Here’s How to Try All the Top New iOS 15 Features Now

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 08.12.21   APPLE Here's How to Try All the Top New iOS 15 Features Now BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The next version of Apple's iPhone operating system debuts this fall, but you can try the public beta—at your own risk.   BACK TO SCHOOL How to Make Remote Learning Work for Your Children BY ADRIENNE SO If you're preparing for yet another round of homeschooling, we've identified a few ways to make this school year suck just a little bit less.   INSIDE OUT These Algorithms Look at X-Rays—and Somehow Detect Your Race BY TOM SIMONITE A study raises new concerns that AI will exacerbate disparities in health care. One issue? The study's authors aren't sure what cues are used by the algorithms.   GO PHISH AI Wrote Better Phishing Emails Than Humans in a Recent Test BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Researchers found that tools like OpenAI's GPT-3 helped craft devilishly effective spearphishing messages. GET WIRED Summer Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   PRODUCT REVIEW These Great Hearing Aids Look Just Like Regular Earbuds BY CHRISTOPHER NULL Signia's app-controlled in-ear buds reduce the stigma of wearing hearing aids while making the world around you sound clearer.   CHIPS AHOY Google's Next Pixel Phone Will Be Powered By a Custom Chip BY LAUREN GOODE AND JULIAN CHOKKATTU Following the industry trend of tech giants manufacturing their own processors, the company will start putting bespoke silicon in its mobile hardware.   FOLDABLES Everything Samsung Announced at Its Unpacked 2021 Event BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND PARKER HALL On Wednesday morning, the company unveiled new folding phones, some Wear OS smartwatches, and even more wireless earbuds.   FUN SIZED 11 Face Masks Your Kids May Actually Wear BY ADRIENNE SO This fall, your kid will probably still need a face mask for school or play. These are the ones that my little guys will tolerate.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.