My name is Reece Rogers, and I’m the service writer here at WIRED. In 2023, I created a five-part newsletter series all about how to use AI chatbots in your daily life. You can find the syllabus below, and use the menu above to read all five of the original …
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Hi again! It’s me, Reece. Back for another day of chatbot exploration. We’re at the halfway point of the newsletter, and I thought it’d be a good idea to take a step back for a moment. 📧 Keep up with the latest—sign up now to get an all-new season of …
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Well, howdy there! Welcome to another edition of AI Unlocked. Hope you’re having fun learning about different ways to use AI. (Have any chatbot-related questions? Reach out!) So far, we’ve used chatbots for brainstorming sessions and email writing, so the focus was primarily on the content it can make. But …
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Microsoft just launched Xbox Game Pass Core, its newest subscription taking the place of Xbox Live Gold. This means the Xbox Live service many console owners used throughout their childhood for online play no longer exists. (Be right back, pouring out an ice-cold Monster energy drink.) Curious how this switch …
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Apple and Google have made it incredibly easy for us to back up our precious photos and videos from our phones. It all happens automatically in the background, with no wires or extra software involved, and all that these companies ask in return is a few dollars a month and …
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The first devices with the USB-C charging port arrived in 2015. Now, USB-C is everywhere—Android phones, laptops, wireless earbuds, mirrorless cameras, gaming consoles, PC monitors, and even electric scooters. Well, almost everywhere. The longest holdout has been the iPhone—despite adding USB-C to every new MacBook and iPad in the past …
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I’ve been losing a lot of time to YouTube lately. I don’t even know why. In a down moment, I just find myself heading to the homepage and watching whatever comes up (usually weird Tears of the Kingdom builds). If you’re doing the same thing and you feel bad about …
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As Meta, the company behind Facebook, continues to develop its generative artificial intelligence tools, you can now request the removal of some of the personal data the company uses to train its AI model. There are a ton of caveats, though. Earlier this year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to …
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Getting everyone together in a room—even a virtual room—can be challenging, and the more people that are involved in a meeting, the more challenging it becomes. That's where asynchronous video comes in, which works a little bit like emailing but with video. You get the same body language and voice …
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Our memories are imperfect, so it can be helpful to record important calls. As a journalist, I often record phone calls to preserve a subject’s words. It is surprising how often there are differences when I check my impressions against what was actually said. If you expect perfect recall of …
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