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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences 07.13.23 STAY FROSTY Quell the Heat With Our Favorite Window Air Conditioners BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU These WIRED-tested AC units have been lodged into our windows and cooling our homes for months, if not years. BUYING GUIDE The Best Smart Plugs to Give Any Appliance a Brain BY NENA FARRELL AND MEDEA GIORDANO Adding an internet-connected plug or power strip is an easy way to modernize your home. Here are our favorites (and a few we don't like). BUYING GUIDE Need a Cheap Laptop? These Are Our Favorites BY SCOTT GILBERTSON You don't have to spend more than $700 to get a good notebook. JUST A HUNCH The Best Posture Correctors to Put a Stop to Your Slouch BY MEDEA GIORDANO You're hunched over your desk and phone for hours. We rounded up gadgets, a DIY trick, and even some yoga advice to help you straighten up. ADVERTISEMENT GET WIRED Unmissable Deals for Two Days Only. Get full Prime Day coverage with a subscription to WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now. IDEAS Meta Ran a Giant Experiment in Governance. Now It's Turning to AI BY AVIV OVADYA The company just ran a huge pilot program to inform decisions about the metaverse. Here's how it needs to improve the process before applying it to AI. SOCIAL SECURITY How Threads' Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter's (and Its Rivals') BY REECE ROGERS Want to try out Meta's new social media app? Here's more context on what personal data is collected by Threads and similar social media apps. PRODUCT REVIEW The Taur Electric Scooter Feels Like It's in Open Beta BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU This battery-powered kick scooter has some promising features but needs more polish. FAST FORWARD Elon Musk's xAI Might Be Hallucinating Its Chances Against ChatGPT BY WILL KNIGHT Elon Musk's new venture aims to create AI that can "understand the universe" and challenge OpenAI. Right now it's 11 male researchers with a lot of work to do. 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.