Apple II Forever!
Apple II Forever! When you think of Apple, you probably think of the iPhone, or maybe the Mac, or perhaps you’ve got fond memories of the iPod. But Apple’s 50-year run of creating tech products that people fall in love with – sometimes a lot of people, sometimes just a hardy few – would never […]
These retractable studded tires might save our roads, ears, and lungs
These retractable studded tires might save our roads, ears, and lungs If you want to feel truly invincible when driving in the snow, you need a set of studded snow tires. They’re illegal in some places, typically restricted to the frigid months of the year in others. Spring for a set, though, and they’ll see […]
Steve Jobs and the greatest run of products in tech history
Steve Jobs and the greatest run of products in tech history “I’m pleased to report to you that Apple’s back on track.” It was May of 1998, and Steve Jobs was about 10 months into his second stint leading the company he’d cofounded more than two decades earlier. (It was also a bit more than […]
Bluesky’s new app is an AI for customizing your feed
Bluesky's new app is an AI for customizing your feed The latest app from the team behind Bluesky is Attie, an AI assistant that lets you build your own algorithm. At the Atmosphere conference, Bluesky’s former CEO, Jay Graber, and CTO Paul Frazee, unveiled Attie, which is powered by Anthropic’s Claude and built on top […]
Can my favorite Game Boy gadget tell fake cartridges from real?
Can my favorite Game Boy gadget tell fake cartridges from real? The GB Operator. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge The $50 Epilogue GB Operator has a brand-new trick up its sleeve. In addition to backing up Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance cartridges and saves to a PC, it […]
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is a great time to get a fancy, AI-powered bird feeder
Amazon's Big Spring Sale is a great time to get a fancy, AI-powered bird feeder Bird feeders have come a long way since their inception in the early 1900s. These days, it’s not all that surprising to see feeders kitted out with cameras and solar roofs, two marquee features you’ll find on feeders from both […]
The Macintosh changed computers forever
The Macintosh changed computers forever Apple’s most legendary computer has two legacies: there’s the computer itself, and there’s the commercial. That commercial. Only a couple of days before Steve Jobs debuted the computer that would both help cement his legacy and contribute to his unceremonious exile from Apple, the company dropped a Super Bowl ad […]
Apple’s long, bitter App Store antitrust war
Apple's long, bitter App Store antitrust war This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the legal travails of Big Tech, follow Adi Robertson. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The […]
Suno leans into customization with v5.5
Suno leans into customization with v5.5 Slop yourself. | Image: Suno Suno just released one of its biggest updates yet with v5.5 of its AI music model. Where previous updates focused mostly on improving fidelity and creating more natural vocals, v5.5 is about giving users more control. It includes three new features: Voices, My Taste, […]
TikTok’s policy for AI ads isn’t working
TikTok's policy for AI ads isn't working Samsung, like many companies using generative AI in their advertising, hasn’t placed an AI label on several videos shared through its TikTok accounts, and the fine print doesn’t always contain the answers. | Image by Samsung I’ve been struggling to tell whether the ads appearing in my TikTok […]