Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI

Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership.

Akai is embracing vibe-coded mods with an open-source MPC
Akai is embracing vibe-coded mods with an open-source MPC

The MPC Sample Key isn’t even formally announced yet, but Akai is already showing off what the modding community is cooking up through vibe coding. Akai has decided to embrace the explosion of hackers and custom firmware developers by giving them early access to the device, which will have open-source firmware. It will likely run […]

2 Rules The Happiest Single People Swear By, By A Psychologist

How to be happy single: research points to 2 mindset shifts that help single people grow, ease the pressure to date and build deeper connection with friends.

Microsoft hits 10 quarters of record-breaking revenue in a row

Whatever the future of AI might be, the current situation is still very good for Microsoft. The tech giant reported yet another record for quarterly revenue on Wednesday: $92.3 billion, a 19% increase over the year-ago quarter.

Reddit wants to send you down new rabbit holes with its personalized ‘For You’ feed

Reddit is introducing personalized For You and Following feeds, giving you a choice between discovering new communities and catching up on subreddits you already follow.

Readwise is taking on Kindle and Kobo for ebook supremacy
Readwise is taking on Kindle and Kobo for ebook supremacy

For the last several years, Readwise has been building tools for power readers. There’s the eponymous product, Readwise, which stores and categorizes your Kindle highlights to help you remember what you’ve read. There’s Readwise Reader, an app for reading newsletters, PDFs, and web articles you’ve saved for later. And now there’s Readwise Books, a full-fledged […]

Used EVs are suddenly hot sellers — Here are the top SUVs for under $25,000
Used EVs are suddenly hot sellers — Here are the top SUVs for under $25,000

Don’t want to pay full price? Used EVs with low miles, like the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Ford Mustang Mach-E, are selling on the secondhand market for $25,000 or less.

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DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro data removal service review
DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro data removal service review

An in-depth review of DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro and the features it provides to help users stay secure online.

The MacBook Pro OLED Isn’t the Touchscreen Mac I Was Looking For

Commentary: Apple finally put touch on a MacBook Pro, but at a price and form that confuses me.

3 Timing Problems With Your Feedback Structure — and How to Fix Them

I held a Disneyland pass for eight years. The email asking me to renew reminded me why teams often stop providing feedback.