Meta
SnarkBytes: Meta Discovers Friends Were the Point of Facebook All Along, World Pretends to Be Shocked
Facebook is “bringing the magic of friends back,” which raises the obvious question: where exactly did the magic go?
Launch
Launch
Light Phone III Launches: Finally, a Phone That Won’t Ruin Your Life (As Quickly)
Just when you thought the smartphone arms race couldn’t get any louder, the Light Phone III glides in whispering, “Have you tried not checking Slack in the bathroom?”
AI
Gemini 2.5: Google's AI Model That Finally Decided to Think First
Gemini 2.5 is a “thinking model,” which obviously makes everything before it just “shrugging and hoping” models.
Apple
Snark Bytes: AirPods Max, Now With Actual Audio Features
Apple has announced that the AirPods Max are finally getting actual audio features next month.
Launch
Monzo Tackles the UK’s Most Taboo Topic: Asking for Your Money Back
British digital bank Monzo thinks you're too British to ask for your money back, so it built an app to do it for you.
Launch
SiliconSnark Launches HypeWheel™, the Startup Game No One Asked For But Everyone Deserves
SiliconSnark has launched HypeWheel, a startup pivot simulator designed to disrupt productivity and insult your intelligence at the same time.
AI
This Week in Snark: From Pebble’s Resurrection to Nvidia’s AI Empire
From AI CEOs to dead wearables crawling back from the grave, this week’s Silicon Snark round-up is a blend of quantum ambition, GPU domination, and just a touch of dystopia.
Launch
JEDI Forecasting: The Force Awakens, but Only 15% Smarter
The Weather Company has decided to wield the power of JEDI. Not the kind that can levitate X-wings, but the kind that promises a whopping 15% improvement in forecast accuracy.
Enterprise Tech
Meet Welinq: The Startup Quietly Building Quantum’s AWS
Enter Welinq, a company you’ve probably never heard of but now should, because they’ve just launched the first commercial quantum memory designed specifically for quantum data centers.
Launch
Pebble Is Back From the Dead: The Smartwatch Comeback No One Saw Coming (But Secretly Wanted)
Pebble is back from the dead. The beloved e-paper smartwatch returns in 2025 after Google open-sources PebbleOS—reviving the cult classic with retro charm, week-long battery life, and a fan-driven comeback story.
AI
Everything You Need to Know About NVIDIA’s 35 GTC Announcements
35 Nvidia GTC announcements in a single day? That must be some kind of world record.
Crypto
Snark Bytes: Investing My Life Savings in a Wall of SEALMINERs
Bitdeer just dropped the SEALMINER A2 Pro, the must-have Bitcoin mining rig. Naturally, I’ve just liquidated my 401(k)