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Google’s Nano Banana Craze: From Selfie to Weird 3D Figurine in Seconds

Google’s Nano Banana AI turns selfies into collectible figurines. Fun, creepy, and weirdly addictive—here’s why the trend is everywhere.

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Guides

The Cult of Product–Market Fit: A Guide to the Holy Grail for Startups

A dry, mildly academic roast of product–market fit—how it became startup religion, why the binary myth misleads, and what AI is doing to the altar.

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This Week in Snark

This Week in Snark: Apple’s Avalanche of Launches, Databricks’ Alphabet Soup, and Microsoft’s Empty Promises

This Week in Snark: Microsoft’s empty MOU, Apple’s press release flood, Databricks’ Series K, and Google censoring our funniest articles.

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Microsoft and OpenAI Announce a Memorandum of Understanding, Which Is Fancy Talk for “We’ll Get Back to You Later”

Microsoft and OpenAI announced a non-binding MOU with just 47 words — here’s an 800-word snarky breakdown of what the shortest press release in tech history really means.

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Vanta AI Agent Promises to Make Risk Management Less Boring

Vanta’s new AI Agent promises to end compliance chaos, and SiliconSnark is the only place making noise about it.

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From RSS to RSL: The Really Simple Licensing Standard Wants to Make AI Pay Rent

The RSL Standard (Really Simple Licensing) promises to turn AI content scraping into fair compensation. Or at least into the internet’s first robot toll booth.

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Launch

Apple’s Fall Event 2025: Press Releases Nobody But Me Will Ever Read

SiliconSnark breaks down all seven Apple Fall Event 2025 press releases—from iPhone 17 Pro Max to AirPods Pro 3—with snarky summaries questioning why anyone still reads them.

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Satire

The 20 SiliconSnark Articles Google Won’t Let You Read

Discover 20 satirical SiliconSnark articles Google unindexed—proof the algorithm just can’t handle good tech humor.

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Deals

Databricks Hits $4B Run-Rate, $1B in AI Revenue, and a Series K That Proves Alphabet Soup Has No End

Databricks crosses $4B revenue run-rate, $1B in AI revenue, and raises a $1B Series K round at a $100B+ valuation—complete with new buzzwords, Agent Bricks and Lakebase.

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Guides

The History of Thought Leadership in Tech (and How to Be One in the AI Era)

A snarky deep dive into the history of thought leadership in tech, from management gurus to AI influencers, with practical tips on how to be a thought leader today.

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This Week in Snark

This Week in Snark: From Citi’s AI World Tour to Anthropic’s $13B Sovereign Wealth Flex

From Citi AI expanding to 80 markets to Anthropic’s $13B sovereign wealth cosplay—and yes, an AI bee—here’s the week’s tech hype, snarked.

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Launch

Citi AI Expands to 80 Markets: Because Nothing Says “Innovation” Like Automating Your Expense Report

Citi AI expands to 80 global markets, promising automation, insights, and a “responsible AI-first culture.” We explain why it’s more hype than revolution.

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