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Michael Calore

How Best to Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Other AI Tools? Our AI Expert Answers Your Questions

If you missed our live subscriber-only Q&A with WIRED's AI columnist Reece Rogers, you can watch this replay of the livestream.

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Martin Cizmar

Airweave Advanced Mattress Review: A Firm Feel With Extraordinary Airflow

Woven polyethylene looks like tangled fishing line but delivers superior airflow for a firm mattress.

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Adrienne So

Lego and Formula 1 Roll Out Full Sets of Teams and Drivers

In 2025, you will be able to recreate full Formula 1 Grands Prix in your living room, complete with Lego cars, drivers, and garages.

Mashable

Digital wallets, Apple Pay to face greater government scrutiny

Digital wallets and payment apps — like Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, and PayPal — are facing stronger regulations under the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the nation's bank and financial service watchdog.

Through a new rule passed Thursday, the agency will have the power to supervise the behavior and policies of nonbank companies offering digital funds transfer and payment wallet apps —recategorizing these processors and their Big Tech owners under similar rules to...

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The Google Nest Doorbell is so close to half off during Amazons Black Friday sale

SAVE 46%: The Google Nest Video Doorbell (Wired, 2nd Gen, Snow) is just $98 during the Amazon Black Friday event, down from the typical price of $179.99. That's a savings of $81.99 and the best price we've seen at Amazon.

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OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in New York Times copyright lawsuit case

OpenAI may have accidentally deleted important data related to its ongoing copyright lawsuit brought by the New York Times.

First reported by TechCrunch, counsel for the Times and its co-plaintiff Daily News sent a letter to the judge overseeing the case, detailing how "an entire week’s worth of its experts' and lawyers' work" was "irretrievably lost." OpenAI had provided the plaintiffs with two dedicated virtual machines for researching alleged instances of copyright infringement....

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Elio trailer: Pixar goes full alien abduction mode

The trailer for Pixar's upcoming Elio is here to take us on an intergalactic adventure.

SEE ALSO: A complete ranking of every Pixar movie ever

The film centers on a space fanatic named Elio (Yonas Kibreab), who desperately wants to be abducted by aliens. Why? He has a mole in the exact shape of the Orion Nebula, so that has to be a sign.

Luckily for Elio, his dream is about to come true. He's beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary...

Mashable

Microsoft displays full-screen Copilot+ PC ads to Windows 10 users

If you're using the free version of Windows 10, Microsoft really wants you to upgrade.

Some users are getting full-screen pop-up ads encouraging them to buy Copilot+ PC and upgrade to Windows 11.

"With support for Windows 10 ending on October 14, 2025, rest assured we have you covered," the pop-up ad reads. "Windows 11 makes it easy to move your favorite files and apps over. Continue to experience everything you already know and love with a battery life that lasts, faster web browsing, and...

The Verge

Umar Shakir

It will soon be easier than ever for Android apps to stay signed in on a new phone

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Transferring your data from your old Android device to a new one will soon be less daunting, thanks to “Restore Credentials,” a new developer feature for Android which can keep you logged into your apps when you make the switch. While some apps already did this, Google is making it easier for developers to include this experience by implementing a “restore key” that automatically transfers to the new phone and logs you back into the...

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Andrew J. Hawkins

Automakers plead with Trump: don’t kill the EV tax credit

Image: Laura Normand / The Verge

The auto industry is sending an urgent message to President-elect Donald Trump: spare the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit.

In a November 14th letter to Trump and his transition team, the auto industry’s main lobbying group urges the new administration to preserve incentives for EV buyers and manufacturers that were enacted under President Joe Biden, arguing these policies keep the US competitive globally while also creating “good jobs.”

The...

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Kate Knibbs

New York Times Says OpenAI Erased Potential Lawsuit Evidence

As part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, The New York Times says it spent 150 hours sifting through OpenAI’s training data looking for potential evidence—only for OpenAI to delete all of its work.

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Vittoria Elliott

You Too Can Hire an ‘Etsy Witch’ to Curse Elon Musk

Riley Wenckus used TikTok to tell Elon Musk she paid “an Etsy witch” $7.99 to make his life “a living hell.” A new market has opened up for others looking to follow her lead.

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20 Things You Can Get At At Wayfair’s Black Friday Sale That Have A *Ton* Of Promising Reviews

Savings up to 80% off items reviewers *seriously* love.

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Rohan Chakravarthi

Top 2025 QB recruit Julian Lewis’ flip from USC to Colorado, explained

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How did we get to this point and what does this move mean for the college football programs who were hoping to get the talented QB?

In arguably the biggest shift with the 2025 recruiting class, five-star quarterback Julian Lewis has committed to the Colorado Buffaloes, he announced on The Pat McAfee Show Thursday.

Lewis, rated the No. 2 player in the 2025 class by ESPN, had long been committed to the USC Trojans, having verbally pledged to head coach...

The Verge

Gaby Del Valle

The company that sold cameras with ‘terrible’ security flaw has a new problem

Image: Eken

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing more than $700,000 in fines against Eken, a Hong Kong-based video doorbell manufacturer whose products were found to be susceptible to hackers, for an unrelated rules violation discovered during the commission’s ongoing investigation.

The commission began investigating Eken after Consumer Reports found in February 2024 that its products, which are sold under more than 10 different brand names, had security...

ESPN.com

Lizzy Becherano

Miami's Gressel: Ties were 'unacceptable' to Messi

Midfielder Julian Gressel said Lionel Messi demanded Inter Miami CF reach higher standards, going as far as to label ties throughout the season as "unacceptable."

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Jorge Castillo

MLB focusing on media rights plan for all teams

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is now eyeing a long-term media rights plan for all 30 teams, with the hope the league holds roughly half its teams' rights by 2028.

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Adam Rittenberg

Buffs two-way star Hunter 'for sure' entering draft

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, projected as a top pick in the 2025 NFL draft, says he will be turning pro after the Buffaloes' season.

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ESPN staff

Deion Sanders just landed a 5-star QB: Here's what it means for his Colorado future

Days after decommitting from USC, Julian Lewis, the No. 2 QB in the 2025 class, has picked the Buffs. It's a big boost for Sanders and Colorado.

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