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Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read
Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.
Read →What actually got our articles cited by ChatGPT (and what didn't)
A few weeks ago I found out our site had a table of contents that rendered for absolutely nobody. The code was there. The CSS was there. It had been shipping to production for months. It just never a...
Read →I reverse-engineered Claude's undocumented Design API so a file sync wouldn't cost 665k tokens
A build log about protocol archaeology, three wrong guesses, and refusing to trust my own mocks. The token bill that started it Claude Design (claude.ai/design) is a nice place to keep a d...
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Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can't use
Gemini 4 Carbon is essentially a slightly better version of Argon.
Read →Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Mac
It's not as different from the previous model as you might have expected.
Read →The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona
It has been nearly a year since any space tourism flights occurred.
Read →Trump admin sues Utah to save Kalshi from the state's total ban on gambling
US agency has sued 10 states for trying to stop gambling on prediction markets.
Read →Free Fire returns to India as Garena launches localized version four years after ban
Free Fire India was originally set to launch in September 2023, but Garena postponed its release.
Read →Meta has a new AI pet app called Waddle World
Meta launched a new app called Waddle World, which essentially looks like a Tamagotchi clone, but with AI.
Read →TikTok expands into restaurant guides with ‘Must Eat’ feature
The move puts TikTok in more direct competition with platforms like Yelp and Google.
Read →Amazon debuts the Alexa Photo Frame and Echo Time smart clock, plus other upgraded devices
Amazon's other new devices include an upgraded Echo Dot, an Echo Studio with visual intelligence features, and the Echo Show 16.
Read →Voice AI in vogue: Nvidia releases new open transcription model
Nvidia just released a free speech-to-text model that can transcribe up to 40 languages, but it only works on recordings, not live audio, so it’s a big step for meeting and medical transcription tools...
Read →South Korea’s financial industry hit by fresh wave of cyberattacks
South Korea’s financial institutions have been hit by another wave of cyberattacks, highlighting the growing risk of AI-driven hacking in Asia.
Read →Trump DOE loans $5B to nuclear plants that will power data centers
Constellation Energy will get $5 billion in government loans to modernize nuclear reactors. Most of the new capacity is already committed to Google, Amazon, and Meta.
Read →AI execs may be too out of touch to build for the general public
Tech leaders are flaunting how out of touch they are when they brag about using AI to connect with their families.
Read →Ranking position trendnews → referrals
Referral traffic from published news coverage.
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