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4 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

This awesome accessory made my OLED TV so much better

This awesome accessory made my OLED TV so much better

As our homes increasingly become rammed full of tech, smart lights have become hard to ignore. Bluetooth LED bulbs, Alexa-controlled…
Musk says he’s building Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas

Musk says he’s building Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas

Elon Musk announced plans to build a Terafab plant in Austin, Texas, that will be jointly run by Tesla and…
Delve accused of misleading customers with ‘fake compliance’

Delve accused of misleading customers with ‘fake compliance’

An anonymous Substack post published this week accuses compliance startup Delve of “falsely” convincing “hundreds of customers they were compliant”…
The secret story of the vocoder, the military tech that changed music

The secret story of the vocoder, the military tech that changed music

The vocoder was never supposed to be a revolution in music. It wasn’t supposed to be anything in music, really.…
The pint-sized Sonos Roam 2 is more over 20 percent this weekend

The pint-sized Sonos Roam 2 is more over 20 percent this weekend

Sonos is no stranger to the occasional sale. The iconic audio company routinely runs sales around Black Friday, Amazon Prime…
I did the research and that simple Windows Hello PIN is indeed safer than a password

I did the research and that simple Windows Hello PIN is indeed safer than a password

Somewhere along the way, Windows started asking you to set up a PIN, and people complied without much thought, assuming…
Online age checks came first — a VPN crackdown could be next

Online age checks came first — a VPN crackdown could be next

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about…
An exclusive tour of Amazon’s Trainium lab, the chip that’s won over Anthropic, OpenAI, even Apple 

An exclusive tour of Amazon’s Trainium lab, the chip that’s won over Anthropic, OpenAI, even Apple 

Shortly after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced AWS’s groundbreaking $50 billion investment deal with OpenAI, Amazon invited me on a…
This one ChatGPT prompt exposes the holes in any idea — I use it before every major decision

This one ChatGPT prompt exposes the holes in any idea — I use it before every major decision

Every idea that’s born from our brains feels like a precious baby. We don’t want to give them up. So,…
The Best Subscription-Free Home Security Cameras I’ve Tried

The Best Subscription-Free Home Security Cameras I’ve Tried

Local Hub: Manufacturers like Eufy and TP-Link offer smart hubs that link wirelessly to their security cameras and offer expandable…