by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Another day, another subscription price hike, this time for YouTube Premium. Every plan for YouTube’s ad-free tier is going up, and depending on which one you have, you could be paying as much as $4 per month more. As reported by 9to5Google, YouTube has started...
by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
(April 6, 2026) – Before going to sleep on flight day 5, the Artemis II crew snapped one more photo of the Moon, as it drew close in the window of the Orion spacecraft. | Image: NASA As the Artemis II astronauts prepare for the most dramatic and potentially dangerous...
by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sam Altman’s tenure at OpenAI has been… messy. Messy to the point where Altman was briefly fired from his role as CEO, only to be reinstated days later, at which point he began reshaping the organization permanently. This week, The New Yorker published a deep...
by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Microsoft has rolled out a Notepad update for Windows Insiders that removes the Copilot branding and icon from within the app, Windows Central has reported. The old Copilot menu has been replaced with “writing tools,” but it’s worth noting that the tools are still...
by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Snap’s upcoming consumer AR glasses are still set to launch sometime this year, and they’ll be powered by a Snapdragon XR chip from Qualcomm, according to an announcement of a “multi-year strategic agreement” between the companies. Snap has...
by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Gen Z is increasingly disillusioned with AI – just not enough to stop using it. A new Gallup report released this week, based on responses from nearly 1,600 people ages 14 to 29 across the US, suggests the hype is wearing off for the digital-native generation as...
by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
YouTube Premium is getting more expensive in the US, with prices rising by $2 on standard individual accounts and as much as $4 for the family plan. The price hike is already in effect for new accounts, and is rolling out now for existing customers. Premium’s...
by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Amazon’s satellite-based internet service, Leo, will enter service by mid-2026, so says company CEO Andy Jassy. Writing in his annual letter, Jassy claimed Leo would offer download speeds of up to 1Gbps, far more than what Starlink presently offers. Sadly, Amazon...
by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most weeks when I meet with my therapist, she triages some aspect of my life that is actively bursting at the seams — my inability to rationally talk about politics, for example, or the state of my personal finances. But, every so often, life feels uneventful, and I...
by bleffel | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Apartments and condos in Austin. | Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images Here is one narrative violation in the usual drumbeat of doom that we’re used to hearing about housing in America: The rent, in many cities across the US, is getting...
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