Kohler claims its new Anthem EvoCycle smart shower system can deliver “up to 80% water savings” without the use of showerheads that limit flow or pressure. The system instead relies…
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Discord distances itself from Persona age verification after user backlash
Discord is attempting to distance itself from the age verification provider Persona following a steady stream of user backlash. In an emailed statement to The Verge, Discord’s head of product…
If Big Tech cared about fighting AI slop, we wouldn’t be drowning in it
As 2025 drew to a close, Instagram head Adam Mosseri ended the year by doom-posting about AI. “Authenticity is becoming infinitely reproducible,” Mosseri lamented. “Everything that made creators matter —…
Hank Green lets loose on YouTube, billionaires, and algorithms
Today, I’m talking with Hank Green, a longtime friend of Decoder and the cofounder and now former owner of Complexly, an online education company he started with his brother John…
Uber launches robotaxi support project to aid AV partners
Uber is moving aggressively into robotaxis, striking deals with new partners and promising big investments to support future fleets — basically everything it can do except design and build the…
Nothing couldn’t wait to show off the Phone 4A
After teasing the upcoming launch of its midrange Phone 4A last week, Nothing has now revealed what the rear of the device looks like. An official render of the Phone…
Taara Beam provides 25Gbps connectivity over invisible beams of light
Light-based internet provider Taara, which spun out of Alphabet’s “moonshot” incubator last year, just launched Taara Beam to provide 25Gbps connectivity within cities over invisible beams of light — line…
Why is AI so bad at reading PDFs?
Last November, the House Oversight Committee had just released 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, and Luke Igel and some friends were clicking around, trying to…
Samsung is adding Perplexity to Galaxy AI
In addition to summoning Bixby or Gemini, Galaxy S26 users will be able to call on Perplexity by saying “hey, Plex.” The integration of Perplexity into Galaxy AI is just…
You need to listen to Laurie Spiegel’s masterpiece of early ambient music
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Laurie Spiegel for the site. As preparation for the interview, I spent a lot of time over the last couple of weeks revisiting…
