11:34 PM PDT · October 26, 2026 Some interface changes and nudges, like bright buttons urging you to subscribe in apps, are mildly annoying but…
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People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again |
The latest use case for AI? Dumbing down your smart TV to get rid of the bloat. A number of developers and vibe coders have…
Can Safeworld convince people that GenAI robots won't hurt them? |
The big trend in robots is handing the keys over to a generative AI model, but that brings with it a problem: that architecture isn’t…
California governor vetoes bill banning use of 'pervert glasses' to secretly record people |
9:35 AM PDT · October 1, 2026 California Governor Gavin Newsom has used his veto authority to send a bill passed by the state’s legislature…
A small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offline |
Brynn Putnam and Tristan Walker have already done something that most founders only dream about: created companies so compelling that bigger outfits bought them. Putnam,…
Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators |
Marketing platform Noise aims to connect brands with content creators at a much lower cost than hiring traditional influencers or running standard ad campaigns. That’s…
‘I Like My Big Rat Wife’: Meet the People Using Chatbots to Write Custom Fiction
When Petra Ferraz de Novaes isn’t at work, she’s probably lost in a fantasy crafted with the help of artificial intelligence. Novaes, a 36-year-old software…
Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested
Uncanny Valley is back! This week, senior writer Kate Knibbs joins Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger to discuss the two incidents that have…
AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn't |
Despite its technological progress, AI’s reputation out in the real world is getting worse. On Wednesday, Axios reported that the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent…
Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can't stop hitting snooze |
Marco Arment, the indie developer who created popular apps like Overcast and Instapaper, and who previously served as Tumblr’s chief technology officer, is out today…