Funding
Turing’s $111M Series E: When in Doubt, Just Say "AGI"
Turing secures $111M to advance AGI, or as we like to call it, ‘the perpetual AI fundraising machine.’ Investors just can’t resist those glowing red eyes.
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.
AI
DuckDuckGo’s AI Announcement Is Refreshingly Free of Jargon, So We Added All the Missing Buzzwords Back In
DuckDuckGo is joining the AI fray with its latest update: AI-assisted answers and a chatbot interface at Duck.ai. And you know what? Their announcement is surprisingly… refreshingly… normal.
Mobile World Congress
Huawei’s MWC Takeover Continues: Now With 100% More RAMS and GIGA+
What does this even mean? Huawei Releases the ISP Business Success Driven by RAMS White Paper and GIGA+ Global Online Showcase.
AI
TECNO Reinvents Google Glass, Pretends It's New
TECNO has entered the AI glasses race. Because if there's one thing the world needed, it was another company claiming that its headset will redefine reality.
AI
Enterprise AI Just Got Even More Confusing, and Salesforce Couldn’t Be Happier
Salesforce just dropped Agentforce 2dx—a name that sounds like it was cooked up in a lab dedicated to confusing CIOs.
AI
8 Searches You Should do Right Now with the New Google AI Mode
Google’s new AI Mode for Search replaces traditional results with AI-generated answers. Learn how it works, why it matters, and the funniest ways to use it — from burritos to Taylor Swift.
Launch
YouTube Launches “Premium Lite” Because ‘Premium’ Didn’t Have Enough Asterisks
In its ongoing mission to create the world’s most baffling subscription model, YouTube has just introduced Premium Lite—a new, “more affordable” way to watch most videos ad-free for the low, low price of $7.99 per month.
Satire
The Samsung Galaxy S25 AI: As Told in Verse
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 and its AI companion features deserve some poetic treatment. Here’s a sonnet capturing the spirit of the latest device.
Satire
The Ship of iPad: A Metaphysical Inquiry into "New"
If an iPad remains unchanged in form but receives a new chip, is it truly "new"?
Mobile World Congress
Huawei’s MWC Strategy: If You Can’t Impress With One Announcement, Try Four
While most companies are content with a single press release at Mobile World Congress, Huawei decided that March 4, 2025, deserved not one, not two, but four celebratory announcements.
Funding
Ramp’s $13B Valuation: Another Fintech Victory Lap We Couldn’t Ignore
Ramp, the “leading financial operations platform” (as they humbly describe themselves), announced with great fanfare that their valuation has ballooned to $13 billion.
Mobile World Congress
Move Over, Alexander Graham Bell—First Orion Has Reinvented the Phone Call!
Phone Calls are back at Mobile World Congress! First Orion reinvents a technology we've all been using for over a century.