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Can AI responses be influenced? The SEO industry is trying
- Mia Sato
- Apr 6, 2026
Let's pretend you work in IT and you're looking for a new digital service desk platform to help your employees reset passwords or onboard new hires. Y...
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Artemis II arrives in lunar space ahead of its trip around the Moon
- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Apr 6, 2026
Artemis II and its four-man crew have entered the Moon’s “sphere of influence,” meaning the spacecraft is more affected by lunar gravity than the Eart...
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NASA shares breathtaking images of Artemis II astronauts taking in the view from Orion's windows
- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Apr 5, 2026
The Artemis II crew is almost at the moon, and the astronauts spent this weekend carrying out preparations for their lunar flyby on Monday. That inclu...
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Los Thuthanaka’s Wak’a is a mellower follow-up to last year’s surprise Pitchfork favorite
- Terrence O’Brien
- Apr 5, 2026
Los Thuthanaka basically came out of nowhere last year to capture Pitchfork's album of the year with their self-titled debut. Because it wasn't availa...
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The UK government reportedly wants Anthropic to expand its presence in London
- Jackson Chen
- Apr 5, 2026
While the US and Anthropic are in the midst of a major dispute, the UK is trying to sway the San Francisco-based AI company to expand its presence on...
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Samsung will discontinue its Messages app in July and replace it with Google's
- Jackson Chen
- Apr 5, 2026
Samsung is putting the final nail in the coffin for its own messaging app. The smartphone maker posted an "End of Service Announcement" on its website...
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Suno is a music copyright nightmare
- Terrence O’Brien
- Apr 5, 2026
AI music platform Suno's policy is that it does not permit the use of copyrighted material. You can upload your own tracks to remix or set your origin...
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I let Gemini in Google Maps plan my day and it went surprisingly well
- Allison Johnson
- Apr 5, 2026
You may be familiar with Gemini as the thing that's in every Google service you use - whether you want it or not. While it's been a constant, sometime...
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Is the Slate Truck too minimal for its own good?
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Apr 5, 2026
The first thing you notice about the Slate Truck is its size. It's small, surprisingly so. In a country where trucks often come with their own zip cod...
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Devils on the Moon brings the score-chasing of pinball to the Playdate
- Nathan Ingraham
- Apr 5, 2026
Pinball video games have been around for years — I cut my teeth on Space Cadet 3D Pinball, which was pre-loaded on Windows 95. They range from realist...
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How the Amazon Echo learned to talk — and listen
- David Pierce
- Apr 5, 2026
Jeff Bezos badly wanted a voice computer. He had been saying so publicly since the very early days of Amazon, telling anyone who would listen about wh...
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Grammarly’s sloppelganger saga
- Stevie Bonifield
- Apr 5, 2026
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the ups and downs of AI, follow Stevie Bo...