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This Week in Snark: Economic Dumpster Fires and AI-Powered Bankruptcies

This Week in Snark: Economic Dumpster Fires and AI-Powered Bankruptcies

This Week in Snark covers the latest in overpriced gadgets, AI-fueled financial ruin, and Snapchat turning your face into an ad. Because nothing distracts from economic chaos like sarcastic commentary.

A record player with dollar signs

Vertere’s New Turntable Spins Records, and Your Sense of Financial Responsibility

Vertere has announced a new version of their $5,400 DG X turntable, as if vinyl needed another reason to feel superior to Spotify.

When YouTube said "Custom Instrumentals," the robots heard "Dance battle at dawn."

Snark Bytes: YouTube Lets You Remix Reality with “Custom Instrumentals” AI Tool

YouTube unveiled its latest push into AI-powered creativity: Custom Instrumentals. Music industry insiders are thrilled, by which I mean Googling “how to sue an algorithm.”

Claude Max: Finally, an AI plan that charges like a gym membership you’ll actually use.

Claude Max Plan Helps You Go Broke 20x Faster While Overthinking Emails

Anthropic has unveiled its latest masterpiece in monetization: the Claude Max Plan. This isn’t just a plan. It’s a lifestyle choice.

A person gazes into their phone as a blinding beam of light erupts, transforming them into a living ad.

Snapchat’s New Sponsored AI Lenses: Now You Too Can Be an Advertisement With a Face Filter

Snapchat has announced Sponsored AI Lenses, a bold new way for brands to colonize your identity in the name of “self-expression.”

Holiday Gift Guide: Trade War Edition (Satire)

Holiday Gift Guide: Trade War Edition (Satire)

Here’s your exclusive early look at what holiday tech shopping will cost this year, assuming you’re not smuggling goods inside taxidermied alpacas.

AI Replaces Gut Instincts: SignalFire Raises $1B to Let Data Have the Final Say

AI Replaces Gut Instincts: SignalFire Raises $1B to Let Data Have the Final Say

As markets tank faster than a WeWork IPO, SignalFire announced it's raised over $1 billion to fund “applied AI startups."