May 4, 2018 2:49 PM

Dating on Facebook and the Virtual Insanity of F8

This week is all about Facebook's F8 developer conference: New dating features, AI ethics, and VR magic.

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Google's AI Mode Update Tries to Kill Tab Hopping in Chrome

Google latest update to AI Mode in its Chrome browser is designed to keep the chatbot-style search tool always around once you start an online search journey.

Reece Rogers

Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado’s Landmark Right-to-Repair Law

A bill in Colorado is a glimpse into the future of how corporations are working to limit the freedom people have to make their own fixes and upgrades.

Boone Ashworth

You Can Soon Buy a $4,370 Humanoid Robot on AliExpress

Unitree is bringing its R1 to international markets. It arrives with some aerobatic capabilities and an entry-level price, but the question of what you'd actually do with it remains open.

Marco Trabucchi

Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are

Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.

Boone Ashworth

They Built the ‘Cursor for Hardware.’ Now, Anthropic Wants In

Schematik is a program that aims to help people vibe code for physical devices. Hopefully, it won’t blow anything up.

Boone Ashworth

Aeronaut Is an Actual Mac App for Bluesky

If you miss social media on your desktop—à la Tweetbot, TweetDeck, or the official Twitter app—then check out this macOS client for Bluesky.

Justin Pot

MyMove Is the US Government’s Shittiest Website

For more than 30 years, the US Postal Service has sent people who need to change their addresses to MyMove. Experts say the site uses dark patterns to trap visitors in an online purgatory of “deals.”

Todd Feathers

A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It's a 'Very Rare' Event

The CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides tells WIRED how the pilot made a safe landing after they got stranded over a neighborhood.

Brian Barrett

The Screenmaxxers Who Spend Every Waking Hour on Their Phones

As debates over social media addiction rage, people with extreme screen times tell WIRED they have no plans to cut back.

Miles Klee

The IRS Wants Smarter Audits. Palantir Could Help Decide Who Gets Flagged

Documents show the tax agency is testing a Palantir tool to surface “highest-value” audit and investigation targets from a maze of legacy systems.

Caroline Haskins

I Asked ChatGPT 500 Questions. Here Are the Ads I Saw Most Often

Ads are rolling out across the US on ChatGPT’s free tier. I asked OpenAI's bot 500 questions to see what these ads were like and how they related to my prompts.

Reece Rogers