Category Archives: gadget lab podcast

This week, we trace how Amazon was able to build a massive public wireless network, and how it will change the future of connected devices. Continue reading Surfing Amazon’s Gadget-Strewn Sidewalk→

This week, we learn how semiconductors are made. It’s easy! You just need light, water, a few billion transistors, and total geopolitical stability. Continue reading Inside Taiwan’s ‘Sacred Mountain’ of Chip-Making→

This week, we ask ourselves what our reliance on smartphones tells us about our wants and fears. Continue reading I Love You. I Hate You. Don’t Call Me→

This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED and NPR team up to cover the debate about students and teachers using generative AI in the classroom. Continue reading The Good and Bad of ChatGPT in Schools→

This week on Gadget Lab, we talk about how streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max, and Hulu are growing in uncomfortable ways—and charging users more. Continue reading Netflix Is No Longer Chill→

This week, we discuss all the ways generative AI is upending journalism, marketing, shopping, and search. Continue reading Real Humans Chat About ChatGPT, Jasper AI, Bing, and Bard→

This week on Gadget Lab, we talk to Tracers in the Dark author Andy Greenberg about how authorities are catching crypto criminals by following the money. Continue reading Cryptocurrency’s Myth of Anonymity→

This week, we ask if there’s anything else our phones should be doing for us. Also, we break down the Samsung Galaxy announcements. Continue reading Have We Reached Peak Smartphone?→

This week, we talk about why search engine companies, lawmakers, and parents are all concerned about TikTok eating our brains. Continue reading How Much of a Threat Is TikTok, Really?→

This week, we get honest about our attachments to our gas stoves, and debate whether to replace them or just continue breathing their fumes. Continue reading We Need to Talk About Your Stove→