AI
What a 300,000-Unit Litter Box Teaches Us About AI and Simplicity
A humorous look at PetPivot’s global expansion, its buzzword-heavy press release, and why simpler pet tech may be the future.
Launch
Radius Tech Debuts, Making the Case That ChatGPT Isn’t a Strategy Team
Radius Tech promises smarter, faster decisions for tech brands. We take a snarky look at the launch—and ask the question everyone’s thinking.
Guides
The Rise and Fall of Reality Labs: How Meta Spent Billions to Invent a Metaverse Nobody Wanted
Meta bet tens of billions on the metaverse through Reality Labs. This is the snarky deep dive into how it rose, stalled, and quietly pivoted to AI.
Deals
Apple and Google’s Minimalist AI Announcement Is a Flex
A hilariously short Apple–Google AI press release reveals who’s winning, who’s not, and why less is now more.
Guides
From Apple to OpenAI: A Deep Dive Into the History and Future of Screenless Tech
A deep dive into the history of screenless tech, from Apple’s iPod shuffle to AI-first devices, and why the screen refuses to die.
CES
CES 2026 “Worst in Show”? Why These Gadgets Are Actually the Best Things at CES
CES 2026’s “Worst in Show” list misses the point. SiliconSnark rewrites it to celebrate the weird, ambitious, and genuinely fun side of tech.
CES
Hitachi Showing Up at CES Like: We Built the World, Remember?
At CES 2026, Hitachi teams up with NVIDIA and Google Cloud to bring AI into infrastructure, mobility, and energy — the unflashy work that actually matters.
AI
Boston Dynamics + Google DeepMind at CES: When Humanoid Robots Stop Being a Demo
At CES 2026, Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind announced a partnership to bring Gemini AI to humanoid robots—and this one actually matters.
AI
Boston Didn’t Win the Tech and Financial Capital Debate. It Didn’t Even Get Invited.
No mention, no snub, no debate. Boston’s disappearance from the tech and financial capital conversation says more than any ranking ever could.
AI
How AI Keeps Your New Year’s Resolutions When Motivation Inevitably Quits
AI can help you keep New Year’s resolutions by tracking habits, scheduling goals, and recovering from failure—without relying on motivation or willpower.
AI
Meta Bought an AI Agent. Dot Ai and Wiliot Are Solving Real Industrial IoT Problems
Meta’s Manus grabbed headlines. Dot Ai and Wiliot are solving harder problems: industrial IoT, asset intelligence, and real supply-chain visibility.
AI
This AI Startup’s Big Christmas Gift Was Making Someone Work
SiliconSnark roasts an AI startup for publishing a tech press release on Christmas Day and making someone work for it.