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How and where to buy refurbished tech online
- Amy Skorheim
- Mar 16, 2026
In good news for our wallets and the environment at large, many electronic devices like phones and tablets last longer now than they once did. That me...
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The classic Apple Macintosh mouse inspired Spigen’s retro AirPods case
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 16, 2026
If you've already given your iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max a retro '80s facelift with Spigen's Macintosh 128K and Apple Lisa-inspired Classic LS cases, yo...
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MacBook Pro M5 Max 16-inch review: Still the pinnacle
- Devindra Hardawar
- Mar 16, 2026
We've loved Apple's 2021-era MacBook Pro design from the start, and the M5 Max edition is once again the professional notebook to beat. But it's hard...
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OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic
- Jess Weatherbed
- Mar 16, 2026
OpenAI's delayed "adult mode" for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot's ability to generate images,...
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My fitness tracker is a secret weapon against my chronic illness
- Arielle Duhaime-Ross
- Mar 16, 2026
One of the first major crashes I experienced as a chronically ill person happened on an unusually sunny January day in New York City. It was 2023, and...
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These Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play
- Boone Ashworth
- Mar 16, 2026
A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guth...
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Warner Bros. dominates Oscars with 11 wins ahead of its acquisition by Paramount
- Steve Dent
- Mar 16, 2026
Ahead of its acquisition by Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. dominated the 2026 Oscars with 11 wins primarily for Ryan Coogler's Sinners and Paul Thom...
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Playdate games to check out before the Catalog's 3-year anniversary sale ends
- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Mar 15, 2026
If your Playdate wishlist is anything like mine (endless), here's a good excuse to actually go ahead and free some of those games from limbo: Panic is...
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Aether OS is computer in a browser built for the AT Protocol
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 15, 2026
Aether OS puts a full-fledged desktop in your browser that ties directly into the AT Protocol. That means it connects to your Bluesky account and othe...
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Arc Raiders replaced some of its AI-generated voice lines with professional actors
- Jackson Chen
- Mar 15, 2026
In an unexpected twist, humans have taken some jobs back from AI. Embark Studios' CEO Patrick Söderlund recently told GamesIndustry.biz that the studi...
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Sotomayor’s Wabi Sabi is the funnest record of 2026
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 15, 2026
Shout out to subscriber N_Gorski for today's pick. They popped into the comments on last week's recommendation to ask what I thought of the new Sotoma...
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Anthropic is doubling Claude's usage limits during off-peak hours for the next two weeks
- Jackson Chen
- Mar 15, 2026
To capitalize on Claude's recent spike in popularity, Anthropic is offering a limited-time promotion that doubles usage limits for anyone using its AI...