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Cartoon BMW i5 races a muscle car as a goldfish rides shotgun and gaming icons light up the dashboard.

Launch

BMW Unleashes Tech That Solves the World's Most Pressing Problem: Tight Pants

BMW’s new “innovation” campaign solves tight pockets, parking dogs, and parenting with premium sarcasm and digital flair.

Cartoon robot races a go-kart with Nintendo Switch 2 gear while Donkey Kong parachutes and Bowser’s face floats overhead.

Launch

Switch 2 Proves Nintendo Can Still Print Money With a Smile

Nintendo breaks records with the Switch 2 launch, and SiliconSnark races through the chaos with joy, snark, and way too many Joy-Cons.

Apple

Apple WWDC 2025 Recap: All the “Apple Intelligence” You Didn’t Ask For

Apple unveils iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and its not-so-intelligent “Apple Intelligence” at WWDC 2025.

Launch

Space Construction Tech Gets Real: Redwire’s Mason Passes NASA Milestone, Gets Zero Hype

NASA and Redwire are quietly building roads on the Moon and Mars, and somehow no one in tech media noticed.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1-0528 Quietly Drops, Loudly Challenges OpenAI—All Without Saying a Word

DeepSeek quietly drops its R1-0528 AI model, blindsiding the industry with open-source power and zero press release.

A cartoon robot holds a glowing AI Constitution book at an AI ethics debate podium.

Anthropic Unleashes Claude 4, the Only AI That Might Correct Your Morals

Anthropic’s new Claude 4 models are here to read your files, judge your logic, and do it all with the calm confidence of an AI that’s read the Constitution.

Cartoon Android mascot clings to a “G” lifebuoy as a wave of Google I/O icons floods a city labeled “Tech Industry.”

Drowning in AI: A Snarky Recap of Google I/O's Announcement Avalanche

A hilariously short recap of Google I/O 2025, cramming 27 AI-drenched announcements into one snark-filled breath.

Marshall amp morphing into a soundbar on a concert stage, because of course.

Launch

Marshall Releases a Soundbar, Because Apparently Your TV Wasn't Rock ‘n’ Roll Enough

Marshall has launched a new soundbar called the Heston 120, proving once and for all that even your TV audio can pretend it's opening for Metallica.

Comic-style illustration showing AI, Roblox, Apple, eToro, and high-end speakers wreaking financial and digital chaos.

This Week in Snark

This Week in Snark: From Apple’s Petty Bans to Roblox’s Bankruptcy Sim

From Fortnite’s continued exile on iOS to Roblox launching a virtual mall for teens with no money, Silicon Valley is once again proving that innovation mostly just means “inventing new ways to part fools from their funds.”

Lego-style Roblox avatars shop at glowing in-game stores labeled "FentyQuest" and "SwordSmart," surrounded by falling gold coins.

Launch

Roblox Turns Into a Mall So Gen Z Can Go Bankrupt in Both Realities

Roblox has finally answered the question no one asked: what if your 13-year-old could impulse-buy lip gloss and a dragon sword in the same click?

A ridiculously overpowered home speaker setup blasting shockwaves through a living room, while a sign on the wall sarcastically declares audio elitism.

Launch

Fyne Audio Drops New Speakers, Dares Your Wallet to Flinch

Fyne Audio is debuting two new speaker ranges that promise to obliterate both your sonic expectations and possibly your lease agreement.

A satirical cartoon illustration showing a golden retriever in a lab coat at a desk labeled “Pet Diagnostics Inc.” holding a futuristic device, symbolizing fake pet medtech.

This Week in Snark

This Week in Snark: Piano VCs, Wag-the-Theranos, and AI for Wage Gaps

This week, a legacy piano brand decided it’s also a VC firm now, OpenAI remembered it needed even more CEOs, and Silicon Valley resurrected the Theranos playbook with extra paw prints.

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