We've come a long way from "Hey Siri." Now, in 2026, AI voice has matured to the point where "emotionally expressive," real-time synthetic speech is not only possible — it's table stakes. OpenAI retired its old Standard Voice Mode in September 2025, replacing
This is a two-part post about Gen Z boys and misogyny. Part 1 is about how the teenage boys flocking around manosphere influencers are like global K-pop fandoms. Part 2 – on why we should probably stop talking about Gen Z as more misogynistic than Boomers –will drop in the next
I've been watching a lot of YouTube and TikTok videos lately in which Gen Z influencers compare the merits of Apple vs Samsung, or Apple vs Google Pixel. It made me think of how consumer expectations around what their devices should be capable of in terms of information
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