Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing Google for more information about its plans to build a checkout feature into its Gemini AI chatbot. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Warren expresses concerns that the integration could allow Google and retailers “to exploit sensitive […]
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NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket
“You know, you’re right, the flight rate—three years is a long time.”
Russia’s Massive Drone-Missile Assault on Ukraine Strikes Cities as Peace Talks Loom – 2/4/2026, 4:24:28 PM
Top world news as of February 4, 2026, includes a massive Russian attack on Ukraine, ongoing Epstein files fallout in U.S. and U.K. politics, U.S. diplomatic meetings amid tensions, and the end of a U.S. government shutdown.[1][2][3] Conflicts and Military Developments Russia launched a major […]
So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it
Some semi-unhinged musings on where LLMs fit into my life—and how I’ll keep using them.
Amazon rolls out Alexa Plus nationwide and launches a new free tier
Amazon has announced that its generative AI-powered digital assistant Alexa Plus is now available to all Prime members in the US via any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com, and the Alexa mobile app. If you don’t have Prime, you can access the assistant on a new free […]
I drove three Chinese cars — here’s why they would clean up in the US
It only took a brief drive in a Zeekr 7X to convince me: Chinese cars are now competitive and could be sold in the US tomorrow. The compact battery-electric crossover, a bestseller in Europe, is aimed directly at the Tesla Model Y with its five […]
Master Mac Audio: Control App Volumes Individually with These Tips and Tools
How to Set a Different Volume Level for Each App on Your Mac Managing audio on macOS can be frustrating when multiple apps play sound simultaneously—think Spotify blasting while a Zoom call whispers. As of early 2026, macOS does not natively support true per-app volume […]
US-India Trade Deal: A New Era of Economic Cooperation – Feb 4, 2026
In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, the announcement of a landmark trade agreement between the United States and India emerges as a significant beacon of cooperation amidst a sea of escalating tensions. This deal, revealed during high-level discussions between President Donald Trump and In
Apple’s Xcode adds OpenAI and Anthropic’s coding agents
Apple is building OpenAI and Anthropic’s AI-powered coding agents directly into Xcode. New integrations in Xcode 26.3 will give developers the ability to call upon Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex to write and edit code, update project settings, search documentation, and more. Xcode is […]
Netflix claims subscribers will get “more content for less” if it buys HBO Max
80 percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate.