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31 March 2026 Vol 19

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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…

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…

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…

I’ve been missing Google Reader for years — this new RSS app finally came close

RSS is the best way to keep up on the news, but man, does it feel more like an obligation…

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work

One of the purported advantages of self-driving car tech is that every car can learn from one vehicle’s mistakes. Here’s…

Your Photos Are Probably Giving Away Your Location. Here’s How to Stop That

Take a photo on any digital camera or smartphone and it’s not just the pixels that are saved. The image…

The Deceptively Tricky Art of Designing a Steering Wheel

Cars didn’t always have steering wheels. The very first car—the 1885 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, invented by Karl Benz—used a tiller system:…

Inside the Rarely Seen Sony DKC-C200X Passport Camera That Prints Photos Wirelessly

Long before phone cameras became the answer to almost every photography need, Sony released something in 2003 that took a…

Apple Mac Pro’s Journey Ends After Two Decades of Evolution and Stagnation

Apple has quietly pulled the Mac Pro from its online store, bringing an end to a machine that spent nearly…

Fascinating Look Back at BlackBerry’s PlayBook, the Compact Tablet From 2011 That Had Real Promise

BlackBerry entered the tablet market in the spring of 2011 with the PlayBook, a 7-inch tablet that had to compete…