A few things worth reading this week.

• Lego is releasing a Sega Genesis set complete with little controllers - engadget.com
• What if Tech Company Layoffs Aren’t All About AI? - it.slashdot.org
• Flue is a TypeScript framework for building the next generation of agents - flueframework.com
• Usage-based pricing killing your vibe - here’s how to roll your own local AI coding agents - go.theregister.com
• This Goofy Humanoid Robot Can Run a Half Marathon Faster Than You (and Everyone Else) - gizmodo.com

A few things worth reading this week.

• Is AI Cannibalizing Human Intelligence? A Neuroscientist’s Way to Stop It - news.slashdot.org
• Amateur armed with ChatGPT solves an Erdős problem - scientificamerican.com
• Warning Signs That Your Earbuds Are Actually Hurting Your Ears - cnet.com
• The AI Industry Is Discovering That the Public Hates It - newrepublic.com
• Open source memory layer so any AI agent can do what Claude.ai and ChatGPT do - alash3al.github.io

A few things worth reading this week.

• State of Homelab 2026 - mrlokans.work
• From Microsoft to “microslop”: The AI backlash that forced a reset - digitaltrends.com
• Tech valuations are back to pre-AI boom levels - apollo.com
• The Problem That Built an Industry - ajitem.com

A few things worth reading this week.

• We’ve raised $17M to build what comes after Git - blog.gitbutler.com
• Demis Hassabis says Google DeepMind had to return to its startup roots after the Brain merger - thenextweb.com
• Workday’s CTO traded his C-suite title for a technical staff role at Anthropic - thenextweb.com
• Post-Digital Digital Glitch Collages - kottke.org
• Gen Z uses AI all the time, so why are they starting to hate it? - digitaltrends.com