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2025 was the year AI got a vibe check

AI’s early-2025 spending spree featured massive raises and trillion-dollar infrastructure promises. By year’s end, hype gave way to a vibe check, with growing scrutiny over sustainability, safety, and business models.

GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free

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How to Make AI Write Like Your Favorite Author

A step-by-step guide from prompting to fine-tuning

How David Perell Uses ChatGPT to Write for Millions

Watch the writer, educator, and podcaster use AI to surface anecdotes, read old books, and understand himself

Plaud Note Pro is an excellent AI-powered recorder that I carry everywhere

Plaud Note Pro is a $179 notetaker, which is an excellent recording device first

Turn your PC into a Super Nintendo with Epilogue’s new USB dock

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Wedge issue alert.

Several polls from Gallup and Pew reveal that voters overwhelmingly view the rise of AI as a net negative:

China drafts world’s strictest rules to end AI-encouraged suicide, violence

China wants a human to intervene and notify guardians if suicide is ever mentioned.

How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others

Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT.

This experimental camera can focus on everything at once

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VCs predict strong enterprise AI adoption next year — again

More than 20 venture capitalists share their thoughts on AI agents, enterprise AI budgets and more for 2026.

Remembering what Windows 10 did right—and how it made modern Windows more annoying

Remembering Windows 10’s rollout can help diagnose what ails Windows 11.