Kindle app now answers questions about the book you’re reading
The tool avoids spoilers by drawing answers from the pages you’ve read so far.
Amazon has launched a new AI feature in the Kindle app that gives spoiler-free answers to questions about the boo...
Feeding the machine
When he was 19 years old, Brendan Foody started Mercor with two of his high school friends as a way for his other friends, who also had startups, to hire software engineers overseas. It launche...
Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week
Starlink satellites with solar arrays deployed. | Image: SpaceX
A collision in space was narrowly avoided last week when a newly deployed Chinese satellite came within a few hundred meters of on...
Who is Picea Robotics, Roomba’s new owner?
The 3i S10 Ultra is the flagship robot vacuum from Picea, the company that will own iRobot.
iRobot, the owner of the Roomba robot vacuum, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stating that it wil...
iRobot files for bankruptcy
After 35 years, the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday night. Following warnings issued earlier this year that it was fast running out of options, iRob...
You need to listen to Sudan Archives’ violin opus for the club
My introduction to Sudan Archives was the song "Nont for Sale" from her first EP Sink in 2018. I've been a diehard fan ever since. With each album, she finds new ways to sculpt the sound of her...
Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting
Grok's track record is spotty at best. But even by the very low standards of xAI, its failure in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia is shocking. The AI chatbo...
Absynth is back and weirder than ever after 16 years
Abynth 6’s very pretty, but questionably useful preset explorer.
Absynth is something of a cult classic in the soft synth world. It was originally released in 2000, and quickly found an audien...
