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During a rally on Saturday, October 17th, in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Donald Trump bragged about how much more powerful and influential he was during his second term. While listing off his accomplishments, he mentioned his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. “This is a much more powerful term. I can do…
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on autonomous vehicles, policy, and road rules, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The first state to pass a law…
TanStack Start crossed the line from release candidate to full 1.0 stability on October 13, 2026, and the React framework world noticed immediately. The announcement, posted by TanStack founder Tanner Linsley on the project’s blog, closed out a beta and release-candidate stretch during which, according to TanStack’s own statement, companies including Fortune 500 enterprises were…
Every AI coding tool that touches your files eventually has to answer the same question: rewrite the whole file, or patch just the lines that changed. Cursor built its entire editing pipeline around that one decision, and the engineering behind it, known internally as Fast Apply and speculative edits, is one of the more quietly…
Lenovo has brought its Idea Tab 5G to the Philippines, giving budget-minded buyers a cellular-connected tablet option in a market still dominated by Wi-Fi-only slates. The tablet, officially listed by Lenovo Philippines as “Idea Tab (With Pen and Folio Case) 5G,” pairs an 11-inch 2.5K display with a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset and Sub-6GHz 5G…
NASA’s moon rocket took a major step toward the launch pad this week. The core stage for the Artemis III mission, the flight that is supposed to put American astronauts back on the lunar surface, arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2026, according to a report from ABC News. The 212-foot…
TikTok has permanently suspended the promotional advertising account for “Musk,” director Alex Gibney’s four-hour documentary about Elon Musk, just as the film expanded into wide theatrical release. The platform cited political-policy violations in its removal notice, according to Variety and TechCrunch, but the company has not identified the specific post or rule that triggered the…
A New York congressman wants to settle a fight that gamers have been losing for a decade: do you actually own the games you buy? On October 15, 2026, Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) announced the Power To The Players Act, a proposed federal bill that would direct the Federal Trade Commission to treat a video…
The first wave of RTX Spark laptops earns praise from reviewers, drawing comparisons to Apple’s high-end MacBook Pro.
Today, I’m talking with Walter Piecyk, a partner and analyst at LightShed Partners who covers tech, media, and telecom, about SpaceX’s recently announced plan to become a major wireless carrier. Last week, SpaceX agreed to buy a big chunk of low-band spectrum to expand the Starlink network, spectrum that’s been traded around the telecom business…
