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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.09.23 FAST FORWARD | 3-MINUTE READ The Chatbot Search Wars Have Begun BY WILL KNIGHT Microsoft, Google, and China's Baidu all showed off ChatGPT-inspired technology to reinvent web search this week. BUYING GUIDE | 2-MINUTE READ The Best Vibrators for Everyone (Yes, Even Men) BY JAINA GREY Gender? I don't even know her! No matter what you've got, these tools promise good vibes for all. IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ Tech Is Changing What it Means to Have a Dominant Hand BY KIRSTEN BELL Computers, mobile phones, and the expanding digital landscape are causing adaptive behaviors, whether you're a leftie or a rightie. GADGET LAB PODCAST | 1-MINUTE READ Cryptocurrency's Myth of Anonymity BY WIRED STAFF This week on 'Gadget Lab,' we talk to 'Tracers in the Dark' author Andy Greenberg about how authorities are catching crypto criminals by following the money. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes unlimited access to wired.com plus free stickers! Subscribe now. COVER UP | 11-MINUTE READ 16 Good N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks to Buy Right Now BY BRENDA STOLYAR AND ERIC RAVENSCRAFT Here are the best disposable coverings we've tested and researched—and where you can find them. IDEAS | 8-MINUTE READ The End of Grading BY KC COLE How the irrational mathematics of measuring, ranking, and rating distort the value of stuff, work, people—everything. Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on jobs.wired.co.uk. Technology Support Analyst Starling Bank Location: Southampton, UK APPLY NOW Workday Technology Lead Deloitte Location: Phoenix, AZ, United States APPLY NOW DUMPSTER FIRE | 4-MINUTE READ Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That BY MATT BURGESS People in Europe are making GDPR requests to have their private messages erased, but Elon's team is ignoring them. MADE IN THE USA | 17-MINUTE READ The Out-of-Control Spread of Crowd-Control Tech BY WIL SANDS Broken bones. Eye trauma. Brain injuries. How America's sketchy "less-lethal" weapons industry exports its insidious brand of violence around the world. THE FIX IS IN | 4-MINUTE READ Your Tech Stuff Is Getting Slightly More Repairable BY LAUREN GOODE Tech companies are offering more access to key documentation and tools. But giants like Apple and Microsoft are still lobbying hard against repair laws. Be everyone's favorite gift-giver. Get WIRED's Valentine's Day Gift Guide newsletter—and year-round gift recommendations from WIRED editors—delivered seasonally to your inbox. Tap the button below to join the mailing list and view our latest guides. SIGN ME UP Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.