Tech & Ai

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

SXSW rebounds as a top networking, ideas festival for founders and VCs

The air felt different at this year’s SXSW, the annual March festival where tech meets pop culture in Austin. I was reminded of the 2019 SXSW when people packed downtown,...

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

My favorite air fryer is on sale for its best price ever in Amazon’s Spring Sale

SAVE $56: As of March 29, the Our Place Wonder Oven is on sale at Amazon for only $129 instead of its usual $185. That’s a savings of 30%...

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work

One of the purported advantages of self-driving car tech is that every car can learn from one vehicle’s mistakes. Here’s how Waymo puts it on its website: “The Waymo...

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Anthropic’s Claude popularity with paying consumers is skyrocketing

Whatever the final outcome for Anthropic from its feud with the Department of Defense, the attention it has generated — coupled with the company’s funny Super Bowl ads taking...

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Best Amazon Spring Sale robot vacuum deal: Best-ever price on Roborock Q10 S5+

TL;DR: As of March 29, the Roborock Q10 S5+ Robot Vacuum is marked down to $279.99 in the Amazon Spring Sale. That’s 49% off the list price of $549.99....

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

The Deceptively Tricky Art of Designing a Steering Wheel

Cars didn’t always have steering wheels. The very first car—the 1885 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, invented by Karl Benz—used a tiller system: a horizontal bar with a handle mounted to a...

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice

While there’s been plenty of debate about the tendency of AI chatbots to flatter users and confirm their existing beliefs — also known as AI sycophancy — a new...

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

AI Data Centers Face Water Backlash — Can Air Solve the Crisis?

AI data centers face growing backlash over water use. Atmospheric water harvesting offers a new way to generate sustainable cooling water from air. The post AI Data Centers Face...

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on March 29, 2026

The Moon is just a few nights away from full, so there’s plenty to spot on its surface. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Sunday, March 29, the...

March 29, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Samsung Frame Pro Review: A Good TV for a Pretty Living Room

I also tested movies using the Mubi app because I’m a fuddy-duddy film fanatic, as well as a screener for Marty Supreme. Here’s where the upscaling, matte display, and...