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The MPC Sample is my new favorite portable beat maker

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Mar 24, 2026

Akai MPC is one of the most storied names in music history. But over the last decade, it's strayed pretty far from its roots as a humble sampler. The modern MPCs run virtual synthesizers, have complex...

Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Mar 24, 2026

Anthropic has updated Claude to perform tasks in its Code and Cowork AI tools autonomously by using your computer for you. The new feature can be used to automatically open files, use web browsers and...

Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Mar 24, 2026

Ayaneo is suspending preorders for its $1,999 Next 2 gaming handheld due to the skyrocketing price of digital storage. In a post on Monday, Ayaneo says the overall cost to build its Windows handheld n...

Nuki adds Apple Home Key to its smart lock

  • Technology
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
  • Mar 24, 2026

This week, my top pick for a retrofit smart lock launched the first Aliro-compatible keypad. The Nuki Keypad 2 NFC ($179) brings tap-to-unlock via Apple's Home Key and Samsung's Digital Home Key to th...

Zoox is bringing its robotaxis to Austin and Miami

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Mar 24, 2026

Zoox is stretching out its legs. The Amazon-owned robotaxi today announced that it's gearing up to expand its service in San Francisco and Las Vegas, while also eyeing two additional cities - Austin a...

The Hisense U7SG is a great midrange TV you shouldn’t buy yet

  • Technology
  • John.Higgins
  • Mar 24, 2026

With all of the focus on RGB LED technology, it seemed like more affordable mini-LED TVs had been shooed to the side. But with the Hisense U7SG, we're getting our first great midrange general-use TV o...

Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production amid weakening console sales

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Mar 24, 2026

Nintendo will produce fewer Switch 2 units than it previously projected in response to weakening demand for the console in the US, Bloomberg reports. Four million units of Nintendo's flagship device a...

ICE Is Paying the Salaries of This Town’s Entire Police Force

  • Technology
  • Sammy Sussman
  • Mar 24, 2026

Under a Homeland Security program, police departments around the US are signing up to assist in immigration enforcement. The cops of Carroll, New Hampshire, are going all in—and they’re likely not alo...

The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Mar 23, 2026

In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all future drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the United States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. Now, th...

The kid-friendly Fitbit Ace is $100, which matches its best price

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Mar 23, 2026

If you’re trying to figure out how to keep your kids occupied this spring break, the Fitbit Ace LTE is an easy way to get them outdoors and off their phones. The kid-friendly smartwatch encourages mov...

Kalshi says it will block politicians and athletes from trading in markets they’re tied to

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Mar 23, 2026

The prediction market platform Kalshi says it's rolling out new guardrails to "preemptively block" political candidates and athletes from trading in their own markets, as reported earlier by Axios. In...

Google’s new Pixel 10 ads made me go ‘wait, WHAT are they trying to sell?’

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Mar 23, 2026

Ever watch a TV ad and wonder "How did this get approved?" Today, Google has not one but two new ad spots for its six-month-old Pixel 10 phones, and… let's just say they may not come across as intende...