Gadget Lab: Weekly Tech News from WIRED
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.
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When Can I See You Again?
In some ways things are getting harder, not easier, as shelter-in-place orders lift worldwide. On this week's episode, we tackle tough new corona-questions.
48 min
177
Tech and the Police State
This week, we discuss how tools developed in Silicon Valley are being used to erode the privacy and safety of citizens protesting police brutality.
31 min
178
Trump v. Twitter
This week, Gilad Edelman joins us to discuss the White House’s move against tech platforms, and how talk of the November election led us to this moment.
35 min
179
Remote Desktop
This week, we measure the impact of Silicon Valley’s shift to remote work. Also, we crash the Clubhouse.
34 min
180
The Dark Secrets of a Hacking Hero
This week, Andy Greenberg talks about his profile of hacker Marcus Hutchins, and we get an update on contact tracing programs helping to slow the pandemic.
30 min
181
On the Road Again
How Will We Dine and Uber in the Post-Pandemic City?
29 min
182
The Argument for Making End-of-Life Decisions E...
This week, Stewart Brand and Ryan Phelan tell us why they are planning their own critical care decisions now, well before Covid-19 forces them to do so under pressure.
28 min
183
Open For Business
This week, WIRED senior correspondent Adam Rogers talks about how we could go about reopening the country.
34 min
184
Will Contact Tracing Work?
Some players in the tech industry are pivoting hard to address the global health crisis. But in many ways, business continues as usual.
27 min
185
The Race to Make a Vaccine
On this week's podcast, we talk with staff writer Megan Molteni about the efforts to eradicate the virus. We also discuss Covid-19 testing in the US.
31 min
186
Supply Demand
This week, we discuss the nationwide shortage of ventilators and protective equipment, and how we’re going to deal with it amid the coronavirus pandemic.
33 min
187
Pandemic Panic
This week on Gadget Lab, we discuss how misinformation about the pandemic is being handled by the government, the media, and social platforms.
28 min
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The Generation Gap
This week, we discuss why Italy has been hit so hard by the coronavirus, and we have tips for how parents can keep kids entertained as schools close.
23 min
189
Socially Distanced
This week's episode explores what happens when schools, conferences, and even offices shut down. Also: tips for working from home.
35 min
190
Is Facebook Forever?
Steven Levy joins the show to discuss his new book, “Facebook: The Inside Story.”
38 min
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There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
32 min
192
The Anti-Bias Bot
Textio CEO Kieran Snyder talks to WIRED about training computers to make human language more inclusive.
33 min
193
Smartphone Launch Events Are Silly
This week, Samsung hosted an event to show off Galaxy S20 phones, "Space Zoom" cameras and a new fold-y Flip. How seriously should we take these extravaganzas?
29 min
194
The Virus and the Vote
On this week's podcast, we discuss the coronavirus outbreak's impact on the economy, and the scary state of mobile voting security in the US.
26 min
195
Everything Old Is New Again
On this week’s show, we talk about the Vine reboot Byte, and the Razr smartphone reboot, which now comes with a folding screen.
26 min
196
Open Wide for Mouth Tech
On this week’s podcast: hacking our oral hygiene with technology, and hacking espresso with science.
33 min
197
One Wheel, Zero Buttons
This week, the hosts debate whether one wheel is better than two, and whether a few buttons on a smartphone is better than none at all.
33 min
198
Best of CES
The Gadget Lab hosts look back at a show filled with fake-meat sliders, AI everything, and an ocean of electric scooters.
34 min
199
Sex Toys and Toothbrushes
This week’s Gadget Lab podcast looks forward to CES 2020, where we expect to encounter facial-recognition tech in everything, the promise of 5G everywhere, and sex toys for everyone.
32 min
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Our Favorite Stuff from 2019, Plus Our 2020 Pre...
The Gadget Lab crew highlights their favorite things from this year, and then points ahead.
25 min