Geek Life 4.28.11

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

What’s it like to be the richest man in the world? Find out for yourself.

Don’t buy a loved one something you wouldn’t want for yourself. These are the must-haves that tech enthusiasts have on their wish lists this year.

The fanfic site could be down for weeks due to a “security incident.” Users are not taking it well.

The comedian sees being online as similar to visiting the zoo. “I don’t need to interact with that,” he says. “It’s just a thing that I enjoy, and then I walk away.”

A long day’s haul in the video game slop mines.

The price of anything with memory is skyrocketing thanks to AI. Aging streaming devices are no exception.

Sony has new, spiffy see-through controllers and covers for its PlayStation 5 that let you see the hardware guts inside.

OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.

Missed our latest WIRED@Night event? Enjoy an evening of podcasting in San Francisco right here.

Brian K. Vaughan claims he’s seen Dune: Part Three and it’s “a fucking beautiful movie.”

Security researchers used AI tools to help uncover years-old vulnerabilities in the PHP web scripting language. Then the AI-assisted attacks began.