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Weber Just Launched a Smart Grilling Ecosystem While Most of Us Are Still Defrosting
Weber unveiled its 2026 smart grilling ecosystem in the dead of winter. The timing is hilarious—but the tech, strategy, and execution deserve a serious look.
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This Week in Snark
This Week in Snark: Age Gates, AI Newsrooms, 300,000 Litter Boxes, and Other Signs of Progress
This week in tech snark: Roblox safety theater, AI in the newsroom, Meta’s metaverse flop, and why simplicity keeps beating hype.
AI
AI Just Moved Into the Newsroom: Is This the End of Journalism or Its Only Hope?
News Corp is rolling out AI in its newsroom. Journalism might be doomed—or finally profitable again.
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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.
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.
CES
CES 2026: Sony’s PlayStation Car Proves the Future of Mobility Is Killing Time
At CES 2026, Sony’s PlayStation-powered AFEELA shows what autonomous driving is really for: killing time with better screens and games.
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CES 2026: The Robot With “Intuition” Is Here—and It Knows What You’re About to Do
CES 2026 kicks off with robots that can predict human intent. Algorized and KUKA debut edge-AI safety that finally makes automation aware—not frozen.
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AST SpaceMobile Launches BlueBird 6 on Christmas Eve, the Largest Satellite Ever Built for Smartphones
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 spans 2,400 square feet and aims to bring real cellular broadband from space. Big satellite, big claims, big implications.
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TCL’s CES 2026 Vision: Brighter TVs, Smarter Appliances, Even Smarter Buzzwords
CES 2026 previews are here. TCL promises brighter screens, smarter devices, and a fully AI-powered future.
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Visa Launches USDC Settlement in the U.S., Five Years After Everyone Else
Visa is settling in USDC over blockchains, offering seven-day settlement. It’s a real milestone—just one crypto solved years ago.
Launch
Pebble Index 01 Review: The Smart Ring That Remembers Your Thoughts So You Don’t Have To
Pebble’s new Index 01 smart ring is “external memory for your brain,” recording thoughts with a click, no charging, no cloud, and no creepy AI. A snarky deep dive into the simplest, smartest wearable of 2026.
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Goody Launches AI Gifting: The AI Tool That Picks Presents Because Humans Can’t Anymore
Goody just launched AI Gifting—an AI tool that picks presents because humans keep messing it up. Personalized gifts, zero panic.