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Claude AI: What’s free in 2026 and what isn’t?

Claude AI: What’s free in 2026 and what isn’t?

by bleffel | Jun 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

Making sense of what you get from Claude AI at the free tier, especially as limits are vague and keep shifting.
A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box

A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box

by bleffel | Jun 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

The Surface Laptop Ultra. Microsoft has two new Surface devices arriving later this year, both powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark chips. I got a chance to take a closer look at both the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at Microsoft’s Build...
American cities are paying too much for sprawling housing

American cities are paying too much for sprawling housing

by bleffel | Jun 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

Homes in Lancaster, California. | Sam Lafoca/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images The housing abundance movement has won more of the intellectual argument than anyone might have predicted a decade ago. Across much of American politics, even in Zohran Mamdani’s...
SwitchBot’s acquisition of Nanoleaf is about more than lighting

SwitchBot’s acquisition of Nanoleaf is about more than lighting

by bleffel | Jun 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

Nanoleaf has made a name for itself by developing smart color-changing LED lighting products, including wall panels, TV mirroring, and display cases. | Image: Nanoleaf Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been acquired by OneRobotics, the parent company of SwitchBot....
AI can replicate human-made art. Here’s why it can never replace it.

AI can replicate human-made art. Here’s why it can never replace it.

by bleffel | Jun 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

A robot tries painting. | Yuliia Volkovska/Getty Images As AI continues to encroach on every aspect of our lives, there is a persistent fear or hope, depending on your angle: AI will someday take over art. The internet is full of quizzes showing that most lay people...
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