I’ve had my fair share of gigantic boxes arriving at my front door. It’s the nature of my job. But despite checking the dimensions, and despite attempting to brace myself, nothing could have prepared me for the delivery of the Cozey Ciello XL Couch. This sofa is huge. Dimensions vary by configuration (more on that… Continue reading Cozey Ciello XL Couch: Fine—If You’ve Got the Space for It
Author: Wired Magazine
US Record Labels Use AI Music Generator Suno and Audio for Copyright Infringement
The music industry has officially declared war on Suno and Udio, two of the most prominent AI music generators. A group of music labels including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Group has filed lawsuits in US federal court on Monday morning alleging copyright infringement on a “massive scale.” The plaintiffs seek… Continue reading US Record Labels Use AI Music Generator Suno and Audio for Copyright Infringement
4 Best Chromebooks (2024): Tested and Reviewed
Chromebooks can come with a lot of different hardware inside, so it can be hard to figure out exactly what you need. Fortunately, the Chromebook Plus program has made the jumble of specs easier to parse. ChromeOS is also light enough that it doesn’t require incredibly beefy specs to get a good experience. Here are… Continue reading 4 Best Chromebooks (2024): Tested and Reviewed
Starliner Faces an Indefinite Wait in Space While NASA Investigates Its Faults
In an update released late Friday evening, NASA said it was “adjusting” the date of the Starliner spacecraft’s return to Earth from June 26 to an unspecified time in July. The announcement followed two days of long meetings to review the readiness of the spacecraft, developed by Boeing, to fly NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and… Continue reading Starliner Faces an Indefinite Wait in Space While NASA Investigates Its Faults
The Best Pickleball Paddles, Tested and Reviewed (2024)
The sport of pickleball—which can be described as a cross between tennis and badminton, played with a hard plastic ball—is less than 60 years old, having been invented near Seattle in 1965. For most of that time, paddles were made of laminated wood and were mostly found in gym classes and retirement communities. But pickleball… Continue reading The Best Pickleball Paddles, Tested and Reviewed (2024)
Neoplants Neo Px Review: This Plant Isn’t as Good as an Air Purifier
Neoplants has an attractive pitch: a living alternative to an air purifier bioengineered to rid the home of those toxic vapors known as volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. Its first product, the Neo Px, claims to be 30 times more efficient at air purifying than a regular houseplant. It arrived at my home in a… Continue reading Neoplants Neo Px Review: This Plant Isn’t as Good as an Air Purifier
Jabra Enhance Select 500 Review: Excellent Hearing Aids
The vast majority of additional features on the 500—including Jabra’s SoundScape speech clarity technology, top-tier support from professional audiologists, and even the choice of five colors— haven’t changed in any detectable way. A single button on either aid still controls volume (up with the right button, down with the left) and choice of four operational… Continue reading Jabra Enhance Select 500 Review: Excellent Hearing Aids
The 6 Best Linen Sheets for Cool and Comfy Summer Sleeping (2024)
I fell in love with linen bedding years ago. I bought a bright yellow linen duvet I was certain would bring my bedroom together. The yellow was just a phase, but sleeping on linen just clicked. Linen has a rougher texture and a lived-in look, which can turn some folks off from sleeping on it.… Continue reading The 6 Best Linen Sheets for Cool and Comfy Summer Sleeping (2024)
Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine
“They’d only get in trouble if they summarized the story incorrectly and made it defamatory when it wasn’t before. That’s something that they actually would be at legal risk for, especially if they don’t credit the original source clearly enough and people can’t easily go to that source to check,” he says. “If Perplexity’s edits… Continue reading Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine
Polyend Tracker+ Review: Powerful but Niche
Polyend’s Tracker+ is a significant update to its powerful (if somewhat anachronistic) sample-based groovebox, the Tracker. What made the Tracker so unique, and also confounding, was that it was a tracker (small t), but in hardware form. Trackers were an early form of music-making software that emerged in the late ’80s. They were initially used… Continue reading Polyend Tracker+ Review: Powerful but Niche