Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

Waiting for Trump Phone

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. Crickets. Despite recent signs of life, another week has come and gone without the Trump T1 Phone. We're now over nine months since its announcement in June of last year, […]

Raccoin review: a coin pusher about how Balatro was cool, and little else

Raccoin tries to map Balatro's roguelike magic onto a coin pusher but doesn't walk away with the same lightning-in-a-bottle success.

Apple’s best product ever

All week, we've been asking you to help us rank the 50 best products Apple ever made, as we mark the company's 50th anniversary. Thanks to everyone who pitched in - we ended up with more than 1.6 million votes! We also have lots of other coverage of Apple's first half century, and you should […]

Some startups and researchers who can't access the most advanced chips are adopting a "frugal AI" approach, building smaller models on open-weight systems (Rina Chandran/Rest of World)

Rina Chandran / Rest of World:
Some startups and researchers who can't access the most advanced chips are adopting a “frugal AI” approach, building smaller models on open-weight systems  —  Amid a widening global divide in AI adoption, low-cost AI models that can deliver sovereignty and efficiency …

Amazon almost pulled The Boys' season 4 finale, showrunner reveals

The decision of whether to pull the episode after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump came down to the head of Amazon.