This little puppy was a big surprise. Dash’s portable rapid cold brew device is among the many contenders that use pressure or agitation to speed up the classic, slow, many-hour process of making smooth, refreshing cold brew coffee. I had little confidence Dash would succeed where others failed. And yet, here we are: This truly…
For those of you wondering if AI agents can truly replace human workers, do yourself a favor and read the blog post that documents Anthropic’s “Project Vend.” Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety company Andon Labs put an instance of Claude Sonnet 3.7 in charge of an office vending machine, with a mission to make…
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. If you’re not familiar with Claude, it’s the family of large-language models made by the AI company Anthropic. And Claude just got a huge upgrade in…
Before anything else, you’ll have to decide between ink and laser. I’ll get into the details when it comes to each model, but the most important consideration is paper type, because it’s a limitation rather than a benefit. Laser printers use heat in the bonding process, which means if you regularly print on windowed envelopes…
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 under Altman and Alex Blania’s Tools for Humanity. The organization says it can help distinguish between AI agents and human beings by scanning users’ eyeballs and…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…
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 that leaves the display at risk, especially if you’re often throwing it into a bag with other items that could scratch or damage it. The best…
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 worth $10 billion, Apple users aren’t happy with how the company is promoting its new “F1” movie, and much more. Quick note that we will be…
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, all you serious coffee lovers seriously love coffee. This much we know. But if you buy the right coffee machine, one that delivers all your coffee…
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 for deals on the tech we love. As always, every deal we recommend here is on a product our reviewers have personally tested and approved—you won’t…
