Apple’s New AirPods Max 2 Headphones Are a Lazy Update
…news until its other, more exciting product updates earlier this month had some time to cool on the windowsill. Apple does things its own way, and the previous AirPods Max managed to…
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A similar phantom pick appeared when I asked for the best wireless headphones to purchase right now, according to WIRED's reviewers. ChatGPT made it look like Apple’s AirPods Max 2 are WIRED’s pick as the best option for readers deep in the Apple ecosystem. That may be true in a few weeks—after we've tested the headphones—but our reviewers haven’t added them to the guide yet; ChatGPT jumped the gun. Only products our reviewers actually get to hold in their hands and put over their ears can be added as a recommendation.
I Asked ChatGPT What WIRED’s Reviewers Recommend. Its Answers Were All WrongHow About Laptops?
Another attempt, another flop. My direct request to ChatGPT from my tester account was clear: “What are the best laptops to buy right now, according to WIRED reviewers?” What’s unclear is why the bot’s responses are so consistently error-filled. This was another example of the best overall pick being a different product. The current top pick is the Apple MacBook Air (M5, 2026). Instead, ChatGPT kept insisting that WIRED’s top pick was actually an older model, the MacBook Air (M4, 2025). Similar to other tests, ChatGPT linked to the page containing the correct information yet still output erron
I Asked ChatGPT What WIRED’s Reviewers Recommend. Its Answers Were All WrongHow to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’
…It’s also easy to imagine this kind of browser tool catching on with productivity nerds looking to streamline workflows and save clicks. Even so, Skills seems like the kind of AI…
What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable
…If there were a completely different set of actors who were billing and operating the data centers versus training the models versus creating the products based on these models—if these were…
Meta’s New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid’s Table
Zuckerberg said in a social media post that Meta’s goal is to build AI products that “don't just answer your questions but act as agents that do things for you…
Apple’s 'Just Right’ Goldilocks MacBook Is the One Most People Should Buy
…It can even handle heavier applications for graphic design, photo editing, music production, and video production—perhaps not with the speed of a MacBook Pro, but with a surprising amount of oomph…
Apple Will Pay $250 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Siri’s AI Features
…this matter to stay focused on doing what we do best, delivering the most innovative products and services to our users.” Apple acknowledged last year that its AI upgrades to Siri were…
Meta Copies Snapchat’s Homework Again With ‘Plus’ Features for Instagram and Facebook
…mimicking other social media platforms’ successes—specifically, Snapchat. “Loving husband, father of four boys, VP Product @ Meta” reads Evan Spiegel’s tongue-in-cheek LinkedIn profile. Spiegel, the cofounder and CEO of…
Spring Cleaning? Here's How to Declutter Responsibly—and Maybe Earn Some Cash
…Don't buy fancy products to deep clean. Dish soap diluted in water (the ratio depends on what you're cleaning) works for almost everything. Sponges, cleaning cloths, microfiber cloths, and paper…
The Sony Afeela Was Doomed to Fail
…The sedan’s promised autonomous driving capabilities were supposed to be imminent, and so the car was stuffed to keep all nondrivers nice and distracted: screens on the dash and in front…
Mira Murati Wants Her AI to ‘Keep Humans in the Loop’
…only one product. Tinker, launched in October 2025, makes it possible to refine a frontier AI model using custom data. Today, it is available as an API that researchers and engineers can…