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Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithm...
In 1986, electronic music pioneer Laurie Spiegel created Music Mouse, a way for those with a Mac, At...
Who needs a laptop when you have a folding phone?
The first rule of Purse Computer is to check your bag before you leave the house. A few days ago, I ...
Samsung is slopping AI ads all over its social cha...
After cramming AI into every inch of its smartphones, appliances, and other devices, Samsung is now ...
Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ o...
Valve has updated the Steam Deck OLED website to say that the PC gaming handheld may be out of stock...
Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS mess...
Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26...
Apple’s Podcasts app will let you ‘seamlessly’ swi...
Apple is upgrading its Podcasts app to let users "seamlessly" swap between audio and video podcasts ...
Apple’s doing something on March 4th
Apple is hosting a "special Apple experience" in New York City on Wednesday, March 4th at 9AM ET, in...
Let’s talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveill...
Today, let’s talk about the camera company Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state. You probabl...
Switch 2 pricing and next PlayStation release coul...
Sony and Nintendo are reportedly feeling squeezed by RAM shortages as demand from AI data centers ta...
Samsung ad confirms rumors of a useful S26 ‘privac...
Samsung has released a new advertisement for its upcoming Galaxy S26 launch that all-but confirms ru...
After spooking Hollywood, ByteDance will tweak saf...
TikTok creator ByteDance says that it is working to improve safeguards on its new AI video generator...
A Star is born
Two hours before one of the most important live events in Netflix's history, LA's sprawling CBS Radf...
OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger is joining Open...
Sam Altman announced on X that Peter Steinberger, the man behind the trendy AI agent OpenClaw, was j...
You need to watch the intensely surreal cult class...
Let me just say that I highly recommend you go into Possession blind. Don't watch a trailer. Don't e...
Apple’s first-gen AirTags are still worth buying n...
With Apple’s second-gen AirTags now widely available, we’re already seeing inventory of the first-ge...
Logitech’s new Superstrike is a faster, more custo...
Enthusiast gaming keyboard tech has made the jump to gaming mice - well, to one gaming mouse so far....
I hate my AI pet with every fiber of my being
After a few weeks living with Casio's AI-powered pet, Moflin, I finally understand why my mother hat...
AI can’t make good video game worlds yet, and it m...
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For...
