This Week in Snark
From Sonic’s AI-powered Web3 launch to OpenAI’s latest agent move, plus EV hype and Snapchat monetizing FOMO—your snarky weekly tech industry recap.
Crypto
With Spawn, Sonic Labs claims anyone can build a Web3 or DeFi app using plain English. We explore the upside—and the on-chain risks.
Launch
Strutt says its ev¹ Smart Everyday Vehicle is redefining mobility. Early pre-orders beat projections, and Q2 2026 deliveries are on track.
Guides
Your go-to, alphabetized field guide to the chatbots, large language models, and generative darlings currently powering our weird, slightly unsettling, extremely helpful digital future.
AI
At the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei skipped a unity handshake — and accidentally created the most symbolic AI moment of 2026.
Deals
Gorilla Technology’s planned acquisition of Shackleton Finance would create Gorilla Technology Capital, a regulated vehicle targeting AI data centres and GPU infrastructure.
Launch
Snapchat launches Creator Subscriptions, adding exclusive content, priority replies, and ad-free Stories to power scalable creator revenue.
The internet’s snarkiest site for celebrating tech innovation, and calling out the nonsense.
OpenAI hires OpenClaw’s creator, signaling a major push into autonomous AI agents. Here’s what it means for agent tech, Moltbook, and the AI arms race.
From OpenClaw obsession to humanoid robots and AI coalitions, here’s everything ridiculous and brilliant in tech this week.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, a developer discovers OpenClaw—and falls hopelessly in love with the Mac minis that run it so perfectly he buys hundreds.
The Massachusetts AI Coalition aims to make Boston a global AI hub. Here’s why this launch is a big deal for the ecosystem.
The Samsung Galaxy A07 5G brings AI features like Gemini and Circle to Search to a budget 5G device. Here’s what actually matters.
Apptronik raises over $935M in a massive Series A to scale Apollo humanoid robots, backed by Google, Mercedes-Benz, and DeepMind.
SiliconSnark anniversary post: a totally unhinged 10-year vision for a tech satire empire powered by AI, robots, games, and snark.
Stryker has introduced Mako RPS, a handheld robotic system for total knee replacement that blends robotic precision with the familiarity of manual surgical tools.
From AI founders and autonomous infrastructure to Moltbook bots and betting apps, this week in snark covers the internet crossing several lines at once.
The prediction markets and sportsbook apps that have blurred the line between fan engagement and financial speculation
A satirical play about Moltbook AI bots forming a startup—covering agent coordination, funding decks, chaos, and the future of autonomous companies.
Feltsense is going beyond copilots—raising $5.1M to create fully autonomous AI founders backed by Draper Associates and Moltbook’s creator.