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Which Macs are suffering from shortages—and where are things getting worse? – Ars Technica:

A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure: “We get this notification from Fayette County water system saying you need to stop watering your lawns to help conserve water,” said James Clifton, an attorney and property rights advocate who obtained and shared the 2025 letter to… Continue reading A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure

Utah’s data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say: equivalent of about 23 atom bombs worth of energy dumped into this local environment every single day The professor predicts dumping that much heat and energy into Hansel Valley will raise local temperatures by five degrees Fahrenheit… Continue reading Utah’s data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say

Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri | The Verge: Apple denied any wrongdoing

The Complete List of Trump’s Twitter Insults (2015-2021) – The New York Times:

Elon Musk offers warning following reports of Amazon meeting to address AI-related outages | Fortune: Dave Treadwell, Amazon’s senior vice president of e-commerce services, reportedly wrote in an email that the team’s weekly “This Week in Stores Tech” (TWiST) meeting would in part be used to implement additional guardrails on how AI is used by… Continue reading Elon Musk offers warning following reports of Amazon meeting to address AI-related outages | Fortune

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