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Leaked email proves Ring intended to use surveillance feature for people:

Michael Tsai – Blog – macOS 26.3:

Apple makes four promises to developers about fairer treatment – 9to5Mac: Right….

Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?: But it didn’t have to for Cook. He could have, and should have, backed out of the event. Obviously. The fact that he didn’t either suggests horrible judgement on his part or worse, cowardice. This is a man and leader of one of… Continue reading Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?

Apple turns to Google to power AI upgrade for Siri: Can’t innovate, my ass?

T-Mobile just turned two concerning privacy settings on by default: Sharing certain financial information TL;DR You can also turn the toggles off in the T-Life app by following these steps: 1. Open the T-Life app on your phone or tablet. 2. Go to the Manage tab and tap the gear icon in the top-right corner.… Continue reading T-Mobile just turned two concerning privacy settings on by default

After 9,000 Layoffs, Microsoft Boss Has Brutal Advice for Sacked Workers: “No AI tool is a replacement for your voice or your lived experience. But at a time when mental energy is scarce, these tools can help get you unstuck faster, calmer, and with more clarity.” Jeez.

Swift.org – Android Workgroup: The main goal of the Android workgroup is to add and maintain Android as an officially supported platform for the Swift language.

After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA” – Ars Technica: After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA” Big surprise.

AI and Vibe Coding Are Radically Impacting Senior Devs in Code Review – The New Stack: Experts predict that 90% of code will be AI-generated within the next year. While this will further accelerate the software development process, it raises concerns about code quality, primarily due to the increasing prevalence of AI-driven code reviews. We… Continue reading AI and Vibe Coding Are Radically Impacting Senior Devs in Code Review – The New Stack

Microsoft’s top executive to software engineers: If you’re going to work with AI-generated code, you need… – The Times of India:

There’s a Very Simple Pattern to Elon Musk’s Broken Promises | WIRED: “My predictions have a pretty good track record,”

Hypercritical: Apple Turnaround: With every red badge in iOS Settings, every pop-up come-on to subscribe to Apple TV+, and every multi-billion-dollar product placement deal, Apple chips away at the customer experience in exchange for income growth.

Judge pressures Apple to approve Fortnite or return to court | TechCrunch: Gonzalez Rogers ruled Apple was in “willful violation” of the court’s injunction on anticompetitive pricing and commissions, which would have seemingly allowed Fortnite to return to the App Store. But Apple sat on the submission for a week instead, neither approving nor denying… Continue reading Judge pressures Apple to approve Fortnite or return to court | TechCrunch

Think Grok is bad? Microsoft made an AI so evil it had to be erased (twice): Backlash against Musk’s AI chatbot was prompt, forcing his company, xAI, to quickly respond, blaming Grok’s unchecked and unwanted mentions of a claimed “genocide” on “an unauthorized modification” made by a rogue employee to “the Grok response bot’s prompt… Continue reading Think Grok is bad? Microsoft made an AI so evil it had to be erased (twice)

Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed Tech – The New Stack: When asked about the “low code, no code” trend, Gosling expresses skepticism rooted in historical context: “People have been saying low code, no code for decades. That was the pitch for COBOL.” He noted that such approaches typically excel in… Continue reading Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed Tech – The New Stack

Elon Musk’s AI firm blames unauthorised change for chatbot’s rant about ‘white genocide’: Indicating that a rogue employee was to blame, the post added new measures would be brought in to ensure that xAI employees “can’t modify the prompt without review”. It said the code review process for prompt changes had been “circumvented” in the… Continue reading Elon Musk’s AI firm blames unauthorised change for chatbot’s rant about ‘white genocide’

Amazon has no choice but to display tariffs on prices now | The Verge: Jeff Bezos now has no choice but to insist that Amazon display tariffs on its website now. None. Zero. If he doesn’t insist on it, he will prove himself to be among history’s least principled cowards.