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How many AIs does it take to read a PDF?

  • Technology
  • Josh Dzieza
  • Feb 23, 2026

Last November, the House Oversight Committee had just released 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, and Luke Igel and some friends were clicking around, trying to follow the t...

Taara Beam provides 25Gbps connectivity over invisible beams of light

  • Technology
  • Thomas Ricker
  • Feb 23, 2026

Light-based internet provider Taara, which spun out of Alphabet's "moonshot" incubator last year, just launched Taara Beam to provide 25Gbps connectivity within cities over invisible beams of light -...

The owners want to close this Colorado coal plant. The Trump administration says no

  • Business
  • Sam Brasch
  • Feb 23, 2026
  • US

The Trump administration has ordered several coal plants to keep operating past their planned retirement, part of a larger effort to boost the coal industry. Two Colorado utilities are pushing back.

Samsung is adding Perplexity to Galaxy AI

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Feb 22, 2026

In addition to summoning Bixby or Gemini, Galaxy S26 users will be able to call on Perplexity by saying "hey, Plex." The integration of Perplexity into Galaxy AI is just one element of the company's e...

You need to listen to Laurie Spiegel’s masterpiece of early ambient music

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Feb 22, 2026

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Laurie Spiegel for the site. As preparation for the interview, I spent a lot of time over the last couple of weeks revisiting Spiegel's records, most notabl...

Trump says Netflix will ‘pay the consequences’ if it doesn’t fire Susan Rice

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Feb 22, 2026

Donald Trump threatened that there would be "consequences" for Netflix if it didn't fire board member Susan Rice. Rice served in both the Obama and Biden administrations, and recently appeared on Pree...

This magazine plays Tetris — here’s how

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Feb 22, 2026

Tetris has been immortalized in a playable McDonald's plastic chicken nugget, a playable fake 7-Eleven Slurpee cup, and a playable wristwatch. But the most intriguing way to play Tetris yet is encased...

Business owners are wondering if they'll get their money back after tariff ruling

  • Business
  • Alina Selyukh
  • Feb 22, 2026
  • US

We reached out to business owners who paid those Trump tariffs that have been struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional. The question on their minds: will they get their money back? How wil...

America desperately needs new privacy laws

  • Technology
  • Adi Robertson
  • Feb 22, 2026

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the dire state of tech regulation, follow Adi Robertson. The Stepback arrives in our subscr...

Vibe camera shootout: Camp Snap Pro vs. Flashback One35 V2

  • Technology
  • Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  • Feb 22, 2026

There's been a surge of interest over the last few years in inexpensive digital cameras. Younger folks are snapping up old point-and-shoots because they view the aesthetic as more authentic and more a...

FCC calls for more 'patriotic, pro-America' programming in runup to 250th anniversary

  • Business
  • Chloe Veltman
  • Feb 21, 2026
  • US

The "Pledge America Campaign" urges broadcasters to focus on programming that highlights "the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump Administration today."

Arturia’s FX Collection 6 adds two new effects and a $99 intro version

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Feb 21, 2026

Arturia launched a new version of its flagship effects suite, FX Collection, which includes two new plugins, EFX Ambient and Pitch Shifter-910. FX Collection 6 also marks the introduction of an Intro...