Steve Kovach
@stevekovach.bsky.social
Tech correspondent on CNBC | Cohost of CNBC’s The Tech Download podcast
Still drinking iced coffee
January 24, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Still drinking iced coffee
Reposted by Steve Kovach
Front page of tomorrow's Star Tribune.
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Front page of tomorrow's Star Tribune.
On the other hand, no it won't
MUSK: ROBOTAXI SERVICE WILL BE VERY, VERY WIDESPREAD BY THE END OF THIS YEAR WITHIN THE U.S.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
On the other hand, no it won't
Guess I should finally watch Sinners
January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Guess I should finally watch Sinners
Did she load up on Trump family shitcoins first?
*THERANOS FOUNDER ELIZABETH HOLMES ASKS TRUMP FOR PARDON
January 21, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Did she load up on Trump family shitcoins first?
Took 4 days for the president to make a Danish taco
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Took 4 days for the president to make a Danish taco
Reposted by Steve Kovach
Nice get but wtf is up with that font?
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Nice get but wtf is up with that font?
Reposted by Steve Kovach
January 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
OpenAI will use Persona to verify ages. It's the same faulty system Roblox uses
www.wired.com/story/roblox...
www.wired.com/story/roblox...
January 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
OpenAI will use Persona to verify ages. It's the same faulty system Roblox uses
www.wired.com/story/roblox...
www.wired.com/story/roblox...
A reminder before the White House presser:
It's a lectern, not a podium.
It's a lectern, not a podium.
January 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A reminder before the White House presser:
It's a lectern, not a podium.
It's a lectern, not a podium.
Time for Denmark to bring out the big guns
a man with a beard is playing drums and making a funny face
ALT: a man with a beard is playing drums and making a funny face
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Time for Denmark to bring out the big guns
OK Claude Code is pretty cool. A little difficult for a novice like me to set up on a Mac though. I had to watch a tutorial on YouTube.
January 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
OK Claude Code is pretty cool. A little difficult for a novice like me to set up on a Mac though. I had to watch a tutorial on YouTube.
How about this: Bills head coach Mike Tomlin
January 19, 2026 at 6:12 PM
How about this: Bills head coach Mike Tomlin
That was suboptimal
January 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
That was suboptimal
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January 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Ok!
BREAKING: The New York Mets reached an agreement with Bo Bichette on a three-year deal worth $126 million on Friday, league sources told The Athletic.
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ok!
Let’s do the fucking news
NEW from me:
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss and Trump exchanged kisses on the cheek following ‘60 Minutes’ interview
EXCLUSIVE: In a moment that sources said led to stunned reactions and dropped jaws, Bari Weiss excitedly introduced herself to the president and leaned in for a kiss on the cheek following his ‘60 Min...
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Let’s do the fucking news
Epic run $DIS
Breaking News: Kathleen Kennedy, who took over as the president of Lucasfilm from George Lucas in 2012, is stepping down.
‘Star Wars’ Boss to Depart, Ending an Asteroid-Filled Reign
Kathleen Kennedy will step down as Lucasfilm’s president and return to producing. Two studio veterans will take over.
nyti.ms
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Epic run $DIS
Reposted by Steve Kovach
Verge tests found X's Grok still produced revealing deepfakes of real people despite X's geoblocking and paid-subscriber limits, prompting a UK Ofcom investigation and raising legal and reputational risks as X and Elon Musk cited user prompts and adversarial exploits.
X claims it has stopped Grok from undressing people, but of course it hasn’t
It’s still easy to get Grok to edit photographs of real people into sexualized poses, despite X’s updated restrictions.
www.theverge.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Verge tests found X's Grok still produced revealing deepfakes of real people despite X's geoblocking and paid-subscriber limits, prompting a UK Ofcom investigation and raising legal and reputational risks as X and Elon Musk cited user prompts and adversarial exploits.
Is this real or another MOU
Exclusive: OpenAI has struck a multibillion-dollar agreement to buy computing capacity from startup Cerebras Systems, which is backed by CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI Forges Multibillion-Dollar Computing Partnership With Cerebras
The ChatGPT-maker is racing to secure more computing power, especially for responding to user queries.
on.wsj.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Is this real or another MOU
From what... the wind?
ICE Agent Who Fatally Shot Renee Good Suffered Internal Bleeding After Encounter, Officials Claim
ICE Agent Who Fatally Shot Renee Good Suffered Internal Bleeding After Encounter, Officials Claim
Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding as a result of the encounter, officials claim.
The post ICE Agent Who Fatally Shot Renee Good Suffered Internal Bleeding After Encounter, Officials Claim first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
From what... the wind?