Lauren Goode
WIRED
Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Juul Survives a Blow From the FDA—for Now
Plus: Instagram cracks down on age verification, Microsoft says it will stop using AI to track emotions, and Twitter wants to be a blog. → Read More
Slack Is Adding Video to Huddles. It Looks a Lot Like Zoom.
Adding video to Slack’s popular Huddles feature could herald a new digital hang space—or just reinvent the video meetings wheel. → Read More
Apple WWDC 2022: What to Expect for Software and Hardware
As it heads into its annual developer conference next week, Apple needs to stay focused on bits, not atoms. → Read More
Peloton’s ‘Worst-Kept Secret’ Is Out (Yes, It’s a Rowing Machine)
Plus: The iPod is dead, iPhones might go USB-C, folding screens get bendier, and a beloved music synthesizer gets an upgrade. → Read More
Snap Is Fueling Our Selfie Obsessions With a Flying Camera
The company that brought you Snapchat and Spectacles is now selling a $230 drone camera named Pixy. → Read More
Apple Continues Its Slow March Toward the MacPad Future
The new iPad Air gets a desktop-grade chip. Consider it a sign of things to come. → Read More
Peloton Lanebreak Turns Bike Rides Into Video Games
A new feature for Peloton bikes called Lanebreak adds another layer of gamification to the company's connected home workouts. → Read More
Ultra-Long Battery Life Is Coming
Consumer electronics companies are boasting about unprecedented leaps in battery tech. How legit are the claims? → Read More
Sonos’ Patent Win Will Change Google’s Smart Speakers—for Now
Your Google speakers will lose some of their features in an upcoming software update. Here's what that means. → Read More
Apple Finally Remembered What Makes Laptops Great
To build a machine for the future, the company has gone back to what worked in the past. → Read More
Facebook Renews Its Ambitions to Connect the World
The social media behemoth outlines plans to bring speedy internet access to hard-to-reach places. → Read More
Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 Is a Lovable Weirdo
The second time around, Microsoft’s foldable mobile comes closer to what it actually is: a phone. → Read More
The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair
The move follows an executive order issued last week by the White House urging the agency to secure consumers' rights to fix their own gadgets. → Read More
Joe Biden Wants You to Be Able to Fix Your Own Damn iPhones
A sweeping new presidential directive includes, among other things, an initiative to secure consumers’ right to repair their own devices. → Read More
Facebook Finally Explains Its Mysterious Wrist Wearable
The company wants to develop new human-computer interactions. Will we be able to trust it with a new form of personal data? → Read More
Bezos's Departure as CEO Shows Amazon Is a Cloud Company Now
Andy Jassy, who helped create Amazon Web Services in 2006 and has run it since, will take over as chief executive later this year. → Read More
The iPhone's Face ID Will Soon Work With a Mask—If You Have an Apple Watch
Recognizing you while your face is covered is still pretty tough for a computer. → Read More
Apple Fitness+ Time to Walk: Details, Price, Celebrities
The company's latest subscription product combines outdoor fitness with podcasting, though you'll need an Apple Watch to enjoy it. → Read More
Virtual CES Was As Surreal As We All Suspected It Would Be
Should it have happened at all? → Read More
In India, Smartphones and Cheap Data Are Giving Women a Voice
About 200 million women in the country are illiterate. But voice memo and image-sharing apps make it easier to connect, communicate, and run businesses. → Read More