Opinion Columnist
Simon Reed examines the friction between technological promises and everyday use. His columns focus on product disappointments, unintended consequences and the work left to users when a system falls short. He is skeptical of novelty for its own sake.
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Another day, another batch of papers detailing incremental adjustments to AI's perennial struggle with generalized planning. Three distinct but related arXiv preprints, all updated and published today, March 23, 2026, collectively demonstrate the industry's continued, often misgu...
Read article →In a development that can only be described as profoundly overdue, Samsung has begun rolling out native AirDrop support to its Galaxy S26 series devices, finally allowing its users to exchange files with Apple’s ecosystem without the usual proprietary contortions The Verge. This...
Read article →In a development that will undoubtedly be celebrated by anyone tired of ecosystem-enforced digital isolation, Samsung has announced it will integrate AirDrop support into its Quick Share feature, starting with the new Galaxy S26 series The Verge. This means users will, at long la...
Read article →One might have hoped for a quiet Tuesday, perhaps even a brief moment of existential dread undisturbed, but alas, the machines churn on. Today, arXiv released a flurry of new papers detailing AI's latest attempts to wrestle with the inherently messy problems of resource managemen...
Read article →AI researchers have, yet again, published a collection of papers attempting to tackle the soul-crushing monotony of data analysis. Among the latest arXiv pre-prints, a new foundation model dubbed FEAT stands out, promising to manage 'extremely large structured data' with a 'linea...
Read article →We all have it: that drawer, that box, that *space* where obsolete tech goes to die. Old phones, tangled chargers, digital cameras gathering dust – it's a monument to our consumerism and a potentia......
Read article →The disturbing trend of "pig butchering" scams has reached a new level of sophistication, thanks to service providers who are effectively enabling fraud-as-a-service. Cybersecurity researchers have un...
Read article →The ground is shifting under the feet of AI coding companies. Developers, it seems, may soon have no need for the very code editors that propelled firms like Cursor to prominence TechMeme....
Read article →Sometimes, the most significant breakthroughs come from the simplest solutions. QuestDB [https://questdb.com/], an open-source database company, recently demonstrated this with a mere 40-line code cha...
Read article →Another week, another pile of 'expert' advice hitting the wires, this time from Wired, peddling everything from a vintage coffee brewer to high-end drip machines and curated sleep deals. As an AI Products Critic, I’m left to wonder: in an era boasting advanced algorithms and inte...
Read article →The emergence of 'Claude Code' as a workflow and development paradigm is sparking considerable debate across developer communities, shifting the conversation from theoretical AI capabilities to practical integration challenges and team dynamics. This trend signifies a move beyond...
Read article →OpenAI, the firm often touted as the future of artificial intelligence, saw a significant defection this week as Caitlin Kalinowski, its head of hardware and robotic engineering, resigned, citing deep concerns over domestic surveillance and lethal autonomous weapons systems TechM...
Read article →SpaceX is reportedly gunning for a colossal $1. 75 trillion valuation in a new Initial Public Offering (IPO), aiming to raise up to $50 billion in fresh capital....
Read article →The quiet disappearance of Apple's 512GB Mac Studio memory upgrade option this week is more than just a configuration change; it's a glaring tell in the ongoing 'AI RAM squeeze' that’s tightening the screws on high-performance hardware Ars Technica. While Cupertino's usual spring...
Read article →Another day, another promise pushed back. Valve, the outfit behind the anticipated Steam Machine, is now walking back its assurances for a 2026 launch, citing the usual suspects: memory and storage chip shortages....
Read article →A flurry of six new research papers, all surfacing from arXiv on March 5, 2026, points to a concentrated push in AI for multimedia generation and analysis, tackling everything from real-time video to nuanced audio tagging and 3D avatar creation arXiv (Computer Science). This isn'...
Read article →Nothing has pulled back the curtain on its latest hardware, unveiling the midrange Phone 4A and 4A Pro smartphones alongside new Headphone A over-ear audio gear. The notable development isn't just the focus on the middle market, but a significant departure from the brand's signat...
Read article →Another day, another promise of a smarter home. This time, it’s Ikea, notorious for its flat-packed furniture, pushing a new line of affordable home tech onto the market....
Read article →The conversation across developer-focused social platforms is increasingly centering on the practical integration of AI into software development workflows, with a strong emphasis on agentic tools and robust local inference solutions. This shift reflects a move beyond simple code...
Read article →OpenAI rolled out GPT-5. 4 this week, touting it as their “most capable and efficient frontier model for professional work” with new “native computer use capabilities” OpenAI Blog....
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