Tech & Ai

April 7, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Clavicular confronted by trans women over who started ‘looksmaxxing’

“Looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular was recently approached by three trans women, prompting a discussion on which community — incels or trans women — really started the intense beauty movement. In...

April 7, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

A Single Strike Won’t Shut Off the Gulf’s Desalination System

Across the region, facilities tied to water and power—including desalination plants—have been damaged or exposed to risk as Iranian strikes extend beyond traditional targets. A single strike, however, is...

April 6, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund

A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal, the founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written...

April 6, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After LiteLLM-Linked Data Breach

A poisoned LiteLLM update hit Mercor, and Meta pulled the brake. The breach is now a warning flare for AI vendors built on open-source plumbing. The post Meta Pauses...

April 6, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra could go Pro in new variant

The Samsung Galaxy S26 lineup just dropped a couple of months ago, but we’re already getting leaks about the Galaxy S27 lineup. Korean news outlet ET News (via Phone...

April 6, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Characters in Riot Gear

US Border Patrol agents are raising money by selling coins that commemorate last year’s wave of immigration enforcement “operations” across the country, along with other merchandise. The funds are...

April 6, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Google quietly releases an offline-first AI dictation app on iOS

Google on Monday quietly released an offline-first dictation app called “Google AI Edge Eloquent” on iOS to take on the likes of Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, Willow, and others. The...

April 6, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 ‘High-End’ Update: Everything We Know So Far

Apple’s next AirPods could add AI-powered vision, gesture controls, and health tracking, turning earbuds into a smarter, context-aware assistant. The post Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 ‘High-End’ Update: Everything We...

April 6, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

New Hisense CanvasTV: Get the 50-inch size for a bedroom, studio apartment, or kitchen.

Your TV no longer has to look like a void black rectangle when you turn it off. Instead, you can turn it into a framed piece of art with...

April 6, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Artemis II: Everything We Know as Orion Approaches the Far Side of the Moon

On day six of its mission, Artemis II is closing in on the far side of the moon. Meanwhile, the historic journey has not been without fascinating and curious...