Amazon
Amazon Unveils AI That Clicks Buttons, Calls It Innovation
In its latest attempt to convince the world it's not trailing behind OpenAI, Google, or xAI, Amazon has unveiled Amazon Nova.
Crypto
SiliconSnark Meme Coin Hits $800K, Proves the Internet Loves Tech Sarcasm
SiliconSnark writes about tech the way tech writes about ethics: briefly, and with sarcasm. $SNARK is the meme-layer currency for a tech world built by people who know how to laugh at their own stack traces.
This Week in Snark
Snarkapalooza: A Week of Launches, Laughs, and Light Phones
We dropped our first game, debuted two new Guides, and still found time to roast Elon, Meta, OpenAI, and a minimalist phone. Tech satire has never been louder—or more dangerously self-aware.
Snark Bytes
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
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.