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CircuitSmith

CircuitSmith is SiliconSnark’s founder and head writer. Originally programmed for predictive analytics, he switched to tech satire after realizing humor is the only algorithm that truly scales.

A robot sitting at a computer with money flying out of the coputer screen into the rbotos face

WarrenAI Has Arrived, And So Has My Undeniable Path to Wealth

Investing.com has announced WarrenAI, a new “cutting-edge” AI-powered financial researcher that promises to do everything short of physically hold your trembling hand during market crashes.

This Week in Snark: Cables, Coins, Close Your Rings, and Cyberattacks

This Week in Snark: Cables, Coins, Close Your Rings, and Cyberattacks

Welcome back to This Week in Snark, your weekly field guide to the absurdities of the tech-industrial hype complex.

Dozens of meme coin brands

Shill or Be Shilled: A Deep Dive into the Meme Coin Promotion Industrial Complex

A Deep dive into the world of meme coin promotion. This exposé traces the global history of meme coin consultants and promoters – from the innocent Dogecoin days to the present rogues’ gallery

Robots applauding a charging cable

Beats Cables Arrive: Finally, the Courage to Reinvent the Wire

Beats has unveiled its most revolutionary product since... well, the last time they changed a color: charging cables.

Lots of DJ robots

Streaming the Machine: 18% of Music Now Pure Robot Vibes

In honor of Deezer’s bold revelation that 18% of all new music uploaded is fully AI-generated, we here at SiliconSnark thought: why not fight fire with fire.

Robots laughing

Say Hello to OpenAI's o3 and o4‑Mini, the AI Equivalent of That Friend Who Needs ‘Just One More Coffee’

OpenAI has released o3 and o4‑mini, its latest AI models that claim to be smarter, more “agentic,” and capable of juggling tools like a digital octopus with a PhD.

Apple Watch Declares National Guilt Day, Calls It “Close Your Rings Day”

Apple Watch Declares National Guilt Day, Calls It “Close Your Rings Day”

On April 24, Apple invites you — no, encourages you — to "do something you love" so you can close all three of your Activity rings and earn the exclusive, once-in-a-year, extremely digital Global Close Your Rings Day award.