Dyson’s Zone Air Purifying Headphones Will Cost $950
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Upgrade Your Motorcycle Helmet—With a Bluetooth Headset
You shouldn’t have to look at your phone for navigation. In-ear directions from the Cardo Freecom 2X offer a smarter, safer way to hit the road.
Insta360 X3 Review: A 360 and Action Camera in One
This slim spherical shooter offers better image quality, and even doubles as an action cam.
VentureBeat Lab to launch in-depth AI article series with insights from Microsoft and Nvidia
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Making Meta Look Smart
A scathing decision from Facebook’s Oversight Board shows a better way to work through platform rules in public than via a billionaire’s late-night tweets.
Evercade EXP Review: Vertical Scrolling, Sub-Par Build
The retro gamer’s fave gets a screen-flipping upgrade, but not without some serious trade-offs.
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The AI chatbot was trained on text created by humans. Of course its writing is superficially impressive and lacking in substance.
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When large language models fall short, the consequences can be serious. Why is it so hard to acknowledge that?
8 Best Smartwatches (2022): Apple Watch, Wear OS 3, Hybrid Watches
These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected.