The bird flu outbreak has taken an ominous turn

PLUS: Chatbots Got Big—and Their Ethical Red Flags Got Bigger, and more [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [WIRED logo and a robot carrying a WIRED magazine]( [02.16.23](   [Google and Microsoft as Race cars racing.]( [SPEAK NO EVIL | 4-MINUTE READ]( [Chatbots Got Big—and Their Ethical Red Flags Got Bigger]( BY KHARI JOHNSON [Researchers have spent years warning that text-generation algorithms can spew bias and falsehoods. Tech giants are rushing them into products anyway.](   [illustration by Teo Georgiev of two masculine faces, facing away from each other opening up in center to reveal an exploding earth with rockets launching out of the core into a starry atmosphere representing the epic of Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow ]( [FARCE MAJEURE | 8-MINUTE READ]( [We’re All Living Under Gravity’s Rainbow]( BY JOHN SEMLEY [Looming apocalypse. Paranoid conspiracies. Rocket-obsessed oligarchs. As Thomas Pynchon’s novel turns 50, its world feels unnervingly present.](   [Fitbit Inspire 3 in front of mirror]( [DEALS | 4-MINUTE READ]( [The 15 Best Presidents’ Day Deals on Headphones and Home Tech]( BY LOURYN STRAMPE [It's George Washington’s birthday, and he wants you to have a robot vacuum. These deals are perfect for gearing up for spring.](   [Birds ]( [PUBLIC HEALTH | 6-MINUTE READ]( [The Bird Flu Outbreak Has Taken an Ominous Turn]( BY MARYN MCKENNA [The avian flu has killed millions of chickens, decimated wild birds—and moved into mammals. Now the poultry industry needs new measures to stop its spread.]( [GET WIRED]( [Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes unlimited access to wired.com plus free stickers!]([Subscribe now.](   [Two colored tunnels on a wall, with a single red ball coming out of the right side tunnel.]( GADGET LAB PODCAST | 37-MINUTE EPISODE [Real Humans Chat About Chatbots]( [This week, we discuss all the ways generative AI is upending journalism, marketing, shopping, and search.]( [Gadget Lab podcast player](   [A 3D line graph rising and falling, against an orange backdrop.]( [PUMP AND DUMP | 3-MINUTE READ]( [Crypto Buyers Beware: 1 in 4 New Tokens of Any Value Is a Scam]( BY ANDY GREENBERG [And according to tracing firm Chainalysis, one very prolific scammer ran at least 264 of those scams in 2022 alone.](   [Eero 6 Mesh WiFi routers on a multi-level green platform]( [BUYING GUIDE | 2-MINUTE READ]( [Which Eero Wi-Fi Mesh Router Should You Buy?]( BY SIMON HILL [These popular systems are easy to use, but the product lineup is confusing. Here’s how to choose the right one for your home.](   [SNAKES ON A TERRAIN | 5-MINUTE READ]( [Rovers Are So Yesterday. It’s Time to Send a Snakebot to Space]( BY MEGHAN HERBST [The student winners of a NASA competition designed a serpentine bot that could sidewind across lunar regolith or roll down hills.](   [Still from the movie 'Fresh' featuring a character standing in the produce aisle of a grocery store.]( [CULTURE GUIDES | 3-MINUTE READ]( [The 8 Best Movies on Hulu This Week]( BY WIRED [From Fresh to Heat, these are the films you need to watch on the streaming service right now.](   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Data Scientist]( [Microsoft]( [Location: Redmond, WA, USA]( [APPLY NOW]( [Manager, Corporate Development]( [Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.]( [Location: San Jose, CA, USA]( [APPLY NOW]( [(image) WIRED Logo]( [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( Have questions or comments? [Reply to this email](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=WIRED%20Newsletter%20Questions,%20Comments%20or%20Feedback). This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( or [Manage your newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.