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07.31.23
PLAINTEXT | 7-MINUTE READ
Hands On With Google Search's Answer to ChatGPT
BY PARESH DAVE
Google's new AI-powered search engine can feel more like artificial interference than artificial intelligence.
SMOOTH MOVE | 3-MINUTE READ
How to Switch Browsers Without Losing Your Bookmarks and Passwords
BY DAVID NIELD
Jumping between Chrome and Safari, or Firefox and Edge? Here's how to keep your precious data with you.
ROCK AND ROLL | 7-MINUTE READ
Should You Buy an Active Chair? I Tested Some—and Talked to the Experts
BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU
Active chairs promise to improve your posture and introduce movement in a long day of sitting. Kinesiologists think you might want to take a walk instead.
EASY BEING GREEN | 4-MINUTE READ
How a Microbial Evolutionary Accident Changed Earth's Atmosphere
BY SAUGAT BOLAKHE
An extra membrane that once had digestive functions let marine microbes boost their yield from photosynthesis. Today, they're responsible for locking carbon in the ocean and putting oxygen in the air.
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WIRED PODCASTS | 39-MINUTE EPISODE
The Viruses That Could Cure Cancer (or Wipe Out Humanity)
Microbiologist Andrew Hessel believes in the power of synthetic biology to cure cancer, clone ourselves for the future—or even destroy humanity.
IDEAS | 8-MINUTE READ
What Isaac Asimov's Robbie Teaches About AI and How Minds 'Work'
BY SAMIR CHOPRA
When humans didn't know what moved the ocean and the sun, they granted those objects mental states. Something similar can happen with artificial intelligence.
FORGET ME NOT | 6-MINUTE READ
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder—but Memorability May Be Universal
BY CELIA FORD
When humans and a neural network viewed pieces of art, they all found the same images memorable. What those images have in common offers a glimpse into what fascinates the brain.
BUYING GUIDE | 10-MINUTE READ
The Best Smart Speakers With Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri
BY PARKER HALL
Chatty assistants from Amazon, Apple, and Google are popular. But which one is right for you?
ON REPEAT | 2-MINUTE READ
Our Top Song of the Summer Picks
BY JASON PARHAM
If music is a sport, this is the most competitive season of the year. Here are WIRED's picks for the best tracks out right now. Who deserves the top spot?
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