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29 April 2026 Vol 19

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Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation

ModRetro, the vintage gaming startup by Palmer Luckey, is in talks to raise funding at a $1 billion valuation, according…

Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work?

In just over a week, negotiations over the Pentagon’s use of Anthropic’s Claude technology fell through, the Trump administration designated…

I changed these 5 Google Maps settings, and my commute is actually faster now

Google Maps has been my default navigation service for years now, and for the most part (except for one day…

Apple is going high-end with new ‘Ultra’ products next

Fresh off launching the low-cost MacBook Neo, Apple is reportedly preparing at least three new products that will fit into…

Listen to this: Mabe Fratti’s experimental cello pop

The opening notes of “Kravitz”, which kicks off Mabe Fratti’s 2024 record Sentir Que No Sabes, are lodged in my…

Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps

To house the hundreds or thousands of temporary workers needed to build an AI data center, developers are increasingly relying…

What we’re listening to, watching, and reading right now.

There is so much art out there that it’s absolutely impossible to keep up. Whether it’s a slept-on post-punk album…

My Switch 2 thinks the $40 S10 Lite is Nintendo’s $90 controller

Crowning the EasySMX S10 the best Switch 2 controller last fall was easy. The $60 wireless gamepad, which is often…

My Wi-Fi kept dropping until I toggled this hidden Android setting

Modern Android phones come with several adaptive features designed to make the design smarter over time. These settings adjust performance,…

The complete and surprising history of Furby

The hottest toy of 1998 was sort of adorable, and sort of annoying. It couldn’t do much — couldn’t do…