Another crackerjack essay on design and attention from Terry Godier. (Note that the Casio in the essay not only shows the actual time, but has functional buttons.)

NVIDIA on YouTube:
A recording of Jensen Huang's Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote at the SAP Center in San Jose, California  —  Watch NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang's GTC keynote as he unveils the latest breakthroughs in AI and accelerated computing.  See how agentic AI, AI factor...

Apple Newsroom today:

Apple today announced AirPods Max 2, bringing even better Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), elevated sound quality, and intelligent features to the iconic over-ear design. Powered by H2, features like Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, Voice Isolation, and Live Translation come to AirPods Max for the first time. The new AirPods Max also unlock creative possibilities for podcasters, musicians, and content creators, with useful features like studio-quality audio recording and camera remote.

AirPods Max 2 will be available to order starting March 25 in midnight, starlight, orange, purple, and blue, with availability beginning early next month.

Seemingly no change to the Smart Case for the Max, which I know some people were hoping for. (I only use AirPods Pro, not Max, but when I tested the original AirPods Max I thought the case was fine.) Here’s a link to Apple’s Compare page showing all the differences between the Max 2 and original Max, with AirPods Pro 3 in the third slot. (Archived for posterity here.) One neat new feature: the Max 2 will support using the Digital Crown button as a remote camera shutter button for a paired iPhone or iPad.

Marvel Studios is rebooting the X-Men franchise in 2028 with Thunderbolts' director Jake Schreier's "youth-focused" movie. Here's the latest.

Stacy Jones / Decrypt:
Digital asset wealth management platform Abra plans to go public on Nasdaq via a SPAC merger with New Providence at a $750M pre-money valuation  —  Abra Financial Holdings, the San Francisco-based digital asset wealth management platform, said Monday it will go public through a business combination …