Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild
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The 40 best Mother’s Day gift ideas for 2026
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…The agency is looking to partner with filmmakers, musicians, writers, poets, and artists to help tell the story behind programs such as the Artemis Moon missions and the Space Reactor-1 Freedom…
AI video is moving beyond clip slop
…Luma recently teamed up with Amazon to produce The Old Stories: Moses, a companion special for MGM’s House of David show. While shooting Moses, actors would perform in front of LED…
User-replaceable batteries are coming back in a big way
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Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over
…Security researcher Andreas Makris, who discovered the vulnerabilities, says he hasn’t yet been able to check whether he can still access them after Yarbo’s changes. It sounds like the company…
Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
…It’s a similar story for creators switching to other platforms like Beehiiv. Matt Brown, the creator of Extra Points, which currently has 71,000 subscribers, moved away from Substack in 2021…
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says there are three labs that matter — and he wants Microsoft to be the fourth.
…This year’s Build had the vibe of a freshly single divorcée posting a thirst trap on Instagram. “It’s always fun to be at developer conferences in times of great change…
The future of local TV news has taken a Trumpian turn
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more stories on Big Tech versus politics in Washington, DC, follow Tina Nguyen and read…
Welcome to the personal software revolution
…The era of personal software is upon us, and it is changing our relationship with technology forever. It has certainly already changed mine. AI lets us make apps the way we used…