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The Chatbot Search Wars Have Begun

BY WILL KNIGHT

Microsoft, Google, and China's Baidu all showed off ChatGPT-inspired technology to reinvent web search this week.

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BUYING GUIDE | 2-MINUTE READ

The Best Vibrators for Everyone (Yes, Even Men)

BY JAINA GREY

Gender? I don't even know her! No matter what you've got, these tools promise good vibes for all.

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IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ

Tech Is Changing What it Means to Have a Dominant Hand

BY KIRSTEN BELL

Computers, mobile phones, and the expanding digital landscape are causing adaptive behaviors, whether you're a leftie or a rightie.

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GADGET LAB PODCAST | 1-MINUTE READ

Cryptocurrency's Myth of Anonymity

BY WIRED STAFF

This week on 'Gadget Lab,' we talk to 'Tracers in the Dark' author Andy Greenberg about how authorities are catching crypto criminals by following the money.

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COVER UP | 11-MINUTE READ

16 Good N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks to Buy Right Now

BY BRENDA STOLYAR AND ERIC RAVENSCRAFT

Here are the best disposable coverings we've tested and researched—and where you can find them.

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IDEAS | 8-MINUTE READ

The End of Grading

BY KC COLE

How the irrational mathematics of measuring, ranking, and rating distort the value of stuff, work, people—everything.

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DUMPSTER FIRE | 4-MINUTE READ

Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That

BY MATT BURGESS

People in Europe are making GDPR requests to have their private messages erased, but Elon's team is ignoring them.

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The Out-of-Control Spread of Crowd-Control Tech

BY WIL SANDS

Broken bones. Eye trauma. Brain injuries. How America's sketchy "less-lethal" weapons industry exports its insidious brand of violence around the world.

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THE FIX IS IN | 4-MINUTE READ

Your Tech Stuff Is Getting Slightly More Repairable

BY LAUREN GOODE

Tech companies are offering more access to key documentation and tools. But giants like Apple and Microsoft are still lobbying hard against repair laws.

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