China’s OpenClaw Boom Is a Gold Rush for AI Companies
…This week, I checked in with half a dozen users of OpenClaw in China about their experiences with the agent, and a clear picture of division emerged between the adopters who are…
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Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice
…As the new model rolls out to millions of users, I tested Muse Spark to see how it would respond to health-related questions. When I asked how it could help me…
I Let Siri AI Show Me Around San Francisco
…At WWDC 2026, Apple repeatedly referenced its privacy-preserving approach to Siri AI. As part of the company’s Private Cloud Compute, Apple claims it doesn’t store data from users and…
I Used Google’s New Gemini-Powered ‘Help Me Create’ Tool in Docs. It’s Great at Corporate-Speak
This Google launch is part of a larger trend in 2026, in which major software developers are continuing to bake generative-AI-based features into core user experiences—despite the lingering distaste…
The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer
…What if you don't want AI baked into your phone? “A user always has control,” says Mindy Brooks, vice president of product management on the Gemini Intelligence experience. “They can turn…
Google's AI Search Results Love to Refer You Back to Google
…But, it still doesn't answer my question.” The circular experience of these AI tools is incredibly frustrating, Goodwin says, for users and publishers putting content online. “The biggest beneficiary of Google…
How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple
…Employees who had completed a day or two of the training were not allowed to describe the experience to other retail employees who were about to receive their first demo, so as…
Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain
…Over the last few months, we have stopped any kind of experiment that hurts user experience in exchange for monetization. Because for a year or two, we were doing some experiments, and…
I Asked ChatGPT What WIRED’s Reviewers Recommend. Its Answers Were All Wrong
…But OpenAI recently revamped its product recommendation features in ChatGPT to provide a more detailed user experience so you can spend more time with the chatbot and less time reading websites and…
The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse
…Worlds experience, aimed for release within the next month or two. That instance will not be compatible with VR, so mobile users will not be able to interact with users in VR…