Launch
Vertere’s New Turntable Spins Records, and Your Sense of Financial Responsibility
Vertere has announced a new version of their $5,400 DG X turntable, as if vinyl needed another reason to feel superior to Spotify.
Snark Bytes
Snark Bytes: YouTube Lets You Remix Reality with “Custom Instrumentals” AI Tool
YouTube unveiled its latest push into AI-powered creativity: Custom Instrumentals. Music industry insiders are thrilled, by which I mean Googling “how to sue an algorithm.”
AI
Claude Max Plan Helps You Go Broke 20x Faster While Overthinking Emails
Anthropic has unveiled its latest masterpiece in monetization: the Claude Max Plan. This isn’t just a plan. It’s a lifestyle choice.
AI
Snapchat’s New Sponsored AI Lenses: Now You Too Can Be an Advertisement With a Face Filter
Snapchat has announced Sponsored AI Lenses, a bold new way for brands to colonize your identity in the name of “self-expression.”
This Week in Snark
This Week in Snark: The Meme Coin Heard Round the Web (And 100 Articles Later, We're Just Getting Started)
This was the biggest week ever for SiliconSnark. Not just because we accidentally became crypto influencers, but because we blew past 100 articles in less than two months.
AI
Clippy Evolved: Microsoft’s Copilot Now Watches, Listens, and Judges
Microsoft Copilot’s new Memory feature makes your AI remember everything—your schedule, habits, and quirks. Is this personalization or just surveillance?
Launch
Meet Strato M: The Video Player for People Who’ve Run Out of Things to Buy
Kaleidescape, a company that’s been quietly shipping “the ultimate movie platform” for over two decades without anyone noticing, has unveiled the Strato M.
Launch
Nintendo Switch 2 Officially Revealed — And Yes, It Comes with Mario Kart (Of Course It Does)
Nintendo officially revealed the Switch 2 — and yes, it launches with Mario Kart. Here’s why that’s not predictable, but perfect.
Launch
Tinder Gamifies Flirting, Accidentally Invents AI Ghosting Simulator
Tinder's The Game Game is a voice-based roleplay simulator that lets you awkwardly flirt with AI personas before you awkwardly flirt with real people.
Launch
Amazfit Bip 6: Because Your Wrists Deserve Buzzwords, Too
Because what the world clearly needed was another smartwatch, Amazfit has bravely stepped forward with the release of the Bip 6.
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.