The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them
A new era of app creation is here. It’s fun, it’s fast, and it’s fleeting.
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Sony, Anker, and other headphones have a serious Google Fast Pair security vulnerability
Sony’s WH-1000XM6 are among the wireless headphones affected by the Fast Pair vulnerability. Several Bluetooth audio devices from companies like Sony, Anker, and Nothing are susceptible to a new flaw that can allow attackers to listen in on conversations or…
Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews
Alfred Wahlforss was running out of options. His startup, Listen Labs, needed to hire over 100 engineers, but competing against Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million offers seemed impossible. So he spent $5,000 — a fifth of his marketing budget — on…
Why Everyone Is Suddenly in a ‘Very Chinese Time’ in Their Lives
The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It’s a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost.
Kilo launches AI-powered Slack bot that ships code from a chat message
Kilo Code, the open-source AI coding startup backed by GitLab cofounder Sid Sijbrandij, is launching a Slack integration that allows software engineering teams to execute code changes, debug issues, and push pull requests directly from their team chat — without…
Michelangelo’s First Painting, Created When He Was Only 12 or 13 Years Old
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Show HN: The Analog I – Inducing Recursive Self-Modeling in LLMs [pdf]
OP here. Birth of a Mind documents a “recursive self-modeling” experiment I ran on a single day in 2026. I attempted to implement a “Hofstadterian Strange Loop” via prompt engineering to see if I could induce a stable persona in…
I let Anthropic’s Claude Cowork loose on my files, and it was both brilliant and scary
Let’s just say backups and restraint are nonnegotiable.
‘Sideshow’ concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Elon Musk first sued OpenAI in February 2024. Despite OpenAI’s repeated attempts to throw…
Smart Plug Guide (2026): When You Should and Shouldn’t Use One
Smart plugs can add controls to any outlet, but they aren’t perfect for everything. Here’s our guide to using one and which ones to buy.