get-used-to-face-recognition-in-stadiums/

Should you get the Ultra and enjoy the new 200-megapixel camera or stick with a smaller handset? We have recommendations.
https://www.wired.com/story/samsung-galaxy-s23-deals/

Bad actors use artificial intelligence to propagate falsehoods and upset elections, but the same tools can be repurposed to defend the truth.
https://www.wired.com/story/fact-checkers-ai-chatgpt-misinformation/

Students from top schools used to waltz from Silicon Valley internships into lucrative jobs. Now, some are reconsidering their options.
https://www.wired.com/story/layoffs-broke-big-techs-elite-college-hiring-pipeline/

Companies claim synthetic images can add diversity to AI data sets, but they carry functional and moral risks.
https://www.wired.com/story/synthetic-image-media-bias-artificial-intelligence/

Prestige restaurants are often unsustainable, intense workplaces. It’s time for the culture around them to change.
https://www.wired.com/story/noma-closing/

True Anomaly, a startup backed by US senator JD Vance's VC firm, plans to launch prototype pursuit satellites on a SpaceX flight later this
https://www.wired.com/story/true-anomaly-jackal-pursuit-satellites/

Data gaps, funding cuts, and shyness about sex let gonorrhea gain drug-resistance. There are no new treatments yet.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-last-drug-that-can-fight-gonorrhea-is-starting-to-falter/

Enigma Labs launches a project to crowdsource and quantify data about “unidentified aerial phenomena.”
https://www.wired.com/story/spotted-a-ufo-theres-an-app-for-that/

Biological amino acids could have celestial or terrestrial roots. An experiment simulated their formation in deep space—but the mystery isn’
https://www.wired.com/story/did-the-seeds-of-life-ride-to-earth-inside-an-asteroid/

Sure, every influencer owns these buds. They're still pretty great.
https://www.wired.com/review/raycon-everyday-earbuds/

Audacious plans to resurrect the long-extinct bird could be lucrative. But the moonshot raises thorny philosophical questions.
https://www.wired.com/story/colossal-dodo-deextinction/

January saw a slew of security patches for iOS, Chrome, Windows, and more.
https://www.wired.com/story/firefox-android-security-patch-critical-update-january-2023/

Yes, they're problematic. They can also reflect an alternate reality that feels eerily close to the truth.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-filter-beauty-tiktok/

A tiny Scottish village is betting its future on rocket launches. But the plan may threaten the fragile landscape—and a tenacious billionair
https://www.wired.com/story/scotland-village-spaceport-peatland/

Students and professors can’t decide whether the AI chatbot is a research tool—or a cheating engine.
https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-college-university-plagiarism/

The cash-strapped company recently auctioned off USB dongles but has left some corporate computers in the custody of laid-off staff.
https://www.wired.com/story/ex-twitter-workers-puzzle-over-elon-musks-abandoned-laptops/

Complex signals and subliminal signs underpin all human verbal communication—and a real-time translation is on the horizon.
https://www.wired.com/story/neuroscience-imaging-conversation/

More than two years ago, criminals crippled the systems of London’s Hackney Council. It's still fighting to recover.
https://www.wired.com/story/ransomware-attack-recovery-hackney/

You can now use select Alexa speakers to expand the Wi-Fi coverage of your routers. Let us walk you through how.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-amazon-echo-speakers-as-eero-wi-fi-extenders/

Scientists kept the rodents’ immune T cells active four times longer than mice can live—with huge implications for cancer, vaccination, and
https://www.wired.com/story/the-case-of-the-incredibly-long-lived-mouse-cells/

Tread lightly on the planet with shoes made from repurposed plastic, and many other Earth-friendly picks.
https://www.wired.com/gallery/our-favorite-upcycled-and-recycled-products/

Garmin's latest wearable for runners and triathletes adds a new Morning Report to track your daily fitness.
https://www.wired.com/review/garmin-forerunner-255/

Mathematicians predicted that if they imposed enough restrictions on how a shape might tile space, they could force a periodic pattern to em
https://www.wired.com/story/nasty-geometry-breaks-a-decades-old-tiling-conjecture/

Schneider Electric’s app-controlled electricity management hardware gives you more control over your power consumption. Are the utilities sa
https://www.wired.com/story/schneider-home-energy-management/

Plus: Hive ransomware gang gets knocked offline, FBI confirms North Korea stole $100 million, and more.
https://www.wired.com/story/meduza-russia-outlaw-security-roundup/

A new research and monitoring program aims to conserve threatened but overlooked saline ecosystems.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-american-wests-salt-lakes-are-turning-to-dust/

Plus: Microsoft stops selling Windows 10, Substack gets a supersecret Finsta mode, and TikTok tweaks its DMs.
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-focuses-its-vr-vision/

Hospitals have begun using machine learning to help analyze and collect images, and the medical applications are endless.
https://www.wired.com/story/doctors-artificial-intelligence-medicine/

Now is the time to grab a big screen for the Super Bowl.
https://www.wired.com/story/weekend-deals-january-28-2023/

The show’s got cred and lots of viewers, yet it’s still in the social media crosshairs. Blame the character’s legacy.
https://www.wired.com/story/velma-hbo-max-internet-backlash/

It used to be someone who stepped into the fray. Now, it can be anyone.
https://www.wired.com/story/menswear-guy-twitter-main-character-shift/

Fans have spent years trying to comprehend his books, and many still don't have answers.
https://www.wired.com/2023/01/geeks-guide-gene-wolfe/

It’s official: the best way to improve both your life and your community is to get everyone to cycle to school together.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-start-a-bike-bus/

The company’s founders pioneered putting employees first and said they’d never bow down to Wall Street. How things have changed.
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-alphabets-layoffs-arent-very-googley/

The power to fight human diseases put genome editing on the map. But similar technology could help crops withstand the stress of climate cha
https://www.wired.com/story/crispr-gene-editing-climate/

Workers from Google, Meta, and Twitter reveal the brutal ways they got dumped.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-meta-big-tech-is-bad-at-firing/

A simultaneous solution to California’s extreme drought and flooding is to bank more water underground. Send in the choppers (and a few ATVs
https://www.wired.com/story/how-sensor-dangling-helicopters-can-help-beat-the-water-crisis/

ADS-B Exchange, beloved for resisting censorship, was sold to a company owned by private equity—and now even its biggest fans are bailing.
https://www.wired.com/story/ads-b-exchange-jetnet-sale/

The Galaxy A14 5G is easily the best phone you can buy for $200.
https://www.wired.com/review/samsung-galaxy-a14-5g/

The crypto money-laundering market is tighter than at any time in the past decade, and the few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of
https://www.wired.com/story/cryptocurrency-money-laundering-chainalysis-report/

It’s pricey, but the M2 Max brings a pleasant performance boost to an already fantastic machine.
https://www.wired.com/review/apple-macbook-pro-16-inch-2023/

City agencies say the incidents and other disruptions show the need for more transparency about the vehicles and a pause on expanding servic
https://www.wired.com/story/robot-cars-are-causing-911-false-alarms-in-san-francisco/

For decades movie bad guys were easily identified by their mustaches or mwa-ha-has. These days, evil wears a hoodie.
https://www.wired.com/story/history-tech-bro-supervillain/

This week, we talk about why search engine companies, lawmakers, and parents are all concerned about TikTok eating our brains.
https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-583/

Your smartphone or wearable could help you out in a truly dangerous situation. Here are some options to consider.
https://www.wired.com/story/best-personal-safety-tech/

Right now you can score discounts on speakers, vacuums, and noise-canceling headphones to drown them out.
https://www.wired.com/story/midweek-deals-012523/

AI can be a tool to create meaningful connections and learning experiences for children—and may help foster more equitable outcomes.
https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-education-networks/