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GNOME bans AI-generated extensions
Earlier this month, the GNOME Shell Extensions store updated its review guidelines to include a new ...
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’
Merriam-Webster has settled on a word that represents 2025 - and that word is "slop." The dictionary...
The Meta Quest 3S is $50 off and is bundled with a...
If you’re looking for a last-minute gift for a gamer, you’re in luck. Both Best Buy and Target are o...
Stack Overflow users don’t trust AI. They’re using...
Today, I’m talking with Prashanth Chandrasekar, who is the CEO of Stack Overflow. I last had Prashan...
I tested a 5K monitor that’s over $1,000 less than...
Most people know at least two things about 5K monitors: they look great, and they're usually expensi...
Musicians are getting really tired of this AI clon...
"Not ideal." "Completely unacceptable." "Shameless." "Predatory." "Some bullshit." "Total bullshit."...
Kindle app now answers questions about the book yo...
Amazon has launched a new AI feature in the Kindle app that gives spoiler-free answers to questions ...
Feeding the machine
When he was 19 years old, Brendan Foody started Mercor with two of his high school friends as a way ...
Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided la...
A collision in space was narrowly avoided last week when a newly deployed Chinese satellite came wit...
Who is Picea Robotics, Roomba’s new owner?
iRobot, the owner of the Roomba robot vacuum, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stating that it w...
iRobot files for bankruptcy
After 35 years, the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday nig...
You need to listen to Sudan Archives’ violin opus ...
My introduction to Sudan Archives was the song "Nont for Sale" from her first EP Sink in 2018. I've ...
Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi B...
Grok's track record is spotty at best. But even by the very low standards of xAI, its failure in the...
Absynth is back and weirder than ever after 16 yea...
Absynth is something of a cult classic in the soft synth world. It was originally released in 2000, ...
Inside the high drama of the iPhone 4
By 2010, the iPhone era was in full swing. Smartphones were still a new and unfinished idea - the iP...
The end of OpenAI, and other 2026 predictions
Here's a thought: what if the next-generation Siri is awesome? Not just awesome for setting timers a...
I’m finally beginning to trust Microsoft’s handhel...
I still wouldn't buy an Xbox Ally, and I still don't think the tweaked version of Windows that shipp...
A new old idea about video stores
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