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)
Launch
Robinhood’s Prediction Markets Hub Turns Investing Into a Casino With Extra Confetti
Robinhood’s new Prediction Markets Hub turns interest rates and sports outcomes into bets. Is this financial innovation—or just gamified gambling?
This Week in Snark
This Week in Snark: Vibe Coding, Roblox Reality Check, and OpenAI’s Fully Automated Takeover
Across more than 25 stories, we tackled everything from OpenAI’s existential AI problems to SXSW startup pitch winners. Let's dive in.
Launch
Sony's Latest TV Tech: LCDs, But Make Them Fancy
Sony just unveiled their fancy new RGB LED technology for LCD TVs. Apparently, we weren’t already drowning in enough acronyms and marketing buzzwords.
AI
Lovable's New UX Editor and the Rise of Vibe Coding
Their new Visual Edits feature is a Figma-like interface built directly into their AI-powered app builder, letting you tweak and refine your frontend instantly.
Meta
Snark Bytes: Meta Outsources Truth to the Masses. What Could Go Wrong?
In a bold move to redefine fact-checking (or, let’s be real, fact-sprinkling), Meta today shared details about rolling out Community Notes.
Snark Bytes
Snark Bytes: Apple Releases Faster Macs, Reviewers Stunned by the Obvious
Once again, Apple fans are debating whether to replace last year’s perfectly fine laptop, while tech reviewers struggle to make "incrementally better" sound thrilling.
Launch
Ray-Ban Meta X Coperni: The $600 Glasses You’ll Never Own (Because They Sold Out Instantly)
The newly-announced Ray-Ban Meta X Coperni limited edition glasses—a product so exclusive, they were already gone before you even knew they existed.
AI
Google’s New AI, Gemma 3, in Plain English (No Tech Degree Required)
Google has just unveiled Gemma 3, the latest AI model designed to be both state-of-the-art and completely incomprehensible to anyone outside the insular world of AI researchers. But don't worry, we’re here to translate their buzzword salad into something resembling human language.
Launch
10 Things I Hope My New Roomba Will Do
I’m sure my Roomba will be spectacular at inhaling my existential dust bunnies, but here are 10 things I hope it does.
AI
AI CEO, AI Board, AI Employees: OpenAI's Fully-Automated Enterprise Is Finally Here!
With the launch of their new OpenAI Responses API, integrated web search, file search, and even computer use capabilities, we’re just a few updates away from the ultimate corporate utopia: an enterprise run entirely by AI agents.
Apple
Apple Rolls Out New Arcade Games. The World Rolls Its Eyes.
Apple rolls out new arcade games. That brings Apple Arcade’s collection to "over 200 games," which sounds impressive until you realize it includes a staggering number of “beloved” mobile classics that were already free with ads.