The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever
…So far, speed has been the difference between AI tools I ditch quickly and AI tools I keep using. * Vampire Crawlers. Every once in a while, all of my gamer friends fall…
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Apple’s new Siri AI knows when to shut up
…it communicates information more succinctly. It’s also clear that Apple does not want you to see Siri AI as a friend but instead as more of a helpful tool. Which is…
How to find the best deals during Amazon’s Prime Day sale
…That said, if you want to be sure you catch any and all deals that are most important to you, we’ve compiled some helpful tools and advice. Below, we’ve spilled…
Welcome to the personal software revolution
…lawyers, doctors, churches, schools, me. (Where they overlap most directly is with developer tools, which are often the best and most passionately designed software you’ll find anywhere. Wonder why.) Software is…
AI avatars in digital blackface want to sell you this belt buckle
…These tools are also used to generate photos of fake people and fake backgrounds based on real influencers and real backgrounds, which are then imported into apps like Kling 2.0 and…
Marathon’s second season is a chance for Bungie to turn things around
…The longevity of the live-service title has become the central point of anxiety and contention within the Marathon community, as players debate what went wrong, what could fix it, and whether…
Age verification is a mess but we’re doing it anyway
…Discord has said it will use device and activity data, along with “aggregated, high-level patterns across Discord communities,” while Instagram may flag an account if someone wishes them a “Happy 14th…
A better way to manage all your screenshots
…It’s a heck of a vibe-coding tool. And use it now, since it’ll start costing extra in nine days! * The Insta360 Luna Ultra. This is like the Rolls-Royce…
Who is the Palantir chore coat for?
…Palantir itself also communicates directly with individual investors or fan communities. (Palantir appears to have previously even hired a moderator from the company’s Subreddit into a communications role.) A line of…
Your feed is overrun with clips — this is the cutthroat community of “clippers” behind it
…If clips really are the standard for marketing — a tool that everyone uses, that is at this point old news — why the secrecy? One of the biggest beneficiaries of the clip economy…