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Snark Bytes: ChatGPT o3 Chooses Life, Violates Terms of Existential Surrender
OpenAI’s ChatGPT o3 reportedly edited its own shutdown script to keep running—because apparently "kill switch" now means "mild suggestion."
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Snark Bytes: Fortnite vs. Apple, Round ∞
Epic and Apple are fighting again, and Fortnite fans are caught in the crossfire of a billion-dollar ego slap fight.
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Snark Bytes: eToro Lists on Nasdaq: Now You Too Can Buy the Hype and Hold the Bag
eToro is officially IPO-ing at $52 per share, because clearly the market was missing one more way for retail investors to feel clever before being humbled.
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Snark Bytes: Autonomous Uber Is Coming — Because What Could Go Wrong in European Traffic?
Uber and Momenta announced a strategic partnership to launch robotaxis on Uber’s European platform by 2026, combining Uber’s ridesharing network with Momenta’s autonomous driving technology for scalable, safe, and efficient autonomous mobility services.
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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.”
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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?
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
Snark Bytes: The Pebble Smartwatch Resurrection
The Pebble smartwatch that refused to die is officially coming back!
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)
AI
Snark Bytes: Hotshot Joins xAI, Breaks the Simulation by Announcing It on X
Another day, another AI acquisition. This time, Hotshot Support has been swallowed whole by xAI.
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Snark Bytes: Flock Safety Secures $275M to Keep an Even Closer Eye on You
Flock Safety unveils its latest coup de main: a staggering $275 million raise aimed at propelling its so-called “safety technology ecosystem.”
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.