Feeble Little Horse leans into digital weirdness on bitknot
…It drifts back to the big drum hits and fuzzy guitars for the chorus, gradually adding elements before collapsing into an outro of beat repeats and vocal stutters. It’s more “restrained…
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The Nex Playground is down to its pre-RAMageddon price during Prime Day
…the RAM crisis hit. This is the new normal, I guess. Still, any discount is welcome, especially when you’ll need a subscription if you want to play more than a few…
Your feed is overrun with clips — this is the cutthroat community of “clippers” behind it
…bite-sized content — but even the clippers need something to clip from. If all that matters is going viral, the value of producing anything more complete begins to diminish, and so does…
The plan to quietly kill Coyote v. Acme blew up in David Zaslav’s face
…For more on Hollywood trends and streaming culture, follow Charles Pulliam-Moore. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes on Sundays at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it…
Xbox warns of a ‘reset’ as it prepares for layoffs
Microsoft’s Xbox division will be hit with significant layoffs next month, according to people familiar with Microsoft’s plans. The company has been preparing for the layoffs internally for weeks, with…
Amazon’s Echo Hub gets a customizable new look and Ring’s AI features
…needed update to the interface it launched with in 2024. It had already added Alex Plus AI support, but the new interface has a cleaner, fully customizable layout that fits more smart…
Demons and pinball are a perfect match
…But now I have something else to fill that need, and it comes in a much smaller package. Devils on the Moon Pinball for the Playdate has an extremely literal title. It…
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I went looking for the AI weed vape that gives you Bitcoin for smoking
…It arrived over Slack with the thumbnail of a man exhaling a plume of vapor, the words “every hit delivers Bitcoin” emblazoned across it. It claimed to be advertising a device called…
Some of Xteink’s credit card-sized e-readers are losing their best feature
…more polished experience that feels closer to what’s included on Kindle and Kobo e-readers. CrossPoint Reader is definitely one of the reasons Xteink’s products have become viral hits and…