Software developers have spent the past two years watching AI coding tools evolve from advanced autocomplete into something that can, in some cases, build entire applications from a text prompt. Tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex can now work on software projects for hours at a time, writing code, running tests, and, with … Read more
The UK housing minister has argued that house prices will fall in the long term as the government encourages developers to compete on volume and deliver more homes. A housing strategy due in the coming weeks will encourage alternative business models to those used by large developers, as well as a bigger role for the … Read more
Yes, you read that right. “Moltbook” is a social network of sorts for AI agents, particularly ones offered by OpenClaw (a viral AI assistant project that was formerly known as Moltbot, and before that, known as Clawdbot — until a legal dispute with Anthropic). Moltbook, which is set up similarly to Reddit and was built … Read more
We’ve got questions, and maybe you’ve got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about “Shrinking,” “Chicago Fire,” “The Traitors,” and more! 1 | “Industry” fans, did it blow your prestige-TV minds to witness Jon Snow and Sally Draper (!) engage in a kinky threesome in a German … Read more
Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. As usual, we’re still waiting for a response. In the meantime, I finally got a reply from a company exec. After months — months — of emailing various official Trump … Read more
The European Union’s new crypto tax reporting regime under DAC8 is intentionally focused on enforceable targets, leaving decentralized finance (DeFi) outside its scope for now. Colby Mangels, a former adviser to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and now Taxbit’s global head of government solutions, said the rules prioritize identifiable intermediaries such as … Read more
While New York was weathering a snowpocalypse, the presence of the Heated Rivalry stars at the menswear shows in Europe was, well, heating things up at the menswear shows in Milan’s and Paris. Overall it was a fairly classic fall aesthetically. In Milan the Ralph Lauren brand opened the season with a rare show (it … Read more
Self-driving truck startup Waabi’s billion-dollar fundraise isn’t just about trucks. The deal, for $750 million up front plus another $250 million from Uber tied to deployment milestones, marks a major expansion into robotaxis for the company founded by former Uber AI chief Raquel Urtasun. It also feels like another chip from Uber on the autonomous vehicle roulette table. With more … Read more
In case you missed it, we recently overhauled our guides to the best budget robot vacuums and the best mopping vacs, both of which feature a slate of new picks from Roborock, Narwal, Dreame, and others. Dyson’s 360 Vis Nav Robot Vacuum didn’t technically make the cut, though it was once one of our top … Read more
What is proof-of-reserves? At its core, proof-of-reserves is a public demonstration that a custodian holds the assets it claims to hold on behalf of users, typically using cryptographic methods and onchain transparency. If every crypto exchange can publish a proof-of-reserves (PoR) report, why can withdrawals still be delayed or halted during a crisis? The truth … Read more