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The AI Boom Is Coming for Apple's Profit Margins
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 20:00:00
Apple's long-standing dominance over its electronics supply chain is eroding as AI companies outbid the iPhone maker for critical components like chips, memory and specialized glass fiber, giving suppliers the leverage to demand that Apple pay more. CEO Ti
Vibe-coded Social Network for AI Bots Exposed Data on Thousands of Humans
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 19:01:00
Moltbook, a Reddit-like social network that launched last week and bills itself as a platform "built exclusively for AI agents," had a security vulnerability that exposed private messages shared between agents, the email addresses of more than 6,000 human
AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Bedrock agent workflows, Amazon SageMaker private connectivity, and more (February 2, 2026)
AWS Blog @ 2026-02-02 18:19:48
Over the past week, we passed Laba festival, a traditional marker in the Chinese calendar that signals the final stretch leading up to the Lunar New Year. For many in China, it’s a moment associated with reflection and preparation, wrapping up what the yea
Pink Noise Could be Ruining Your Sleep
Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-02 18:00:00
New research shows the popular sleep sound could be doing more harm than good The post Pink Noise Could be Ruining Your Sleep appeared first on Nautilus .
Notepad++ Compromised By State Actor
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 18:00:00
Luthair writes: Notepad++ claims to have been targeted by a state actor, given their previous stance on Uyghurs one can speculate about a candidate. Notepad++, in a blog post: According to the analysis provided by the security experts, the attack involved
High-Speed Internet Boom Hits Low-Tech Snag: a Labor Shortage
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 17:01:00
The U.S. laid fiber-optic cables to a record number of homes last year as billions of dollars in federal broadband grants and a surge in data-center construction fueled an enormous buildout, but the industry does not have enough workers to sustain the pace
How These Caterpillars Use Their Body Hair to Listen for Danger
Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-02 16:31:23
They may dodge predatory wasps by twitching away at the sound of their approach The post How These Caterpillars Use Their Body Hair to Listen for Danger appeared first on Nautilus .
Airbnb Expands Global Checkout with “Pay as a Local,” Scaling to 220 Markets in 14 Months
InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 16:00:00
Airbnb expands its global checkout with the “Pay as a Local” initiative, supporting over 20 locally preferred payment methods across 220 markets. The company replatformed its payments system with domain-oriented services, reusable flow archetypes, and a
Studying compiler error messages closely: Input file paths
old new thing @ 2026-02-02 16:00:00
Are you even compiling the correct file? The post Studying compiler error messages closely: Input file paths appeared first on The Old New Thing .
Starbucks Bets on Robots To Brew a Turnaround in Customers
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 15:43:00
Starbucks has been pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into AI and automation -- testing robots that take drive-through orders, virtual assistants that help baristas recall recipes and manage schedules, and scanning tools that count inventory -- as the
China's Decades-Old 'Genius Class' Pipeline Is Quietly Fueling Its AI Challenge To the US
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 15:00:00
China's decades-old network of elite high-school "genius classes" -- ultra-competitive talent streams that pull an estimated 100,000 gifted teenagers out of regular schooling every year and run them through college-level science curricula -- has produced t
Join the Kotlin Ecosystem Mentorship Program
Kotlin Blog @ 2026-02-02 14:29:57
TL;DR: The Kotlin Foundation is launching a mentorship program that pairs experienced open-source maintainers with new Kotlin contributors to help them make their first meaningful contributions, with branded swag and a chance to win a trip to KotlinConf. I
Join the Kotlin Ecosystem Mentorship Program
Kotlin news @ 2026-02-02 14:29:57
TL;DR: The Kotlin Foundation is launching a mentorship program that pairs experienced open-source maintainers with new Kotlin contributors to help them make their first meaningful contributions, with branded swag and a chance to win a trip to KotlinConf. I
MyTerms: A New IEEE Standard Enabling Online Privacy and Aiming to Replace Cookies
InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 14:00:00
Nicknamed MyTerms, the new 7012-2025 IEEE standard defines mechanisms for exchanging personal information between individuals and online service providers, and specifies how individuals can enforce their privacy requirements during transactions. By Ser
Is AI Really Taking Jobs? Or Are Employers Just 'AI-Washing' Normal Layoffs?
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 13:34:00
The New York Times lists other reasons a company lays off people. ("It didn't meet financial targets. It overhired. Tariffs, or the loss of a big client, rocked it...") "But lately, many companies are highlighting a new factor: artificial intelligence. E
Claude Code is suddenly everywhere inside Microsoft
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 12:58:58
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 252 # Comments: 352
Daggr Introduced as an Open-Source Python Library for Inspectable AI Workflows
InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 12:45:00
The Gradio team has released Daggr, a new open-source Python library designed to simplify the construction and debugging of multi-step AI workflows. Daggr allows developers to define workflows programmatically in Python while automatically generating a v
Termux
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 12:03:44
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 298 # Comments: 147
The car that came back from the sea
AEON @ 2026-02-02 12:01:00
It was a rust bucket, sure, but this car delivered the most precious good to a group of friends in 1980s Poland: freedom - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Victims and villains
AEON @ 2026-02-02 12:00:00
In Southeast Asia’s scam compounds, workers are being enslaved but the boundary between victim and perpetrator is blurred - by Ivan Franceschini & Ling Li Read on Aeon
Parameter estimation for quantum jump unraveling
Quantum Journal @ 2026-02-02 11:49:49
Quantum 10, 1993 (2026). We consider the estimation of parameters encoded in the measurement record of a continuously monitored quantum system in the jump unraveling, corresponding to a single-shot scenario, wh
Open Responses Specification Enables Unified Agentic LLM Workflows
InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 11:36:00
OpenAI's Open Responses standardizes agentic AI workflows, tackling API fragmentation and enabling seamless transitions between proprietary and open-source models. Supported by partners like Hugging Face and Vercel, this specification enhances reasoning
Cloudflare's Matrix Homeserver Demo Sparks Debate over AI-Generated Code Claims
InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 11:11:00
A Cloudflare blog post claiming a "production-grade" Matrix homeserver on Workers didn't survive community scrutiny. Missing federation, incomplete encryption, and TODO comments in authentication logic pointed to unreviewed AI output. Matrix's Matthew Ho
Linux Kernel Developer Chris Mason's New Initiative: AI Prompts for Code Reviews
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 10:34:00
Phoronix reports: Chris Mason, the longtime Linux kernel developer most known for being the creator of Btrfs, has been working on a Git repository with AI review prompts he has been working on for LLM-assisted code review of Linux kernel patches. This in
Análisis de ajedrez | La preferida de Abdusattórov
Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-02 07:25:32
El uzbeko, flamante ganador en Wijk aan Zee a los 21 años, elige el empate contra Fedoséiev en la 10ª ronda como su mejor partida en el torneo
Is the TV Industry Finally Conceding That the Future May Not Be 8K?
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 06:34:00
"Technology companies spent part of the 2010s trying to convince us that we would want an 8K display one day..." writes Ars Technica. "However, 8K never proved its necessity or practicality." LG Display is no longer making 8K LCD or OLED panels, Flatp
Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound's Enslaved Workforce
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 06:10:59
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 245 # Comments: 139
EU Deploys New Government Satcom Program in Sovereignty Push
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 04:13:00
The EU "has switched on parts of its homegrown secure satellite communications network for the first time," reports Bloomberg, calling it part of a €10.6 billion push to "wean itself off US support amid growing tensions." SpaceNews notes the new go
Java News Roundup: Jakarta EE 12, Spring Shell, Open Liberty, Quarkus, Tomcat, JHipster, Gradle
InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 03:30:00
This week's Java roundup for January 26th, 2026, features news highlighting: an update on milestone and GA release schedule for Jakarta EE 12; the January 2026 edition of Open Liberty; a point release of Quarkus; maintenance releases of Spring Shell, Apa
Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 02:59:56
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 817 # Comments: 442
What Go Programmers Think of AI
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 02:13:00
"Most Go developers are now using AI-powered development tools when seeking information (e.g., learning how to use a module) or toiling (e.g., writing repetitive blocks of similar code)." That's one of the conclusions Google's Go team drew from September's
Show HN: Wikipedia as a doomscrollable social media feed
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 01:12:19
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 379 # Comments: 126
IT automation with agentic AI: Introducing the MCP server for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00
As we continue to expand intelligence capabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, we’ve made the MCP server available as a technology preview feature in Ansible Automation Platform 2.6.4. The MCP server acts as a bridge between your MCP client of
General Availability for managed identity and workload identity on Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00
Support for managed identities and workload identities is now Generally Available (GA) for Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters. As a fully managed offering, Azure Red Hat OpenShift is a trusted, comprehensive and consistent application platform for
Fast and simple AI deployment on Intel Xeon with Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00
AI adoption and development have accelerated with generative and agentic AI reaching the masses. As new markets emerge, businesses have been struggling to take advantage of AI for real returns on investment. Although GPUs have dominated the infrastructure,
Cracking the inference code: 3 proven strategies for high-performance AI
Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00
Every organization piloting generative AI (gen AI) eventually hits the "inference wall." It’s the moment when the excitement of a working prototype meets the cold reality of production. Suddenly, that single model running on a developer’s laptop needs to s
Announcing general availability of SQL Server 2025 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00
The general availability (GA) of SQL Server 2025 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (RHEL) empowers enterprises to confidently deploy Microsoft SQL Server 2025 on Red Hat's latest enterprise Linux platform, combining Microsoft's modern, AI-ready database with
Anthropic's $200M Pentagon Contract at Risk Over Objections to Domestic Surveillance, Autonomous Deployments
slashdot @ 2026-02-02 00:59:00
Talks "are at a standstill" for Anthropic's potential $200 million contract with America's Defense Department, reports Reuters (citing several people familiar with the discussions.") The two issues? - Using AI to surveil Americans - Safeguards against de
Two kinds of AI users are emerging
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 00:45:18
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 307 # Comments: 286
Is Meta's Huge Spending on AI Actually Paying Off?
slashdot @ 2026-02-01 23:59:00
The Wall Street Journal says that Meta "might be reaping some of the richest benefits from the AI boom so far." Meta's revenue grew 22% year over year in 2025 to $201 billion, and the company expects even bigger gains in the current quarter, potential
Show HN: NanoClaw – “Clawdbot” in 500 lines of TS with Apple container isolation
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 23:49:22
I’ve been running Clawdbot for the last couple weeks and have genuinely found it useful but running it scares the crap out of me. OpenClaw has 52+ modules and runs agents with near-unlimited permissions in a single Node process. NanoClaw is ~500 lines of
Before the ChatGPT-HW debate there were other ``If students use X to do their HW'' debates
Computational Complexity @ 2026-02-01 23:28:00
Lance and I had a blog-debate about What to do about students using ChatGPT to do their Homework . Some commenters pointed out that we've been here before. I will now list past technologies that looked like they were a problem for student assignmen
Bitcoin Drops 40% in Four Months. Bloomberg Blames Absence of Buyers and Belief
slashdot @ 2026-02-01 22:49:00
October saw Bitcoin reach $123,742. But less than four months later, "The world's largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76,000..." Bloomberg reports, "dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak..." "What began as a sharp crash in October has morphed into som
Defeating a 40-year-old copy protection dongle
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 22:30:51
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 790 # Comments: 247
My iPhone 16 Pro Max produces garbage output when running MLX LLMs
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 21:51:56
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 400 # Comments: 184
Walmart Begins Building Out Nationwide EV Charging Network Across America
slashdot @ 2026-02-01 21:22:00
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, will be adding spaces for electric vehicle charging to parking lots in 19 different states, reports MLive: The move follows up on a plan announced in 2023 to build a network of charging stations at Walmart and Sam's
TIL: Apple Broke Time Machine Again on Tahoe
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 20:38:45
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 217 # Comments: 141
Teaching my neighbor to keep the volume down
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 20:00:46
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 777 # Comments: 354
Ian's Shoelace Site
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 19:38:04
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 361 # Comments: 67
Apple I Advertisement (1976)
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 18:36:57
Comments URL: Points: 266 # Comments: 147
Análisis de ajedrez | La profundidad estratégica de Abdusattórov
Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-01 16:30:41
Obligado a buscar la victoria, el uzbeko tumbó a Erigaisi en la última ronda tras superarlo claramente en la comprensión posicional
Clear Console Screen in Java
Baeldung @ 2026-02-01 16:15:20
Explore three commonly used techniques for clearing the console while running Java applications. The post Clear Console Screen in Java first appeared on Baeldung .
Calling an Object’s Method From Thymeleaf
Baeldung @ 2026-02-01 16:12:57
Learn how to use call Java methods from inside Thymeleaf templates, including instance, static, and Spring bean methods. The post Calling an Object’s Method From Thymeleaf first appeared on Baeldung . &
Adventure Game Studio: OSS software for creating adventure games
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 14:56:56
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 389 # Comments: 82
FOSDEM 2026 – Open-Source Conference in Brussels – Day#1 Recap
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 11:30:41
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 249 # Comments: 219
Netbird – Open Source Zero Trust Networking
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 10:44:01
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 708 # Comments: 271
What I learned building an opinionated and minimal coding agent
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 10:33:46
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 395 # Comments: 166
The Book of PF, 4th edition
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 08:50:51
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 217 # Comments: 37
List animals until failure
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-01 02:03:23
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 351 # Comments: 185
tar -x over nfs
C0T0D0S0 @ 2026-02-01 01:00:00
TL;DR NFS is a multiple reader/multiple writer protocol to allow sharing a local filesystem over a network. It’s not a distributed filesystem as it’s layered on top of a normal local filesystem. It specifies certain guarantees regarding consiste
Pong Cam - My ESP32S3 Thinks It's a WebCam!
Atomic14 @ 2026-02-01 01:00:00
TL;DR The ESP32-S3 (and other Espressif modules - at time of writing: H4, P4, S3, S3) can act as a USB webcam using the standard UVC protocol There is no camera connected — all frames are generated in software We start with a static JPE
Level Up Your LangChain4j Apps for Production
Inside Java @ 2026-02-01 01:00:00
This session demonstrates how LangChain4j can help, showcasing a set of often overlooked techniques that keep AI systems on track and unlock more advanced use cases. We explore LangChain4j’s advanced RAG methods for finding all relevant information across
Swift is a more convenient Rust (2023)
Hacker News 200 @ 2026-01-31 23:05:03
Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 323 # Comments: 348
Chainguard Finds 98% of Container CVEs Lurking outside the Top 20 Images
InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 20:00:00
The latest State of Trusted Open Source report from Chainguard gives details on current industry thinking about vulnerabilities in container images and the long tail of open-source dependencies. The report offers a data-driven view of production environm
Qodana for Android: Increasing Code Quality for Kotlin-First Teams
Kotlin Blog @ 2026-01-31 19:54:39
When people think about tooling for Android development, the conversation often gravitates towards platform-specific concerns: UI performance, layout validation, device compatibility, or resource management. Yet for many Android teams, the most persistent
Qodana for Android: Increasing Code Quality for Kotlin-First Teams
Kotlin news @ 2026-01-31 19:54:39
When people think about tooling for Android development, the conversation often gravitates towards platform-specific concerns: UI performance, layout validation, device compatibility, or resource management. Yet for many Android teams, the most persistent
Análisis de ajedrez | Abdusattórov da un gran golpe en la penúltima ronda
Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-01-31 18:00:55
El uzbeko saca del tablero al ultraconservador alemán Bluebaum y lidera con medio punto más que su compatriota Sindárov
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 31)
Singularity Hub @ 2026-01-31 16:00:00
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 31) appeared first on SingularityHub .
OpenAI Launches Prism, a Free LaTeX-Native Workspace with Integrated GPT-5.2
InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 13:56:00
OpenAI has released Prism, a free, cloud-based LaTeX workspace designed for academic writing and collaboration, with GPT-5.2 integrated directly into the authoring environment. The platform combines document editing, compilation, citation management, and
OpenEverest: Open Source Platform for Database Automation
InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 12:32:00
Percona recently announced OpenEverest, an open-source platform for automated database provisioning and management that supports multiple database technologies. Launched initially as Percona Everest, OpenEverest can be hosted on any Kubernetes infrastruc
Google Introduces Managed Connection Pooling for AlloyDB
InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 11:18:00
Google Cloud has launched managed connection pooling for AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, boosting client connections by 3x and transactional throughput by up to 5x. This feature simplifies database management by automating connection management and reducing late
NVIDIA Dynamo Planner Brings SLO-Driven Automation to Multi-Node LLM Inference
InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 10:00:00
Microsoft and NVIDIA have released Part 2 of their collaboration on running NVIDIA Dynamo for large language model inference on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The first announcement aimed for a raw throughput of 1.2 million tokens per second on distribu
Microsoft Ships OData .NET (ODL) 9.0.0 Preview 3: Safety, Modern APIs, and Spec Compliance
InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 09:00:00
Microsoft released OData .NET (ODL) 9.0.0 Preview 3, the latest preview iteration of the OData .NET client and core libraries, continuing the modernisation effort of the library. This preview focuses on safer default behaviours, runtime API cleanup, and
Uber Gets Ready for AI in Network Observability with Cloud Native Overhaul
InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 03:00:00
Transportation company Uber has publishing a detailed account of its new observability platform on its blog, highlighting that for them, network visibility is now a strategic capability rather than a set of discrete monitoring tools. By Matt Saunders
How Dissociation Blunts Trauma
Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-31 01:30:00
The most elusive mental health condition is more common than we thought The post How Dissociation Blunts Trauma appeared first on Nautilus .
Ancient Jokes Etched in Clay
Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-31 00:30:00
These millennia-old punchlines aren’t exactly gut-busters today The post Ancient Jokes Etched in Clay appeared first on Nautilus .
When German Shepherds Got Their Cursed Genes
Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-30 23:13:46
DNA from museum specimens help detail the genetic bottleneck The post When German Shepherds Got Their Cursed Genes appeared first on Nautilus .
Is Time a Fundamental Part of Reality? A Quiet Revolution in Physics Suggests Not
Singularity Hub @ 2026-01-30 23:02:40
Our universe does not simply exist in time. Time is something the universe continuously writes into itself. The post Is Time a Fundamental Part of Reality? A Quiet Revolution in Physics Suggests Not appeared first on SingularityHub .
The Devastating Disease Neglected for Decades
Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-30 21:52:57
Despite high-tech new therapies, people with sickle cell anemia still encounter stigma today The post The Devastating Disease Neglected for Decades appeared first on Nautilus .
Apple Reports Record-Breaking Revenue and Profit for Q1 FY26
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-30 20:57:01
Apple Newsroom, yesterday: “Today, Apple is proud to report a remarkable, record-breaking quarter, with revenue of $143.8 billion, up 16 percent from a year ago and well above our expectations,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “iPhone had its best-ever qu
AGI, ASI, A*I – Do we have all we need to get there?
The Endeavour @ 2026-01-30 20:46:37
Demis: “[to get to AGI] maybe there’s one or two big innovations needed” Sam: “everything based off what we see today is that it will happen.” Ilya: “But is the belief really that if you just 100x the scale, everything
Recreating the Smells of History
Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-30 20:07:44
Using chemistry, archival records and AI, scientists are reviving the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields The post Recreating the Smells of History appeared first on Nautilus .
Sex Changes the Brains of Male Mice
Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-30 19:41:11
“What surprised us here was the clarity of the signal” The post Sex Changes the Brains of Male Mice appeared first on Nautilus .
Análisis de ajedrez | Vasili Ivanchuk, de 56 años, amarga a los jóvenes
Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-01-30 18:24:20
Tras tumbar consecutivamente a los dos principales favoritos, el estadounidense Woodward y el azerbaiyano Suleymanli, el ucranio es 2º a falta de dos rondas
Bridging secrets is hard
The Endeavour @ 2026-01-30 18:09:30
Cryptocurrency and privacy don’t fit together as easily as you might expect. Blockchains give you the illusion of privacy via pseudonymization: you don’t put your name on a blockchain, but you do put information on a blockchain that can be use
Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in Charge
Quanta Magazine @ 2026-01-30 16:40:57
New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest that neuron-only brain models, such as connectomes, leave out a crucial layer of regulation. The post Once Thought To
What's new in Swift: January 2026 Edition
Swift blog @ 2026-01-30 16:15:00
A Reddit thread earlier this month asked about building web apps with Swift. For this edition of “What’s new in Swift,” we invited a developer to share their experience: Hi, I’m Nick Sloan. I’m the head of engineering at Studioworks , a platform th
Why not store the SAFEARRAY reference count as a hidden allocation next to the SAFEARRAY?
old new thing @ 2026-01-30 16:00:00
The case of "Bring your own SAFEARRAY ." The post Why not store the <CODE>SAFEARRAY</CODE> reference count as a hidden allocation next to the <CODE>SAFEARRAY</CODE>? appeared first on The Old New Thing .
Java Weekly, Issue 631
Baeldung @ 2026-01-30 15:10:10
Carrier classes might be coming to Java. And we're already looking forward to Boot 4.1 :) The post Java Weekly, Issue 631 first appeared on Baeldung .
Lego Group and Crocs Enter Multi-Year Global Partnership
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-30 14:28:54
Maybe Trump is right and we should go to war against Denmark. ★
GregKH awarded the Prize for Excellence in Open Source 2026
daniel.haxx.se @ 2026-01-30 12:32:51
I had the honor and pleasure to hand over this prize to its first real laureate during the award gala on Thursday evening in Brussels, Belgium. This annual award ceremony is one of the primary missions for the European Open Source Academy, of which I am th
Scalable quantum simulator with an extended gate set in giant atoms
Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-30 11:12:15
Quantum 10, 1992 (2026). Quantum computation and quantum simulation require a versatile gate set to optimize circuit compilation for practical applications. However, existing platforms are often limited to spec
Rspack Releases Version 1.7: Final 1.x Update before 2.0 Transition
InfoQ @ 2026-01-30 11:00:00
Rspack 1.7 has launched, enhancing performance and plugin compatibility as it prepares for a major version transition. Key features include improved SWC plugin compatibility, native asset importing as bytes, and default lazy compilation for dynamic modul
Glosas sobre mi tribuna en El País
brucknerite @ 2026-01-30 10:00:00
Anteayer (28/01/2026, para los lectores del futuro) salió publicada una tribuna mía en El País, en la que intentaba contestar a una pregunta relativamente sencilla sobre la red de tren de alta velocidad española: ¿hay demasiados trenes en ella? Para mí, la
Microsoft Adds Custom Copilot Agents for .NET Developers with C# and WinForms Experts
InfoQ @ 2026-01-30 09:00:00
Microsoft and GitHub have expanded the Copilot ecosystem with the first .NET-focused GitHub Copilot custom agents, designed to improve productivity and code quality for C# and Windows Forms developers. The announcement, part of the broader Copilot custom
Issue 741
iOS Weekly @ 2026-01-30 01:00:00
Forget about Windows and Wasm, what’s the flagship project for macOS and iOS?! 😂
Friday Five — January 30, 2026
Red Hat blog @ 2026-01-30 01:00:00
Red Hat Summit registration is now openRegistration is now open for Red Hat Summit—heading to Atlanta, Georgia, in 2026—and this year’s event is shaping up to be one of our most impactful yet. Register by February 23 to get our lowest pricing, and save ev
The First Time Tobacco Executives Admitted Smoking Is Bad for You
Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-30 00:30:00
The moment the science finally came to light The post The First Time Tobacco Executives Admitted Smoking Is Bad for You appeared first on Nautilus .
Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo Decodes the Genome a Million ‘Letters’ at a Time
Singularity Hub @ 2026-01-29 23:46:16
Thousands of scientists are already experimenting with the AI to study cancer and brain disorders. The post Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo Decodes the Genome a Million ‘Letters’ at a Time appeared first on SingularityHub .
‘Backseat Software’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 22:50:32
Mike Swanson: What if your car worked like so many apps? You’re driving somewhere important…maybe running a little bit late. A few minutes into the drive, your car pulls over to the side of the road and asks: “How are you enjoying your drive so far
What Sets Off Bomb Cyclones
Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-29 21:30:00
This storm category includes some nor’easters, which seem likely to grow even more chaotic in coming decades The post What Sets Off Bomb Cyclones appeared first on Nautilus .
Let’s Keep an Eye on Apple’s Own iOS Adoption Numbers
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 21:18:48
When I wrote last week about the false narrative that iOS 26 is seeing bizarrely low adoption rates compared to previous years, I neglected one source: Apple itself. Apple’s Developer site publishes a page with iOS and iPadOS usage for devices that “tr
Price updates for apps, In-App Purchases, and subscriptions
Apple Developer News and Updates @ 2026-01-29 20:00:26
The App Store is designed to make it easy to sell your digital goods and services globally, with support for 43 currencies across 175 storefronts. From time to time, we need to adjust prices or your proceeds due to changes in tax regulations or foreign e
Análisis de ajedrez | ¡Qué bien las pone Erdogmus!
Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-01-29 18:49:37
La aparente naturalidad con que el prodigio turco ubica sus piezas en las mejores casillas, aunque para ello deba sacrificar material, es asombrosa a sus 14 años
Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds
Deepmind @ 2026-01-29 18:01:05
Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can try out Project Genie, an experimental research prototype that lets you create and explore worlds.
Box Office Expectations for ‘Melania’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 16:22:23
Jeremy Fuster, reporting for TheWrap: But save for some theaters in Republican-heavy states, the film is unlikely to leave much of an impact at a slumping box office, with theatrical sources telling TheWrap that “Melania” is projected for an opening o
Amazon’s Spending on ‘Melania’ Is a Barely Concealed Bribe
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 16:19:17
Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes, reporting for The New York Times: Amazon paid Ms. Trump’s production company $40 million for the rights to “Melania,” about $26 million more than the next closest bidder, Disney. The fee includes a related docuseries
Kickstarter for Ollie’s Arcade Expansion
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 16:01:43
Ged Maheux, The Iconfactory: This week we announced a new Kickstarter that’s aimed at expanding the game offerings of Ollie’s Arcade, the fun, ad-free retro gaming app we introduced back in 2023. Ollie’s Arcade has always been a great way to escap
How can I retain access to the data in a SAFEARRAY after my method returns?
old new thing @ 2026-01-29 16:00:00
Find a way to take ownership. The post How can I retain access to the data in a <CODE>SAFEARRAY</CODE> after my method returns? appeared first on The Old New Thing .
Streaming Data Integration with Apache Kafka®
Confluent @ 2026-01-29 14:30:49
Learn how streaming data integration with Kafka differs from traditional ETL. Explore real-time, reusable data products, canonical streams, and how Kafka enables scalable, enterprise-wide data sharing.
QMetro++ – Python optimization package for large scale quantum metrology with customized strategy structures
Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-29 13:50:07
Quantum 10, 1991 (2026). QMetro++ is a Python package that provides a set of tools for identifying optimal estimation protocols that maximize quantum Fisher information (QFI). Optimization can be performed for
Inside, the valley sings
AEON @ 2026-01-29 12:01:00
Where does the mind go in solitary confinement? An evocative animation exploring three individual experiences - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Is inherited wealth bad?
AEON @ 2026-01-29 12:00:00
Despite associations with the idle rich, the fact that inheritances are rising is a sign of a healthy, growing economy - by Daniel Waldenström Read on Aeon
Templating in Java Using JTE
Baeldung @ 2026-01-29 06:42:06
Learn how to use the JTE templating library to render template views using Java or Kotlin syntax. The post Templating in Java Using JTE first appeared on Baeldung .
Implement Multitenancy in Spring Authorization Server
Baeldung @ 2026-01-29 06:29:24
Learn how to implement multitenancy in Spring Authorization Server. The post Implement Multitenancy in Spring Authorization Server first appeared on Baeldung .
Reset Consumer Offset in Kafka
Baeldung @ 2026-01-29 06:17:06
Learn how to reset the consumer offset in Kafka. The post Reset Consumer Offset in Kafka first appeared on Baeldung .
Comparing the Classic and Unified Views in iOS 26’s Phone App
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 01:10:30
Adam Engst, back in November, at TidBITS: Did you know that, regardless of view, you can now swipe left on any call to reveal a blue clock icon that lets you create a reminder to call back in 1 hour, tonight, tomorrow, or at any custom time (below lef
Episode 44 “Java, Collections & Generics, BeJUG”
Inside Java @ 2026-01-29 01:00:00
In this special episode of the Inside Java Podcast, Nicolai Parlog talks to Adam Bien about scripting with Java, to Maurice Naftalin about the history and tradeoffs of the collections framework and erasure, and to Tom Cools about the innovative way the Bel
Red Hat Performance and Scale Engineering
Red Hat blog @ 2026-01-29 01:00:00
Red Hat's most recent posts about Performance, Scale, Chaos and more.LATEST BLOGSAutoscaling vLLM with OpenShift AI model serving: Performance validationNovember 26, 2025 Alberto PerdomoIn my previous blog, How to set up KServe autoscaling for vLLM with K
How Banco do Brasil uses hyperautomation and platform engineering to drive efficiency
Red Hat blog @ 2026-01-29 01:00:00
At the recent OpenShift Commons gathering in Atlanta, we had the opportunity to hear from Gustavo Fiuza, IT leader, and Welton Felipe, DevOps engineer, about the remarkable digital transformation at Banco do Brasil. As the second-largest bank in Latin Amer
From if to how: A year of post-quantum reality
Red Hat blog @ 2026-01-29 01:00:00
For the last 5 years, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) has largely been discussed as a research topic. It was a question of if—if the standards are ratified, if the algorithms perform, if the threat is real.In 2025, Red Hat changed the conversation. We stop
Context as architecture: A practical look at retrieval-augmented generation
Red Hat blog @ 2026-01-29 01:00:00
In a previous article, The strategic choice: Making sense of LLM customization, we explored AI prompting as the first step in adapting large language models (LLMs) to real-world use. Prompting changes how an AI model responds in terms of tone, structure, a
Aeronaut 1.0
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 23:58:24
New Mac app by Mikey Clarke, and it’s just what it says on the tin: a “lovingly crafted Bluesky app designed and built just for the Mac”. I’ve been beta testing Aeronaut for months, and it’s the only interface to Bluesky I actually like. It’s a real Mac a
Bruce Springsteen: ‘Streets of Minneapolis’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 23:53:27
Bruce Springsteen: I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbor
★ Politics and the English Language, January 2026 Edition
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 23:00:24
Tim Cook’s call for “deescalation” is meaningless without specifying which side he’s calling upon to change course, and there’s no weaker sauce than the weak sauce of “both sides”.
Tim Cook Wrote a Memo on the ‘Events in Minneapolis’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 20:13:41
Tim Cook, in a company-wide memo (first published by Mark Gurman ): Team, I’m heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis, and my prayers and deepest sympathies are with the families, with the communities, and with everyone that’s been affected. Thi
Análisis de ajedrez | Erdogmus, de 14 años, roza la hazaña, pero cae ante Gukesh
Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-01-28 19:38:55
El portento turco omite, frente al campeón del mundo, un difícil golpe ganador que le hubiera puesto de líder a falta de tres rondas
Meta’s Response to Reuters Report on ‘Romance AI Chatbots’ for Teenagers
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 17:02:25
Andy Stone, VP of communications at Meta, responding, in a series of tweets on Twitter/X, to Jeff Horwitz’s report at Reuters yesterday, linked here last night, which claimed that “Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors”: Neve
Networks Hold the Key to a Decades-Old Problem About Waves
Quanta Magazine @ 2026-01-28 16:54:36
Mathematicians are still trying to understand fundamental properties of the Fourier transform, one of their most ubiquitous and powerful tools. A new result marks an exciting advance toward that goal. The post Networks Hold the Key to a Decade
Cloud API Keys vs Resource-Specific API Keys in Confluent Cloud
Confluent @ 2026-01-28 16:00:05
Learn the difference between cloud API keys and resource-specific API keys in Confluent Cloud, plus best practices for service accounts and production security.
Why did I lose the data even though I called SafeArrayAddRef?
old new thing @ 2026-01-28 16:00:00
You have to use the original pointer, but even that won't be good enough. The post Why did I lose the data even though I called <CODE>SafeArrayAddRef</CODE>? appeared first on The Old New Thing .
Bliki: Excessive Bold
Martin Fowler @ 2026-01-28 15:20:00
I'm increasingly seeing a lot of technical and business writing make heavy use of bold font weights, in an attempt to emphasize what the writers think is important. LLMs seem to have picked up and spread this practice widely. But most of this is self-defe
Guide to MapStruct @IterableMapping
Baeldung @ 2026-01-28 14:51:46
Learn how @IterableMapping provides granular control over collection mapping. The post Guide to MapStruct @IterableMapping first appeared on Baeldung .
Overview of MCP Annotations in Spring AI
Baeldung @ 2026-01-28 14:48:44
Explore the Spring AI MCP annotations to significantly lower the barrier to entry for building agentic AI systems. The post Overview of MCP Annotations in Spring AI first appeared on Baeldung .
How to Send an Email Using MS Exchange Server
Baeldung @ 2026-01-28 14:44:33
Learn how to configure and send emails programmatically using MS Exchange Server in Java The post How to Send an Email Using MS Exchange Server first appeared on Baeldung .
Why does light exist?
AEON @ 2026-01-28 12:01:00
Light is fundamental to the workings and laws of our Universe – but why does it exist in the first place? - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Multi-qubit Rydberg gates between distant atoms
Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-28 11:31:36
Quantum 10, 1990 (2026). We propose an efficient protocol to realize multi-qubit gates in arrays of neutral atoms. The atoms encode qubits in the long-lived hyperfine sublevels of the ground electronic state. T
NPA Hierarchy for Quantum Isomorphism and Homomorphism Indistinguishability
Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-28 11:22:07
Quantum 10, 1989 (2026). Mančinska and Roberson [FOCS'20] showed that two graphs are quantum isomorphic if and only if they admit the same number of homomorphisms from any planar graph. Atserias et al. [JC
Characterising memory in quantum channel discrimination via constrained separability problems
Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-28 11:09:58
Quantum 10, 1988 (2026). Quantum memories are a crucial precondition in many protocols for processing quantum information. A fundamental problem that illustrates this statement is given by the task of channel d
curl distro meeting 2026
daniel.haxx.se @ 2026-01-28 10:44:51
We are doing another curl + distro online meeting this spring in what now has become an established annual tradition. A two-hour discussion, meeting, workshop for curl developers and curl distro maintainers. 2026 curl distro meeting details The objective f
The Fighting Temeraire (Re)visited
Computational Complexity @ 2026-01-28 08:35:00
The Fighting Temeraire by JWM Turner A year ago I wrote about an experiment I ran to learn about the modern period of art from ChatGPT. Chatty picked four paintings to discuss and I wrote about Joseph Mallord William Turner's The Fig
This Week in Rust 636
This Week in Rust @ 2026-01-28 06:00:00
Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust ! Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. This is a weekly summary of its progress and community. Want something mentioned? Tag us at @thiswee
Tiny Musical Intervals
John Carlos Baez @ 2026-01-28 03:29:08
Music theorists have studied many fractions of the form 2i 3j 5k that are close to 1. They’re called 5-limit commas. Especially cherished are those that have fairly small exponents—given how close they are to 1. I discussed a bunch here: •
Tiny Musical Intervals
Physics Phorums @ 2026-01-28 03:29:08
Music theorists have studied many fractions of the form 2i 3j 5k that are close to 1. They’re called 5-limit commas. Especially cherished are those that have fairly small exponents—given how close they are to 1. I discussed a bunch here: •
AI Now Beats the Average Human in Tests of Creativity
Singularity Hub @ 2026-01-28 02:06:17
A study tested several AI models and 100,000 people. AI was better than average but trailed top performers. The post AI Now Beats the Average Human in Tests of Creativity appeared first on SingularityHub .
Court Filing Claims Zuckerberg Blocked Curbs at Meta on Sex-Talking Chatbots for Minors
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 01:17:02
Jeff Horwitz, reporting for Reuters: Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal Meta documents filed in a New Mex
Various and Sundry
Not Even Wrong @ 2026-01-28 01:00:04
For now, a math item and a physics item, maybe more later… Four years ago, after the decision to have the 2026 ICM in the US was announced, I wrote: With the 2022 experience in mind, hopefully the IMU will … Continue reading →
Micrso SD Card Adaptors - Basic vs Branded
Atomic14 @ 2026-01-28 01:00:00
Are They Actually Different on the Inside? We recently did a slightly silly—but surprisingly instructive—repair of a broken AmazonBasics microSD adapter . In the comments, a few people quite reasonably pointed out that adapters like these are “b
I Bodged a microSD Adapter Back to Life
Atomic14 @ 2026-01-28 01:00:00
Sometimes the correct engineering decision is to throw something away. This was not one of those times. I’ve got an embarrassing number of microSD card adapters. They’re cheap, they come free with cards, and they tend to pile up in drawers. So whe
‘The Secret Fear of the Morally Depraved’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 00:36:54
Adam Serwer, reporting from the streets of Minneapolis for The Atlantic, “Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong” (gift link): The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all o
‘A CEO, Captured’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 00:06:55
Om Malik: Cook is not stupid. He is not evil. He is trapped. The iron clasp of market expectations has turned him into what he never meant to be: a man who goes to parties at the White House while nurses die. In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , Roy Blan
‘Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 00:02:49
MG Siegler: Tim Cook is captured. There is simply no other explanation for his actions over the past year or so. But it perhaps culminated this weekend when Cook went to a special private showing of the documentary Melania at the White House. Yes,
‘Whatever’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-27 23:48:42
Ben Terris, writing for New York Magazine: Fred Trump died in 1999 at age 93. He had, Trump said, a “heart that couldn’t be stopped” with almost no health conditions to speak of throughout his long life. “He had one problem,” Trump said. “At a certain
Clawdbot Is Now Moltbot
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-27 21:34:36
From the footer on the project’s website: Moltbot was formerly known as Clawdbot. Independent project, not affiliated with Anthropic. Makes sense, to be honest, that Anthropic would object to naming it a homonym for Claude. One additional foll
The Q4 2025 Issue of the FreeBSD Journal is Now Available!
FreeBSD Foundation @ 2026-01-27 20:51:17
We are pleased to announce the October/November/December 2025 issue of the FreeBSD Journal, focused on FreeBSD 15.0, is now available. This online publication provides the FreeBSD community with valuable insights and technical knowledge each quarter. This
★ The Names They Call Themselves
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-27 19:12:56
*Fascist* and *Nazi* weren’t slurs that were applied to the Italians and Germans by their political or military opponents. That’s what they called themselves. The job won’t be done, this era of madness will not end, until we make *the names Trump’s regime
ASF Plus One Newsletter: January 2026
ASF @ 2026-01-27 18:40:07
The first edition of Plus One for 2026 is here to cover major community events, recent project milestones, and the latest ASF projects to become Top-Level Projects. Don’t miss insights into how Apache Ozone scales to hundreds of petabytes, a first look at
Assessing internal quality while coding with an agent
Martin Fowler @ 2026-01-27 16:50:00
Erik Doernenburg is the maintainer of CCMenu: a Mac application that shows the status of CI/CD builds in the Mac menu bar. He assesses how using a coding agent affects internal code quality by adding a feature using the agent, and seeing what hap
What It’s Like to Get Undressed by Grok
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-27 16:07:07
Ella Chakarian, writing for Rolling Stone ( News+ ): On a recent Saturday afternoon, Kendall Mayes was mindlessly scrolling on X when she noticed an unsettling trend surface on her feed. Users were prompting Grok, the platform’s built-in AI feature, t
A digression on the design and implementation of SafeArrayAddRef and extending APIs in general
old new thing @ 2026-01-27 16:00:00
The concerns when adding a feature to an existing API. The post A digression on the design and implementation of <CODE>SafeArrayAddRef</CODE> and extending APIs in general appeared first on The Old New Thing .
A Computational Tsirelson’s Theorem for the Value of Compiled XOR Games
Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-27 15:57:38
Quantum 10, 1987 (2026). Nonlocal games are a foundational tool for understanding entanglement and constructing quantum protocols in settings with multiple spatially separated quantum devices. In this work, we
Fast-forwarding quantum algorithms for linear dissipative differential equations
Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-27 15:52:39
Quantum 10, 1986 (2026). We establish improved complexity estimates of quantum algorithms for linear dissipative ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and show that the time dependence can be fast-forwarded to
Empowering Customers: The Role of Confluent’s Trust Center
Confluent @ 2026-01-27 15:48:17
Learn how the Confluent Trust Center helps security and compliance teams accelerate due diligence, simplify audits, and gain confidence through transparency.
Análisis de ajedrez | Maurizzi, firme a los 18 años
Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-01-27 13:12:12
El francés, de trayectoria muy sólida desde niño, lucha por el primer puesto en el torneo de Aspirantes de Wijk aan Zee
Quantum particle in the wrong box (or: the perils of finite-dimensional approximations)
Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-27 12:34:30
Quantum 10, 1985 (2026). When numerically simulating the unitary time evolution of an infinite-dimensional quantum system, one is usually led to treat the Hamiltonian $H$ as an "infinite-dimensional matrix&
A lesson in coexistence
AEON @ 2026-01-27 12:00:00
The 17th-century town Cacheu was a hub of West African and European cultures, languages and beliefs (and run by women) - by Toby Green Read on Aeon
The Talk Show: ‘A Mitigated Disaster’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-27 02:32:03
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show so we can both vent about MacOS 26 Tahoe. Sponsored by: Notion : The AI workspace where teams and AI agents get more done together. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain usi
Allocation Update - Q4 2025
Ethereum blog @ 2026-01-27 01:00:00
Q4 2025 closed out the year with exciting growth across the ecosystem! Dive into the projects and community initiatives we supported this quarter and see what our grantees have been building:...
Data-Oriented Programming for Java: Beyond Records
Inside Java @ 2026-01-27 01:00:00
Records, sealed classes, and destructuring with record patterns constitute the first feature arc of “data-oriented programming” for Java. After considering numerous design ideas, we’re now ready to move forward with the next “data oriented programming” fea
There’s a Hidden Preference to Auto-Resize Columns in the Finder on MacOS 14 and 15
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-27 00:18:37
Good tip from “DifferentDan” on the Realmac customer forum, posted back in November: I saw on macOS Tahoe 26.1, Apple finally added an option in the Column View settings to automatically right size all columns individually and that setting would persi
Improving curl -J
daniel.haxx.se @ 2026-01-27 00:01:39
We introduced curl’s -J option, also known as --remote-header-name back in February 2010. A decent amount of years ago. The option is used in combination with -O (--remote-name) when downloading data from a HTTP(S) server and instructs curl to use th
Nvidia Set to Supplant Apple as TSMC’s Largest Customer
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-26 23:51:12
Kif Leswing, CNBC: Nvidia will become TSMC’s largest customer this year, according to analyst estimates and Huang himself. Apple is believed to currently be TSMC’s largest customer, mostly to manufacture A-series chips for iPhones and M-series chips f
[Sponsor] WorkOS Pipes: Ship Third-Party Integrations Without Rebuilding OAuth
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-26 23:40:54
Connecting user accounts to third-party APIs always comes with the same plumbing: OAuth flows, token storage, refresh logic, and provider-specific quirks. WorkOS Pipes removes that overhead. Users connect services like GitHub, Slack, Google, Salesforc
Airlines That Support Shared Item Location for Luggage With AirTags
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-26 23:10:43
Joe Rossignol, writing at MacRumors: Apple offers a Share Item Location feature in the Find My app that allows you to temporarily share the location of an AirTag-equipped item with others, including employees at participating airlines. This way, if
Apple Introduces Second-Generation AirTags
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-26 23:02:55
Apple Newsroom: Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip — the same chip found in the iPhone 17 lineup, iPhone Air, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch Series 11 — powers the new AirTag, making it easier to locate than ever before. Using haptic,
★ App Store 2025 Top iPhone Apps in the U.S.
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-26 22:49:45
The only apps in the top 10 not from Google or Meta are ChatGPT (#1) and TikTok (#4).
From the DF Archive: ‘Untitled Document Syndrome’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-26 21:32:46
Yours truly back in 2009, hitting upon the same themes from the item I just posted about TextEdit vs. Apple Notes: This, I think, explains the relative popularity of Mac OS X’s included Stickies application. For years, Stickies’s popularity confound
‘TextEdit and the Relief of Simple Software’
Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-26 20:54:55
Perhaps at the opposite end of the complexity and novelty spectrum from Federico Viticci’s intro to Clawdbot is this piece by Kyle Chayka , writing at The New Yorker, from October: Amid the accelerating automation of our computers — and the prolife