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The 51 Best Movies on Netflix This Week
by Matt Kamen, WIRED Staff on April 19, 2024 at 7:00 pm
From Spaceman to Suzume, here are our picks for the best streaming titles to feast your eyes on.
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10 Best Computer Monitors (2024): Budget, OLED, 4K, Ultrawide
by Nena Farrell , Eric Ravenscraft on April 19, 2024 at 6:16 pm
The Gear team spends countless hours in front of displays while writing for you. So we reviewed those too (including a few portable screens).
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The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK
by Matt Burgess on April 19, 2024 at 4:54 pm
The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government […]
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Bitcoin Miners Brace for the ‘Halving’—and Race to Cash In
by Joel Khalili on April 19, 2024 at 4:50 pm
The Bitcoin halving is imminent. Crypto mining companies are reaching for every trick in the book to survive it.
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20 Best Earth Day Deals (2024): Ebikes, Chargers, and Bags Made of Recycled Plastic
by Louryn Strampe on April 19, 2024 at 4:17 pm
We've rounded up deals on WIRED-tested electric bikes, organic mattresses, and even backpacks made of recycled plastic.
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18 Best Keyboards for PC (2024): Gaming and Work
by Eric Ravenscraft, Gear Team on April 19, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Whether you’re looking to boost your productivity or your Fortnite stats, these are the top typing peripherals for the job.
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How to Stop ChatGPT’s Voice Feature From Interrupting You
by Reece Rogers on April 19, 2024 at 3:23 pm
ChatGPT’s conversation tools are fantastic—when the chatbot isn’t constantly talking over you. Try these tips for a better AI audio experience.
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Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Over Faulty Pedals—Its Worst Flaw Yet
by Brian Barrett on April 19, 2024 at 2:22 pm
Tesla has issued a voluntary recall for nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks because the accelerator pad could get trapped, pushing the car to full speed.
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Trek Fetch+ 2 Review: A Solid, Though Expensive, Cargo Ebike
by Parker Hall on April 19, 2024 at 2:00 pm
This cargo ebike is a familiar stepping stone that will cut your local car miles.
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BYD Yangwang U8 2024: Price, Specs, Availability
by Alistair Charlton on April 19, 2024 at 1:30 pm
Meet the tank-turning, 4-ton Yangwang U8 from BYD. It's the world’s most powerful SUV—and yes, it floats on water.
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The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem
by Angela Watercutter on April 19, 2024 at 1:06 pm
When The Tortured Poets Department leaked, some Taylor Swift fans swore it must be AI. Expect that to be a common refrain.
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A Wave of AI Tools Is Set to Transform Work Meetings
by Steven Levy on April 19, 2024 at 1:00 pm
An AI-powered wearable from startup Limitless promises to make meetings more productive. It’s the beginning of a wider transformation of human interactions.
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Kuhn Rikon Black Star Review: Perfectly Smooth Cast-Iron
by Joe Ray on April 19, 2024 at 12:00 pm
You probably don’t need it, but Kuhn Rikon’s Swiss-made cast-iron pan will convert you away from nonstick pans forever.
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Audien Hearing Atom One Hearing Aid Review: Über-Cheap and Too Basic
by Christopher Null on April 19, 2024 at 11:30 am
These sub-$100 over-the-counter hearing aids are quite blunt, but they offer a taste of what’s possible in this burgeoning category.
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Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid Worse
by Maggie Chen on April 19, 2024 at 11:00 am
An infection can upset your microbiome, and if certain gut fungi run riot, this can kick the immune system into overdrive.
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Nas’ 'Illmatic' Was the Beginning of the End of the Album
by C. Brandon Ogbunu, Lupe Fiasco on April 19, 2024 at 11:00 am
Nas’ critically revered Illmatic hit record store shelves 30 years ago today. The digital age has ensured that there will never be another album like it.
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She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell
by Paresh Dave on April 19, 2024 at 10:30 am
A fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a long-standing problem with Meta’s lackluster customer service. Users and […]
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Environmental Damage Could Cost You a Fifth of Your Income Over the Next 25 Years
by John Timmer, Ars Technica on April 19, 2024 at 9:00 am
The world is already committed to warming that will undercut the global economy by 20 percent between now and 2050. That’s six times the price of limiting […]
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Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3
by Will Knight on April 19, 2024 at 1:08 am
The open source Llama 3 AI model released by Meta today is just the start, according to the company’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun. He said a new, much […]
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NASA Confirms Where the Space Junk That Hit a Florida House Came From
by Stephen Clark, Ars Technica on April 18, 2024 at 10:58 pm
Space law just got a little more complicated.
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We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening
by Emily Mullin on April 18, 2024 at 9:33 pm
After months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute.
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The Trump Jury Has a Doxing Problem
by Andrew Couts on April 18, 2024 at 7:25 pm
One juror in former US president Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has been excused over fears she could be identified. It could get even messier.
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The 33 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now
by Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED Staff on April 18, 2024 at 7:00 pm
From The Sympathizer to Conan O’Brien Must Go, here's everything you need to be watching on Max this month.
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RFK Jr.’s Very Online, Conspiracy-Filled Campaign
by Leah Feiger, Makena Kelly on April 18, 2024 at 6:53 pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his campaign one year ago this week.
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Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop 'Illegal Immigrant' Voters
by David Gilbert on April 18, 2024 at 5:26 pm
Speakers at a conference for Constitutional Sheriffs claimed that militias need to patrol polling stations to stop the "expected flood" of immigrant voters.