The Best E-Readers That Aren't a Kindle (2026): Kobo, Boox
Want to untether your reading from Amazon? These Kindle alternatives deserve a spot on your nightstand.
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Best Mosquito Repellents for Your Yard: What Works and What Doesn’t (2026)
After years of testing repellents, traps, and sprays, I found a few ways to keep the bugs at bay—and plenty that aren’t worth the effort.
Only 2% of U.S. households pay for AI, even as AI adoption reaches 41% of U.S. workers
Quick Highlights Only about 2% of U.S. households currently pay for an AI service. About 25% of U.S. households pay for SiriusXM. Roughly 55% pay for cloud storage. About 91% pay for at least one streaming service. Yet generative AI […] The post Only 2% of U.S. households pay for AI, even as AI adoption…
Trump Expected to Name ODNI’s Jay Clayton as AI Czar
He was confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence this summer.
The Mulleted, Meme-Loving Billionaire Behind Meta’s Hit AI App
Alexandr Wang drove Muse to the top of the charts, putting the company back in the AI race—even if he ruffled feathers inside the tech giant.
Opinion | AI and the Modern Pundit
A master of 1940s sci-fi schlock had a plan, and it’s working. He wanted to prepare us for the future.
Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets
Meta now lets you make your own Muse gadgets that feature the company’s new AI agent with code that the company open sourced. The company suggests projects like loading Muse on a color E Ink display to show reminders, adding it to an HDMI stick so you can display Muse on a big screen, or…
Netflix is pivoting away from prestige
Many of Netflix’s biggest critically acclaimed hits have been the products of its multiyear production deals with noted directors like David Fincher and Shawn Levy. In the past few weeks, though, the streamer has brought some of those partnerships to an end in a way that feels indicative of a larger strategic shift. With rival…
Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk
Apple will add new limits for “full disk access” on Mac in response to risks posed by AI agents, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In an update on Friday, Apple says it’s rolling out new controls to “ensure that users who genuinely wish to grant an app this extraordinary level of access can only do…
Sling TV drops its one-day cable passes
Dish-owned Sling TV will no longer be offering its Sling Pass feature that allowed people to buy a single day of cable TV programming at a time, as reported by The Desk. The feature was announced last year and offered a day pass, a weekend pass, and a week-long pass option to be able to…