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Sheena Vasani
Sheena Vasani
Govee’s color-changing floor lamp is down to nearly its best price to date.

Govee’s RGBIC Floor Lamp is on sale for just $64.98 ($35 off) at Amazon. The 4.6-foot smart lamp can light up your home with over 16 million colors, syncs with music, and boasts dozens of preset effects. I’ve owned it for more than a year, and despite being a last-gen model, it’s a reliable way to brighten your living space.

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Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Anthropic’s new Sonnet 4.6 model is better at using computers.

Anthropic launched the latest version of Claude Sonnet on Tuesday, which it says “approaches Opus-level intelligence,” featuring improvements in coding and computer use with tasks like navigating spreadsheets or filling out web forms. Sonnet 4.6 is now replacing Sonnet 4.5 as the default model for free and pro Claude users.

Lauren Feiner
Lauren Feiner
The social media addiction trial is delayed — again.

Just after we entered the courtroom, we learned that a juror has been hospitalized. The parties decided to postpone today’s testimony from former Meta employees to see if the juror can return. Regardless, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify tomorrow — either before the original juror, or an alternate.

The best Presidents Day deals you can still grabThe best Presidents Day deals you can still grab
Sheena Vasani and Brandon Widder
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Snapchat story subscriptions.

Starting on February 23rd, Snapchat’s 946 million daily active users will be able to subscribe to specific creators in exchange for ad-free viewing of that creator’s stories, priority replies, and access to exclusive content, similar to subscriptions on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. It’s launching first with a limited group of creators, including Skai Jackson and Jeremiah Brown, as reported by TechCrunch.

John Higgins
John Higgins
The improved Fire TV OS we’ve been waiting for is finally here.

Rollout of Amazon’s Fire TV OS redesign announced at CES begins today for US customers. The update hits the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus, 4K Max (2nd gen), and Omni mini-LED TVs first, expanding to other products later.

Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithmic music and ‘AI’

The legendary composer is celebrating 40 years of Music Mouse, which brought algorithmic composition to home computers.

Terrence O'Brien