Last week, Nine Inch Nails released an album of remixes and unreleased session music from their Tron: Ares score called Tron Ares: Divergence. I’m listening to it now; pretty good so far.
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WIRED
• Louryn Strampe
BlipBlox After Dark Review: a Synthesizer for Everybody
The bubbly plastic BlipBlox After Dark synthesizer is funky, adorable, and a little bit confusing. I love making noises with it anyway.
WIRED
• Kate Knibbs
Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers
How Kalshi decided to settle a market tied to Iran’s Supreme Leader prompted anger among traders who felt the rules weren’t clear.
SerpApi Filed Motion to Dismiss Google’s Lawsuit
serpapi.com/blog/google-v-serpapi-motion-to-dismiss-why-were-in-the-right/
Julien Khaleghy, CEO of SerpApi:
Google thinks it owns the internet. That’s the subtext of its
lawsuit against SerpApi, the quiet part that it’s suddenly decided
to shout out loud. The problem is, no one owns the internet. And
the law makes that clear.
In January, we pr...
McSweeney’s
• Michelle Cohn
The Solution to the Male Loneliness Epidemic Is for Men to Bust Science Myths with Each Other
Men, guys, dudes, rejoice! After much research and testing, we have found the cure to the cursed male loneliness epidemic that is sweeping our country and our op-ed sections. We know you feel isolated. We know you can’t talk about your emotions. We know you’re looking for ma...
Defector
• Patrick Redford
Cycling Prodigy Paul Seixas Accepts The Sport’s Defining Burden
When Paul Seixas rode away from Matteo Jorgenson 40 kilometers from the finish of this past weekend's Faun-Ardeche Classic, he was taking a casual drink. The 19-year-old Frenchman had just shattered a small group wending up the Col de Saint Romain de Lerps, forcing a pace on...
Defector
• Ray Ratto
Pat Riley To NBA Coaches: Would It Kill You To Put On A Nice Suit For Once?
One of the best things about becoming older (as opposed to simply aging, which universally sucks) is the moment when the knowledge that there is nothing new under the sun becomes something more like instinct. Most notably, this comes through the realization that everything t...
Defector
• Luis Paez-Pumar
Tottenham Is Not Too Big To Fail
Of all the members of the English Premier League's so-called "Big Six" clubs, Tottenham Hotspur's inclusion has always been the most generous. Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United are clearly deserving of their spots as historical powerhouses that can weather runs of ba...
WIRED
• Julia Forbes
Mattress Firm Coupons and Discounts: Save Up to $500
Use a Mattress Firm promo code to save on top mattresses, score a free adjustable base, and unlock up to $300 in instant credits.
“ A long dive into the features that make my ideal...
“A long dive into the features that make my ideal music app, and why nothing currently fulfills the brief.”
Chris Coyier
• Chris Coyier
FOREVERGREEN
In the first few minutes, Ruby says to me, “This is like The Giving Tree“, and by the end, I was like, “OK, you’re right.”
404 Media
• Jason Koebler
With Iran War, Kalshi and Polymarket Bet That the Depravity Economy Has No Bottom
Gambling markets have conveniently found a stance that allows them to continue to profit from death and war.
WIRED
• Matt Burgess
Attacks on GPS Spike Amid US and Israeli War on Iran
New analysis shows that attacks on satellite navigation systems have impacted some 1,100 ships in the Middle East since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
This is the most 2026 thing I’ve ever heard:...
This is the most 2026 thing I’ve ever heard: Sigmund Freud’s great-granddaughter Bella Freud has a video podcast on YouTube where she interviews people (Cate Blanchette, Lorde, Graydon Carter) while they lie on a psychiatrist’s couch.
Defector
• Erin Somers
Talking To A. Natasha Joukovsky About Men, Myths, And March Madness
The odds of filling out a perfect NCAA bracket are one in nine quintillion, two hundred twenty-three quadrillion, three-hundred-seventy-two trillion, thirty-six billion, eight-hundred-fifty-four million, seven-hundred-seventy-five thousand, eight hundred and eight. This is a...
WIRED
• Brad Bourque
Our Favorite Budget TV Is On Sale
This 55-inch Vizion isn't the fanciest, but you could do a lot worse for under $300.
‘Anthropic and Alignment’
Ben Thompson, writing at Stratechery:
In fact, Amodei already answered the question: if nuclear weapons
were developed by a private company, and that private company
sought to dictate terms to the U.S. military, the U.S. would
absolutely be incentivized to destroy that c...
WSJ: ‘Trump Administration Shuns Anthropic, Embraces OpenAI in Clash Over Guardrails’
wsj.com/tech/ai/trump-will-end-government-use-of-anthropics-ai-models-ff3550d9
Amrith Ramkumar, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (gift link):
Trump’s announcement came shortly before the Pentagon’s Friday
afternoon deadline for Anthropic to agree to let the military use
its models in all lawful-use cases, a concession the company had
refused t...
Seasonal Color Updates to Apple’s iPhone Cases and Apple Watch Bands
macrumors.com/2026/03/02/iphone-cases-apple-accessories-new-colors/
Joe Rossignol, MacRumors:
A seasonal color refresh arrived today for a variety of Apple accessories, including iPhone cases, Apple Watch bands, and the Crossbody Strap. All of the accessories in the latest colors are available to order on Apple.com starting today.
Apple Introduces New iPad Air With M4
apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-the-new-ipad-air-powered-by-m4/
Apple Newsroom:
Apple today announced the new iPad Air featuring M4 and more
memory, giving users a big jump in performance at the same
starting price. With a faster CPU and GPU, iPad Air boosts tasks
like editing and gaming, and is a powerful device for AI with a
faster...