The Dreadnauts: Step Inside Cosmic Skies
Meet the four cosmic travelers behind Cosmic Skies, explore all 16 tracks and the artwork, and follow the next Dreadnauts transmission arriving November 13.
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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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This Week in AI: NVIDIA’s Leadership Crisis, Claude Fable 5.2, and What Comes Next
NVIDIA’s leadership crisis, the allegations and market fallout, Claude Fable 5.2, Gemini 4 releases, and Adobe’s creative tools: AI news for November 6–12.
The AI Stock Selloff: What Politics Changed—and What America Could Lose
Politics helped trigger this week’s AI stock selloff. Here is what the evidence says about the causes, overseas investment risks, and a practical path forward.
This Week in AI: Moving Pictures, Open Weights, and Agents with Jobs
Images 2.6, Omni 1.2 Flash, GPT-6 Cyber, Kimi weights, Siri app integrations, and agents with ongoing jobs—with sources and an official demo.
Scary Websites to Visit This Halloween
Choose your Halloween scare: unsettling websites and stories to explore at home, followed by four real-world outings with very different moods.
Google Genie 4: AI Worlds You Can Steer, Hear, and Explore
Google’s new Genie 4 turns generated scenes into interactive worlds with sound, dialogue, and live changes. Here is what its official demos show—and what remains experimental.
Could an AI Screwdriver Help a Beginner Avoid One Stripped Screw?
Arrowmax promises screw recognition and guided bit selection. Here are the three beginner jobs I would use to judge the idea—and when I would stop.
Why Is Sony Making More Gaming Headsets—and Who Should Buy Them?
Sony’s new Pulse headsets aren’t just for audiophiles. Here’s who might benefit, what the $99.99 model offers, and why Pulse Edge still needs to prove its value.
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.
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.