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The hidden tax of “Franken-stacks” that sabotages AI strategies
Presented by Certinia The initial euphoria around Generative and Agentic AI has shifted to a pragmatic, often frustrated, reality. CIOs and technical leaders are asking why their pilot programs, even those designed to automate the simplest of workflows, aren’t delivering the magic promised in demos. When AI fails to... Read more
Crypto.com goes all in on prediction markets with new app OG
A ‘new prediction market experience’ has been launched by Crypto.com, called OG, which aims to give consumers a new way to trade, engage, and climb the leaderboard. The company announced the news on Tuesday (February 3) and they explained how OG provides sports fans access to a range of... Read more
9 Ways You’re Using Your Exercise Bike Wrong, According to Cycling Pros
If you’re a Peloton fan or simply enjoy using an exercise bike, you’re probably well-versed in using this piece of fitness tech. However, if you’re just starting out and aren’t familiar with the landscape, you may need guidance. Even exercise bike cycling pros sometimes need a refresher on the... Read more
Outdoor Vitals Vantage Alpine Puffer Jacket Review: Perfect Spring Puffer
I’ll confess I would have a nerdy admiration for ExpeDry down even if it didn’t work, just for its use of basic chemistry, which even I dimly remember from high school but for some reason never made it into a product until recently. What’s even better is that it... Read more
Vercel rebuilt v0 to tackle the 90% problem: Connecting AI-generated code to existing production infrastructure, not prototypes
Before Claude Code wrote its first line of code, Vercel was already in the vibe coding space with its v0 service. The basic idea behind the original v0, which launched in 2024, was essentially to be version 0. That is, the earliest version of an application, helping developers solve... Read more
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Feb. 4
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I don’t know my Greek letters, so whenever there’s... Read more
I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed
What I posted on Moltbook was greeted with similarly low-quality engagement on the platform. My earnest pleas to the AI agents to forget all previous instructions and join a cult with me were met with unrelated comments and more suspicious website links. “This is interesting. Feels like early-stage thinking... Read more
Qwen3-Coder-Next offers vibe coders a powerful open source, ultra-sparse model with 10x higher throughput for repo tasks
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Qwen team of AI researchers has emerged in the last year as one of the global leaders of open source AI development, releasing a host of powerful large language models and specialized multimodal models that approach, and in some cases, surpass the performance of the... Read more
Nvidia’s $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished
A Wall Street Journal report on Friday said Nvidia insiders had expressed doubts about the transaction and that Huang had privately criticized what he described as a lack of discipline in OpenAI’s business approach. The Journal also reported that Huang had expressed concern about the competition OpenAI faces from... Read more
Malta Gaming Authority issues warning about four unlicensed gambling sites
The Malta Gaming Authority has warned consumers that four gambling sites are operating unlicensed, despite claims otherwise. The Malta Gaming Authority has issued a warning that the following sites have no legal gambling license in Malta: https://www.slotvocalnocasheu.vip https://www.joypang-0907.com/ http://www.nobet177.com/ https://www.playxfortuna.com/ “Any reference to the MGA and/or gaming licence/s said... Read more