Computer chips, with a side of forever chemicals
Computer chips, with a side of forever chemicals This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all things at the intersection of environment and technology, follow Justine Calma. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. […]
AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime
AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all things AI, follow Hayden Field. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started It […]
They’re trying to make deep-sea mining happen
They're trying to make deep-sea mining happen They’re trying to make deep-sea mining happen A protest in Netherlands. This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on deep-sea mining and critical minerals, follow Justine Calma. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. […]
The one feature that keeps me from recommending flip phones
The one feature that keeps me from recommending flip phones How it started I carry a lot of different phones around, and I rarely get questions about them because most people stopped talking about which phone they own around 2017. I could be using an unreleased iPhone 18 Pro Max Air Ultra to pay for […]
How big trucks and SUVs gobbled up the entire auto industry
How big trucks and SUVs gobbled up the entire auto industry How it started When I was growing up in the Midwest, everyone I knew drove small cars. My dad had a light pink Volvo 240, my mom drove a Dodge Dart, and my grandmother had a 1988 Honda Accord – which would eventually become […]