Tech companies have been touting self-driving cars as the future of transportation for over a decade now. Companies like Cruise, Waymo, and Zoox all have active programs testing their autonomous vehicles in US cities like San Francisco, Phoenix, and Austin. Their cars have run endless loops around town to train their algorithms, zipping along city streets—and occasionally blocking them. While the tech has clearly gotten better and Waymo and Cruise now have permission to operate fully autonomously in California, the computer-powered taxis have also driven up some controversy with local governments, safety officials, city residents, and drivers.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED transportation writer Aarian Marshall joins us to talk about how a vote this week in California will affect robotaxi adoption in cities across the country, and what happens when our roadways are inundated with robots.Show Notes:Read Aarian’s story about how ride-hailing service drivers are responding to self-driving taxis. Read all of WIRED’s coverage of autonomous vehicles.Recommendations:Aarian recommends calling company customer support and trying to talk to a human sometimes. Mike recommends listening to comedy albums on streaming services. Lauren recommends her other podcast Have a Nice Future, particularly the episode with the artist Grimes.Aarian Marshall can be found on Twitter @AarianMarshall. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tech companies have been touting self-driving cars as the future of transportation for over a decade now. Companies like Cruise, Waymo, and Zoox all have active programs testing their autonomous vehicles in US cities like San Francisco, Phoenix, and Austin. Their cars have run endless loops around town to train their algorithms, zipping along city streets—and occasionally blocking them. While the tech has clearly gotten better and Waymo and Cruise now have permission to operate fully autonomously in California, the computer-powered taxis have also driven up some controversy with local governments, safety officials, city residents, and drivers.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED transportation writer Aarian Marshall joins us to talk about how a vote this week in California will affect robotaxi adoption in cities across the country, and what happens when our roadways are inundated with robots.Show Notes:Read <a href="https://www.wired.com/author/aarian-marshall/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aarian’s story</a> about how ride-hailing service drivers are responding to self-driving taxis. Read all of WIRED’s coverage of <a href="https://www.wired.com/tag/self-driving-cars/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">autonomous vehicles</a>.Recommendations:Aarian recommends calling company customer support and trying to talk to a human sometimes. Mike recommends listening to comedy albums on streaming services. Lauren recommends her other podcast <a href="https://www.wired.com/podcast/have-a-nice-future/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Have a Nice Future</a>, particularly the episode with the artist <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/have-a-nice-future-podcast-17/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grimes</a>.Aarian Marshall can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/AarianMarshall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AarianMarshall</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Nobody’s Driving That Car!

Cloud computing has streamlined our hyper-mobile digital lives. We upload files, images, and globs of data to the cloud. Once all of our stuff is stored there, we can access it from anywhere and edit things collaboratively with our friends and coworkers. It’s convenient and appealing—but only if you don’t mind that all your personal data is stored on servers run by giant companies like Google and Amazon. The local-first computing movement is advocating for a different kind of communal framework, one that’s more private, more secure, and powered by peer-to-peer software that runs just on the machines where the files are being shared. No giant server farms in faraway lands, no faceless corporations using your data to generate ad revenue. Just the good old internet, by the people and for the people.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED staff writer Greg Barber joins us to talk all about the local-first computing movement and how its adherents hope to upend our reliance on cloud services using peer-to-peer communication.Show Notes:Read Greg’s story about local-first computing.Recommendations:Greg recommends the Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors installation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Lauren recommends the Barbie movie if you somehow haven’t seen it already. Mike recommends the latest episode of The War on Cars podcast with Bob Sorokanich.Greg Barber can be found on Twitter @gregoryjbarber. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cloud computing has streamlined our hyper-mobile digital lives. We upload files, images, and globs of data to the cloud. Once all of our stuff is stored there, we can access it from anywhere and edit things collaboratively with our friends and coworkers. It’s convenient and appealing—but only if you don’t mind that all your personal data is stored on servers run by giant companies like Google and Amazon. The local-first computing movement is advocating for a different kind of communal framework, one that’s more private, more secure, and powered by peer-to-peer software that runs just on the machines where the files are being shared. No giant server farms in faraway lands, no faceless corporations using your data to generate ad revenue. Just the good old internet, by the people and for the people.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED staff writer Greg Barber joins us to talk all about the local-first computing movement and how its adherents hope to upend our reliance on cloud services using peer-to-peer communication.Show Notes:Read Greg’s story about <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-cloud-is-a-prison-can-the-local-first-software-movement-set-us-free" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">local-first computing</a>.Recommendations:Greg recommends the <a href="https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/ragnar-kjartansson-the-visitors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors</a> installation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Lauren recommends the Barbie movie if you somehow haven’t seen it already. Mike recommends the <a href="https://thewaroncars.org/2023/08/01/extra-inside-automotive-journalism-with-bob-sorokanich/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">latest episode</a> of The War on Cars podcast with Bob Sorokanich.Greg Barber can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/gregoryjbarber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gregoryjbarber</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Farm-to-Table Internet

Back in May, the Writers Guild of America went on strike—partly over disputes about compensation, and partly over fears that studios could use generative artificial intelligence tools to replace human writers and creators. This month, when the actor’s union SAG-AFTRA announced its own strike, things really started to heat up as some of the biggest and most recognizable movie stars joined the picket lines. Production in Hollywood has now mostly ground to a halt, negotiations with studios have stalled, and this stalemate looks as though it will persist for some time.What do these strikes mean for the movies, shows, podcasts, and video games we consume? Will the celebrity podcasts and chat shows also go dark? Are our streaming options now going to be limited to reruns and reality shows? Senior writer Kate Knibbs joins us from WIRED’s Culture desk to discuss the shifts that technology, economics, and income disparity have wrought in Hollywood.Show Notes:Read our coverage of the WGA strike, the actors’ strike. Learn how AI is being used in Hollywood and in video games. We also have a report from a Hollywood-less Comic-Con. Read WIRED’s entire series on the future of entertainment.Recommendations:Kate recommends two music artists, Nation of Language and Yaya Bey. Lauren recommends the episode of WTF with Marc Maron featuring Cillian Murphy. Mike recommends the film How to Blow Up a Pipeline.Kate Knibbs can be found on Twitter @Knibbs. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in May, the Writers Guild of America went on strike—partly over disputes about compensation, and partly over fears that studios could use generative artificial intelligence tools to replace human writers and creators. This month, when the actor’s union SAG-AFTRA announced its own strike, things really started to heat up as some of the biggest and most recognizable movie stars joined the picket lines. Production in Hollywood has now mostly ground to a halt, negotiations with studios have stalled, and this stalemate looks as though it will persist for some time.What do these strikes mean for the movies, shows, podcasts, and video games we consume? Will the celebrity podcasts and chat shows also go dark? Are our streaming options now going to be limited to reruns and reality shows? Senior writer Kate Knibbs joins us from WIRED’s Culture desk to discuss the shifts that technology, economics, and income disparity have wrought in Hollywood.Show Notes:Read our coverage of the <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/wga-strike-artificial-intelligence-luddites/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WGA strike</a>, the <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/wga-strike-artificial-intelligence-luddites/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">actors’ strike</a>. Learn how AI is <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/hollywoods-future-belongs-to-people-not-machines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">being used in Hollywood</a> and in <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/video-games-ai-copyright/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">video games</a>. We also have a report from a <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/hollywood-strike-comic-con-2023-fandom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hollywood-less Comic-Con</a>. Read WIRED’s entire series on <a href="https://www.wired.com/tag/series-future-of-entertainment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the future of entertainment</a>.Recommendations:Kate recommends two music artists, <a href="https://www.nationoflanguage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nation of Language</a> and <a href="https://yaya-bey.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yaya Bey</a>. Lauren recommends the episode of <a href="http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1453-cillian-murphy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WTF with Marc Maron featuring Cillian Murphy</a>. Mike recommends the film <a href="https://neonrated.com/films/how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Blow Up a Pipeline</a>.Kate Knibbs can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/Knibbs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knibbs</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Future of Hollywood

Elon Musk is back in the news again. (Really, does he ever leave the news?) Last week, Musk announced a new artificial intelligence venture called xAI. The timing of the launch is odd considering Musk still runs Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, Boring Company, and Twitter. Twitter in particular is causing him headaches, with both its sagging business and increased competition from rivals like Meta’s Threads. All of these developments are happening in the shadow of what feels like a lazy subplot on a bad sitcom—a proposed mixed martial arts cage match between Musk and his rival, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.This week, we talk with WIRED editor at large Steven Levy about the launch of xAI and its stated goal of “understanding the true nature of the universe.” We also discuss the places generative artificial intelligence has yet to venture, and the ways in which xAI could make an impact in the field of deep learning. And of course, we talk about that cage match. Yech.Show Notes:Read Steven’s Plaintext newsletter, in which he urges Mark Zuckerberg not to take the bait. Will Knight outlines xAI’s biggest challenges. Amanda Hoover writes about Threads’ threat to Twitter’s domain. Paresh Dave gives an update on AI regulation in Europe and the US. Read all of our generative AI coverage.Recommendations:Steven recommends Oppenheimer. So does Lauren. (We discuss it without spoiling it.) Mike recommends pretzel buns, because it’s not summer without them.Steven Levy can be found on Twitter @StevenLevy. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk is back in the news again. (Really, does he ever leave the news?) Last week, Musk announced a new artificial intelligence venture called xAI. The timing of the launch is odd considering Musk still runs Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, Boring Company, and Twitter. Twitter in particular is causing him headaches, with both its sagging business and increased competition from rivals like Meta’s Threads. All of these developments are happening in the shadow of what feels like a lazy subplot on a bad sitcom—a proposed mixed martial arts cage match between Musk and his rival, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.This week, we talk with WIRED editor at large Steven Levy about the launch of xAI and its stated goal of “understanding the true nature of the universe.” We also discuss the places generative artificial intelligence has yet to venture, and the ways in which xAI could make an impact in the field of deep learning. And of course, we talk about that cage match. Yech.Show Notes:Read Steven’s Plaintext newsletter, in which he urges Mark Zuckerberg <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-dear-mark-zuckerberg-dont-fight-elon-musk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">not to take the bait</a>. Will Knight outlines <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-elon-musks-xai-chatgpt-hallucinating/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xAI’s biggest challenges</a>. Amanda Hoover writes about <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/threads-app-twitter-rival-meta/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads’ threat</a> to Twitter’s domain. Paresh Dave gives an update on <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-eu-urges-the-us-to-join-the-fight-to-regulate-ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AI regulation in Europe and the US</a>. Read all of our <a href="https://www.wired.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">generative AI coverage</a>.Recommendations:Steven recommends<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-ai-apocalypse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Oppenheimer</a>. So does Lauren. (We discuss it without spoiling it.) Mike recommends<a href="https://pretzilla.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> pretzel buns</a>, because it’s not summer without them.Steven Levy can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/StevenLevy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StevenLevy</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Elon Musk’s Grand xAI Plans

Hey look, there's a new Twitter alternative. The text-based Instagram offshoot Threads launched a week ago, and in the days since, the platform racked up over a hundred million users. It's a huge showing for parent company Meta that has Mark Zuckerberg and other execs celebrating. Meanwhile, current Twitter owner Elon Musk is fuming as Threads threatens to unravel his platform’s microblogging dominance. But despite its initial success, it's not yet clear whether Threads will emerge as the top social space. These early days of Threads may feel slightly less toxic than Twitter, but it's already being overtaken by cringey influencers and pseudo-sassy brand accounts. It's also just one more thing to sign up for, and could stretch just how much tolerance people have for all these new microblogging platforms.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior Kate Knibbs joins us to unspool the question of whether Meta's new social service is too much, too little, or just right.Show Notes:Read Kate’s story about how it’s time to stop making Twitter competitors. Read all about how Threads may be the thing that kills Twitter, and how to run Threads on your desktop. Or, you know, don’t sign up for Threads at all until it becomes clear how much of your data it is harvesting.Recommendations:Kate recommends the book Natural Causes by Dan Hurley. Mike recommends Life Examined from KCRW. Lauren recommends season two of The Bear on Hulu.Kate Knibbs can be found on Twitter @Knibbs. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey look, there's a new Twitter alternative. The text-based Instagram offshoot Threads launched a week ago, and in the days since, the platform racked up over a hundred million users. It's a huge showing for parent company Meta that has Mark Zuckerberg and other execs celebrating. Meanwhile, current Twitter owner Elon Musk is fuming as Threads threatens to unravel his platform’s microblogging dominance. But despite its initial success, it's not yet clear whether Threads will emerge as the top social space. These early days of Threads may feel slightly less toxic than Twitter, but it's already being overtaken by cringey influencers and pseudo-sassy brand accounts. It's also just one more thing to sign up for, and could stretch just how much tolerance people have for all these new microblogging platforms.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior Kate Knibbs joins us to unspool the question of whether Meta's new social service is too much, too little, or just right.Show Notes:Read Kate’s story about how it’s time to <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/instagram-threads-twitter-bluesky-moratorium/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stop making Twitter competitors</a>. Read all about how Threads may be the thing that <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/threads-app-twitter-rival-meta/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kills Twitter</a>, and how to run <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-install-threads-on-windows/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads on your desktop</a>. Or, you know, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/meta-threads-privacy-decentralization/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">don’t sign up for Threads</a> at all until it becomes clear how much of your data it is harvesting.Recommendations:Kate recommends the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Causes-Politics-Americas-Supplement/dp/0767920430" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Natural Causes</a> by Dan Hurley. Mike recommends <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/life-examined" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life Examined</a> from KCRW. Lauren recommends season two of <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/the-bear-05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bear</a> on Hulu.Kate Knibbs can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/Knibbs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knibbs</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Stop Trying to Make New Twitter Happen

We're off this week, so instead of our usual show, we're sharing an episode of WIRED's other podcast, Have a Nice Future. It's hosted by Gadget Lab cohost Lauren Goode and WIRED editor in chief Gideon Litchfield. The show features interviews with guests who have big, audacious ideas about the future. Lauren and Gideon dig into whether this is a future we want to live in, and what we can do about it now.On this episode, Gideon and Lauren are joined by someone whose full-time job was to predict the future. Noah Raford spent nearly 15 years working as the UAE’s chief futurist, where he advised the government on how to prepare for all sorts of futuristic challenges, from pandemics to global warming. His advice? Get comfortable with discomfort.This episode originally aired April 26, 2023. Listen to every episode of Have a Nice Future wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're off this week, so instead of our usual show, we're sharing an episode of WIRED's other podcast, Have a Nice Future. It's hosted by Gadget Lab cohost Lauren Goode and WIRED editor in chief Gideon Litchfield. The show features interviews with guests who have big, audacious ideas about the future. Lauren and Gideon dig into whether this is a future we want to live in, and what we can do about it now.On this episode, Gideon and Lauren are joined by someone whose full-time job was to predict the future. Noah Raford spent nearly 15 years working as the UAE’s chief futurist, where he advised the government on how to prepare for all sorts of futuristic challenges, from pandemics to global warming. His advice? Get comfortable with discomfort.This episode originally aired April 26, 2023. Listen to every episode of <a href="https://www.wired.com/podcast/have-a-nice-future/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Have a Nice Future</a> wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Have a Nice Future: Don't Worry, It Gets Worse

Have you ever put on a new shirt and then discovered that it makes you feel itchy? Or have you ever taken off a new pair of pants at the end of the day to find that the fabric has given you a skin rash? This is a problem that’s increasingly common as more and more chemicals are being added to our clothing when they’re dyed different colors or treated with additives that make them stain-, wrinkle-, or odor-resistant. Some of these chemicals are irritants that can cause breathing problems or skin issues. Some others are toxic enough to trigger life-altering autoimmune diseases. Since the fashion industry operates within loose regulations, the problem of toxic apparel isn’t going away anytime soon.This week on Gadget Lab, we're joined by journalist and author Alden Wicker. Her new book is called To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion is Making Us Sick—And How We Can Fight Back. We discuss the wide range of chemicals, dyes, and treatments that get put into our clothes, and we offer tips on how to avoid the worst offenders while shopping for a new wardrobe.Show Notes:Alden’s book is To Dye For. It’s out this week from G.P. Putnam’s Sons; buy it wherever books are sold. Also read Alden’s reporting on the fashion industry for WIRED.Recommendations:Alden recommends Vermont. Lauren recommends tzatziki sauce. Mike recommends The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin.Alden Wicker can be found on Twitter @AldenWicker. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever put on a new shirt and then discovered that it makes you feel itchy? Or have you ever taken off a new pair of pants at the end of the day to find that the fabric has given you a skin rash? This is a problem that’s increasingly common as more and more chemicals are being added to our clothing when they’re dyed different colors or treated with additives that make them stain-, wrinkle-, or odor-resistant. Some of these chemicals are irritants that can cause breathing problems or skin issues. Some others are toxic enough to trigger life-altering autoimmune diseases. Since the fashion industry operates within loose regulations, the problem of toxic apparel isn’t going away anytime soon.This week on Gadget Lab, we're joined by journalist and author Alden Wicker. Her new book is called To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion is Making Us Sick—And How We Can Fight Back. We discuss the wide range of chemicals, dyes, and treatments that get put into our clothes, and we offer tips on how to avoid the worst offenders while shopping for a new wardrobe.Show Notes:Alden’s book is <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705645/to-dye-for-by-alden-wicker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To Dye For.</a> It’s out this week from G.P. Putnam’s Sons; buy it wherever books are sold. Also read <a href="http://www.wired.com/author/alden-wicker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alden’s reporting on the fashion industry</a> for WIRED.Recommendations:Alden recommends Vermont. Lauren recommends tzatziki sauce. Mike recommends <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717356/the-creative-act-by-rick-rubin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Creative Act: A Way of Being</a> by Rick Rubin.Alden Wicker can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/AldenWicker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AldenWicker</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Our Clothes Are Making Us Sick

Nearly every one of us in the US and Canada has bought something from either Walmart or Amazon. Not only are these two retailers ubiquitous, but they have forever altered the way we buy things through their experiments with things like free shipping, competitive pricing, speedy delivery, membership services, and innovative brick-and-mortar experiences.Amazon and Walmart are obviously different in many ways, but the two companies are also surprisingly similar. This becomes particularly evident when you chart the history of their rivalry, as they race to compete for online shopping gains, or when they battle it out to acquire the same companies. Journalist and author Jason Del Ray writes about the dueling giants in his new book, Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets, which traces the moves both companies have made in their decades-long slugfest.This week, we talk to Jason Del Rey about Amazon and Walmart’s technological advances, their strategic acquisitions, and how the pandemic forced them both to change course.Show Notes:Jason’s book, Winner Sells All, is out now from HarperCollins. Read all of our Amazon and Walmart coverage.Recommendations:Jason recommends season two of The Bear on Hulu. Mike recommends “Life After Roe,” WIRED’s series of stories about the current state of abortion rights. Lauren recommends buying gifts for people year-round, storing them in your home, then delivering them at the one time of year when you see them. Jason Del Rey can be found on Twitter @DelRey. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nearly every one of us in the US and Canada has bought something from either Walmart or Amazon. Not only are these two retailers ubiquitous, but they have forever altered the way we buy things through their experiments with things like free shipping, competitive pricing, speedy delivery, membership services, and innovative brick-and-mortar experiences.Amazon and Walmart are obviously different in many ways, but the two companies are also surprisingly similar. This becomes particularly evident when you chart the history of their rivalry, as they race to compete for online shopping gains, or when they battle it out to acquire the same companies. Journalist and author Jason Del Ray writes about the dueling giants in his new book, Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets, which traces the moves both companies have made in their decades-long slugfest.This week, we talk to Jason Del Rey about Amazon and Walmart’s technological advances, their strategic acquisitions, and how the pandemic forced them both to change course.Show Notes:Jason’s book, <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/winner-sells-all-jason-del-rey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winner Sells All</a>, is out now from HarperCollins. Read all of our <a href="https://www.wired.com/tag/amazon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://www.wired.com/tag/walmart/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walmart</a> coverage.Recommendations:Jason recommends season two of <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bear on Hulu</a>. Mike recommends “<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/abortion-pill-use-is-surging-now-its-under-threat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life After Roe</a>,” WIRED’s series of stories about the current state of abortion rights. Lauren recommends buying gifts for people year-round, storing them in your home, then delivering them at the one time of year when you see them. Jason Del Rey can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/DelRey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DelRey</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Shop Talk

Hey, remember the Cybertruck? Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company’s futuristic electric vehicle way back in 2019. At the launch event, Tesla tried to show off the Cybertruck's "unbreakable windows" by hurling a metal ball at them. It promptly shattered the glass. Twice. It was an inelegant debut, but Tesla still seemed eager to develop the EV.Turns out, the Cybertruck had a few other design flaws as well. Leaked Tesla documents from January of 2022 have revealed an array of problems with the handling, braking, suspension, and chassis of the Cybertruck’s prototype. Most of the Cybertruck’s physical problems appear fixable, but auto industry experts are shocked that Tesla was still encountering so many issues at such a late point in the vehicle’s development.This week on Gadget Lab, we're joined by WIRED staff writer Aarian Marshall and WIRED's innovations editor Jeremy White for a conversation about where the Cybertruck’s development went wrong and how the EV’s difficult birth affects Tesla’s larger EV vision.Show Notes:Read Jeremy and Aarian’s story about the leaked Tesla documents that revealed the Cybertruck’s design flaws. Check out all WIRED’s coverage of Tesla and electric vehicles.Recommendations:Aarian recommends Shokz Open Run headphones for running. Jeremy recommends that you get some proper tea, either loose leaf or PG Tips in paper bags. (And please only add the milk after you’ve poured in the hot water.) Mike recommends the podcast This Little Light, hosted by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Lauren recommends Jennifer Egan’s book The Candy House and the documentary series Smartless On the Road on Max.Aarian Marshall can be found on Twitter @AarianMarshall. Jeremy White is @jeremywired. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, remember the Cybertruck? Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company’s futuristic electric vehicle way back in 2019. At the launch event, Tesla tried to show off the Cybertruck's "unbreakable windows" by hurling a metal ball at them. It promptly shattered the glass. Twice. It was an inelegant debut, but Tesla still seemed eager to develop the EV.Turns out, the Cybertruck had a few other design flaws as well. Leaked Tesla documents from January of 2022 have revealed an array of problems with the handling, braking, suspension, and chassis of the Cybertruck’s prototype. Most of the Cybertruck’s physical problems appear fixable, but auto industry experts are shocked that Tesla was still encountering so many issues at such a late point in the vehicle’s development.This week on Gadget Lab, we're joined by WIRED staff writer Aarian Marshall and WIRED's innovations editor Jeremy White for a conversation about where the Cybertruck’s development went wrong and how the EV’s difficult birth affects Tesla’s larger EV vision.Show Notes:Read Jeremy and Aarian’s story about the <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-leaked-tesla-report-shows-the-cybertruck-had-basic-design-flaws/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">leaked Tesla documents</a> that revealed the Cybertruck’s design flaws. Check out all WIRED’s coverage of <a href="https://www.wired.com/tag/tesla/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tesla</a> and <a href="https://www.wired.com/tag/electric-vehicles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">electric vehicles</a>.Recommendations:Aarian recommends <a href="https://shokz.com/products/openrun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shokz Open Run headphones</a> for running. Jeremy recommends that you get some proper tea, either loose leaf or <a href="https://www.pgtips.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PG Tips</a> in paper bags. (And please only add the milk after you’ve poured in the hot water.) Mike recommends the podcast <a href="https://shows.cadence13.com/podcast/this-little-light" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Little Light</a>, hosted by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Lauren recommends Jennifer Egan’s book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Candy-House-Novel-Visit-Squad/dp/1476716765" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Candy House</a> and the documentary series <a href="https://www.max.com/shows/f8c800e3-7639-4883-a0f1-8eb5adbb5ced" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartless On the Road</a> on Max.Aarian Marshall can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/AarianMarshall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AarianMarshall</a>. Jeremy White is @<a href="https://twitter.com/jeremywired" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jeremywired</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

What the Truck, Elon?

After years of rumor and speculation, Apple finally took the wraps off its virtual reality headset this week. The Apple Vision Pro made its debut at the company’s big developer conference in Cupertino, California. The new headset lets the viewer enjoy a fully immersive experience, or dial in a little bit of their visual surroundings to mix the real world and virtual elements together. It’s an impressive feat of engineering. When it goes on sale next year for $3,500, Apple hopes it will serve as its next big platform for app developers—and the usefulness of the apps that wind up on the Vision Pro are what its success or failure really hinges on.Our own Lauren Goode got to try the headset, and she tells us all about it. We also welcome WIRED product writer and reviewer Brenda Stolyar onto the show to go over all of the other updates Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference, including new Macs, and new software features coming to iPhones, Macs, Apple Watches, and iPads.Show Notes:Read Lauren’s hands-on (face-on?) report of the Apple Vision Pro. Read Brenda’s roundup of the new features coming to macOS. Boone Ashworth asks if people really want to wear VR headsets. We also have a roundup of all the big WWDC announcements. Khari Johnson looks at why Apple didn’t talk about GenAI this week, even though it’s currently the hottest discussion topic in Silicon Valley.Recommendations:Brenda recommends watching all of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime Video.Lauren recommends the outdoor consumer tech website, DC Rainmaker. Mike recommends the book The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross.Brenda can be found on Twitter @bstoly. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode and @laurengoode.bsky.social. Michael Calore is @snackfight and @snackfight.bsky.social. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab on Twitter. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth, @boone.bsky.social). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After years of rumor and speculation, Apple finally took the wraps off its virtual reality headset this week. The Apple Vision Pro made its debut at the company’s big developer conference in Cupertino, California. The new headset lets the viewer enjoy a fully immersive experience, or dial in a little bit of their visual surroundings to mix the real world and virtual elements together. It’s an impressive feat of engineering. When it goes on sale next year for $3,500, Apple hopes it will serve as its next big platform for app developers—and the usefulness of the apps that wind up on the Vision Pro are what its success or failure really hinges on.Our own Lauren Goode got to try the headset, and she tells us all about it. We also welcome WIRED product writer and reviewer Brenda Stolyar onto the show to go over all of the other updates Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference, including new Macs, and new software features coming to iPhones, Macs, Apple Watches, and iPads.Show Notes:Read Lauren’s <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-vision-pro-hands-on-demo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hands-on (face-on?) report</a> of the Apple Vision Pro. Read Brenda’s roundup of the <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-macos-sonoma-features/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new features coming to macOS</a>. Boone Ashworth asks if people <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/do-people-actually-want-to-wear-vr-headsets/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">really want to wear VR headsets</a>. We also have a roundup of <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/wwdc-2023-everything-apple-announced/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">all the big WWDC announcements</a>. Khari Johnson looks at why <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-ghosts-the-generative-ai-revolution/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple didn’t talk about GenAI</a> this week, even though it’s currently the hottest discussion topic in Silicon Valley.Recommendations:Brenda recommends watching all of <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</a> on Amazon Prime Video.Lauren recommends the outdoor consumer tech website, <a href="https://www.dcrainmaker.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DC Rainmaker</a>. Mike recommends the book <a href="https://www.therestisnoise.com/noise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rest Is Noise</a> by Alex Ross.Brenda can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/bstoly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bstoly</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a> and @<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/laurengoode.bsky.social" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laurengoode.bsky.social</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a> and @<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/snackfight.bsky.social" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight.bsky.social</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a> on Twitter. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>, @<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/boone.bsky.social" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">boone.bsky.social</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Apple’s Vision Quest

WIRED’s Gadget Lab podcast breaks down which gadgets, apps, and services you need to know about, and which ones you can move to the virtual trash bin. Learn how today’s tech shapes our lives—plus get your hosts’ personal recommendations at the end of each episode.

Glad Lauren Goode has found a podcast home again after leaving The Verge.

Good with Goode

The best podcast about technology period. I love all the co-host from the show since the beginning.

Best podcast

Gadget Lab: Weekly Tech News from WIRED

CES, the all-consuming tech trade show, took over Las Vegas this week. Convention halls and hotels were jam packed with shiny gizmos, bleeding-edge technology, and dazzling devices. Of course, our intrepid Gadget Lab reporters were there in the midst of it all.This week on the show, Mike and Lauren talk with WIRED digital director Brian Barrett at CES. They'll guide you through the glitzy extravaganza, from folding laptops to high-tech sex toys, and highlight the most important trends that may be soon find their way inside a gadget near you.Show Notes: Check out our roundup of the best of CES here. Read more about the introduction of sex toys at CES here. Read more about Lenovo’s folding laptop here. Be sure to follow all of our CES coverage to check out all the cool stuff we didn’t get to talk about.Recommendations: After spending a week in a hotel room at the convention in Las Vegas, the crew shares their favorite tips for business travel. Lauren recommends carrying a Swell bottle and saving cocktail hour until the end of the trip. Brian recommends dissolving Nuun tabs in your water. Mike recommends investing in an Aeropress Go and a collapsible travel kettle.Lauren Goode can be found on Twitter @LaurenGoode. Brian Barrett is @brbarrett. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our consulting executive producer is Alex Kapelman (@alexkapelman). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how:If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. We’re on Spotify too. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Google Podcasts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here's the RSS feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CES, the all-consuming tech trade show, took over Las Vegas this week. Convention halls and hotels were jam packed with shiny gizmos, bleeding-edge technology, and dazzling devices. Of course, our intrepid Gadget Lab reporters were there in the midst of it all.This week on the show, Mike and Lauren talk with WIRED digital director Brian Barrett at CES. They'll guide you through the glitzy extravaganza, from folding laptops to high-tech sex toys, and highlight the most important trends that may be soon find their way inside a gadget near you.Show Notes: Check out our roundup of the best of CES <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/best-of-ces-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Read more about the introduction of sex toys at CES <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/sex-tech-at-ces-2020-lora-dicarlo-crave/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Read more about Lenovo’s folding laptop <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/thinkpad-x1-fold-ces-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Be sure to follow all of our <a href="https://www.wired.com/tag/ces/page/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CES coverage</a> to check out all the cool stuff we didn’t get to talk about.Recommendations: After spending a week in a hotel room at the convention in Las Vegas, the crew shares their favorite tips for business travel. Lauren recommends carrying a <a href="https://www.swell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swell bottle</a> and saving cocktail hour until the end of the trip. Brian recommends dissolving <a href="https://nuunlife.com/pages/products" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nuun tabs</a> in your water. Mike recommends investing in an <a href="https://www.wired.com/review/aeropress-go/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aeropress Go</a> and a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gourmia-Travel-Foldable-Electric-Kettle/dp/B01MG89K5W/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">collapsible travel kettle</a>.Lauren Goode can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Brian Barrett is @<a href="https://twitter.com/brbarrett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brbarrett</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our consulting executive producer is Alex Kapelman (@<a href="https://twitter.com/alexkapelman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alexkapelman</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how:If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gadget-lab-podcast/id266391367?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tap this link</a>. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by<a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iec5bnjozxz7wpye5n4m32mgsuu?t=The_Gadget_Lab_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> tapping here</a>. We’re on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/11hUjoJv4FxFnw9r0mHIsC?si=a252nTYbQvi47_kimwWwsA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> too. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Google Podcasts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, <a href="https://www.wired.com/feed/podcast/gadget-lab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here's the RSS feed</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Best of CES

We’re confused about what exactly this hoped-for Targaryen Restoration is about, politically. And is Game of Thrones, like, good anymore? Laura Hudson and Spencer Ackerman preview the political and social themes fueling the forthcoming final season of Game of Thrones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re confused about what exactly this hoped-for Targaryen Restoration is about, politically. And is Game of Thrones, like, good anymore? Laura Hudson and Spencer Ackerman preview the political and social themes fueling the forthcoming final season of Game of Thrones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Introducing Citadel Dropouts: A Game of Thrones Podcast

Once upon a time, there was a true unicorn, a startup named Uber. Led by CEO Travis Kalanick, the company broke all the rules of business and truly disrupted the way people move through the world. But with a meteoric rise comes a steep fall. As it turns out, an inherently unstable business model and an even more unstable leader do not bode well for long term success.On this episode of the Gadget Lab, we are Super Pumped to talk New York Times tech reporter Mike Isaac about his explosive new book (it’s called Super Pumped) that chronicles the tumultuous rise and fall of Uber and the man who ran it.Also in tech news, Sonos unveils its first Bluetooth speaker, and Facebook introduces a new dating service. (What could go wrong?)Show Notes: Learn more about Mike Isaac’s Super Pumped here, and read WIRED’s review here. Read Lauren’s first look at the Sonos Move here. Read more from Louise Matsakis about Facebook dating here.Recommendations: Michael recommends Thomas Campbell’s skateboarding film Ye Olde Destruction. Lauren recommends Bay Curious podcast and Lana Del Rey’s new album Norman Fucking Rockwell!You can follow Mike Isaac on Twitter at @MikeIsaac. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once upon a time, there was a true unicorn, a startup named Uber. Led by CEO Travis Kalanick, the company broke all the rules of business and truly disrupted the way people move through the world. But with a meteoric rise comes a steep fall. As it turns out, an inherently unstable business model and an even more unstable leader do not bode well for long term success.On this episode of the Gadget Lab, we are Super Pumped to talk New York Times tech reporter Mike Isaac about his explosive new book (it’s called Super Pumped) that chronicles the tumultuous rise and fall of Uber and the man who ran it.Also in tech news, Sonos unveils its first Bluetooth speaker, and Facebook introduces a new dating service. (What could go wrong?)Show Notes: Learn more about Mike Isaac’s Super Pumped <a href="https://www.mike-isaac.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, and read WIRED’s review <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/book-review-super-pumped-mike-isaac/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Read Lauren’s first look at the Sonos Move <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/sonos-move-portable-speaker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Read more from Louise Matsakis about Facebook dating <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-dating-in-the-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Recommendations: Michael recommends Thomas Campbell’s skateboarding film <a href="https://vimeo.com/350108910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ye Olde Destruction</a>. Lauren recommends <a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/11764548/10-answers-to-your-questions-about-homelessness-in-san-francisco" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bay Curious podcast </a>and Lana Del Rey’s new album <a href="https://lana.lnk.to/NFRWE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norman Fucking Rockwell!</a>You can follow Mike Isaac on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeIsaac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@MikeIsaac</a>. Michael Calore can be found at <a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@snackfight</a>. Lauren Goode is <a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@laurengoode</a>. Arielle Pardes can be found at <a href="https://twitter.com/pardesoteric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pardesoteric</a>. Bling the main hotline at <a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@GadgetLab</a>. Our theme song is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

How Uber Went Down in Flames

We came. We saw. We touched a lot of gadgets. This week was the annual CES, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics show, and WIRED’s team was on the ground covering all of the top tech trends to emerge from the show. In this week’s episode of the Gadget Lab podcast, Mike, Arielle, and Lauren talk about CES’s big security #fail, what all of these connected gadgets mean for the future of healthcare, and robots. Lots of robots. Later in the episode, Arielle talks to Jen Wong, the chief operating officer of Reddit, about the company’s “growing up” moment and how it plans to monetize its users. Show notes: Check out our best of CES list when you’ve finished listening to the pod. Our CES reporting goes beyond gadgets, as well: We have stories on how insidious logging your child’s data has become, why you should ignore the 5G hype (for now), and how women’s sexuality is apparently still taboo at CES. Recommendations this week: Arielle recommends getting a Yubikey for all your 2FA needs; Mike recommends the Mui wooden smart home panel (when it ships); Lauren recommends checking out Google Assistant on Sonos, and, if you happen to be a hotel concierge, looking into Google’s new Interpreter Mode. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how:If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to wired.com as soon as it’s released. If you still can’t figure it out, or there’s another platform you use that we’re not on, let us know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We came. We saw. We touched a lot of gadgets. This week was the annual CES, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics show, and WIRED’s team was on the ground covering all of the top tech trends to emerge from the show. In this week’s episode of the Gadget Lab podcast, Mike, Arielle, and Lauren talk about CES’s big security #fail, what all of these connected gadgets mean for the future of healthcare, and robots. Lots of robots. Later in the episode, Arielle talks to Jen Wong, the chief operating officer of Reddit, about the company’s “growing up” moment and how it plans to monetize its users. Show notes: Check out our best of CES list when you’ve finished listening to the pod. Our CES reporting goes beyond gadgets, as well: We have stories on how insidious logging your child’s data has become, why you should ignore the 5G hype (for now), and how women’s sexuality is apparently still taboo at CES. Recommendations this week: Arielle recommends getting a Yubikey for all your 2FA needs; Mike recommends the Mui wooden smart home panel (when it ships); Lauren recommends checking out Google Assistant on Sonos, and, if you happen to be a hotel concierge, looking into Google’s new Interpreter Mode. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how: If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to <a href="http://wired.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wired.com</a> as soon as it’s released. If you still can’t figure it out, or there’s another platform you use that we’re not on, let us know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Best of CES

Move fast and break app store rules: That very well may have been Facebook’s motto for awhile now, only, we’re just learning about it this week. After TechCrunch reported that Facebook was sidestepping Apple’s rules for enterprise apps and distributing a market research app to iOS users as young as 13 years old, Apple temporarily removed Facebook’s internal apps from its enterprise app program. Facebook wasn’t the only guilty party: Google also had its wrist slapped by Apple this week, for a sneaky app of its own. The big question is what happens next, and whether this will only escalate growing tensions between Apple and Facebook, two massive tech companies that monetize their user bases in fundamentally different ways. Also on this week’s Gadget Lab podcast: WIRED’s transportation editor Alex Davies joins us to talk about Tesla earnings and its preparation for the production of the Model Y. Show notes: You can read WIRED’s coverage of the app smackdown here and here. And here’s Alex Davies’ story on the Tesla Model Y.Recommendations: Arielle recommends these funky new Casper smart lights for your bedside. Lauren pre-recommends Maid, a book by Stephanie Land (pre-recommends because she hasn’t finished the book yet.) Mike recommends the TV series Lodge 49, a comedic drama that will shatter any illusions you still had about a decent, post-recession, middle-class existence. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how:If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to wired.com as soon as it’s released. If you still can’t figure it out, or there’s another platform you use that we’re not on, let us know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Move fast and break app store rules: That very well may have been Facebook’s motto for awhile now, only, we’re just learning about it this week. After TechCrunch reported that Facebook was sidestepping Apple’s rules for enterprise apps and distributing a market research app to iOS users as young as 13 years old, Apple temporarily removed Facebook’s internal apps from its enterprise app program. Facebook wasn’t the only guilty party: Google also had its wrist slapped by Apple this week, for a sneaky app of its own. The big question is what happens next, and whether this will only escalate growing tensions between Apple and Facebook, two massive tech companies that monetize their user bases in fundamentally different ways. Also on this week’s Gadget Lab podcast: WIRED’s transportation editor Alex Davies joins us to talk about Tesla earnings and its preparation for the production of the Model Y. Show notes: You can read WIRED’s coverage of the app smackdown here and here. And here’s Alex Davies’ story on the Tesla Model Y. Recommendations: Arielle recommends these funky new Casper smart lights for your bedside. Lauren pre-recommends Maid, a book by Stephanie Land (pre-recommends because she hasn’t finished the book yet.) Mike recommends the TV series Lodge 49, a comedic drama that will shatter any illusions you still had about a decent, post-recession, middle-class existence. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how: If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to <a href="http://wired.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wired.com</a> as soon as it’s released. If you still can’t figure it out, or there’s another platform you use that we’re not on, let us know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The App Smackdown

The way we listen to audio has evolved with technology. Headphones, once bulky skull-huggers that kept us plugged into a device, are going increasingly wireless. The simplicity makes it easy to wear your AirPods for hours at a time, and with the noise-canceling feature of the newly released Pro model, you can block out even more of the outside world. Inside our homes, smart assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant sit ready and waiting to listen and record snippets of our lives, even when we don't want them to. On this week's episode of The Gadget Lab, Mike, Lauren, and Arielle take a look at the ways we use tech to listen, and how our tech listens to us.Show Notes: You can read Lauren’s story about the new AirPods Pro here. Read Lily Hay Newman’s story about how to keep your smart assistant voice recordings private here.Recommendations: Mike recommends the Los Angeles Times podcast This is California: The Battle of 187. Lauren recommends NPR's Up First podcast. Arielle recommends the wild tale of an Airbnb scam ring from VICE’s Allie Conti.Lauren Goode can be found on Twitter @LaurenGoode. Arielle Pardes is @pardesoteric. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Ask Parker Hall all about the AirPods Pro @pwhall. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The way we listen to audio has evolved with technology. Headphones, once bulky skull-huggers that kept us plugged into a device, are going increasingly wireless. The simplicity makes it easy to wear your AirPods for hours at a time, and with the noise-canceling feature of the newly released Pro model, you can block out even more of the outside world. Inside our homes, smart assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant sit ready and waiting to listen and record snippets of our lives, even when we don't want them to. On this week's episode of The Gadget Lab, Mike, Lauren, and Arielle take a look at the ways we use tech to listen, and how our tech listens to us. Show Notes: You can read Lauren’s story about the new AirPods Pro <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-airpods-pro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Read Lily Hay Newman’s story about how to keep your smart assistant voice recordings private <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/keep-siri-alexa-google-assistant-recordings-private/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Recommendations: Mike recommends the Los Angeles Times podcast <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-15/prop-187-this-is-california-battle-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is California: The Battle of 187</a>. Lauren recommends NPR's <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Up First podcast</a>. Arielle recommends the <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43k7z3/nationwide-fake-host-scam-on-airbnb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wild tale</a> of an Airbnb scam ring from VICE’s Allie Conti. Lauren Goode can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Arielle Pardes is @<a href="https://twitter.com/pardesoteric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pardesoteric</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. Ask Parker Hall all about the AirPods Pro @<a href="https://twitter.com/pwhall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pwhall</a>. Our theme song is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Deep Listening

Kids are particularly terrible for robots. At least, that’s what researchers in Japan discovered when they let a robot roam around a shopping center in Osaka in 2015. A group of kids antagonized the robot, forcing the researchers to program an algorithm that would give the bot the agency to evade abuse. That’s just one example of challenging social interactions between humans and robots, and one that technologists have almost certainly considered when building and designing delivery bots. Including the folks at Amazon: This week, the e-commerce behemoth dropped a web page for Scout, its new delivery robot. For now, Scout’s impact is small. The six-wheeled delivery bot is only piloting in Snohomish County, Washington, and only with Prime customers who request short-term delivery. But anything Amazon does has the potential to fundamentally disrupt shipping (not to mention a whole slew of eager startups that have been building their own automated delivery solutions). On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, WIRED’s Arielle Pardes and Matt Simon deconstruct Scout and talk about the inevitable challenges that arise when you let a robot roam the sidewalks alongside humans and animals. Show notes: You can read Arielle and Matt’s excellent story here. Also: Smartphones are getting weird in 2019. Real weird. Recommendations: Three out of four dentists (or Gadget Lab podcasters) recommend reading books this week. Matt Simon recommends Darkness: A Cultural History. Arielle recommends Valley of Genius. Mike recommends Recomendo, which is quite fitting. Lauren is slacking off from reading this week and recommends using the Google Home Hub as part of your nighttime routine. Don’t worry, it doesn’t have a camera. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how:If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to wir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kids are particularly terrible for robots. At least, that’s what researchers in Japan discovered when they let a robot roam around a shopping center in Osaka in 2015. A group of kids antagonized the robot, forcing the researchers to program an algorithm that would give the bot the agency to evade abuse. That’s just one example of challenging social interactions between humans and robots, and one that technologists have almost certainly considered when building and designing delivery bots. Including the folks at Amazon: This week, the e-commerce behemoth dropped a web page for Scout, its new delivery robot. For now, Scout’s impact is small. The six-wheeled delivery bot is only piloting in Snohomish County, Washington, and only with Prime customers who request short-term delivery. But anything Amazon does has the potential to fundamentally disrupt shipping (not to mention a whole slew of eager startups that have been building their own automated delivery solutions). On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, WIRED’s Arielle Pardes and Matt Simon deconstruct Scout and talk about the inevitable challenges that arise when you let a robot roam the sidewalks alongside humans and animals. Show notes: You can read Arielle and Matt’s excellent story here. Also: Smartphones are getting weird in 2019. Real weird. Recommendations: Three out of four dentists (or Gadget Lab podcasters) recommend reading books this week. Matt Simon recommends Darkness: A Cultural History. Arielle recommends Valley of Genius. Mike recommends Recomendo, which is quite fitting. Lauren is slacking off from reading this week and recommends using the Google Home Hub as part of your nighttime routine. Don’t worry, it doesn’t have a camera. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how: If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to wir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Amazon Delivery Bots Are Here

The iPhone is still undoubtedly Apple’s most important product. So why were some of the biggest announcements this week at the company’s annual developers conference around the iPad and the Mac? On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, Mike, Arielle, and Lauren talk about Dark Mode for iOS; why Apple is still trying to make Memoji happen; Apple sign-on and what it means for privacy; why “iPadOS” is more than just a name; and yes, that multi-thousand dollar Mac Pro and 6K display setup. Show Notes: You can read Paris Martineau’s story about YouTube’s new community guidelines here. Peter Rubin’s story on Google Stadia is here. And good luck getting an Uber Copter if you don’t have Diamond or Platinum status. Recommendations: Mike recommends the Gettin’ Better! podcast With Ron Funches. Arielle recommends the Mubert generative music app. Lauren recommends John Wick 3––really, all of the John Wick triology. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Boone Ashworth can be found at @booneashworth. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The iPhone is still undoubtedly Apple’s most important product. So why were some of the biggest announcements this week at the company’s annual developers conference around the iPad and the Mac? On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, Mike, Arielle, and Lauren talk about Dark Mode for iOS; why Apple is still trying to make Memoji happen; Apple sign-on and what it means for privacy; why “iPadOS” is more than just a name; and yes, that multi-thousand dollar Mac Pro and 6K display setup. Show Notes: You can read Paris Martineau’s story about YouTube’s new community guidelines <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-effective-youtube-latest-ban-extremism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Peter Rubin’s story on Google Stadia is <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/google-stadia-release/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. And good luck getting an <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/06/uber-helicopter-nyc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uber Copter</a> if you don’t have Diamond or Platinum status. Recommendations: Mike recommends the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gettin-better-with-ron-funches/id1432301616" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gettin’ Better!</a> podcast With Ron Funches. Arielle recommends the <a href="https://mubert.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mubert</a> generative music app. Lauren recommends <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/john_wick_chapter_3_parabellum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Wick 3</a>––really, all of the John Wick triology. Michael Calore can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laurengoode</a>. Arielle Pardes can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/pardesoteric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pardesoteric</a>. Boone Ashworth can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. Our theme song is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Everything From Apple’s WWDC

Next week, we’ll be bound for the largest consumer electronics showcase of the season. CES starts on January 7 in Las Vegas, and we’ll be heading into the fray to touch, swipe, drive, cuddle, ride, and otherwise experience all of the latest gadgets the consumer tech industry wants to put in front of our eager eyeballs. On this week’s show, Michael Calore, Lauren Goode, and special guest Tom Simonite run through all the trends we expect to see at CES, from the practical (5G, smartphone tech, autonomous driving features) to the ludicrous (flying cars, AI refrigerators, internet-connected vibrators).Show NotesRead more about folding screens. Qualcomm’s 5G announcements came early this year. Read up on Honda’s augmented driving initiative. Mashable on the overabundance of men as CES 2019 keynote speakers, and the Verge report about 2018. Follow all of our CES coverage.RecommendationsTom recommends shopping offline whenever you can, especially for things like shoes. Lauren recommends The Morning Show on Apple TV+. Mike recommends the Oxo Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker.Lauren Goode can be found on Twitter @LaurenGoode. Tom Simonite is @TSimonite. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our consulting executive producer is Alex Kapelman (@alexkapelman). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how:If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. We’re on Spotify too. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Google Podcasts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here's the RSS feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Next week, we’ll be bound for the largest consumer electronics showcase of the season. CES starts on January 7 in Las Vegas, and we’ll be heading into the fray to touch, swipe, drive, cuddle, ride, and otherwise experience all of the latest gadgets the consumer tech industry wants to put in front of our eager eyeballs. On this week’s show, Michael Calore, Lauren Goode, and special guest Tom Simonite run through all the trends we expect to see at CES, from the practical (5G, smartphone tech, autonomous driving features) to the ludicrous (flying cars, AI refrigerators, internet-connected vibrators).Show NotesRead more about <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/folding-phones-wait-for-glass/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">folding screens</a>. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/qualcomm-snapdragon-865-5g/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Qualcomm’s 5G announcements</a> came early this year. Read up on Honda’s <a href="https://global.honda/innovation/CES/2020/augmented_driving_concept.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">augmented driving</a> initiative. Mashable on the overabundance of men as <a href="https://mashable.com/2018/01/04/ces-keynote-speakers-are-all-women/#EdxLVHby.kqf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CES 2019 keynote speakers</a>, and the Verge report <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/4/16849620/ces-2018-sexism-female-ceo-diversity-cta-all-male-lineup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">about 2018</a>. Follow all of our <a href="https://www.wired.com/tag/ces/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CES coverage</a>.RecommendationsTom recommends shopping offline whenever you can, especially for things like shoes. Lauren recommends <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-morning-show/umc.cmc.25tn3v8ku4b39tr6ccgb8nl6m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Morning Show</a> on Apple TV+. Mike recommends the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Cold-Coffee-Maker-11237500/dp/B07HB3GH6W" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oxo Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker</a>.Lauren Goode can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Tom Simonite is @<a href="https://twitter.com/tsimonite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TSimonite</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our consulting executive producer is Alex Kapelman (@<a href="https://twitter.com/alexkapelman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alexkapelman</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how:If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gadget-lab-podcast/id266391367?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tap this link</a>. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by<a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iec5bnjozxz7wpye5n4m32mgsuu?t=The_Gadget_Lab_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> tapping here</a>. We’re on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/11hUjoJv4FxFnw9r0mHIsC?si=a252nTYbQvi47_kimwWwsA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> too. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Google Podcasts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, <a href="https://www.wired.com/feed/podcast/gadget-lab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here's the RSS feed</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Sex Toys and Toothbrushes

Jessica Powell was the top communications executive at Google when she found herself Googling, in no uncertain search terms, how to quit her job at Google. She tried approximately 837 different tactics before she ended up taking the leap, and now she’s a startup founder, a contributor to Medium and The New York Times, and the author of The Big Disruption, a novel about a giant Silicon Valley tech company. The eventual burnout and dissatisfaction Powell experienced is not unique in Silicon Valley, she tells us on this week’s Gadget Lab podcast. But it can be difficult to acknowledge when you’re working in an industry filled with mission-driven companies and leaders who want to “change the world” (and in some cases–––they do). Powell also talks about the commercialization of International Women’s Day, and speaks candidly about Facebook’s latest manifesto around privacy. “Facebook is in such a bad place that I feel like if they cough, people say, ‘That cough is just a way to get more data!’” Powell tells the Gadget Lab hosts. “There are so many conspiracy theories, and sometimes you just have to realize a cough is just a cough. But, I also don’t think that’s the case with this announcement.” Show notes: You can read WIRED editor-in-chief Nick Thompson’s interview with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg here, as well as a follow up story from Thompson and Issie Lapowsky. Read Klint Finley’s story about a possible return to Obama-era net neutrality rules here. For some of Powell’s recent writing, check out her Medium page. Recommendations:Jessica Powell recommends putting vegetable puree into buttermilk-free biscuits to trick your kids into eating their greens. She also recommends the book The Radiance of the King, by Camara Laye. Arielle recommends this WIRED guide to TikTok, and also, TikTok. Mike recommends the Beastie Boys Book audiobook, which is narrated by an all-star cast of characters. Lauren recommends Workin’ Moms, the CBC show that’s now on Netflix. If you have feedback for us, please, leave us a review! Or you can send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how:If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica Powell was the top communications executive at Google when she found herself Googling, in no uncertain search terms, how to quit her job at Google. She tried approximately 837 different tactics before she ended up taking the leap, and now she’s a startup founder, a contributor to Medium and The New York Times, and the author of The Big Disruption, a novel about a giant Silicon Valley tech company. The eventual burnout and dissatisfaction Powell experienced is not unique in Silicon Valley, she tells us on this week’s Gadget Lab podcast. But it can be difficult to acknowledge when you’re working in an industry filled with mission-driven companies and leaders who want to “change the world” (and in some cases–––they do). Powell also talks about the commercialization of International Women’s Day, and speaks candidly about Facebook’s latest manifesto around privacy. “Facebook is in such a bad place that I feel like if they cough, people say, ‘That cough is just a way to get more data!’” Powell tells the Gadget Lab hosts. “There are so many conspiracy theories, and sometimes you just have to realize a cough is just a cough. But, I also don’t think that’s the case with this announcement.” Show notes: You can read WIRED editor-in-chief Nick Thompson’s interview with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg here, as well as a follow up story from Thompson and Issie Lapowsky. Read Klint Finley’s story about a possible return to Obama-era net neutrality rules here. For some of Powell’s recent writing, check out her Medium page. Recommendations: Jessica Powell recommends putting vegetable puree into buttermilk-free biscuits to trick your kids into eating their greens. She also recommends the book The Radiance of the King, by Camara Laye. Arielle recommends this WIRED guide to TikTok, and also, TikTok. Mike recommends the Beastie Boys Book audiobook, which is narrated by an all-star cast of characters. Lauren recommends Workin’ Moms, the CBC show that’s now on Netflix. If you have feedback for us, please, leave us a review! Or you can send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how: If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

How to Quit Your Tech Job

2019 was a tumultuous time for technology. While product engineers created hybrid franken-gadgets and software companies turned nearly everything into a subscription service, we also grappled with the increasingly chaotic ripple effects of social media and the realization that there are people listening to our private home recordings. (Not to mention Elon Musk's new murdertruck.)On this episode of Gadget Lab, we're going to try to make sense of it all. We talk about the most important product developments of 2019 and look ahead to predict the trends that will matter in 2020.Show Notes: Read Lauren’s review of the Sonos Ikea Symfonisk Speakers here. Read the story about the making of the California Consumer Privacy Act in the New York Times. Read more about this year’s wild phone design choices here.Recommendations: Lauren recommends the iPad Pro. Mike recommends the Google Pixel 3a. Arielle recommends getting an Amazon Kindle.Lauren Goode can be found on Twitter @LaurenGoode. Arielle Pardes is @pardesoteric. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our consulting executive producer is Alex Kapelman (@alexkapelman). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how:If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. We’re on Spotify too. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Google Podcasts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here's the RSS feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2019 was a tumultuous time for technology. While product engineers created <a href="https://www.wired.com/review/ikea-sonos-symfonisk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hybrid franken-gadgets</a> and software companies turned nearly everything into a <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/streaming-subscriptions-competition-netflix-amazon-disney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscription service</a>, we also grappled with the increasingly <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-15-months-of-fresh-hell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chaotic ripple effects of social media</a> and the realization that there are people <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/alexa-google-assistant-echo-smart-speaker-privacy-controls/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">listening to our private home recordings</a>. (Not to mention Elon Musk's new <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/why-tesla-cybertruck-looks-weird/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">murdertruck</a>.)On this episode of Gadget Lab, we're going to try to make sense of it all. We talk about the most important product developments of 2019 and look ahead to predict the trends that will matter in 2020.Show Notes: Read Lauren’s review of the Sonos Ikea Symfonisk Speakers <a href="https://www.wired.com/review/ikea-sonos-symfonisk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Read the story about the making of the California Consumer Privacy Act in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/magazine/facebook-google-privacy-data.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Times</a>. Read more about this year’s wild phone design choices <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/get-ready-for-weird-phones/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Recommendations: Lauren recommends the <a href="https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iPad Pro</a>. Mike recommends the <a href="https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_3a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Pixel 3a</a>. Arielle recommends getting an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Kindle-Ereader-Family/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=6669702011" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a>.Lauren Goode can be found on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Arielle Pardes is @<a href="https://twitter.com/pardesoteric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pardesoteric</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our consulting executive producer is Alex Kapelman (@<a href="https://twitter.com/alexkapelman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alexkapelman</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how:If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gadget-lab-podcast/id266391367?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tap this link</a>. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by<a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iec5bnjozxz7wpye5n4m32mgsuu?t=The_Gadget_Lab_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> tapping here</a>. We’re on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/11hUjoJv4FxFnw9r0mHIsC?si=a252nTYbQvi47_kimwWwsA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> too. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Google Podcasts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, <a href="https://www.wired.com/feed/podcast/gadget-lab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here's the RSS feed</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Our Favorite Stuff from 2019, Plus Our 2020 Predictions

Self-lacing sneakers have been the dream since Marty McFly first rocked Nike MAGs in 1989, but most attempts at turning shoe leather into smart sneakers have been expensive, produced in small batches, and frankly, a little gimmicky. Until now: Earlier this week, Nike revealed Adapt BB, the company’s latest self-lacing basketball shoe. And these actually seem … smart. WIRED’s Peter Rubin joins the Gadget Lab podcast this week to talk about what it’s like to wear the new kicks, and describes all of the tech that goes into them. At $350, the Adapt BB’s are a little more accessible than previous iterations, though as Peter points out, they’re likely to be worn by professional athletes and Nike-backed college teams to start. Also on this week’s podcast: WIRED’s Nitasha Tiku talks about a group of Googlers who have launched a public awareness campaign about mandatory arbitration agreements, arguing that employers use them to suppress workers facing harassment and discrimination. Show notes: Peter’s story on Nike’s Adapt BB is here. Read all about mandatory arbitration at tech companies here. Worried about the latest data breach? Check and see if you’ve been hacked. Wish Google would make a legitimately sporty smartwatch to compete with Apple Watch? You might be in luck. Recommendations: Peter recommends watching Detroiters, on Comedy Central. Lauren recommends Fyre Fraud, on Hulu. Mike recommends watching the 1995 film Before Sunrise. Clearly, “watching gluttonous amounts of streaming media” is on our collective list of 2019 resolutions.Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how:If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to wired.c Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Self-lacing sneakers have been the dream since Marty McFly first rocked Nike MAGs in 1989, but most attempts at turning shoe leather into smart sneakers have been expensive, produced in small batches, and frankly, a little gimmicky. Until now: Earlier this week, Nike revealed Adapt BB, the company’s latest self-lacing basketball shoe. And these actually seem … smart. WIRED’s Peter Rubin joins the Gadget Lab podcast this week to talk about what it’s like to wear the new kicks, and describes all of the tech that goes into them. At $350, the Adapt BB’s are a little more accessible than previous iterations, though as Peter points out, they’re likely to be worn by professional athletes and Nike-backed college teams to start. Also on this week’s podcast: WIRED’s Nitasha Tiku talks about a group of Googlers who have launched a public awareness campaign about mandatory arbitration agreements, arguing that employers use them to suppress workers facing harassment and discrimination. Show notes: Peter’s story on Nike’s Adapt BB is here. Read all about mandatory arbitration at tech companies here. Worried about the latest data breach? Check and see if you’ve been hacked. Wish Google would make a legitimately sporty smartwatch to compete with Apple Watch? You might be in luck. Recommendations: Peter recommends watching Detroiters, on Comedy Central. Lauren recommends Fyre Fraud, on Hulu. Mike recommends watching the 1995 film Before Sunrise. Clearly, “watching gluttonous amounts of streaming media” is on our collective list of 2019 resolutions. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how: If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to wired.c Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Nike’s Truly Smart Sneakers

How long have you gone without checking your phone in the past week? 10, 15, maybe 20 minutes while you’re awake? Our screens have commandeered our eyeballs and taken hold of our lives. Our phones buzz constantly with notifications, even when we intentionally move them off the dinner table, away from our bedsides, and out of sight. Ten years ago, before smartphones had even become mainstream, filmmaker Tiffany Shlain felt like something was askew in her life—and believed that technology had something to do with it. So she and her family instituted a “Tech Shabbat,” one day a week where they refused to use any form of modern technology. It involved installing landlines, printing out maps, and actually looking one another in the eye during conversations, but a decade later Shlain has determined that the benefits of consciously disconnecting outweigh the short-term sense of accomplishment we get from being on our phones. Shlain joins this week’s Gadget Lab podcast to talk about her evolving relationship with technology, and the process of stepping away from film to write a full-length book. Show Notes: You can find out more about Tiffany Shlain’s book here. You can read Peter’s exclusive story about the PlayStation 5 console here. Lily Newman’s story about Twitter’s usage of your phone number for ad targeting is here.  And for fun, you should read Boone Ashworth’s story about the big lure of tiny keyboards. Recommendations: Peter recommends Marvel Puzzle Quest, a mobile game that’s also available on PCs. Arielle recommends Fleishman Is In Trouble, a novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Lauren recommends the Ask Molly newsletter, written by Heather Havrilesky, who is also the author of Ask Polly.Lauren Goode can be found at @LaurenGoode. Tiffany Shlain is @tiffanyshlain. Arielle Pardes is @pardesoteric. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Boone Ashworth, who edited the show, can be found at @booneashworth. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How long have you gone without checking your phone in the past week? 10, 15, maybe 20 minutes while you’re awake? Our screens have commandeered our eyeballs and taken hold of our lives. Our phones buzz constantly with notifications, even when we intentionally move them off the dinner table, away from our bedsides, and out of sight. Ten years ago, before smartphones had even become mainstream, filmmaker Tiffany Shlain felt like something was askew in her life—and believed that technology had something to do with it. So she and her family instituted a “Tech Shabbat,” one day a week where they refused to use any form of modern technology. It involved installing landlines, printing out maps, and actually looking one another in the eye during conversations, but a decade later Shlain has determined that the benefits of consciously disconnecting outweigh the short-term sense of accomplishment we get from being on our phones. Shlain joins this week’s Gadget Lab podcast to talk about her evolving relationship with technology, and the process of stepping away from film to write a full-length book. Show Notes: You can find out more about Tiffany Shlain’s book <a href="https://www.24sixlife.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. You can read Peter’s exclusive story about the PlayStation 5 console <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-playstation-5/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Lily Newman’s story about Twitter’s usage of your phone number for ad targeting is <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-two-factor-advertising/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.  And for fun, you should read Boone Ashworth’s story about the <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tiny-keyboards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">big lure of tiny keyboards</a>. Recommendations: Peter recommends <a href="https://www.marvel.com/games/marvel-puzzle-quest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marvel Puzzle Quest</a>, a mobile game that’s also available on PCs. Arielle recommends <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fleishman-Trouble-Novel-Taffy-Brodesser-Akner/dp/0525510877" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fleishman Is In Trouble</a>, a novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Lauren recommends the <a href="https://askmolly.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ask Molly</a> newsletter, written by Heather Havrilesky, who is also the author of Ask Polly.Lauren Goode can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Tiffany Shlain is @<a href="https://twitter.com/tiffanyshlain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tiffanyshlain</a>. Arielle Pardes is @<a href="https://twitter.com/pardesoteric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pardesoteric</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Boone Ashworth, who edited the show, can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. Our theme song is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

It's Time to Put Down Your Phone

Adam Savage

You might know Adam Savage as the co-host of the television show MythBusters, as the editor of Tested.com, or as the host of countless web videos that show him building machines, sewing costumes for Comic-Con, and occasionally blowing something up in his San Francisco workshop. Now Savage is the host of a new television show, Savage Builds, coming to the Science and Discovery channels on June 12. Savage has also written a memoir about his life as a maker called Every Tool’s a Hammer. We bring Adam on the show to talk about his new book, his new show, why he hates homework, how the gig economy exposes the motives of late-stage capitalist entities, and so much more.Show notes: Find Adam Savage on book tour. See his new show starting June 12. Find Tested on YouTube and at Tested.com.Recommendations: Arielle recommends Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. Mike recommends Stephen King’s memoir, On Writing. Lauren recommends Arielle’s story on the Helvetica Now typeface. Adam recommends The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe.Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Our guest Adam Savage is @donttrythis. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You might know Adam Savage as the co-host of the television show MythBusters, as the editor of <a href="http://Tested.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tested.com</a>, or as the host of countless web videos that show him building machines, sewing costumes for Comic-Con, and occasionally blowing something up in his San Francisco workshop. Now Savage is the host of a new television show, Savage Builds, coming to the Science and Discovery channels on June 12. Savage has also written a memoir about his life as a maker called Every Tool’s a Hammer. We bring Adam on the show to talk about his new book, his new show, why he hates homework, how the gig economy exposes the motives of late-stage capitalist entities, and so much more.Show notes: Find Adam Savage <a href="http://simonandschusterpublishing.com/adam-savage-sweeps/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on book tour</a>. See his new show starting June 12. Find Tested on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and at <a href="https://www.tested.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tested.com</a>.Recommendations: Arielle recommends <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Machines-Like-Me-Ian-McEwan/dp/0385545118" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Machines Like Me</a> by Ian McEwan. Mike recommends Stephen King’s memoir, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Memoir-Craft-Stephen-King/dp/1439193630/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Writing</a>. Lauren recommends Arielle’s story on the <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/helvetica-now/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helvetica Now typeface</a>. Adam recommends <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312427565/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Right Stuff</a> by Tom Wolfe.Arielle Pardes can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/pardesoteric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pardesoteric</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laurengoode</a>. Michael Calore can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Our guest Adam Savage is @<a href="https://twitter.com/donttrythis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">donttrythis</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. Our theme song is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Making of Adam Savage

Product designer and internet native Chris Messina was lucky enough to snag the username @chris on Instagram back when Instagram was known as Burbn, and, like all of his early usernames, it became a part of his digital identity. But having an OG username has exposed him to hacks, scams, and generally shady online exchanges. It has also lead him down the path of more existential questions about life online––like, is the internet still fun? On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast we talk to Chris about the biggest offer he’s ever been made for his name, ephemerality in apps, and what the future of social media looks like once the concept of “following” goes away. Also covered in this episode of the Gadget Lab podcast, which was taped on Valentine’s Day: Amazon’s big break up with New York City. After a months-long search for “HQ2” that ended in an eventual commitment to build out corporate offices in Long Island City, Queens, Amazon has now backed out of the deal. While not everyone is happy about Amazon’s retreat, there were also plenty of good reasons for the resistance to the deal. Show notes: You can read WIRED’s story about Amazon backing out of New York City here. Say goodbye to NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover here. And if you want to see what Chris has been up to, follow the hashtag #Noyoucanthavemyusername on Twitter.Recommendations: Chris Messina recommends Otter.ai. Arielle Pardes recommends the Tokimeki unfollow tool. Lauren Goode recommends Becoming, by Michelle Obama. Mike Calore recommends Nanban, by Tim Anderson. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how:If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to wired.com as soon as it’s released. If you still can’t figur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Product designer and internet native Chris Messina was lucky enough to snag the username @chris on Instagram back when Instagram was known as Burbn, and, like all of his early usernames, it became a part of his digital identity. But having an OG username has exposed him to hacks, scams, and generally shady online exchanges. It has also lead him down the path of more existential questions about life online––like, is the internet still fun? On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast we talk to Chris about the biggest offer he’s ever been made for his name, ephemerality in apps, and what the future of social media looks like once the concept of “following” goes away. Also covered in this episode of the Gadget Lab podcast, which was taped on Valentine’s Day: Amazon’s big break up with New York City. After a months-long search for “HQ2” that ended in an eventual commitment to build out corporate offices in Long Island City, Queens, Amazon has now backed out of the deal. While not everyone is happy about Amazon’s retreat, there were also plenty of good reasons for the resistance to the deal. Show notes: You can read WIRED’s story about Amazon backing out of New York City here. Say goodbye to NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover here. And if you want to see what Chris has been up to, follow the hashtag #Noyoucanthavemyusername on Twitter. Recommendations: Chris Messina recommends <a href="http://Otter.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Otter.ai</a>. Arielle Pardes recommends the Tokimeki unfollow tool. Lauren Goode recommends Becoming, by Michelle Obama. Mike Calore recommends Nanban, by Tim Anderson. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how: If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. We’re also on Soundcloud, and every episode gets posted to <a href="http://wired.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wired.com</a> as soon as it’s released. If you still can’t figur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Treacherous Allure of OG Usernames

Without video creators, YouTube wouldn’t be one of the world’s biggest social platforms. Without the platform, YouTubers wouldn’t be, well, YouTubers. But video creators are regularly facing new policy changes from YouTube that could impact their ability to make money from their work — and it’s not always clear what these changes are, or why YouTube is making them. Now, as part of a push for fair treatment, YouTubes are looking to collective action. And the effort is being led, in part, by an unlikely characters: A creator in Germany who makes high-powered slingshots for his audience of 2.3 million people. This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, we talk with WIRED staff writer Emma Grey Ellis about what YouTubers hope to get out of their unionization efforts, and what the movement means for the video giant.Also in the news: Mark Zuckerberg gets grilled by the House Financial Services Committee about Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency...only, the hearing was about much more than just Libra. Show Notes: Read Emma’s story about the YouTubers union here. And here’s Steven Levy’s story about the Libra hearing in Washington D.C. Read Lauren's review of the Samsung Galaxy Fold here.Recommendations: Emma recommends the science and comedy podcast Ologies with Alie Ward. Mike recommends the book I Like to Watch by Emily Nussbaum. Lauren recommends the book Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow. Arielle recommends Google’s experimental Digital Wellbeing features, like the one that batches your notifications for you.  Emma Grey Ellis is on Twitter @EmmaGreyEllis. Lauren Goode can be found @LaurenGoode. Arielle Pardes is @pardesoteric. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how:If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. We’re on Spotify too. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Google Podcasts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here's the RSS feed.https://www.wired.com/feed/podcast/gadget-lab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Without video creators, YouTube wouldn’t be one of the world’s biggest social platforms. Without the platform, YouTubers wouldn’t be, well, YouTubers. But video creators are regularly facing new policy changes from YouTube that could impact their ability to make money from their work — and it’s not always clear what these changes are, or why YouTube is making them. Now, as part of a push for fair treatment, YouTubes are looking to collective action. And the effort is being led, in part, by an unlikely characters: A creator in Germany who makes high-powered slingshots for his audience of 2.3 million people. This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, we talk with WIRED staff writer Emma Grey Ellis about what YouTubers hope to get out of their unionization efforts, and what the movement means for the video giant.Also in the news: Mark Zuckerberg gets grilled by the House Financial Services Committee about Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency...only, the hearing was about much more than just Libra. Show Notes: Read Emma’s story about the YouTubers union <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-union/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. And <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-endures-another-grilling-capitol-hill/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here’s Steven Levy’s story</a> about the Libra hearing in Washington D.C. Read Lauren's review of the Samsung Galaxy Fold <a href="https://www.wired.com/review/samsung-galaxy-fold/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Recommendations: Emma recommends the science and comedy podcast <a href="https://art19.com/shows/ologies-fb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ologies with Alie Ward</a>. Mike recommends the book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563025/i-like-to-watch-by-emily-nussbaum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like to Watch</a> by Emily Nussbaum. Lauren recommends the book <a href="https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/ronan-farrow/catch-and-kill/9780316486637/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catch and Kill</a> by Ronan Farrow. Arielle recommends Google’s <a href="https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/digitalwellbeing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">experimental Digital Wellbeing features</a>, like the one that batches your notifications for you.  Emma Grey Ellis is on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/emmagreyellis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EmmaGreyEllis</a>. Lauren Goode can be found @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Arielle Pardes is @<a href="https://twitter.com/pardesoteric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pardesoteric</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. Our theme song is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how:If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gadget-lab-podcast/id266391367?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tap this link</a>. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by<a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iec5bnjozxz7wpye5n4m32mgsuu?t=The_Gadget_Lab_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> tapping here</a>. We’re on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/11hUjoJv4FxFnw9r0mHIsC?si=a252nTYbQvi47_kimwWwsA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> too. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Google Podcasts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, <a href="https://www.wired.com/feed/podcast/gadget-lab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here's the RSS feed</a>.<a href="https://www.wired.com/feed/podcast/gadget-lab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/feed/podcast/gadget-lab</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

YouTube Creators Want More From YouTube

Last month, Facebook announced its plans to get into the cryptocurrency race with Libra. A blend of blockchain and partnership with 28 companies, Libra has been pitched as a money transfer service and a unique currency rolled into one. But just by virtue of being a Facebook venture, Libra immediately garnered controversy. Some people think it could help bring the entire cryptocurrency industry into the mainstream, while others think giving Facebook access to their financial information sounds like a dystopian nightmare. On this episode of Gadget Lab, WIRED writer Gregory Barber explains the intricacies of Facebook’s ambitious plan and how Libra is poised to rattle the future of crypto.Show Notes: This episode was recorded just two hour before President Trump tweeted about the perceived dangers of Libra. Our guest Gregory Barber wrote a news story about that development. You can also read Greg’s previous stories about Libra here and here. Also read the WIRED guide to the blockchain.Recommendations: Greg recommends getting back into Duolingo (and maybe learning Arabic). Arielle recommends the book The Most Human Human by Brian Christian.Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Gregory Barber is @GregoryJBarber. Boone Ashworth, who edited the show, can be found at @booneashworth. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last month, Facebook announced its plans to get into the cryptocurrency race with Libra. A blend of blockchain and partnership with 28 companies, Libra has been pitched as a money transfer service and a unique currency rolled into one. But just by virtue of being a Facebook venture, Libra immediately garnered controversy. Some people think it could help bring the entire cryptocurrency industry into the mainstream, while others think giving Facebook access to their financial information sounds like a dystopian nightmare. On this episode of Gadget Lab, WIRED writer Gregory Barber explains the intricacies of Facebook’s ambitious plan and how Libra is poised to rattle the future of crypto.Show Notes: This episode was recorded just two hour before President Trump tweeted about the perceived dangers of Libra. Our guest Gregory Barber wrote <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/president-trump-latest-critic-facebooks-libra/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a news story</a> about that development. You can also read Greg’s previous stories about Libra <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/facebooks-cryptocurrency-might-work-like-loyalty-points/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/fed-chair-facebooks-libra-raises-serious-concerns/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Also read the <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/guide-blockchain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WIRED guide to the blockchain</a>.Recommendations: Greg recommends getting back into <a href="https://www.duolingo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duolingo</a> (and maybe learning Arabic). Arielle recommends the book <a href="https://brianchristian.org/the-most-human-human/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Most Human Human</a> by Brian Christian.Arielle Pardes can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/pardesoteric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pardesoteric</a>. Gregory Barber is <a href="https://twitter.com/gregoryjbarber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@GregoryJBarber</a>. Boone Ashworth, who edited the show, can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. Our theme song is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Facebook's Libra and the Future of Money

This week, a conversation with Aza Raskin, cofounder of the Center for Humane Technology at Stanford University, about the “asymmetric power relationships” between the people who use tech and the companies who control it. In the news, Jony Ive, the famed designer of the iPod, iMac, and iPhone, is leaving Apple. Also, Twitter announced plans to start cracking down on politicians who violate their rules on the platform, and Amazon launches a program that will let you pick up packages from Rite Aid.Show Notes: Here’s Louise Matsakis’s story about Jony Ive’s departure from Apple. And Paris Martineau wrote about how Twitter will now quarantine politicians’ tweets if they violate the rules. You can read Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson’s story about the latest campaign from the Center for Human Technology here. Recommendations: Arielle recommends the book Naïve. Super by Erlend Loe. Michael recommends that you sign up for a free trial of Amazon Prime so that you can take advantage of Prime Day sales next month (then unsubscribe from the service afterwards, if you want). Lauren recommends this episode of the Ezra Klein podcast, on why liberals and conservatives create such different media. Our guest Aza Raskin is on Twitter at @aza. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Boone Ashworth, who edited the show, can be found at @booneashworth. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, a conversation with Aza Raskin, cofounder of the Center for Humane Technology at Stanford University, about the “asymmetric power relationships” between the people who use tech and the companies who control it. In the news, Jony Ive, the famed designer of the iPod, iMac, and iPhone, is leaving Apple. Also, Twitter announced plans to start cracking down on politicians who violate their rules on the platform, and Amazon launches a program that will let you pick up packages from Rite Aid.Show Notes: Here’s Louise Matsakis’s story about Jony Ive’s <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/jony-ive-leaves-apple/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">departure from Apple.</a> And Paris Martineau wrote about how Twitter will <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-quarantine-politicians-tweets-violate-rules/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">now quarantine politicians’ tweets if they violate the rules</a>. You can read Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson’s story about the latest campaign from the Center for Human Technology <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tristan-harris-tech-is-downgrading-humans-time-to-fight-back/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Recommendations: Arielle recommends the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Na%C3%AFve-Super-Erlend-Loe/dp/1841956724" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Naïve. Super</a> by Erlend Loe. Michael recommends that you sign up for a free trial of Amazon Prime so that you can take advantage of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/l/13887280011?pf_rd_p=5494a76b-b2c7-48ab-bcd6-ea276e65bd79&amp;pf_rd_s=nav-sitewide-msg&amp;pf_rd_t=4201&amp;pf_rd_i=navbar-4201&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_r=31W6DGHBA3EGWW8HNY2J&amp;pf_rd_r=31W6DGHBA3EGWW8HNY2J&amp;pf_rd_p=5494a76b-b2c7-48ab-bcd6-ea276e65bd79" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prime Day </a>sales next month (then unsubscribe from the service afterwards, if you want). Lauren recommends <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-liberals-conservatives-create-such-different-media/id1081584611?i=1000442136474" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this episode of the Ezra Klein podcast</a>, on why liberals and conservatives create such different media. Our guest Aza Raskin is on Twitter at @<a href="https://twitter.com/aza" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">aza</a>. Michael Calore can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laurengoode</a>. Arielle Pardes can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/pardesoteric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pardesoteric</a>. Boone Ashworth, who edited the show, can be found at @<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. Our theme song is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Rebalancing Our Relationship With Tech

Facebook started in 2004 as a simple network for connecting students at Harvard University. At the time, nobody could have predicted that it would grow to become the largest social network in the world, with 2.5 billion monthly active users, or that it would wield such tremendous influence over our lives, our politics, and our concept of free speech on the web.The progression of events between the Facebook of then and the Facebook of today is cataloged with great detail in Steven Levy’s new book, Facebook: The Inside Story. It’s the product of four years of reporting, including a series of exclusive interviews with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg. Levy, an editor-at-large at WIRED, joins the show this week to talk about Facebook’s past, present, and future.Show Notes: Read an excerpt from Steven Levy’s book here.Recommendations: Steven recommends Scrivener. Lauren recommends Peloton. Mike recommends the NYT Cooking app, which is now available on Android.Steven Levy is on Twitter @StevenLevy Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our consulting executive producer is Alex Kapelman (@alexkapelman). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook started in 2004 as a simple network for connecting students at Harvard University. At the time, nobody could have predicted that it would grow to become the largest social network in the world, with 2.5 billion monthly active users, or that it would wield such tremendous influence over our lives, our politics, and our concept of free speech on the web.The progression of events between the Facebook of then and the Facebook of today is cataloged with great detail in Steven Levy’s new book, Facebook: The Inside Story. It’s the product of four years of reporting, including a series of exclusive interviews with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg. Levy, an editor-at-large at WIRED, joins the show this week to talk about Facebook’s past, present, and future.Show Notes: Read an excerpt from Steven Levy’s book <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-lost-notebook/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Recommendations: Steven recommends <a href="https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scrivener</a>. Lauren recommends <a href="https://www.onepeloton.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peloton</a>. Mike recommends the NYT Cooking app, which is now <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nytimes.cooking&amp;hl=en_US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">available on Android</a>.Steven Levy is on Twitter @<a href="https://twitter.com/StevenLevy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StevenLevy</a> Lauren Goode is @<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaurenGoode</a>. Michael Calore is @<a href="https://twitter.com/snackfight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snackfight</a>. Bling the main hotline at @<a href="https://twitter.com/gadgetlab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GadgetLab</a>. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@<a href="https://twitter.com/BooneAshworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">booneashworth</a>). Our consulting executive producer is Alex Kapelman (@<a href="https://twitter.com/alexkapelman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alexkapelman</a>). Our theme music is by <a href="https://solarkeys.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Keys</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Is Facebook Forever?

At its flagship phone event this week in San Francisco, Samsung announced not one but four different versions of the new Galaxy S10: A phone with a 6.1-inch display, a plus-sized model, a “less expensive” version of the phone, and a handset that will support 5G networks when it ships. But the most interesting part of the launch was undeniably Samsung’s reveal of its new foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold. It wasn’t the very first time this phone was shown off, but this time around Samsung showed a demo, shared a ship date, and announced that it would cost a whopping $1980. How will a foldable phone fit into our lives? How does any super-expensive smartphone fit into our lives (and our budgets) these days? These are a couple of the questions we had for Axios chief tech correspondent Ina Fried, who has tracked the mobile industry for more than a decade and who joined us on this week’s Gadget Lab podcast. Ina brought nearly half a dozen phone models with her to compare to the new Samsung wares, and, even though it was visual demonstration on an audio podcast, you’re not going to want to miss this. Show notes: You can read all about Samsung’s new phones here, along with all of the other hardware Samsung announced this week. Here’s Brian Barrett’s story on the folding phone. If you’ve already made up your mind to order one of the new Galaxy S10 phones, here’s how to do it. Recommendations: Ina recommends seeing The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, as well as the third and final installment in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. Arielle recommends the astrology app Co-Star, especially if you’ve deleted Facebook and are having trouble keeping track of birthdays. Lauren recommends Purple Carrot, a vegan-friendly meal-kit service. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how:If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed.We’re also Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At its flagship phone event this week in San Francisco, Samsung announced not one but four different versions of the new Galaxy S10: A phone with a 6.1-inch display, a plus-sized model, a “less expensive” version of the phone, and a handset that will support 5G networks when it ships. But the most interesting part of the launch was undeniably Samsung’s reveal of its new foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold. It wasn’t the very first time this phone was shown off, but this time around Samsung showed a demo, shared a ship date, and announced that it would cost a whopping $1980. How will a foldable phone fit into our lives? How does any super-expensive smartphone fit into our lives (and our budgets) these days? These are a couple of the questions we had for Axios chief tech correspondent Ina Fried, who has tracked the mobile industry for more than a decade and who joined us on this week’s Gadget Lab podcast. Ina brought nearly half a dozen phone models with her to compare to the new Samsung wares, and, even though it was visual demonstration on an audio podcast, you’re not going to want to miss this. Show notes: You can read all about Samsung’s new phones here, along with all of the other hardware Samsung announced this week. Here’s Brian Barrett’s story on the folding phone. If you’ve already made up your mind to order one of the new Galaxy S10 phones, here’s how to do it. Recommendations: Ina recommends seeing The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, as well as the third and final installment in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. Arielle recommends the astrology app Co-Star, especially if you’ve deleted Facebook and are having trouble keeping track of birthdays. Lauren recommends Purple Carrot, a vegan-friendly meal-kit service. Send the Gadget Lab hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes can be found at @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @laurengoode. Michael Calore can be found at @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme song is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week’s podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here’s how: If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Radio Public, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here’s the RSS feed. We’re also Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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