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1. You Can Clamp Your Phone Into Razer’s Fancy New Game Controller

   Plus: GMC has a new great big electric pickup, Meta adds instant AI image generation to WhatsApp, and everyone’s talking about the new audio app Airchat.

2. My Life Outside of the Apple Vision Pro

   Apple's mixed-reality headset is impossible to ignore and, one WIRED writer finds, can create a wall of isolation between partners.

3. AI-Controlled Fighter Jets Are Dogfighting With Human Pilots Now

   Plus: New York’s legislature suffers a cyberattack, police disrupt a global phishing operation, and Apple removes encrypted messaging apps in China.

4. How One Corporation Is Cashing In on America’s Drought

   In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town—and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has “opened Pandora’s box.”

5. 16 Best Hair Straighteners We've Tested (2024): Flat Irons, Hot Combs, and Straightening Brushes

   Curls and waves are beautiful. But when you want to smooth them out, these hot tools—irons, brushes, and combs—work wonders.