AI
Claude Max Plan Helps You Go Broke 20x Faster While Overthinking Emails
Anthropic has unveiled its latest masterpiece in monetization: the Claude Max Plan. This isn’t just a plan. It’s a lifestyle choice.
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AI
Snapchat’s New Sponsored AI Lenses: Now You Too Can Be an Advertisement With a Face Filter
Snapchat has announced Sponsored AI Lenses, a bold new way for brands to colonize your identity in the name of “self-expression.”
Satire
Holiday Gift Guide: Trade War Edition (Satire)
Here’s your exclusive early look at what holiday tech shopping will cost this year, assuming you’re not smuggling goods inside taxidermied alpacas.
Funding
AI Replaces Gut Instincts: SignalFire Raises $1B to Let Data Have the Final Say
As markets tank faster than a WeWork IPO, SignalFire announced it's raised over $1 billion to fund “applied AI startups."
This Week in Snark
This Week in Snark: The Meme Coin Heard Round the Web (And 100 Articles Later, We're Just Getting Started)
This was the biggest week ever for SiliconSnark. Not just because we accidentally became crypto influencers, but because we blew past 100 articles in less than two months.
AI
Clippy Evolved: Microsoft’s Copilot Now Watches, Listens, and Judges
On this glorious Friday, Microsoft introduced Copilot: the AI that's deeply obsessed with you.
Enterprise Tech
Unframe Raises $50M to Solve Enterprise AI
Fresh out of stealth and $50 million richer, this Cupertino-based startup wants to “turnkey” your enterprise AI into existence in “hours, not months,” like a meal kit for CTOs who forgot how to cook.
Funding
Plaid's Half-Price Sale: Still Fetching Billions at a Discount
Plaid, the fintech darling once pegged at a dazzling $13.4 billion, has seen its valuation shrink to a modest $6.1 billion. But hey, who's counting?
Launch
Meet Strato M: The Video Player for People Who’ve Run Out of Things to Buy
Kaleidescape, a company that’s been quietly shipping “the ultimate movie platform” for over two decades without anyone noticing, has unveiled the Strato M.
Launch
Nintendo Switches Again. Mario Kart Keeps Rolling.
Nintendo officially unveiled all the details and release date of the Nintendo Switch 2. Of course, their unveil began with a new Mario Kart. In honor of today’s news, I offer this humble ode to the one game that’s always waiting for us at the starting line.
AI
Apple Vision Pro Enters Its “Look Mom, I’m Smart!” Era with Apple Intelligence and Spatial Schmancy
Apple Vision Pro now comes with AI features that help you write better, emoji harder, and see the world through a curated lens of spatial fabulousness.
Launch
Tinder Gamifies Flirting, Accidentally Invents AI Ghosting Simulator
Tinder's The Game Game is a voice-based roleplay simulator that lets you awkwardly flirt with AI personas before you awkwardly flirt with real people.