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How MLB can make baseball relevant on a fast-changing internet
- Mia Sato
- Mar 1, 2026
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the contemporary attention economy, follo...
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Resident Evil Requiem leans too much on the series’ past
- Jay Peters
- Mar 1, 2026
Resident Evil turns 30 this year. The series is full of history - the new Resident Evil Requiem is technically the ninth mainline game, but there are...
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How to share your location via satellite on iPhone
- Rob Webb
- Mar 1, 2026
Apple’s satellite features are designed for situations where cellular and Wi-Fi coverage are unavailable. In supported regions, compatible iPhone 14 o...
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Polymarket defends its decision to allow betting on war as ‘invaluable’
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 28, 2026
Polymarket has been allowing people to bet on when the US would strike Iran next. Obviously, now that it's actually happened and people have died, the...
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This retro-inspired handheld comes with Banjo-Kazooie and Battletoads built in
- Jackson Chen
- Feb 28, 2026
Who would've guessed we'd get to play the original Banjo-Kazooie on a handheld with just a D-pad in 2026. HyperMegaTech!'s latest release is a collabo...
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The Rubin Observatory’s alert system sent 800,000 pings on its first night
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 28, 2026
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's automated alert system is online and already bombarding astronomers with things to look at in the night sky. The syste...
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Alaska could be the next state to crack down on AI-generated CSAM and restrict kids' social media use
- Jackson Chen
- Feb 28, 2026
Alaska's House of Representatives unanimously passed HB47, a bill that imposes sweeping limits on when and how minors use social media apps, along wit...
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Shuttered studio Bluepoint reportedly pitched a Bloodborne remake, but it got shot down by FromSoftware
- Jackson Chen
- Feb 28, 2026
Bloodborne fans may not be happy to hear that a remake was reportedly rejected, but that doesn't mean it's completely off the table. Bluepoint Games,...
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Everything announced at MWC 2026: The new Leica Leitzphone by Xiaomi, Honor's ultra-thin MagicPad 4 and more
- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Feb 28, 2026
MWC 2026 officially gets underway on March 2 and will continue through March 5, but the announcements are already coming ahead of its start. We can al...
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You can still grab great deals on Bose headphones and Astro Bot this weekend
- Sheena Vasani
- Feb 28, 2026
Welcome to the weekend, friends! While the rest of our team was checking out Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy S26 lineup and prepping for Apple’s “special...
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Xiaomi 17 Ultra hands-on: Incredible cameras, but maybe hard to get
- Mat Smith
- Feb 28, 2026
China’s biggest phone makers continue to relentlessly forge ahead with high-spec phones that you may never see in the US. With the Xiaomi 17 Ultra thi...
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Xiaomi 17 is a small(ish) phone with a big(ish) battery
- Dominic Preston
- Feb 28, 2026
Xiaomi has just given a global launch to two of its latest flagship phones, the Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra, along with a Leica-branded Leitzphone edition...