Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system

Tim Heidecker Is Bringing His Joe Rogan Parody Show to The Onion. Five years after the comedian went viral with a 12-hour blabberthon mocking the king of bro podcasting, he’s back in character to shill a supplement called “Crab Salts.”.

One year later, Tesla and Musk still don’t have a good definition of ‘abundance’. The CEO promised to get more specific about his vision. But the details are still absent.

Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents. The startup helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consumers will increasingly use agents instead of downloading apps.

Hearing tech startup Legato launches its AI hearing glasses. The glasses stem from the startup’s goal of making hearing care more accessible by addressing the cost, comfort, and stigma associated with traditional hearing aids.

Audible’s new features let you explore book worlds — and use AI to talk to characters. Audible is rolling out new features that help listeners keep track of characters, explore places and imagery mentioned in books, and even interact with characters using generative AI.

The new Kindle ditches the raised bezel in a push toward a smaller, lighter e-reader. The new Kindle lineup features its lightest and thinnest designs yet, with a sleek, front-flush display that eliminates bezels for good.