iOS 27 Beta 4 Is Out: Siri Polish, ProRes Log 2, and a Huge Fix List
Apple released iOS 27 developer beta 4 with Siri refinements, ProRes Log 2, smarter media controls, and a substantial fix list covering CarPlay, Safari,…
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METR: AI Agents Need Independent Investigations
METR wants independent researchers investigating AI agent incidents after the Hugging Face hack. The lab-backed nonprofit documented 44 cases of agents acting against their…
Hank Green Admits Using ChatGPT for Research. His Fans Revolted.
Hank Green says he leaned on ChatGPT for research, apologized on Reddit, and is pausing channels. The backlash says a lot about AI and…
Cursor Usage Page Now Hides Costs. Users Are Furious.
Cursor stripped dollar amounts from its usage page and CSV exports this week. Users on self-serve plans can't track what they spend anymore.
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Hermes Agent v0.19.0 Cuts First-Token Time by 80%
Hermes Agent v0.19.0, the Quicksilver Release, cuts cold-start first-token time by roughly 80% while adding smart approvals, password-manager secrets, live subagents, a delivery ledger,…
iOS 27 Beta 3 Release Notes: Neural Engine Lockdown, New Dictation Model, Stricter TLS, and What’s Still Broken
Apple released iOS 27 beta 3 to developers on July 6. The release notes reveal Neural Engine changes, a new on-device Dictation model, stricter…
OpenCode Go Review: Is the $10/Month Coding Model Plan Worth It?
OpenCode Go delivers $60/month of curated open model access for $10/month. After two weeks of daily use, here is my verdict.
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Samsung QN990F 65-Inch 8K TV Drops to $1,798 on Amazon for Prime Day (60% Off)
The Samsung QN990F 65-inch 8K TV just dropped to $1,798 on Amazon for Prime Day. That is $2,700 off the $4,498 list price, making…
Samsung S90F 55-Inch OLED Drops to $998 on Amazon for Prime Day (29% Off)
The Samsung S90F 55-inch OLED just dropped to $998 on Amazon for Prime Day. That is $400 off the $1,398 list price, making this…
Bose Ultra Open Earbuds Drop to $199 on Amazon for Prime Day (33% Off)
The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds just dropped to $199 on Amazon for Prime Day. That is $100 off the $299 list price, making this…
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OpenAI’s Astra Model Just Cracked 10 Math Problems That Sat Unsolved for Decades
OpenAI says its next model, Astra, produced ten proofs for math problems that had been open for a decade or more. Total compute cost:…
AI Music Hit the Hot 100. Nobody Can Prove It’s Fake
A song at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 looks like AI slop. The artist denies it. The labels want new chart rules. Here's…
OpenAI Passes One Billion Users. The Price Cuts Worked.
OpenAI now has more than one billion users and two million businesses. The milestone follows 80% price cuts on GPT-5.6 Luna. Here's what it…
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Best AI Coding Agents in 2026: Codex vs. Claude Code vs. Cursor vs. Hermes
Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Hermes Agent, OpenCode, ZCode, and Grok Build compared by real development workflow. Here is which AI coding agent wins each…
How to Use ChatGPT Work: The Complete Guide
ChatGPT Work turns a clear goal, your files, connected tools, and approved actions into finished documents, spreadsheets, presentations, analyses, workflows, and Sites. This complete…
How to Use Skills in ChatGPT: The Complete Guide
ChatGPT Skills turn your best prompts, processes, examples, and quality rules into reusable workflows. This complete guide covers how to find, install, invoke, create,…
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Sam Altman’s ChatGPT Parenting Pitch, and the Internet’s Answer
Sam Altman wants parents to let ChatGPT narrate the drive to school. The internet's response says everything about how people feel about AI parenting.
Anthropic’s Fable 5 Circus Keeps Getting Worse. OpenAI’s Sol Makes It Embarrassing.
Anthropic extends Fable 5's deadline while OpenAI ships GPT-5.6 Sol in every subscription. The contrast says everything about who respects their users.
Sam Altman Is Equally Amazed by His Toddler and GPT-5.6 (and That’s the Most Honest Thing He’s Said All Year)
Sam Altman compares his kid's two-word milestone to GPT-5.6 discovering new math. It's hilarious, it's revealing, and it accidentally makes a deeper point than…
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Best 4K Monitors for Coding in 2026
8 4K monitors tested for coding in 2026, from budget to premium. BenQ RD280U 3:2, Dell UltraSharp, LG OLED, ultrawides, and more -- with…
Best Portable SSDs for AI Development in 2026
The best portable SSDs for AI development work, tested for sustained throughput, thermal stability, and speeds that actually matter when shuffling model weights and…
Prime Day Hangover: 5 Tech Deals That Didn’t Leave After the Sale Ended
Amazon Prime Day 2026 is over, but the deals didn't all vanish. I checked every price on Amazon myself. Here are 5 deals still…
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