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A screenshot of the Robinhood prediction markets UI on an iPhone

Business

How Useful Are Prediction Markets, Anyway?

It’s still just guessing…

By Sam Clemente 22 Dec 2025
A screenshot of the main search tab of ChatGPT Atlas, which is an empty ChatGPT window

Apps

Yup. It’s a Browser. It Browses.

You can almost just forget about the AI part of most AI browsers

By Sam Clemente 21 Dec 2025
A screenshot of the Dia browser on a blurred gradient background. The screenshot shows multiple tab groups in assorted colors. The webpage is a listing for a pair of socks.

Apps

Is It Dia’s Time?

As an Arc power user, can I finally switch over to Dia?

By Sam Clemente 19 Dec 2025
Lisa Jackson on the roof of Apple Park

Apple

On: Apple’s Exec-sodus

Apple’s big, sweeping changes at the executive level can cause chaos, but there’s also potential for a lot of good here

By Sam Clemente 17 Dec 2025
A forest green typewriter with a sheet of paper that says "FUNDING ROUND" in a font that definitely wasn't written by this typewriter

Business

It’s Time for Equal Opportunity Securities Fraud

Usually this kind of fraud is reserved for Elon Musk, but not anymore!

By Sam Clemente 14 Dec 2025
A screenshot of Dia with the sidebar open in a Google Doc with a yellow and blue gradient in the background

Technology

Alright, Dia. You Got Me.

Dia’s finally starting to come into its own as the successor of Arc and the future of The Browser Company

By Sam Clemente 10 Nov 2025
A screenshot of the Instacart website with a sidebar ChatGPT window in Atlas

Apps

The Odd Technical Battle Within the AI Browser Explosion

The Browser Company made some interesting claims about not being able to get the performance needed out of SwiftUI for Dia, but Atlas went all in on it

By Sam Clemente 03 Nov 2025
A screenshot of ChatGPT Atlas on a blue background

Artificial Intelligence

I Am Still Not Quite Sure What an AI Browser is For

All of these AI browsers are supposed to be the next big thing…but I don’t actually know what to do with them at this point

By Sam Clemente 26 Oct 2025
The Sora logo, a white cloud with large starry eyes, set on a night sky background

Technology

Seriously, What the Fuck, OpenAI

What exactly made you think that releasing Sora as a social media app was a GOOD IDEA

By Sam Clemente 20 Oct 2025
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Technology

There’s No Such Thing as a Backdoor for the Good Guys

If Bluesky built robust moderation software for the whole of the platform it’s just Twitter

By Sam Clemente 19 Oct 2025
A painted yellow tripoint crown outlined in black with a red x over top with the caption 'No Kings' under it on a white backgroun

Social Issues

“They Win By Making You Think You’re Alone”: Why All of This Matters

There are a lot of things we do in protest that are to show people they are not alone

By Sam Clemente 18 Oct 2025
A dirt path between a line of trees and a fenced-in field

Technology

Technological Desire Paths

You can’t make people use tech a certain way, you need to adapt your tools to the needs of your users

By Sam Clemente 12 Oct 2025
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