'Fallout' Nails Video Game Adaptations by Making the Apocalypse Fun

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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences 04.11.24 APOCALYPSE WHEN 'Fallout' Nails Video Game Adaptations by Making the Apocalypse Fun BY MARAH EAKIN "Westworld" creator Jonathan Nolan's new show keeps the gallows humor of "Fallout." He also packed the first season because "you have to be careful not to leave too much down the road." CONTENT WARNING Influencers Are Trying to Go Viral by Playing a Game About Going Viral BY MEGAN FAROKHMANESH Horror game "Content Warning" is a metanarrative about the things streamers will do to get clicks. BYE BYE How to Delete Your Google Account—After Downloading All of Your Data First BY DAVID NIELD There are many reasons why you'd want—or need—to nuke a Google account. Thankfully, breaking up with Google is pretty easy. MAKING MEMORIES Humans Forget. AI Assistants Will Remember Everything BY BOONE ASHWORTH Digital assistants with access to everything you do on your phone can use that knowledge to remember the life details you'd otherwise forget. But with that great power comes great responsibility. ADVERTISEMENT GET WIRED The future is happening fast. Stay ahead of it with WIRED. Get full tech coverage with a subscription to WIRED for just $30 $5. Plus free stickers! Subscribe Now. GADGET LAB PODCAST | LATEST EPISODE How Social Media Turned Into a Shopping Mall This week, we discuss the changing business of TikTok Shop and the different ways influencers sell all those cheap goods on social media. PRODUCT REVIEW Arturia's AstroLab Puts Over 30 World-Class Virtual Synths in a Luxurious Keyboard BY TERRENCE O'BRIEN The company's first stage keyboard is just its Analog Lab software instrument in hardware form, but that's not a bad thing. ONE DIRECTION The Best RSS Feed Readers (Because the Internet Is a Mess) BY SCOTT GILBERTSON The internet is a mess. Ignore the algorithm, and distill the web down to the things you actually care about. BUYING GUIDE The Best Turntables for Your Vinyl Collection BY PARKER HALL Streaming music giving you the blues? These entry-level turntables will help you rock on to analog audio at home. Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You're receiving this email because you signed up for the Gadget Lab newsletter from WIRED.   Manage your preferences  |   View our Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   Have questions or comments? Send us a message. Need help? Contact us.   Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.