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Apple turns 50, in a world it helped create

Updated on: March 8, 2026 / 9:20 AM EDT / CBS News

"NCIS" at 500: Cracking the Code

It's award season again in Hollywood, and the cast and crew of "NCIS" are celebrating maybe the rarest prize of all in television: Longevity. On Tuesday, March 24, the 500th episode of "NCIS" will air on CBS. In its 23 seasons on the air, then syndication and now streaming, viewers have watched some 3.3 trillion minutes of the show. And with multiple spinoffs, it's the #1 franchise in the world.

Book excerpt: "Apple: The First 50 Years" by David Pogue

Updated on: March 8, 2026 / 9:32 AM EDT / CBS News

I traded Spotify with an MP3 player for a week. Life outside the algorithm was rough

No algorithm, no endless playlists, no podcasts on demand. Just a handful of albums, wired headphones and a lot of silence

Rooster: Steve Carell is back to his best in this stellar delight of a comedy

This sophisticated, character-driven sitcom from the creators of Scrubs and Ted Lasso is very funny. And it’s proof that all that drama hasn’t blunted Carrell’s comic edge

A Beautiful Loan by Mary Costello review

How are we to account for things that lie outside ordinary language? A woman’s emotions are precisely observed in a novel that brilliantly captures what it means to be human