WIAD covers the technology industry for people who want to understand it, not just follow it.
Most technology coverage falls into one of two modes. It either reprints a press release with the adjectives intact, or it reacts to whatever is loudest that week. Neither helps much if what you actually want to know is whether something matters, and whether it matters to you.
What we write about
- AI and machine learning — what the models can do, what they cannot, and where the claims outrun the evidence.
- Chips and hardware — the silicon supply chain, and how decisions made in a fabrication plant end up on your invoice.
- Software and apps — tools worth your attention, and the ones that are mostly marketing.
- Cybersecurity — practical defence for individuals and small teams, without the fear-selling.
- Buying guides — what to buy, what to skip, and when the right answer is to wait.
How we approach it
Three commitments shape what you read here.
We say when we do not know. Technology writing has a habit of projecting confidence it has not earned. Where something is uncertain, contested, or simply a guess, we label it as such.
We separate the claim from the evidence. A vendor benchmark is a vendor benchmark. A demonstration video is one attempt out of an unknown number. We try to make that distinction visible rather than burying it.
We write for the decision, not the click. The most useful conclusion is frequently “this does not apply to you” or “wait six months.” Those are legitimate answers and we publish them.
We use modern tools, and a person signs off. Research, drafting and editing here involve the same software everyone in publishing now uses. What does not change is accountability: a human editor checks the claims, cuts what cannot be supported, and owns what goes out. No article is published that nobody read.
Get in touch
Corrections, tips and questions are all welcome. See the contact page. If we get something wrong, tell us and we will fix it in the open.