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What do you mean my new smart scale is ‘built for GLP-1 users’?

The GLP-1 tech boom is coming.

Victoria Song
Welcome to Night Vale host Cecil Baldwin shares his tech pet peeves

Just let the man watch movie credits in peace!

Terrence O'Brien
What would you be willing to put in your body?

Biohackers say drugs can help you be your best self. It’s hard to spot when they’re not telling the whole truth.

Victoria Song
Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’

AI can’t feel, but the best hackers pretend it can.

Robert Hart
The man behind the legendary MPC, Roger Linn, stays focused with a single browser tab

His advice: Deep breaths, keep it simple, and maybe play a little VR mini golf.

Terrence O'Brien
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
I’m tackling all your robovac questions.

Come join me for a robot vacuum-themed subscriber AMA. Drop your questions in the post linked below, and I’ll be answering them starting at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis made a bold claim at this year’s I/O keynote. Not so fast!

Victoria Song
Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning

May AI take your order?

Emma Roth
The promises and pitfalls of personalized health

Personalized health is the holy grail, but there’s a long way to go before algorithms can factor in chronic conditions.

Victoria Song
Janko Roettgers
Janko Roettgers
Walmart has a new streaming stick coming,

but don’t get too excited: The Onn Full HD Streaming Device, which just passed through the FCC, looks essentially the same as the company’s 2023 HD stick. The biggest difference: A new manufacturer.

Netflix may have finally figured out games

The new TV-based games feel right.

Andrew Webster
What’s the role of a simple fitness band in the AI health era?

It’s the end of Fitbit as we knew it.

Victoria Song
AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?

They won’t ban it. They won’t embrace it either.

Terrence O'Brien
My $5,000 smart bed needs to shut the hell up

It told my spouse to drink alcohol nightly and wants us to battle for sleep supremacy.

Victoria Song
The plan to quietly kill Coyote v. Acme blew up in David Zaslav’s face

Swift public outcry gave the movie a chance to speak for itself.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
I don’t think Gwyneth Paltrow knows what a peptide is

Sure seems like the Goop founder is just repeating wellness buzzwords.

Victoria Song
The future of local TV news has taken a Trumpian turn

The schemes and shenanigans behind the Nexstar-Tegna deal.

Tina Nguyen
Peloton, stay in your lane

Multiple CEOs have insisted it’s not ‘just a fitness tech company,’ but maybe it should be.

Victoria Song