TECH

Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools

People without coding backgrounds are discovering that they can build their own custom apps using vibe coding — solutions like Lovable that turn plain-language descriptions

APPS

How Automated Prompt Optimization Unlocks Quality Gains for ML Kit’s GenAI Prompt API

To further help bring your ML Kit Prompt API use cases to production, we are excited to announce Automated Prompt Optimization (APO) targeting On-Device models

CULTURE

Why Vigil, a wacky, ‘climate change Christmas Carol’ is dividing readers

Yet he is painfully aware that this is “an impossible way to live”, an “idiot compassion” that eliminates personal responsibility and enables people to continue

Livingston 1-2 Falkirk

Watch highlights from the Scottish Premiership match between Livingston and Falkirk. Source link

SHOWS

Will Trent – Nice to Meet You, Malcolm – Review: Love Bombed

Nice to Meet Who? “Nice to Meet You, Malcolm” is Will Trent in its sweet spot: a character-first hour wrapped in two intersecting investigations, buoyed

MONEY

Episode 246. “We’re drowning in debt, but bought another house”

Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich talks to Melissa and Tony, a couple who immigrated from Mexico with big dreams and

SOCIAL MEDIA

X Awards $1 Million to Top Article for January

Okay, we need to take a second to analyze the winners of X’s $1 million article competition, because while the results are likely as many

CRYPTO

Bitcoin Drops Again, Though Analysts Say The Move Isn’t Unusual

Bitcoin’s latest slide has pushed prices into territory not seen so far this year, with the market briefly trading near the low $75,000 area. Related

NEWS

Washington Post Lays Off International Staff; Veteran Columnist Ishaan Tharoor Among Those Let Go

The Washington Post’s sweeping layoffs have claimed a significant portion of its international newsroom, including long-time foreign affairs columnist Ishaan Tharoor, who announced on Wednesday

REAL ESTATE

Washington seeks to reset ground-floor retail rules for residential buildings

A fight over ground-floor retail mandates could become one of the most consequential zoning debates of 2026, with Washington state lawmakers moving to curb mandatory