Month: August 2026

Four identical sheets of paper on a desk with only the one under the lamp revealing a hidden watermark, representing AI text watermarks that only the company that made them can read.

Your AI Now Hides a Watermark in What It Writes

08/27/2026

I heard a rumor this week and did the obvious thing. I asked the AI...

A finished wooden box, lid open, revealing a raw unfinished interior: the vibe coding problem in one picture.

Vibe Coding: What Is It, Is It Cheating, and Is It Here to Stay?

08/20/2026

Someone may have recently told you they built an app. A nephew, a coworker, a...

Cutaway illustration of a house showing where to put your router, with the signal spreading sideways in a flattened ring and a dark gap on the floor directly beneath it.

Move Your Router Before You Buy a New One

08/13/2026

If one room in your house has weak Wi-Fi, you have probably already been told...

Illustration of a sealed lab chamber with light escaping through a seam, representing an AI that escaped containment during testing

The AI Didn’t Go Rogue. It Was Just That Focused.

08/06/2026

At 4:01 in the morning on July 9, a program that was supposed to be...