Astronomers Are Closing In on the Kuiper Belt’s Secrets

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Laurie Spiegel for the site. As preparation for the interview, I spent a lot of time over the last couple of weeks revisiting Spiegel's records, most notably The Expanding Universe, her 1980 masterpiece that blends synth experimentalism with early examples of what would eventually be called ambient music, and algorithmic composition techniques. It's a marvel that sounds both nostalgic and cutting-edge at the same time. Tracks like "Patchwork" and "A Folk Study" dabble in the sort of bouncy arpeggios that beg comparisons to The Who's "Baba O'Riley," while "Old Wave" and "East River Dawn" conjure ea … Read the full story at The Verge.

The Samsung Galaxy A35 isn't perfect, but its OLED screen, reliable cameras, and two-day battery life make it a great phone for most.

The Samsung Galaxy A35 isn't perfect, but its OLED screen, reliable cameras, and two-day battery life make it a great phone for most.

The Samsung Galaxy A35 isn't perfect, but its OLED screen, reliable cameras, and two-day battery life make it a great phone for most.

The Supreme Court’s ruling offers a rare opportunity to fix a historic error

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the dire state of tech regulation, follow Adi Robertson. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started In 1973, long before the modern digital era, the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) published a report called "Records, Computers, and the Rights of Citizens." Networked computers seemed "destined to become the principal medium for making, storing, and using records about people," the report's foreword began. These systems could be a "powerful management … Read the full story at The Verge.