I'll be completely honest with you — I have absolutely no idea why everything seems to be broken right now. But I have some suspicions. My suspicions were aroused a few months ago when I reported that Amazon pulled a Kindle update. A Reddit commenter found a certain amount of schadenfreude in the situation and claimed that Amazon had laid off a bunch of people and replaced them with vibe coding. The implications were obvious — the problems are due to vibe coding. Code written by generative AI is prone to hallucinations and is highly likely to contain bugs and issues. Or at least, that's the th
I tracked how Google and Amazon push stealth updates, and it completely explained my broken phone appsIf AI is the future and vibe coding is where the tech industry is headed, is this what we should really be looking forward to? Broken apps, bug-ridden operating systems, and hallucinating AI chatbots? I have no evidence that this is happening, except for Amazon, where it clearly is. But the trends in broken apps and updates are so similar that I'm willing to take a guess and assume that it is. If it is true, the future doesn't look great for tech in general, and software in particular. Unless companies stop using AI, either due to the bubble popping or the costs becoming prohibitive, we'll hav
I tracked how Google and Amazon push stealth updates, and it completely explained my broken phone apps… Amazon is likely hoping that AI will be able to hurdle that obstacle, but quite how it does that remains to be seen. If there's a lot of juice in this particular orange, then I'm sure we'll see more about this Amazon Transformer in the next few years. …
… Where AI meets enshittification Putting Alexa into a phone is the least surprising thing Amazon could do. AI has been added onto phones of all brands against customer will. …
… My suspicions were aroused a few months ago when I reported that Amazon pulled a Kindle update. A Reddit commenter found a certain amount of schadenfreude in the situation and claimed that Amazon had laid off a bunch of people and replaced them with vibe coding . …
… A godsend for certain users Details are sparse at the moment, but we do know MediaTek is developing a pair of processors, the MT8115 and MT8126, specifically for e-ink devices. These chips will contain dedicated AI hardware that processes on-device, rather than requiring a cloud. …
… It runs Gemini Intelligence, Google's latest agentic AI. $950 at Amazon $950 at Google Store Google Pixel 9 Pro XL $800 $1100 Save $300 SoC Google Tensor G4 RAM 16GB Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB Battery 5,060mAh Ports USB-C Google's last year flagship, the Pixel 9 Pro XL, is on sale on Amazon t… …
… The $100 discount makes these an absolute winner. $298 at Amazon $298 at Best Buy Compact size with incredible power Again, we have to give it to Sony. …
… Plus, an array of new AI features that make it one of the best Android phones to launch in 2025. $999 at Amazon
… Plus, an array of new AI features that make it one of the best Android phones to launch in 2025. $999 at Amazon Google Pixel 10a SoC Google Tensor G4 RAM 8GB Storage 128 or 256GB Battery 5,100mAh Operating System Android 16 Dimensions 6.1 in height x 2.9 in width x 0.4 in depth The Google Pixel 10a… …
… With a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 12GB of RAM, and all sorts of tools courtesy of Galaxy AI, this is everything you expect from a modern flagship squeezed into a relatively svelte chassis. $800 at Samsung $800 at Best Buy $675 at Amazon Samsung Galaxy S24 SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 RAM 8GB …
… This budget-friendly phone packs a bright Super AMOLED display, a sharp 50MP main camera, and a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chip under the hood. But keep in mind—it only gets a trimmed-down version of Galaxy AI, not the full package. …