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Updates, novelties and announcements release dopamine. Equivalent to eat, sex, talk someone, exercise and many other pleasant impressions, as smoking. It's an addiction but I'm also interested enough to spend my time reading more.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Cool stuff with AI should be a section, hmm, let's call it #TIL #genAI. I went to a #MLH hackathon and the clock was titcking, I got stuck on something or spent too much time understanding the code, so I had to do what EVERYBODY was doing in the room: just ask the AI. Gemini Pro did a very good job
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'm hearing comments about other Apple employees calling former designer of Liquid Glass a fraud. It comes to my memory the irony of the first days in Apple Park when people were crashing against glass walls in the offices.
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Microsoft finally has a better looking Run dialog for Windows 11
Microsoft finally has a better looking Run dialog for Windows 11
The modern Run prompt is hidden in the latest Windows 11 builds
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December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Trump admin may deny H-1B visas to people who worked in content moderation, report says
Trump admin may deny H-1B visas to people who worked in content moderation, report says
The admin says officials should consider rejecting content moderators.
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts
Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts
Microsoft has dropped its diversity and inclusion report
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December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Netflix is reportedly just days away from buying Warner Bros. https://bit.ly/4plnZcB
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Fedora is dropping the legacy kernel console.

itsfoss.com/news/fedora-...
Fedora 44 is Replacing Decades-Old Kernel Console with Safer, Modern Alternative
It is making a more secure userspace console the default while keeping the old one as a backup.
itsfoss.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I started using the canvas feature of Gemini AI. Instead of writing code, "we" are writting an article or essay, it's interesting this way of "writing" text, the system creates an .md file for text, it can be downloaded. MD is the text format to prefer.
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Microsoft will increase prices for commercial Office subscriptions on July 1, 2026, including a 33% jump for front-line worker plans like Microsoft 365 F1 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

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December 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Grammys address rules for AI as artists like Pusha T, Charlie Puth, Teddy Swims say they've used it
Grammys Address Rules For AI-Powered Music
Harvey Mason Jr. says the “toughest part” of his job as president/CEO of the Recording Academy and MusiCares is figuring out what to do about AI. “I represent 40,000 members of the academy, and we’re ...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Russia Blocks Apple's FaceTime Amid Crackdown on Encrypted Apps
Russia Blocks Apple's FaceTime Amid Crackdown on Encrypted Apps
Russia has blocked Apple's FaceTime video calling app in an ongoing effort to eliminate private communication methods, reports Reuters. Russia claims ‌FaceTime‌ is being used for criminal activity, and that blocking the app is a legitimate law enforcement measure. Social network Snapchat and multiplayer gaming platform Roblox were also banned this week. Multiple other apps and services have been blocked in Russia previously. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Discord, and LinkedIn are unavailable and can't be accessed without a VPN. Russia throttles YouTube heavily to make it almost unusable, and since 2022, TikTok has had a Russia-only feed that does not include content from other countries. Viber and Signal are banned in the country, and Russians are not able to make calls through WhatsApp or Telegram as of earlier this year. Messaging on those apps is also restricted. In a statement to Reuters, Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor said the following: According to law enforcement agencies, FaceTime is being used to organise and carry out terrorist attacks in the country, recruit perpetrators, and commit fraud and other crimes against Russian citizens. ‌FaceTime‌ is now restricted nationwide, and has likely been blocked at the network level, so it may still be accessible through a VPN. Moscow residents are seeing a "User unavailable" message when attempting to use ‌FaceTime‌, which is the error displayed when a ‌FaceTime‌ call is unable to connect. The app still opens and activates, so Apple hasn't removed it. Russia claims that the app is used for coordinating illegal activity, with no option for the Federal Security Service (FSB) to monitor calls. Apple has declined to allow the FSB to access ‌FaceTime‌ traffic, and the company has not budged on end-to-end encryption. ‌FaceTime‌ likely wasn't banned earlier because Russia initially focused on more widely used apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. When voice and video calling were banned in those apps, Russians transitioned to ‌FaceTime‌ as an alternative, making it a government target.Tags: FaceTime, Russia This article, "Russia Blocks Apple's FaceTime Amid Crackdown on Encrypted Apps" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My Windows 11 computer was "flashing" the login screen yesterday with the update. Do they test them? With real humans? Are they professional?
Microsoft has somehow shipped a bug in Windows 11 that makes the File Explorer flash white in dark mode. The bug is part of an update that was supposed to improve dark mode consistency in Windows 11! Oops. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/836199/...
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update improves and breaks dark mode
The update was supposed to improve dark mode in Windows 11
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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You requested it, now it’s here - introducing Proton Sheets! The privacy-first alternative to Excel and Google Sheets.

Spreadsheets form the framework of modern businesses, and with Proton Sheets, you can ensure your data is private and secure.

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December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I didn't have Spotify wrapped because I use Apple Music. I'm waiting for last.fm. But Apple Music's algorithm needs an adjustment, I'm embarrassed. it's not that I liked them, I don't remember listening to them more than twice, I'm checking new unreleased albums all the time and some become popular
December 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Meta's Creative Studio Led by Former Apple Design Head to 'Treat Intelligence as a New Design Material'
Meta's Creative Studio Led by Former Apple Design Head to 'Treat Intelligence as a New Design Material'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced plans to launch a creative studio that will be led by former Apple UI designer Alan Dye. As we learned earlier today, Dye is leaving his position as Vice President of Human Interface Design at Apple to become Meta's new chief design officer. In a post on social media site Threads, Zuckerberg said that Meta's creative studio will merge design, fashion, and technology, while also treating intelligence as a "new design material." The new studio will bring together design, fashion, and technology to define the next generation of our products and experiences. Our idea is to treat intelligence as a new design material and imagine what becomes possible when it is abundant, capable, and human-centered. We plan to elevate design within Meta, and pull together a talented group with a combination of craft, creative vision, systems thinking, and deep experience building iconic products that bridge hardware and software. We're entering a new era where AI glasses and other devices will change how we connect with technology and each other. The potential is enormous, but what matters most is making these experiences feel natural and truly centered around people. With this new studio, we're focused on making every interaction thoughtful, intuitive, and built to serve people. Meta is also hiring another Apple designer, Billy Sorrentino, who has been on Apple's human interface design team for the last 10 years. Like Dye, Sorrentino worked on Apple's iOS 26 Liquid Glass redesign. Along with the two former Apple designers, Meta's studio will include its existing industrial design team and its metaverse design and art teams. Meta currently sells its Quest VR headsets and AI smart glasses designed in collaboration with Ray-Ban and Oakley. Meta is aiming to expand further into hardware, and it is hard at work on a set of augmented reality glasses. Alan Dye was one of Apple's few remaining designers that worked alongside Jony Ive. He originally joined Apple in 2006, transitioning to Ive's team in 2012 to work on iOS 7. He has been leading Apple's user interface design team since 2015, and will now start at Meta on December 31.Tag: Meta This article, "Meta's Creative Studio Led by Former Apple Design Head to 'Treat Intelligence as a New Design Material'" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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December 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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🎉 10 years of open source Swift! A decade ago today, we opened Swift to the world with a simple blog post: swift.org/blog/welcome

What's grown since—thanks to an incredible community of contributors—has been extraordinary. Here's to the next ten years. 🧡
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Meta's latest attempt at relevance after failing to make the Metaverse or superintelligence happen is hiring Alan Dye, the guy behind Liquid Glass.
Apple's human interface design chief Alan Dye poached by Meta
Meta's latest attempt at relevance after failing to make the Metaverse or superintelligence happen is hiring Alan Dye, the guy behind Liquid Glass.
appleinsider.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Oh no, not this guy...
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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There is an Apple Health icon buried in the ChatGPT iOS app. This could either lead to better and secure integration if Apple is in charge, or a privacy nightmare if ChatGPT is.
Be wary of the rumored connection between ChatGPT and Apple Health
There is an Apple Health icon buried in the ChatGPT iOS app. This could either lead to better and secure integration if Apple is in charge, or a privacy nightmare if ChatGPT is.
appleinsider.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Apple Pushes iPhone Users Still on iOS 18 to Upgrade to iOS 26
Apple Pushes iPhone Users Still on iOS 18 to Upgrade to iOS 26
Apple is encouraging iPhone users who are still running iOS 18 to upgrade to iOS 26 by making the ‌iOS 26‌ software upgrade option more prominent. Since ‌iOS 26‌ launched in September, it has been displayed as an optional upgrade at the bottom of the Software Update interface in the Settings app. iOS 18 has been the default operating system option, and users running iOS 18 have seen iOS 18 updates front and center. Starting today, that's changing. iOS 18 users who have not upgraded to ‌iOS 26‌ will now see iOS 26.1 as the recommended iOS update in the Settings app. iOS 18 updates are still an option, but are now displayed at the bottom of the app. Apple isn't forcing users to upgrade to ‌iOS 26‌, but it is pushing the update more heavily than it was before in an effort to increase installation numbers. Some users may be hesitant to upgrade to ‌iOS 26‌ because of the Liquid Glass design overhaul that makes major changes to the ‌iPhone‌ interface. Allowing users to stay on the prior-generation version of iOS is an option that Apple has provided since iOS 15, but it doesn't last forever. Right now, Apple is providing iOS 18 security updates to those who choose to stay on that operating system, but that may stop in the coming months. After pushing people to upgrade to ‌iOS 26‌ by making the option more prominent, Apple will likely remove the option to stay on iOS 18, providing ‌iOS 26‌ as the only upgrade available on devices that support the newer software. Eventually, customers who want to stay up to date on security fixes will need to transition to ‌iOS 26‌, though Apple will continue to provide iOS 18 updates for devices that do not support ‌iOS 26‌. Apple hasn't released ‌iOS 26‌ adoption numbers, so it is unclear how many people have decided to upgrade. Apple typically updates its iOS numbers several months after a new version of iOS launches, so we could get details in January or February. Upgrading to ‌iOS 26‌ from iOS 18 is irreversible, and Apple does not provide a way to downgrade back to the prior version of iOS. (Thanks, Nicolás!) This article, "Apple Pushes iPhone Users Still on iOS 18 to Upgrade to iOS 26" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I saw on youtube that it has a dex mode and you can connect the phone to an externa display, and bluetooth peripherals. They found iPadOS mode in iPhoneOS.
Samsung has launched its Galaxy Z Trifold phone — which folds out from a bar phone into a 10-inch tablet.

Is this a phablet too far?

(Unboxing video from Arun at youtu.be/qNKKSujit94)
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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The rollout of the new Android 16 features, which are first coming to Pixel devices, marks a new chapter in how Android updates work, as the company is shifting from a single yearly update to more frequent releases.
Android 16 adds AI notification summaries, new customization options, and more | TechCrunch
The rollout of the new Android 16 features, which are first coming to Pixel devices, marks a new chapter in how Android updates work, as the company is shifting from a single yearly update to more frequent releases.
techcrunch.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM