I used the ‘cheat on everything’ AI tool and it didn’t help me cheat on anything

Tech evangelists have been yammering about “working smarter, not harder” for years. Now, two 21-year-old Columbia University dropouts are proposing a new $5.3 million twist on the concept: use their AI tool Cluely to “cheat on everything.” That’s what it literally says in Cluely’s online manifesto: “We want to cheat on everything.” Unlike the AI…

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YouTube is everything and everything is YouTube

Looking back, the original idea behind YouTube seems almost quaint. The mythic founding story goes like this: in January of 2005, two PayPal employees, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, were at a party. People were taking photos and videos on their digital cameras. Sharing photos was easy, sharing video was anything but. “People have different…

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The best Sonos speakers to buy in 2025

After the year of self-induced tumult that Sonos has been through, I can understand why some people are reluctant to spend money on the company’s products. But interim CEO Tom Conrad has shown that he’s determined to get back on track and revitalize Sonos as the leading whole-home audio brand. The contentious mobile app is…

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