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Sony appears to be testing dynamic pricing on PlayStation games

A site called PSprices has been tracking prices on Sony’s digital game store and noticed something unusual: some games were being offered at different prices to different users. What’s more, those offers are tracked in the PlayStation API with experiment…

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…

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…

The moment that kicked off the AI revolution

Lee Sedol faced AlphaGo in 2016 AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon/Alamy The first time that AlphaGo revealed its full power, it prompted a visceral reaction. Lee Sedol, the world’s greatest player of the ancient Chinese board game Go, had grown visibly agitated…

How to attract hummingbirds to your yard 

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Hummingbirds mesmerize us with their lightning-fast zips across the yard and their impossibly tiny stature. It’s tempting to think attracting them is as simple…

Mayo Clinic discovers rare gene mutation that causes fatty liver disease

Scientists at Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine have identified a rare genetic variant that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Researchers previously believed this condition developed mainly from a mix…

Roblox introduces real-time AI-powered chat rephraser for inappropriate language

Roblox has launched a feature powered by AI that can rephrase inappropriate language in real time. The online game has been using AI filters to block out any language that goes against its policy for a while now, but it…

Ratcheteer DX review: a bite-sized Zelda-style adventure

There are a lot of games that try to emulate The Legend of Zelda, but few that manage to capture that spirit in such a small, concise package as Ratcheteer DX. The postapocalyptic game only takes a few hours to…

Robinhood’s startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut

Retail investors are famously locked out of the startup world. Robinhood is attempting to change that by allowing the general public to invest in a portfolio of what it calls “some of the most exciting private companies operating today.” To…

How Each Gulf Country Is Intercepting Iranian Missiles and Drones

Over the past week, residents across the Gulf have watched missiles and drones cross the night sky—sometimes followed seconds later by bright flashes as air-defense systems intercept them. In cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, videos of interceptions have spread…