Robert Van der Ven
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Bah! We only rate dogs. This is a sheep. Please look up what a dog is, and only send us that. Thank you… 12/10 (IG: onathestandardpoodle)
April 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students
What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students
New details have emerged about PowerSchool's data breach — but here's what PowerSchool still isn't saying. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
tcrn.ch
March 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Apple is reportedly planning a design overhaul for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
Apple is reportedly planning a design overhaul for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
New looks.
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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BREAKING: Warner Bros. Games is shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego, sources tell Bloomberg News.

Warner Bros. is also canceling the Wonder Woman game.
February 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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great to see Apple really leaning into Android's platform here. It took a while, but they did it right
thrilled to see Apple TV land on Android devices today!

it's an excellent Android citizen too:

themeable app icon: ✅
PIP support: ✅
offline downloads: ✅
foldable posture support: ✅

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.atve.androidtv.appletv

February 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Anyone who ran any of these compromised extensions should carefully consider changing passwords and other authentication credentials.
Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions
Two separate campaigns have been stealing credentials and browsing history for months.
arstechnica.com
January 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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What to expect at CES 2025
What to expect at CES 2025
There’s a lot more than AI. We swear.
buff.ly
January 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Apple @ Work: Streamlining iOS device management with Telepod’s assisted DFU mode activation
Apple @ Work: Streamlining iOS device management with Telepod’s assisted DFU mode activation
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect…
9to5mac.com
December 28, 2024 at 11:38 AM
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Apple and Sony are reportedly working on Vision Pro support for PSVR2 controllers. Funny that Apple is turning to Sony for VR www.theverge.com/2024/12/8/24...
Apple and Sony are working on Vision Pro support for PSVR2 controllers
But controller support doesn’t mean more games.
www.theverge.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rule that would classify data brokers as consumer reporting agencies is likely not long for this world—and the CFPB itself could face new limits from Republican politicians.
US plan to protect consumers from data brokers faces dim future under Trump
Wyden: “Unfortunately, it will be up to Trump’s CFPB to finalize this proposed rule.”…
arstechnica.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Google Messages has a switching guide for Verizon Message+ users
Google Messages has a switching guide for Verizon Message+ users
Verizon Message+ is set to stop working in a few days (after a month-long delay), and Google is out with a brief guide for those switching to its Messages app. more…
9to5google.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:02 PM
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Trickle down economics has been nothing short of a disaster.

Get our union-printed shirt now and help @rbreich.bsky.social and Inequality Media get out the truth about this economic scam: inequalitymedia.goodstockcompany.com/product/YGBc...
December 2, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch FE are now getting Wear OS 5 updates
Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch FE are now getting Wear OS 5 updates
Following the Watch 6 last month, Samsung is now bringing its One UI 6 Watch update, with Wear OS 5, to the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch FE. more…
9to5google.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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My thought for this Tuesday ☕️☕️☕️
December 3, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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if you’ve never changed your Bluesky reply preferences then “hotness” is now the default, which “weights liked replies that are more recent more heavily.”

to change this back:

Settings > content and media > thread preferences > sort replies
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Nov 27
📢 1.95 is rolling out now (2/6)

With this release, you can now display replies by “hotness,” which weights liked replies that are more recent more heavily.
November 29, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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Akhetonics gets fresh funding for a contrarian bet on all-optical chips
Akhetonics gets fresh funding for a contrarian bet on all-optical chips
Photonics — a field that underpins light-based systems for manipulating data — has a bright future, as the rise of AI demands better computing performance, but it has yet to be fully applied to a new generation of chips. German startup Akhetonics hopes to…
tcrn.ch
November 28, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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The Best 50+ Black Friday Apple Deals on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks, and More
The Best 50+ Black Friday Apple Deals on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks, and More
Black Friday 2024 is here, and as always this is the best time of the year to shop for great deals on just about everything. Right now, this includes big savings on popular Apple products like AirPods, Apple Watch, MacBook Air, iPad, and more. Note:…
www.macrumors.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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Craft 3 is shockingly close to my ideal productivity app
Craft 3 is shockingly close to my ideal productivity app
Craft does calendar, notes, and tasks — and now does them all remarkably well.
buff.ly
November 28, 2024 at 1:10 PM