A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen

While Washington’s breakup with Anthropic exposed the complete lack of any coherent rules governing artificial intelligence, a bipartisan coalition of thinkers has assembled something the government has so far declined to produce: a framework for what responsible AI development should actually look like. The Pro-Human Declaration was finalized before last…

Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles

A push by a coalition of telecom operators, device makers, and industry groups to bring $40 smartphones to market — a price point seen as key to getting tens of millions more people online — is gathering momentum, but questions remain over whether manufacturers can produce such ultra-low-cost devices at…

When AI Companies Go to War, Safety Gets Left Behind

I’ve spent the past few days asking AI companies to convince me that the prospects for AI safety have not dimmed. Just a few years ago, it seemed that there was universal agreement among companies, legislators, and the general public that serious regulation and oversight of AI was not just…

The Future of Iran’s Internet Is More Uncertain Than Ever

For more than six days, almost 90 million Iranians have been living under a total internet blackout. The shutdown comes after Iranians endured a similar total internet blackout at the beginning of January, followed by weeks of limited connectivity while the regime brutally attacked and killed thousands of anti-government protesters.…

4 open-source apps I install on every Windows PC

If you’re not familiar with the concept, “open-source” refers to app code that the public is free not just to look at, but to modify and republish as something else. You’re obligated to return the favor, even if you’re just incorporating material into a commercial product with your own proprietary…

Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package

Sundar Pichai’s new pay package could be worth $692 million. Per a filing first spied by the FT, Alphabet has structured a three-year deal for its Google CEO that could make him one of the highest-paid executives on the planet — but most of it is tied to performance, including…

Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts

A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world’s great writers and thinkers — and some tech journalists, too. Launched in August 2025 as part of a broader set of AI-powered features, Expert Review appears in the sidebar of Grammarly’s main writing assistant, allowing…

This HDMI feature has completely transformed my living room

Technology is quite advanced nowadays, and if you have a household of modern equipment, it probably means you have plenty of HDMI cables lying around. A nice feature you might not be aware of is HDMI-CEC, and I don’t blame you if that’s the case. The way this system works…

Why the Ratio Four Series Two Is What I Use to Test New Coffees

Coffee is the original office biohack and the nation’s most popular productivity tool. As we lose sleep to the changeover to daylight saving time, the caffeine-addicted WIRED Reviews team is writing about our favorite coffee brewing routines and devices that’ll keep us alert and maybe even happy in the morning.…