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Snap introduces a standalone AI assistant, Specs Intelligence
The new assistant works with the company's new AR glasses, but will also have its own mobile and desktop apps.
Snap Specs hands on: Standalone AR glasses are here
The glasses come with AR apps that actually feel useful, but is that enough to get people excited for the $2,195 device?
Snap is launching a new Specs AI tool, and it’s coming to iOS and Mac
Snap is introducing "Specs Intelligence," a new AI assistant that can connect other digital accounts to help you with things like work tasks and keeping track of travel information. It seems similar...
Trump’s failed Fed takeover
Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh at a news conference on September 16, 2026. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed...
Should we be skeptical about the AI panic?
AI risk activists protest near Downing Street in London, England, on on September 16, 2026. | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Is AI going to kill us all? In Silicon Valley, it’s not such a novel...
How Israel-Palestine broke up Sheeran-Macklemore
Ed Sheeran (left) and Macklemore perform during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Kevin Winter/Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily...
The 2.5-hour AI-generated Odyssey movie is 2.5 hours too long
Christopher Nolan's engrossing take on The Odyssey dominated at the box office and spurred a newfound interest in classic literature among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely...
The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger
E-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, a new report warns. By 2050, it could become enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers - roughly enough 40-foot containers to...
Resident Evil is a comedy first and a thrilling nightmare second
When Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil hit theaters in 2002, video game movies were largely seen as a niche. Films like Mortal Kombat and Tomb Raider had proven that big-screen game adaptations...
Walmart takes a bite off the cost of Metroid Ravenous physical preorders
Samus is geared up for another adventure. | Image: Nintendo The Metroid series is going back to its 2D roots again with Metroid Ravenous for the Nintendo Switch 2, the first side-scrolling game in...