Tech & Ai

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Vitalik Buterin has reservations about Sam Altman’s World project

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is arguing that the digital identification approach being promoted by Sam Altman’s World project has real privacy risks. Previously known as Worldcoin, World was created...

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

What’s new with Claude 4? And why it’s becoming my favorite AI tool

ChatGPT is the most famous AI chat service by far, but that doesn’t automatically make it the best. Google Gemini is consistently topping leaderboards, and don’t count out Claude....

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Best Kindle Accessories (2025): Kindle Cases, Straps, Charms

You could get a case with a cover, but if you’re like us here at WIRED, you like seeing the book cover and might prefer a cover-free case. But...

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Week in Review: Meta’s AI recruiting blitz

Welcome back to Week in Review! Lots of news for you this week — Travis Kalanick is possibly returning to the world of self-driving vehicles, CoreWeave’s CEO is now...

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Best coffee machine in 2025 (UK)

If you’re a dedicated coffee lover, it’s not a question of “Do I need a coffee machine?” Rather, it’s a question of, “Which coffee machine do I need?” Yes,...

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

6 Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems (2025), Tested and Reviewed

The Quality of Service feature lets you prioritize activities like gaming or streaming, or set priority devices. Importantly, you can split the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands to show as...

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Meta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI

Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI. Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Meta had hired influential OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal, and according to The Wall Street...

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

NYT Connections hints and answers for June 29: Tips to solve ‘Connections’ #749.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.”...

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

38 Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals On Products We’ve Tested (2025)

Amazon Prime Day 2025 is fast approaching, and the sale is already underway on some items. To help you find the best early Prime Day deals, we’ve scoured Amazon...

June 29, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI

An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI...