How Ralph Wiggum went from ‘The Simpsons’ to the biggest name in AI right now
FeaturedCarl Franzen January 6, 2026 Credit: VentureBeat made with Nano Banana Pro on Fal.aiIn the fast-moving world of AI development,…
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These On-Ear Beats Headphones Are Marked Down by $70
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyWhile most wireless headphones nowadays include some form of active noise canceling, there are…
9 Best Cat Water Fountains, WIRED-Tested and Reviewed (2025)
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyFeatured in this articleBest Cat Water Fountain for Most PeoplePetlibro Dockstream 2 Smart Cordless…
Databases in 2025: A Year in Review
Another year passes. I was hoping to write more articles instead of just these end-of-the-year screeds, but I almost died…
Building a Rust-style static analyzer for C++ with AI
The project is available at: https://github.com/shuaimu/rusty-cpp As someone who has spent almost 15 years doing systems research with C++, I…
Everything You Need to Know About Email Encryption in 2026
If you think about emails as if they’re anything but the digital equivalent of a postcard–that is to say, they…
Lessons from 14 Years at Google
When I joined Google ~14 years ago, I thought the job was about writing great code. I was partly right….
Subtle releases ear buds with its noise cancelation models
Voice AI startup Subtle, which creates voice isolation models to have computers understand you better in loud environments, today launched…
Assorted less(1) tips
“word to your moms, I came to drop bombs, I’ve got more less tips than the Bible’s got Psalms.” In…
Article: Why Big Tech Turns Everything Into a Knife Fight
An unhinged but honest read for anyone exhausted by big tech politics, performative collaboration, and endless internal knife fights. I…
A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative
Unless if you’re really in the know about nascent platforms, you probably didn’t know what Mastodon was until Elon Musk…
AI-Powered Dating Is All Hype. IRL Cruising Is the Future
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyI am, admittedly, a big flirt. I love everything about the exchange of getting…
Six data shifts that will shape enterprise AI in 2026
FeaturedSean Michael Kerner December 31, 2025 Credit: Image generated by VentureBeat with FLUX-2-ProFor decades the data landscape was relatively static….
PSA: Be aware when opening “take home challenges” from untrusted recruiters
I was recently contacted by linkedIn "recruiter" who's upto no good it seems. After some brief chatting, they asked me…
Netflix: Open Content
Search this siteEmbedded FilesSkip to main contentSkip to navigationOPEN SOURCE CONTENTAt Netflix, we are always exploring ways to make our…
Social media follower counts have never mattered less, creator economy execs say
As social media becomes increasingly reliant on algorithmic feeds, creators are navigating a new normal: Just because you post something…
Police charge driver who allegedly killed a pedestrian while livestreaming on TikTok
In Brief Posted: 1:52 PM PST · December 28, 2025 Image Credits:Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto / Getty Images Anthony Ha Police charge…
Replacing JavaScript with Just HTML
Replacing JS with just HTMLby Aaron T. Grogg published on Dec 27, 2025For many years now, JavaScript has been the…
Two new wireless Samsung speakers for 2026 lean into aesthetics
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How we lost communication to entertainment
How We Lost Communication to Entertainment by Ploum on 2025-12-15 All our communication channels are morphed into content distribution networks….