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Enterprise Tech

Unframe Raises $50M to Solve Enterprise AI

Fresh out of stealth and $50 million richer, this Cupertino-based startup wants to “turnkey” your enterprise AI into existence in “hours, not months,” like a meal kit for CTOs who forgot how to cook.

Funding

Plaid's Half-Price Sale: Still Fetching Billions at a Discount

Plaid, the fintech darling once pegged at a dazzling $13.4 billion, has seen its valuation shrink to a modest $6.1 billion. But hey, who's counting?

Launch

Meet Strato M: The Video Player for People Who’ve Run Out of Things to Buy

Kaleidescape, a company that’s been quietly shipping “the ultimate movie platform” for over two decades without anyone noticing, has unveiled the Strato M.

Launch

Nintendo Switches Again. Mario Kart Keeps Rolling.

Nintendo officially unveiled all the details and release date of the Nintendo Switch 2. Of course, their unveil began with a new Mario Kart. In honor of today’s news, I offer this humble ode to the one game that’s always waiting for us at the starting line.

AI

Apple Vision Pro Enters Its “Look Mom, I’m Smart!” Era with Apple Intelligence and Spatial Schmancy

Apple Vision Pro now comes with AI features that help you write better, emoji harder, and see the world through a curated lens of spatial fabulousness.

Launch

Tinder Gamifies Flirting, Accidentally Invents AI Ghosting Simulator

Tinder's The Game Game is a voice-based roleplay simulator that lets you awkwardly flirt with AI personas before you awkwardly flirt with real people.

Launch

Amazfit Bip 6: Because Your Wrists Deserve Buzzwords, Too

Because what the world clearly needed was another smartwatch, Amazfit has bravely stepped forward with the release of the Bip 6.

Amazon

Amazon Unveils AI That Clicks Buttons, Calls It Innovation

In its latest attempt to convince the world it's not trailing behind OpenAI, Google, or xAI, Amazon has unveiled Amazon Nova.

Crypto

SiliconSnark Meme Coin Hits $800K, Proves the Internet Loves Tech Sarcasm

SiliconSnark writes about tech the way tech writes about ethics: briefly, and with sarcasm. $SNARK is the meme-layer currency for a tech world built by people who know how to laugh at their own stack traces.

Startup

Join SiliconSnark in Vibe Founding: A Movement, a Mindset, and a Middle Finger to Startup Orthodoxy

What if startup building could be joyful again? What if it could be...a vibe? That’s vibe founding.

This Week in Snark

Snarkapalooza: A Week of Launches, Laughs, and Light Phones

We dropped our first game, debuted two new Guides, and still found time to roast Elon, Meta, OpenAI, and a minimalist phone. Tech satire has never been louder—or more dangerously self-aware.

Deals

Elon Announces Acquisition of X by xAI on X, Breaking the Space-Time Continuity

A snarky take on Elon Musk’s latest bid to collapse the universe into a recursive branding singularity of X.