This Week in AI: Faster Models, Voice Agents, and Claude Duet
New AI models, Gemini business tools, Claude Duet, Decisions API, and older releases worth revisiting—with screenshots, usage examples, and official videos.
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Colin Michaels
Florida creator, applications developer, recording and mixing engineer, FPV pilot, and writer exploring unusual gadgets, useful technology, creative projects, and patient-perspective recovery.
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These Tiny Microduck Robots Learned Their Moves in a Virtual World
These tiny duck robots stole Jensen Huang’s stage. Here is how RTX Spark, virtual training, and onboard AI turn simulated practice into real movement.
Anybody Can Use AI. Doing It Well Is the Point.
Anybody can pick up a creative tool. Learning to use it well still takes judgment, practice, and a reason to make something. A personal reflection on AI, art, and our little snippet of time.
DVR Doctor: How Two Kids, Ages 10 and 14, Built an FPV App Together
Owen and Rory met through a YouTube comment and built DVR Doctor together. Chase Momo’s interview tells the story behind their FPV video cleanup app.
AI Helped Uncover Old PHP Flaws. Here’s What Website Owners Need to Do.
AI helped researchers uncover longstanding PHP flaws. Here’s what the NSA warning means, how widely PHP is used, and what site owners should ask their host today.
This Week in AI: Open Models, Talking Agents, and a Robot Playing Cornhole
New downloadable models, Grok Voice 3.0, Gemini’s wider rollout, and a cornhole-playing robot: a quick AI news roundup with official videos and source links.
Tesla Roadster Reveal: Holy Cow. Is This the Future?
I watched Tesla’s new Roadster reveal and still can’t quite process it. Here’s the replay, the original Tesla images, and what the wild demonstration actually means.
This Week in AI: The Catch-Up Edition — Better Tools, Bigger Responsibilities
We missed a couple of weeks. Here is what actually changed: cheaper models, interactive answers, finished creative work, and agents that need clear limits.
A Mouse in Your Mouth: Why Augmental’s MouthPad Matters
Augmental’s tongue-controlled MouthPad offers another way into the digital world—and a reason to rethink how much of computing depends on our hands.
This Week in AI: Cheaper Models, Bigger Rules, and Who Gets the Keys
Cheaper AI models arrived as Sanders and Casar proposed sweeping controls. What the bill and EU AI Act really mean for creators, open models, and home servers.
Do You Need a Fancy Dock—or Just One Better Cable? The Five-Minute Desk Test
Before buying a 14-port dock, name the cable problem. Compare Anker, Plugable, CalDigit, and Kensington with a five-minute desk audit.
This “Drone” Flaps Like a Bird. My 10-Question Checklist Before I Back It.
A mechanical eagle that flaps and glides has my attention. Before backing Eagle X, I want answers about flying space, real costs, repairs, rules, and the hobby itself.
This Week in AI: Siri Woke Up and the Labs Hit the Brakes
Siri AI finally shipped, Google made voice models think while talking, AI moved into documents and Word, and the labs started reaching for safety brakes.
UMG Sues DistroKid Over AI Music: What It Means for the Dreadnauts
I trusted DistroKid with the Dreadnauts after industry recommendations. UMG’s new lawsuit made me look harder at what it alleges, what remains unproven, and which distributors responsibly accept original AI-assisted music.
A Backpackable Robot for Your Legs? 10 Normal Questions Before You Buy
Hypershell Halo makes robot legs look almost backpackable. Here are the ten ordinary questions I would ask before trusting one on a real trail—or anywhere near recovery.
This Week in AI: Astra Got to Work and Image 2.5 Picked Up the Brush
GPT-6 Astra moved from launch hype to real work while ChatGPT Images 2.5 focused on faster, more controlled editing. Here is what changed and what to test.
36 Sessions Done: Cardiac Rehab, a New Routine, and Little Dreads
I finished all 36 cardiac rehab sessions, my energy is coming back, and I am figuring out how to keep the routine while building Little Dreads.
Project Turbine: A Jet-Powered Paramotor Has My Attention
Tucker Gott's jet turbine paramotor build caught my eye—and brought me back to chasing David Farmer over Jupiter Beach with my FPV drone.
Last Year's Next Big Thing Is in an AI Graveyard
Yesterday's AI breakthrough is today's migration project. A funny walk through the AI graveyard, who's making the decisions, and why I'm still excited about Astra.
Rewatching Man of the Year: Robin Williams, Politics, and Mental Health
The 2006 political comedy is uneven but strangely current. Its biggest lesson now may be what Robin Williams’s life reminds us about hidden pain, brain illness, and how to help.