WWDC 2026: How to watch and what to expect
WWDC 2026: How to watch and what to expect

Apple’s biggest event of the year is nearly here. The company’s Worldwide Developers Conference will spotlight updates to iOS, macOS, and all of Apple’s other operating systems, and this year’s event could also include a major overhaul for Siri. Here’s how you can watch along live. When WWDC will happen and where you can watch […]

Why AI Won’t Eliminate All Market Failures

AI will reduce transaction costs and improve many markets. But it will also make some problems cheaper to create, from fraud to pressure on infrastructure.

Clearing Up The Confusion About What Anthropic Really Said On Globally Pausing The Unrelenting Race Toward AI That Builds AI

Anthropic got the ball rolling on thinking about a pause on AI-builds-AI. I clarify the ins and outs. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

Should You Really Say Please And Thank You To AI?

Millions of people now say please and thank you to AI chatbots, but does politeness actually improve the answers or simply waste time and energy?

Microsoft Builds Its Own AI Stack To Cut OpenAI Dependence

Microsoft used Build 2026 to launch seven in-house MAI models, new Cobalt 200 silicon and the Majorana 2 quantum chip, a clear move to depend less on OpenAI.

Is this the dawn of the Tokenpocalypse?

We’re likely to see more price increases as the big AI companies plan to go public.

Notion restores access to Anthropic after service disruption

Notion’s head of product said he was “astonished” at “the amount of people RT-ing this.”

I asked ChatGPT to restore an image. It produced a naked man with a fish head

If you ever wonder what ChatGPT envisions when you ask it to restore an imaginary picture, the results will shock you. I reproduced it, and now I regret the decision.

OpenAI is still working on that ‘super app’

“Chat is dead” — at least, according to a senior OpenAI employee.

AI ‘content creators’ are getting harder to spot
AI ‘content creators’ are getting harder to spot

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI confusion, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started At first, AI influencers were relatively easy to identify – and to […]