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2026-03-29 04:44:31 UTC

Mac OS X Launched 25 Years Ago Today: 'The Future of the Mac' - MacRumors - https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/24/mac-os-x-launched-25-years-ago-today/
via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories https://ift.
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2026-03-29 04:39:16 UTC

The IBM scientist who rewrote the rules of information just won computing’s highest prize - https://www.ibm.com/think/news/ibm-scientist-charles-bennett-turing-award
IBM Research scientist Charles H.
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2026-03-29 03:34:33 UTC

Why the Pentagon loves Xbox controllers for laser weapons - https://www.fastcompany.com/91516055/why-the-pentagon-loves-xbox-controllers-for-laser-weapons
One of the most distinctive features of the U.S.
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2026-03-29 01:24:36 UTC

AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice - https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/03/ai-advice-sycophantic-models-research
Not only are AIs far more agreeable than humans when advising on interpersonal matters, but users also prefer the sycophantic models.
#im

2026-03-29 01:24:36 UTC

Technology mental fitness cognitive - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/opinion/technology-mental-fitness-cognitive.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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2026-03-29 01:19:37 UTC

I Decompiled the White House's New App - https://blog.thereallo.dev/blog/decompiling-the-white-house-app
The official White House Android app has a cookie/paywall bypass injector, tracks your GPS every 4.5 minutes, and loads JavaScript from some guy's GitHub Pages.
#twit

2026-03-29 00:59:27 UTC

Suno leans into customization with v5.5 - https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/903056/suno-ai-music-v5-5-model
Suno v5.5 AI music model can be trained on your own voice and songs.
#im

2026-03-28 15:49:27 UTC

Watch a full BBC Proms concert in immersive video on Apple Vision Pro - 9to5Mac - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/27/you-can-now-watch-a-full-bbc-proms-concert-in-immersive-video-on-apple-vision-pro/
Apple Vision Pro owners can now watch a full BBC Proms concert in immersive video, featuring Lukas Sternath performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor.
#mbw

2026-03-28 15:49:26 UTC

Turns Out That Advertisers Not Wanting To Fund Neo-Nazi-Adjacent Content Isn’t An Antitrust Violation - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/27/turns-out-that-advertisers-not-wanting-to-fund-neo-nazi-adjacent-content-isnt-an-antitrust-violation/
Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to “go fuck” themselves and then sued them for the crime of taking his advice? A federal judge has now dismissed that lawsuit — with prejudice —…
#twit

2026-03-28 15:44:46 UTC

Colorado lawmakers look to limit surveillance pricing and wage setting | Colorado Newsline - https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/surveillance-pricing-wage-setting/
The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday that aims to reign in companies’ use of personal data to set individualized prices.
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2026-03-28 15:44:46 UTC

DOJ confirms FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email was hacked - Ars Technica - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/doj-confirms-fbi-director-kash-patels-personal-email-was-hacked/
Hackers claimed the attack was retaliation after Patel vowed to "hunt" them.
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2026-03-28 14:49:46 UTC

The social media ban for kids is spreading. This country is the latest to plan on restrictive legislation - https://www.fastcompany.com/91517486/social-media-ban-kids-spreading-country-latest-plan-restrictive-legislation
Austria, which plans to have legislation drawn up in June, is the latest country seeking to impose age restrictions on social media use.
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2026-03-28 14:44:13 UTC

The most important defense regulation you’ve never heard of - Fast Company - https://www.fastcompany.com/91517678/the-most-important-defense-regulation-youve-never-heard-of
Tens of thousands of contractors face a costly, unavoidable reckoning over cybersecurity.
#twit, sn

2026-03-28 14:09:46 UTC

AV1's Open, Royalty-Free Promise In Question As Dolby Sues Snapchat Over Codec - Slashdot - https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/03/27/2129219/av1s-open-royalty-free-promise-in-question-as-dolby-sues-snapchat-over-codec
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) was invented by a group of technology companies to be an open, royalty-free alternative to other video codecs, like HEVC/H.265. But a lawsuit that Dolby Laboratories Inc. filed this week against Snap Inc. calls all that int...
#twit, mbw

2026-03-28 14:09:46 UTC

Windows PCs Crash Three Times As Often As Macs, Report Says - Slashdot - https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/03/27/1839246/windows-pcs-crash-three-times-as-often-as-macs-report-says
A workplace-device study says Windows PCs crash significantly more often than Macs, lag further behind on patching and encryption in some sectors, and are typically replaced sooner. TechSpot reports: Omnissa's 2026 State of Digital Workspace report outlines the IT challenges that various organizati...
#mbw

2026-03-28 03:49:15 UTC

Sony Shuts Down Nearly Its Entire Memory Card Business Due to SSD Shortage - https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/sony-shuts-down-nearly-its-entire-memory-card-business-due-to-ssd-shortage/
Sony has announced that it is suspending fulfillment of all orders for nearly its entire SD and CFexpress memory card product lines.
#twit, mbw

2026-03-28 03:44:33 UTC

Introducing Apple Business — a new all‑in‑one platform for businesses of all sizes - https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/introducing-apple-business-a-new-all-in-one-platform-for-businesses-of-all-sizes/
Apple today announced Apple Business, a new all-in-one platform that allows companies to manage devices and reach more customers.
#mbw

2026-03-28 03:34:34 UTC

Silicon Valley reeling from social media addiction trial verdict - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86e3eglv2go
The landmark decision in an LA court may go beyond immediate impacts on defendants Meta and YouTube.
#twit

2026-03-28 03:34:34 UTC

‘Premature’: Anthropic still in trouble despite court win, lawyers and lobbyists say - https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/premature-anthropic-still-in-trouble-despite-court-win-lawyers-and-lobbyists-say-00849173
The AI startup must still convince Trump-appointed judges in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to pause the government’s plan to label it a supply chain risk.
#twit, im

2026-03-28 03:19:38 UTC

Breaking down the government’s bizarre router ban - https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/03/breaking-down-the-governments-bizarre-router-ban/
The Verge’s Sean Hollister with just an excellent article breaking down the administration’s total nonsensical ban on consumer level routers made outside of the country. The article&#82…
#twit

2026-03-28 02:34:10 UTC

Silicon Valley's two biggest dramas have intersected: LiteLLM and Delve | TechCrunch - https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/delve-did-the-security-compliance-on-litellm-an-ai-project-hit-by-malware/
LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware.
#twit

2026-03-27 04:24:24 UTC

Obsolete Sounds - https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds/
The world's biggest collection of obsolete sounds and disappearing sounds - remixed and reimagined by artists all over the world.
#im

2026-03-27 04:19:23 UTC

Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites 'First Amendment retaliation' - https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/anthropic-pentagon-dod-claude-court-ruling.html
A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump administration.
#twit, im

2026-03-27 04:19:23 UTC

Opinion | The Social-Media Shakedown Begins - https://www.wsj.com/opinion/social-media-verdict-meta-youtube-california-6b7c05dd?st=LNmqFB
The verdict against Meta and YouTube is a victory for the plaintiffs bar, not for children or society.
#twit

2026-03-27 01:34:34 UTC

Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware - 9to5Mac - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro/
It’s the end of an era: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that the Mac Pro is being discontinued. It has...
#mbw

2026-03-26 14:59:33 UTC

End of chat control eu parliament stops mass surveillance in voting thriller paving the way for genuine child protection - https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/end-of-chat-control-eu-parliament-stops-mass-surveillance-in-voting-thriller-paving-the-way-for-genuine-child-protection/
#twit

2026-03-26 14:29:42 UTC

Is Big Tech Facing a Big Tobacco Moment? - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/business/dealbook/meta-youtube-social-media-tobacco.html
Back-to-back courtroom losses have put technology giants, including Meta and Google, in uncertain territory as they face lawsuits and bans on teen users.
#twit

2026-03-26 14:29:42 UTC

Apple will spend $400 million more through 2030 to bring more manufacturing to the U.S. - https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/26/apple-will-spend-400-million-more-through-2030-to-bring-more-manufacturing-to-the-us
Apple has announced plans to work with four new companies as part of a 14-year $400 million plan to manufacture more iPhone and other components and materials in the United States.
#mbw

2026-03-26 03:39:12 UTC

iOS 26.4 has fixes for 35+ security issues on iPhone, details here - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/25/ios-26-4-has-fixes-for-35-security-issues-on-iphone-details-here/
iOS 26.4 launched yesterday with [new emoji][1] and plenty of [new features][2].
#mbw

2026-03-26 03:34:45 UTC

iOS 26.4 now available: Here are all the new features for your iPhone - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/25/ios-26-4-new-iphone-features/
iOS 26.4 is now available for everyone.
#mbw

2026-03-26 03:29:17 UTC

Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model - https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/google-launches-lyria-3-pro-music-generation-model/
Google is launching Lyria 3 Pro, an upgraded music model that generates longer,
more customizable tracks, as it expands AI music tools across Gemini, enterprise
products, and other services.
#im

2026-03-26 03:24:35 UTC

Apple TV unveils its highly anticipated new space-race thriller series - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/25/apple-tv-unveils-its-highly-anticipated-new-space-race-thriller-series/
Apple TV keeps growing its library of great sci-fi series, and the streamer just
debuted the first trailer for its [forthcoming][1] space-race thriller Star
City.
#mbw

2026-03-26 03:14:23 UTC

Meta Loses Trial After Arguing Child Exploitation Was 'Inevitable' - https://meta.slashdot.org/story/26/03/25/172211/meta-loses-trial-after-arguing-child-exploitation-was-inevitable?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Meta lost a child safety trial in New Mexico after a court found that its
platforms failed to adequately protect children from exploitation and misled
parents about app safety.
#twit

2026-03-26 02:59:45 UTC

EFF Sues for Answers About Medicare's AI Experiment - https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-sues-answers-about-medicares-ai-experiment
Little Is Known About AI That Could Affect Millions of Seniors' Care
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today filed a Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the...
#im

2026-03-26 02:59:45 UTC

LiteLLM Hack: Were You One of the 47,000? - https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/25/litellm-hack/#atom-everything
**[LiteLLM Hack: Were You One of the 47,000?][1]**
Daniel Hnyk used the [BigQuery PyPI dataset][2] to determine how many downloads
there were of [the exploited LiteLLM packages][3] during the 46...
#twit

2026-03-26 02:59:44 UTC

Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools - https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/apple-overhauls-its-app-developer-platform-with-100-new-metrics-more-tools/
Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper,
first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it
doubles down on its app ecosystem in the...
#mbw

2026-03-25 19:59:48 UTC

My Prodigal Brainchild - https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/my-prodigal-brainchild
Reflections on the latest and greatest Death of the Metaverse
#mbw

2026-03-25 16:24:50 UTC

Developers finally get more App Store data from Apple - https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/25/developers-finally-get-more-app-store-data-from-apple
Apple has revamped its App Store Connect service for developers, allowing for over 100 new metrics to help track in-app purchase trends and more.
#mbw

2026-03-25 16:24:50 UTC

Apple Can ‘Distill’ Google’s Big Gemini Model - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-can-distill-googles-big-gemini-model
Before we get to today’s column, we wanted to flag OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s major reorg, the company’s new "Spud” model and its decision to shut down the Sora video app and application programming interface, which we scooped on Tuesday. (For what the company’s organizational structure looks like ...
#im

2026-03-25 16:19:37 UTC

Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps - Ars Technica - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/meta-loses-trial-after-arguing-child-exploitation-was-inevitable-on-its-apps/
Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.
#twit

2026-03-25 16:14:29 UTC

Antimatter has been transported for the first time ever — in the back of CERN's truck - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00950-w
Physicists have succeeded for the first time in transporting the most expensive and most volatile substance on Earth — antimatter.
#twit

2026-03-25 16:14:28 UTC

Apple Music in iOS 26.4 has new design for albums, playlists, and more - 9to5Mac - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/25/apple-music-in-ios-26-4-has-new-design-for-albums-playlists-and-more/
iOS 26.4 has launched, and among its changes, Apple Music introduces a new fullscreen design for albums, playlists, and more.
#mbw

2026-03-25 16:14:28 UTC

Senate Democrats are trying to ‘codify’ Anthropic’s red lines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance - https://www.theverge.com/policy/900341/senator-schiff-anthropic-autonomous-weapons-mass-surveillance
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is drafting a bill to codify safeguards around the use of AI for autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance after Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon.
#im, twit

2026-03-25 16:09:11 UTC

iOS 26.4 has fixes for 35+ security issues on iPhone, details here - 9to5Mac - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/25/ios-26-4-has-fixes-for-35-security-issues-on-iphone-details-here/
iOS 26.4 launched yesterday, and alongside new features, it brings over 35 key security fixes for your iPhone per Apple’s notes.
#mbw

2026-03-25 15:34:48 UTC

Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/politics/supreme-court-cox-music-copyright.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.
#im, twit

2026-03-25 10:34:30 UTC

TurboQuant: Redefining AI efficiency with extreme compression - https://research.google/blog/turboquant-redefining-ai-efficiency-with-extreme-compression/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social_post&utm_content=gr-acct
#im

2026-03-25 01:44:45 UTC

The Math Behind Anthropic’s Mad Revenue Growth - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/math-behind-anthropics-mad-revenue-growth
OpenAI and Anthropic’s remarkable revenue growth has invited scrutiny of how the AI startups are tallying the headline-making figures they have privately or publicly disclosed.Last month, OpenAI’s annualized revenue jumped to $25 billion, nearly four times higher than a year earlier. Anthropic ...
#im

2026-03-25 01:44:45 UTC

Judge says government's Anthropic ban looks like punishment - https://www.npr.org/2026/03/24/nx-s1-5759276/anthropic-pentagon-claude-preliminary-injunction-hearing
Tech company Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI system, is suing the Trump administration over the government labeling it a "supply chain risk."
#im

2026-03-25 01:44:45 UTC

OpenAI Wrongfoots Disney - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-wrongfoots-disney
Walt Disney Co. must be so glad it committed to investing $1 billion in OpenAI and becoming a customer of the ChatGPT creator. The theme park and entertainment firm agreed to both steps as part of a deal struck last December in which it licensed its characters for use on OpenAI’s Sora ...
#im, twit

2026-03-25 01:44:44 UTC

We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing. - https://x.com/soraofficialapp/status/2036546752535470382
We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on
#im

2026-03-25 01:04:10 UTC

Apple Plans AI Reboot With Siri App, New Look and ‘Ask Siri’ Button in iOS 27 - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/ios-27-features-apple-ai-reboot-with-siri-app-new-interface-ask-siri-button?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NDM3ODQyMiwiZXhwIjoxNzc0OTgzMjIyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQ0RCVkVLSzNOWTkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwRjcxN0M1MEREQUU0OTZCQjhDM0Q0NjE3NjAxNjQzOCJ9.BnCTNCqrgbvZo3Pedv0oh3GF9rDbaiDHf33XtGDMYNY&leadSource=uverify%20wall
Apple Inc. is testing a standalone app for its Siri voice assistant alongside a new “Ask Siri” feature that will work across the company’s software, part of a broader artificial intelligence overhaul.
#im, twit

2026-03-24 12:14:25 UTC

Walmart: ChatGPT Checkout Converted 3x Worse Than Website - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/23/1537238/walmart-chatgpt-checkout-converted-3x-worse-than-website?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Walmart found that purchases made directly inside ChatGPT converted at only
one-third the rate of traditional website checkouts, leading it to abandon
OpenAI's Instant Checkout in favor of routing...
#im

2026-03-24 11:59:26 UTC

Flipper Zero, Everyone's Favorite Legally Dubious Hacker Tool, Gets an AI Upgrade - https://gizmodo.com/flipper-zero-everyones-favorite-legally-dubious-hacker-tool-gets-an-ai-upgrade-2000736967
Old-school Flipper fans don't appear to be thrilled about the project.
#im, twit

2026-03-24 11:59:26 UTC

iPhone Air is demonstrably not a failure for Apple - https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/23/iphone-air-is-demonstrably-not-a-failure-for-apple
The iPhone Air has been a sales success for Apple according to cellular statistics, and has about more than doubled sales of the plus-sized ancestor.
#mbw

2026-03-24 11:44:18 UTC

Kwikset brings smart lock control to Apple CarPlay - 9to5Mac - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/23/kwikset-brings-smart-lock-control-to-apple-carplay/
Lock maker Kwikset is updating its smart lock app to work with Apple CarPlay for the first time. Smart lock...
#mbw

2026-03-24 11:39:30 UTC

Anthropic's Claude Can Now Control Your Computer - https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/claude-control-your-computer-to-perform-tasks/
The developer is boosting Claude's agentic capabilities in an apparent effort to compete with platforms like OpenClaw.
#mbw

2026-03-24 11:29:20 UTC

Google’s Gemini Steals a March on OpenAI - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/googles-gemini-steals-march-openai
When invading a hostile territory or testing a new AI service, it’s best to move quietly and steal a march on your opponents. Google appears to have learned that lesson. It’s now possible, if you’ve got its latest Pixel or Samsung phones, to ask the Gemini app to order an Uber or a meal on ...
#im

2026-03-24 11:29:20 UTC

EU broadcasters want Apple TV, Siri regulated under DMA - 9to5Mac - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/23/eu-broadcasters-want-apple-tv-and-siri-regulated-as-gatekeepers-under-dma/
A group of commercial broadcasters has asked the European Commission to extend its toughest DMA rules to smart TVs and virtual assistants.
#mbw

2026-03-24 11:29:19 UTC

How Elon Musk plans to build his own chip empire in Texas - Fast Company - https://www.fastcompany.com/91513947/how-elon-musk-plans-to-build-his-own-chip-empire-in-texas
The Tesla, SpaceX, and X owner says his new 'Terafab' facility could rival global leaders like TSMC, but with a potential $300 billion price tag, skeptics are already circling.
#twit

2026-03-24 11:24:43 UTC

Television giants team up against dominant streaming OS & Apple TV - https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/24/television-giants-team-up-against-dominant-streaming-os-apple-tv
The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services called on the EU antitrust chief to bring DMA-style regulation to set-top boxes — Apple TV also mentioned for some reason.
#mbw

2026-03-24 11:19:34 UTC

OpenAI seeks to muscle in on Google’s search dominance - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/03/23/openai-seeks-to-muscle-in-on-googles-search-dominance/
ChatGPT maker pushes for browser ‘choice screen’ with alternative engine options
#im

2026-03-24 11:09:15 UTC

Behind the Curtain — America's next class war: AI fluency - https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/ai-use-inequality-class
There's a growing divide between people who've learned to use AI well and everybody else.
#im

2026-03-24 11:09:14 UTC

Exclusive: Amazon says AWS' Bahrain region 'disrupted' following drone activity - https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/amazon-says-awss-bahrain-region-disrupted-following-drone-activity-2026-03-24/
Amazon said on Monday its Amazon Web Services region in Bahrain has been "disrupted" amid the current conflict ‌in the Middle East, marking the second time in a month that its operations have been affected by the war.
#twit

2026-03-24 03:44:06 UTC

iPhone Air C1X modem matches Qualcomm speed & wins on latency - https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/23/iphone-air-c1x-modem-matches-qualcomm-speed-wins-on-latency?utm_source=rss
The [iPhone Air][1] with Apple's C1X modem delivers performance on par with
Qualcomm's X80 chip while outperforming it in latency in the latest real world
analysis.
[Close-up of a white smartphone's...
#mbw

2026-03-24 03:44:05 UTC

Apple will reportedly start stuffing ads into the Maps app - https://www.engadget.com/apps/apple-will-reportedly-start-stuffing-ads-into-the-maps-app-182311634.html?src=rss
Apple is reportedly planning on inserting ads into the Maps app, [according to
*Bloomberg's* Mark Gurman][1].
#mbw

2026-03-24 03:44:05 UTC

Apple will talk iOS 27, macOS 27, and more at WWDC 2026 on June 8 - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/apple-will-talk-ios-27-macos-27-and-more-at-wwdc-2026-on-june-8/
Apple [announced today][1] that it would be holding its annual Worldwide
Developers Conference (WWDC) from June 8 to 12 this year, giving both developers
and the general public a first look at...
#mbw

2026-03-24 03:44:04 UTC

Kalshi says it will block politicians and athletes from trading in markets they’re tied to - https://www.theverge.com/tech/899097/kalshi-politicians-athletes-insider-trading-blocked
[Kalshi logo on a green background.]
The prediction market platform Kalshi [says it's rolling out new guardrails][1]
to "preemptively block" political candidates and athletes from trading in...
#twit

2026-03-24 03:44:04 UTC

Students attending University of Texas in 2027 to get IDs in Apple Wallet - https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/23/students-attending-university-of-texas-in-2027-to-get-ids-in-apple-wallet?utm_source=rss
The University of Texas at Austin says it plans to roll out digital student IDs,
usable in the [Apple Wallet][1] app, starting with the 2027-2028 school year.
[iPhone and Apple Watch displaying a...
#mbw

2026-03-24 03:39:25 UTC

Apple Maps may be about to get ads - https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/apple-maps-may-be-about-to-get-ads/
Apple Maps may soon serve ads in top results when users search on terms like
"restaurants.
#mbw

2026-03-24 03:39:25 UTC

The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US - https://www.theverge.com/news/899172/fcc-foreign-router-ban
In December, the Federal Communications Commission [banned all future drones
made in foreign countries][1] from being imported into the United States, unless
or until their maker gets an exemption.
#mbw

2026-03-24 03:39:24 UTC

You are out of time to update: Severe iOS hack code leaks to everyone - https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/23/you-are-out-of-time-to-update-severe-ios-hack-code-leaks-to-everyone?utm_source=rss
The DarkSword exploit, which primarily targets devices running older [iOS][1]
versions, has unfortunately made its way to GitHub.
#mbw

2026-03-24 03:34:20 UTC

Television giants team up against dominant streaming OS & Apple TV - https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/24/television-giants-team-up-against-dominant-streaming-os-apple-tv?utm_source=rss
The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services called on
the EU antitrust chief to bring DMA-style regulation to set-top boxes — [Apple
TV][1] also mentioned for some...
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2026-03-24 03:34:19 UTC

US bans new foreign-made consumer Internet routers - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74787w149zo
[Comments][1]
[1]: https://news.
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2026-03-24 03:19:24 UTC

Walmart Announces Digital Price Labels for Every Store in the U.S. By the End of 2026 - https://slashdot.org/story/26/03/22/2346224/walmart-announces-digital-price-labels-for-every-store-in-the-us-by-the-end-of-2026?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Walmart is "rolling out digital price tags to replace the old paper ones,"
reports CNBC, planning to implement them in all U.S.
#twit

2026-03-24 03:14:08 UTC

Elon Musk Announces $20B 'Terafab' Chip Plant in Texas To Supply His Companies - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/03/22/2151236/elon-musk-announces-20b-terafab-chip-plant-in-texas-to-supply-his-companies?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
"Billionaire Elon Musk has announced plans to build a $20 billion chip plant in
Austin, Texas" reports a local news station: Musk announced on Saturday night
during a livestream on his social media...
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2026-03-24 03:14:08 UTC

Mark Zuckerberg Is Building an AI Agent to Help Him Be CEO - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark-zuckerberg-is-building-an-ai-agent-to-help-him-be-ceo-eddab2d5?mod=rss_Technology
The Meta Platforms chief uses the tool to get information faster as the company
seeks to embrace artificial intelligence in all it does.
#im

2026-03-24 03:14:07 UTC

iRacing on Vision Pro bringing ‘immersion and fidelity never before seen in sim racing’ - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/22/iracing-on-vision-pro-bringing-immersion-and-fidelity-never-before-seen-in-sim-racing/
iRacing on Apple Vision Pro will bring a “level of immersion and fidelity never
before seen in sim racing,” says iRacing president Tony Gardner.
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2026-03-24 03:14:06 UTC

Why Apple Temporarily Blocked Popular Vibe Coding Apps - https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/03/22/1917223/why-apple-temporarily-blocked-popular-vibe-coding-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
An anonymous reader shared this report from the tech-news blog Neowin: Apple
appears to have temporarily prevented apps, including Replit and Vibecode, from
pushing new updates.
#mbw

2026-03-24 03:09:42 UTC

This rumored MacBook Pro upgrade has me excited for the overhaul, and it isn’t OLED - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/22/this-rumored-macbook-pro-upgrade-has-me-excited-for-the-overhaul-and-it-isnt-oled/
Later this year, Apple is set to debut its first MacBook Pro redesign since
2021.
#mbw

2026-03-24 03:04:32 UTC

GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating system - https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws
[Comments][1]
[1]: https://news.
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2026-03-24 03:04:31 UTC

Ask HN: Apple terminated our dev account over a rogue employee - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47479115
[Comments][1]
[1]: https://news.
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2026-03-24 02:59:13 UTC

Apple’s busy March continues with three notable arrivals this week - https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/22/apples-busy-march-continues-with-three-notable-arrivals-this-week/
Apple has had a jam-packed March so far after [launching seven new products][1]
and [surprisingly announcing][2] an eighth.
#mbw

2026-03-24 02:49:40 UTC

HopTab – Open source macOS app switcher and tiler that replaces Cmd+Tab - https://www.royalbhati.com/hoptab
[Comments][1]
[1]: https://news.
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2026-03-24 02:49:39 UTC

Cloudflare flags archive.today as "C&C/Botnet"; no longer resolves via 1.1.1.2 - https://radar.cloudflare.com/domains/domain/archive.today
[Comments][1]
[1]: https://news.
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2026-03-24 02:34:17 UTC

Apple Acquisition Talks, Fraud Accusations: Behind One App Startup’s Nasty Split - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-acquisition-talks-fraud-accusations-behind-one-app-startups-nasty-split
Last summer, [Apple][1] held talks to acquire Lux Optics, a tiny startup that
makes Halide, one of the most popular and critically acclaimed camera apps in
the App Store.
The deal never happened.
#mbw

2026-03-24 02:14:19 UTC

Measuring progress toward AGI: A cognitive framework - https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/measuring-agi-cognitive-framework/
Google DeepMind proposes a cognitive framework to evaluate AGI and launches a
Kaggle hackathon to build capability benchmarks Artificial General Intelligence
(AGI) has the potential to accelerate...
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2026-03-24 02:14:18 UTC

Tuna - https://tunaformac.com/
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2026-03-24 01:39:13 UTC

- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLXDxx06_EM
via Daring Fireball https://ift.
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2026-03-24 01:39:13 UTC

We asked experts about the most responsible ways to use AI tools – here’s what they said | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/mar/18/how-to-use-ai-tools-expert-guide
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2026-03-24 01:34:30 UTC

GitHub - tw93/Mole: 🐹 Dig deep like a mole to clean you Mac. 像鼹鼠一样深入挖掘来清理你的 Mac - https://github.com/tw93/mole
🐹 Dig deep like a mole to clean you Mac.
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2026-03-23 14:29:48 UTC

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Phones Will Work With Apple's AirDrop, Much Like the Pixel 10 - https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsungs-galaxy-s26-phones-will-work-with-apples-airdrop-much-like-the-pixel-10/
AirDrop support will start with the Galaxy S26 this week and is planned for more Galaxy devices later.
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2026-03-22 20:19:10 UTC

UK Man Accuses Spouse of Stealing $172 Million Bitcoin Password via CCTV Camera - https://gizmodo.com/uk-man-accuses-spouse-of-stealing-172-million-bitcoin-password-via-cctv-camera-2000734846
Code is law, some say. That doesn't mean normal laws do not apply.
#twit

2026-03-22 19:49:25 UTC

Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds VR shut-down - https://www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-changes-course-on-horizon-worlds-vr-shut-down
VR Worlds will be available for "foreseeable future"
#twit

2026-03-22 18:34:40 UTC

“Project Hail Mary” is movie medicine - https://www.salon.com/2026/03/21/ryan-goslings-project-hail-mary-is-movie-medicine/
Every time I’ve gone to the movies with friends recently, I’ve dreaded the
inevitable.
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2026-03-22 18:34:40 UTC

It’s been 20 years since the first tweet - https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/21/its-been-20-years-since-the-first-tweet/
On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “just setting up my
twittr”.
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2026-03-22 18:34:39 UTC

Halide co-founder is suing former partner for bringing source code to Apple - https://www.theverge.com/business/898687/halide-lawsuit-co-founder-apple
[Halide camera app on iPhone screen] Halide running on an iPhone.
#mbw

2026-03-22 18:34:39 UTC

EFF Tells Publishers: Blocking the Internet Archive Won't Stop AI, But It Will Erase The Historical Record - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/03/21/0649247/eff-tells-publishers-blocking-the-internet-archive-wont-stop-ai-but-it-will-erase-the-historical-record?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
"Imagine a newspaper publisher announcing it will no longer allow libraries to
keep copies of its paper," writes EFF senior policy analyst Joe Mullin.
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2026-03-22 18:29:28 UTC

Daring Fireball: Quiche Browser - https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/20/quiche-browser
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