I found my 2006 iPod nano during a clearout — and honestly, we’ve lost something beautiful in the streaming age

From iTunes to Spotify: what recovering my iPod nano 2006 during a clearout revealed about how my music listening habits have changed [...]

'8K Blu-ray would be a technical feat in search of a problem to solve’. I talked to the Blu-ray Disc Association, player manufacturers and TV makers about what comes after 4K Blu-ray, and the future of physical media

I dug into the future of physical movie collecting with the people behind the technology. [...]

'We've set this company up in preparation for this moment' — as PlayStation scraps discs, these companies are ready to keep physical games alive

I spoke to some of the companies keeping physical games media alive in the wake of PlayStation's pivot to a digital-only future, and what they're continuing to do to provide fans with the ex [...]

How is your enterprise tracking AI agent telemetry? Groundcover thinks it should never leave your cloud

The AI agent observability space is taking off — but how can enterprises be sure what observability products and solutions they need?Observability startup groudcover (lower case "g" intent [...]

Celebrating the AI Act delay? The EU AI Act’s chatbot and content rules apply this week

The compliance clock is ticking. From August 2, 2026, businesses using chatbots, AI-generated media, or synthetic content must meet Article 50's transparency requirements, regardless of the AI Ac [...]

No shade Sony, but Hideo Kojima is celebrating his love of physical discs with a new limited edition version of my favorite mini CD player

Kojima Productions is collaborating with audio brand km5 on a cute limited edition CD player. [...]

Americans don’t want to live to be 120—even if they could

Radical life extension—pushing humans’ maximum age well beyond the natural average—is all the rage. Self-proclaimed futurist Ray Kurzweil wants us to hit the supplements and reset our biochemist [...]

Year-end lists are hazardous to your health

They are a pretty diverse group that spends most of the year frantically differentiating themselves from one another: forecasters, branding and creative agencies, analysts, consultants, bloggers, colu [...]

Coming soon to a 3D printer near you: human tissue and organs

While the media focus on the possibility of 3D printing assault rifles, something far more meaningful has been going on in a number of university and commercial labs across the US: research to print h [...]