05 Jun 2026
The laptop middle class is vanishing
Being a techy person in 2026 — or even someone who just needs a new laptop — is hell. Performance is amazing, but devices that used to be affordable are beginning to balloon in price. And “affordable” is now a rapidly moving target, with computers of the same price getting less capable for the first time in living memory.
Michael Crider
2026
05 Jun 2026
ChatGPT, Claude stumble in attention test, raising questions for AGI
The study shows that competition over large language model performance cannot be explained simply by memory or answer accuracy alone.
Jinju Hong
2026
05 Jun 2026
No need to panic about Anthropic’s new blog, and some more good news
The twitterverse is all verklempt with Anthropic’s latest blog. Anthropic @AnthropicAI Our internal data shows Claude is accelerating AI development—a possible path to recursive self-improvement, or AI autonomously building a more capable successor. It’s happening faster than we thought, and the implications deserve greater attention. anthropic.com When AI builds itself
Gary Marcus
2026
05 Jun 2026
Ten Times More: Elon Musk Aims For 100,000 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk is eying a drastic increase to Starlink by scaling it up to 100,000 satellites, up from the around 10,000 already in orbit. “We are going to put in orbit, probably a 100,000 satellites, probably over a 100,000 satellites just for communications,” he said.
Michael Kan
2026
04 Jun 2026
5+ New Features Coming in macOS 27
Thursday June 4, 2026 4:26 pm PDT by Juli Clover iOS 27 has been the star of the rumors we've been hearing ahead of Apple's WWDC 2026 event, but there have also been a few tidbits about the next version of macOS, macOS 27 . We don't know as much about macOS 27 as we do about iOS 27, so there will be some surprises in store.
Juli Clover
2026
04 Jun 2026
SpaceX IPO video sells Elon Musk's space, AI and asteroid dreams to mom-and-pop investors
SpaceX set out its IPO pitch to retail investors early on Thursday with a video in which Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen joins the dots between the company’s rocket, satellite and AI businesses.
News Desk
2026
04 Jun 2026
SpaceX and Anthropic are about to go public—and your 401(k) may be forced to buy in
Two of the most valuable companies in history are about to go public, and because of their sheer size, they may fundamentally alter what sits inside millions of Americans’ retirement accounts.
Catherina Gioino
2026
04 Jun 2026
The Memory Chip ETF That Quietly Returned 134% in 2026 While Investors Chased Nvidia
Although 2026 has been a roller coaster year for the markets so far, certain sectors have remained strong. Ironically, while the Magnificent 7 stocks have been volatile due to mixed perception about AI, industries that make AI happen from a mechanical aspect have still remained relatively bullish.
@247wallst, John Seetoo
2026
04 Jun 2026
Xbox Demo Fest Now Live, 40+ Games Available To Play For Free
The Xbox Demo Fest for 2026 has officially kicked off on the Xbox Store, allowing you to play over 40 games for free during the period from today (June 4th) to June 30th across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
@_Just1MoreGame, Fraser Gilbert
2026
