The Curious Technologist

Cardboard: YC’s Agentic AI Video Editor Is Here

by | February 26, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

The Promise of Agentic EditingVideo editing remains one of the most time-intensive creative tasks. Hours of raw footage must be trimmed, arranged, color-corrected, and polished into coherent stories. What if an AI agent could handle this work?Cardboard, a Y Combinator...
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just-bash: Vercel Labs Gives AI Agents Safe Shell Access

by | February 26, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

The Agent Shell ProblemAI agents that can write and execute code need shell access to be truly useful. But giving an autonomous agent unrestricted bash access is a security nightmare. Vercel Labs has tackled this with just-bash, an open-source tool that provides AI...
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Will Vibe Coding Fade Like the Maker Movement Did?

by | February 26, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

The Rise of Vibe CodingA new term has entered the developer lexicon: vibe coding. It describes a style of software development where programmers describe what they want in natural language, and AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, or ChatGPT generate the actual code....
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US Cities Have Too Many Bus Stops—and It’s Slowing Everyone Down

by | February 26, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

The Problem with Frequent StopsBuses in American cities crawl along at average speeds of just 8 miles per hour—barely faster than walking. One major culprit is stop frequency: US buses typically stop every 700-800 feet, while European systems use 1,300-foot...
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Google API Keys Weren’t Secrets—Until Gemini Changed the Rules

by | February 26, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

The DiscoveryIn November 2025, Truffle Security researchers made an alarming discovery: Google AI Studio API keys—commonly embedded in public code for services like Google Maps—could also access the powerful Gemini AI API without developers' knowledge or explicit...
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Jimi Hendrix Was a Systems Engineer in Disguise

by | February 26, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

Beyond the MythJimi Hendrix is remembered as a guitar god, a psychedelic icon who redefined rock music in the 1960s. But beneath the cultural legend lies something more technical: Hendrix was essentially a systems engineer working with analog circuits instead of...
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Aerial view of Apple's Advanced Manufacturing Center under construction in Houston, showing factory buildings and facilities.

Mac mini production will start at Apple’s new Houston facility

by | February 25, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

Apple announced a major expansion of its U.S. manufacturing footprint in Houston, revealing that Mac mini production will be moved to a new facility later this year. The company said the Houston site will also house expanded advanced AI server manufacturing and a new...
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A small cavapoo pawing a Bluetooth keyboard while keystrokes are recorded and overlaid on a video feed.

I’m Helping My Dog ‘Vibe Code’ Games

by | February 25, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

When a small cavapoo named Momo started pawing at a keyboard, Caleb Leak turned that accident into a repeatable system that turns nonsense keystrokes into playable games. The experiment pairs simple hardware (a Bluetooth keyboard and Raspberry Pi) with Claude Code, a...
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Get $30 in Samsung Credit by Reserving a Galaxy S26 Ahead of Unpacked

by | February 24, 2026 | Gear | 0 Comments

Quick take: Samsung is offering a $30 promotional credit to people who register their interest in the Galaxy S26 lineup before Unpacked. You don’t need to pay or enter payment details to reserve — just sign up on Samsung’s website or the Shop Samsung app and apply the...
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Diode homepage showing electronic components such as resistors, capacitors, transistors, LEDs, and a 555 timer.

Diode: Build, Program, and Simulate Hardware in the Browser

by | February 24, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

The Diode homepage presents a compact promise: bring a hardware workshop to the web. At a glance, the site positions itself as a browser-based environment where users can build, program, and simulate hardware components without installing desktop software. What the...
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Robot dog in use by Massachusetts PD

Robot dog in use by Massachusetts PD

Nov 26, 2019 |

Boston Dynamics has been looking for ways to put its robots to work, but it turns out they've already seen some service. Radio station WBUR and the ACLU have learned that the Massachusetts State Police bomb squad leased Boston Dynamics' Spot robot between August and...

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Tesla launches the Cybertruck

Tesla launches the Cybertruck

Nov 26, 2019 |

They hit its steel alloy body with a sledgehammer. They shot it with a 9-millimeter handgun gun. They showed off the toughness of its glass by dropping weights on it from a decent height. And they did it dressed as macho cybergoths. This was the Tesla Cybertruck...

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Apple HomePod Review

Mar 3, 2018 | ,

TechRadar has a review of Apple's foray into the smart speaker / home assistant fray. Lots of mixed feedback on this - win or miss? It seems that it really depends on whether you care about being locked into the Apple ecosystem or not. "With the HomePod, we're really...

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Amazon Echo Spot

Sep 28, 2017 |

In addition to the less expensive, shorter Echo, the Echo Plus, and the new Fire TV with HDR, Amazon has introduced the Echo Spot - a new and interesting foray into the smart alarm clock space. Arguably a better implementation of a screen on an Echo than the Show, the...

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