Sources: Chinese social e-commerce app Xiaohongshu had $200M in net profit on $1B+ revenue in Q1 2024, up from $40M in net profit on ~$600M revenue in Q1 2023 (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)

Summary:

Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times:
Sources: Chinese social e-commerce app Xiaohongshu had $200M in net profit on $1B+ revenue in Q1 2024, up from $40M in net profit on ~$600M revenue in Q1 2023  —  Shanghai-based start-up has been a rare success story in a sector hit by bankruptcies and falling valuations

Q&A with physicist Lenka Zdeborová on how the physics of phase transitions in matter can help model the behavior of algorithms, understanding LLMs, and more (John Pavlus/Quanta Magazine)

Summary:

John Pavlus / Quanta Magazine:
Q&A with physicist Lenka Zdeborová on how the physics of phase transitions in matter can help model the behavior of algorithms, understanding LLMs, and more  —  Quanta spoke with Zdeborová about the similarities between water and algorithms, using physics …

Matt Mullenweg says WordPress is "forking" Advanced Custom Fields, a plugin developed by WP Engine; ACF team says the plugin was taken away "without consent" (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

Summary:

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Matt Mullenweg says WordPress is “forking” Advanced Custom Fields, a plugin developed by WP Engine; ACF team says the plugin was taken away “without consent”  —  The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues …

WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin

Summary:

WordPress.org has taken over a popular WP Engine plugin in order “to remove commercial upsells and fix a security problem,” WordPress cofounder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announced today. This “minimal” update, which he labels a fork of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin, is now called “Secure Custom Fields.”

It’s not clear what security problem Mullenweg is referring to in the post. He writes that he’s “invoking point 18 of the plugin directory guidelines,” <a href="https://github.com/wordpress/wporg-plugin-gui

Some Ukrainian soldiers say SpaceX has not done enough to crack down on illicit use of Starlink terminals by Russia to power its advance in Ukraine (Washington Post)

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Washington Post:
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This Week In Techdirt History: October 6th – 12th

Summary:
Five Years Ago This week in 2019, Deupty AG Jeffrey Rosen was complaining about companies like Facebook offering encryption, while FBI Director Chris Wray was deploying straw men arguments about the tech, and the DOJ was conflating the content moderation debate with the encryption debate. We learned more about ICE’s massive surveillance network, and the […]

Apple adds an option in iOS 18.1 to let users set a "Primary" email address in Settings, letting users change the email associated with their Apple Account (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Summary:

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple adds an option in iOS 18.1 to let users set a “Primary” email address in Settings, letting users change the email associated with their Apple Account  —  In iOS 18.1, there is a new option to set a “Primary” email address in the Settings app, which means it is easier to change …

Apple Pencil Pro Hits New All-Time Low Price of $89.99, Plus More Accessory Deals

Summary:
Amazon this weekend has introduced a new record low price for the Apple Pencil Pro, available for $89.99, down from $129.00. Alongside this deal, we're tracking a collection of Apple accessory discounts, including great deals on the Magic Keyboard and MagSafe Charger.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

Apple Pencil

How to Ensure Cloud Native Architectures Are Resilient and Secure

Summary:

Organizations are racing to innovate and scale with cloud native technologies in today’s fast-paced digital landscape. But in my experience,

The post How to Ensure Cloud Native Architectures Are Resilient and Secure appeared first on The New Stack.

Best Buy Kicks Off Weekend Sale With Sitewide Discounts on iPads, MacBooks, Monitors, and More

Summary:
Best Buy is hosting a new weekend sale that includes a few solid deals on iPads and MacBook Air. There's also plenty of non-Apple discounts during the event, with big savings on TVs, smart home products, video games, and more.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

Apple

Threads users criticize Meta after the company posted AI-generated images of the Aurora Borealis on its Threads account (Wes Davis/The Verge)

Summary:

Wes Davis / The Verge:
Threads users criticize Meta after the company posted AI-generated images of the Aurora Borealis on its Threads account  —  Meta has a suggestion for folks like me who forgot to go outside and look at the Northern Lights on Thursday night: just use AI to fake it!

Ubuntu Linux: Install the Suricata Intrusion Detection System

Summary:

An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is essential for monitoring network traffic and checking for malicious activity. If your servers are

The post Ubuntu Linux: Install the Suricata Intrusion Detection System appeared first on The New Stack.

A profile of, and interview with, Meta's Yann LeCun, who says today's AI models aren't intelligent and warnings about AI's existential peril are "complete B.S." (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Summary:

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of, and interview with, Meta's Yann LeCun, who says today's AI models aren't intelligent and warnings about AI's existential peril are “complete B.S.”  —  Yann LeCun, an NYU professor and senior researcher at Meta Platforms, says warnings about the technology's existential peril are ‘complete B.S.’

Deno 2.0, Angular Updates, Anthropic for Devs, and More

Summary:

The Deno team introduced a new Deno for Enterprise program Wednesday, along with releasing Deno 2.0. Deno for Enterprise includes

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Linux: Create System Backups With rsnapshot

Summary:

One step to data reliability is backing up your data on a regular basis. You never know when something could

The post Linux: Create System Backups With rsnapshot appeared first on The New Stack.

Apple AI researchers say they found no evidence of formal reasoning in language models and their behavior is better explained by sophisticated pattern matching (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)

Summary:

Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI:
Apple AI researchers say they found no evidence of formal reasoning in language models and their behavior is better explained by sophisticated pattern matching  —  Important new study from Apple  —  A superb new article on LLMs from six AI researchers at Apple who were brave enough …

Top Stories: iOS 18.1 Release Date, New Macs Incoming, and More

Summary:
Things are firming up for a big Halloween week for Apple, with the company's next operating system updates reportedly coming early in the week and hardware launches coming a few days later.


Ahead of those hardware launches, we've recently seen what appears to be one of the most significant physical product leaks in years, while some of the new features in Apple's recent software updates have gained attention for their utility, so read on below for all the details on these stories and more!

Apple Plans to Release iOS 18.1 With Apple Intelligence on October 28

Working With JSON Data in Python

Summary:

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) facilitates information sharing between applications. It’s the go-to choice for exchanging data between web clients and

The post Working With JSON Data in Python appeared first on The New Stack.

Matt Mullenweg's feud with WP Engine not only presents a significant conflict of interest but has also dragged the WordPress community into a legal mess (Mathew Ingram/The Torment Nexus)

Summary:

Mathew Ingram / The Torment Nexus:
Matt Mullenweg's feud with WP Engine not only presents a significant conflict of interest but has also dragged the WordPress community into a legal mess  —  Hi everyone!  Mathew Ingram here.  This is The Torment Nexus (you can find out more about me and this newsletter — and why I chose to call it that — in my inaugural

The bleak online discourse about hurricanes Milton and Helene revealed not just a misinformation crisis in the US but a cultural assault on reality itself (Charlie Warzel/The Atlantic)

Summary:

Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
The bleak online discourse about hurricanes Milton and Helene revealed not just a misinformation crisis in the US but a cultura

Adobe expects US BNPL spending to grow 11.4% YoY to $18.5B in Q4 2024; the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia says most BNPL users make their payments on time (Hannah Lang/Reuters)

Summary:

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Adobe expects US BNPL spending to grow 11.4% YoY to $18.5B in Q4 2024; the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia says most BNPL users make their payments on time  —  As Amazon's Prime Day kicked off the holiday shopping season this week, U.S. consumers are expected to spend a record $18.5 billion using buy …

PitchBook: VCs in the US invested $37.5B via 2,794 deals in Q3 2024, down 32% QoQ, despite some big AI rounds, as a lack of exits restricts new deal activity (Dan Primack/Axios)

Summary:

Dan Primack / Axios:
PitchBook: VCs in the US invested $37.5B via 2,794 deals in Q3 2024, down 32% QoQ, despite some big AI rounds, as a lack of exits restricts new deal activity  —  Venture capital's lack of exits is restricting new deal activity, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.

UK Study Suggests Legal System Needs To Account For ‘Sexual Privacy’ In Copyright Cases

Summary:
You all know the playbook when it comes to shady copyright shakedown outfits that work with or for pornography companies. Groups like Malibu Media and others built an infamous reputation for using the legal system to extract IP address-based information on customers whom they then claim downloaded porn illegally, they then mail settlement offers to […]

An interview with Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov on Tesla fans' claims that Waymo's software relies on hand-coded rules, can't handle freeway driving, and more (Timothy B Lee/Understanding AI)

Summary:

Timothy B Lee / Understanding AI:
An interview with Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov on Tesla fans' claims that Waymo's software relies on hand-coded rules, can't handle freeway driving, and more  —  I talked to Dmitri Dolgov, co-CEO of Waymo.  —  This evening, Elon Musk will take the stage in Los Angeles for an event titled “We Robot.”

An essay on what a "powerful AI" may look like and how it could positively transform the world in biology, neuroscience, economic development, work, and more (Dario Amodei)

Summary:

Dario Amodei:
An essay on what a “powerful AI” may look like and how it could positively transform the world in biology, neuroscience, economic development, work, and more  —  How AI Could Transform the World for the Better  —  I think and talk a lot about the risks of powerful AI.

TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees globally, including less than 500 in Malaysia, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation (Rozanna Latiff/Reuters)

Summary:

Rozanna Latiff / Reuters:
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees globally, including less than 500 in Malaysia, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation  —  Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia &hell

Will Apple Ever Make AR Smart Glasses?

Summary:
There have been multiple signs suggesting that Apple's mixed reality Vision Pro headset is struggling to take off, both due to the super high price and the heavy design that limits the amount of time it can be worn for most people. What does the Vision Pro's floundering mean for Apple's work on future virtual and augmented reality projects?

Vision Pro Interest

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: An Appeal A Day Keeps The Censor Away

Summary:
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]

iOS 18.1 Includes Option to Set 'Primary' Email Address and Change iCloud Email

Summary:
In iOS 18.1, there is a new option to set a "Primary" email address in the Settings app, which means it is easier to change the main email address associated with your Apple Account. The Primary email address is the one that is visible to other people when collaborating on and sharing documents, sending calendar invites, and more.


Apple did not previously make it easy to change an Apple Account (or Apple ID) email address, despite the fact that it is sometimes visible to other people. To change an Apple Account email before, you had to delete the email you were using, choose another, and go through a verification process.

You can now change the email address and continue to use the prior email for login purposes right alongside the new primary. This se [...]

John Deere Once Again Under Fire Again For Efforts To Monopolize Repair

Summary:
A few years ago agricultural equipment giant John Deere found itself on the receiving end of an antitrust lawsuit for its efforts to monopolize tractor repair. The lawsuits noted that the company consistently purchased competing repair centers in order to consolidate the sector and force customers into using the company’s own repair facilities, driving up costs and […]

Apple Intelligence: What to Know About Summaries and Smart Replies

Summary:
Summaries and smart reply options aren't the flashiest of Apple Intelligence features, but these are capabilities that Apple is introducing in iOS 18.1 that have the potential to be useful for most people's day-to-day device usage.

Summaries

Mail and Messages

The Internet Archive is still down but will return in ‘days, not weeks’

Summary:

The Internet Archive will come back within “days” following a cyberattack that brought down the organization’s vast digital library and the Wayback Machine, according to an update from founder Brewster Kahle. It’s been struggling due to a data breach and DDoS attack earlier this week that revealed the email addresses, screen names, password change timestamps, and other information associated with more than 31 million unique email addresses.

Apple's Pro Display XDR is Nearly Five Years Old With No Update in Sight

Summary:
Apple sells two external displays, including the Pro Display XDR and the Studio Display, but neither has received hardware upgrades in years. In fact, the Pro Display XDR is nearly five years old, having been released all the way back in December 2019.


Below, we recap rumors about potential next-generation Pro Display XDR and Studio Display monitors, but nothing seems to be imminent.

Pro Display XDR

The indispensable cog (Friends)

Summary:
Go Time co-host, Johnny Boursiquot, joins Adam & Jerod to discuss not making the (first) cut, applying Founder Mode, being a cog (or not), realizing that companies are posting fake engineering jobs & the (maybe) imminent demise of the .io TLD.

Vietnamese Duo Hit With Injunction After 117,000 Bogus DMCA Claims

Summary:
While we still lament the fact that the DMCA’s Section 512(f) has no real teeth to punish people for filing bogus DMCA takedown notices, at least some companies are still trying to use it against the most egregious offenders. Last year, Google went after two people in Vietnam, who Google accused of creating at least […]

Configure Microservices in NestJS: A Beginner’s Guide

Summary:

Monolithic architecture was the predominant approach to backend development before 2011. In this model, the entire application is structured as

The post Configure Microservices in NestJS: A Beginner’s Guide appeared first on The New Stack.

Apple Cancels Self-Driving Vehicle Testing Permit in California After Abandoning Car Project

Summary:
Just over six months after Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple abandoned its plans to release an electric vehicle, California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) canceled Apple's autonomous vehicle testing permit, according to macReports.


The report states that the DMV received confirmation from Apple to cancel the permit on September 25, and the permit became canceled as of September 27. While this decision is not surprising given Gurman's reporting earlier this year, this is effectively the final nail in the coffin for Apple's decade-long electric vehicle project.

The permit a [...]

Asahi Linux’s bespoke GPU driver is running Windows games on Apple Silicon Macs

Summary:
Work on Asahi's Vulkan GPU driver and various translation layers is paying off.

For Whatever Reason, NASA’s Inspector General Has Decided To Buy Itself Some Clearview Access

Summary:
Get ready for some more unexpected uses of the world’s most controversial facial recognition tech. Clearview has amassed a 10-billion-image database — not through painstaking assembly but by sending its bots out into the open web to download images (and any other personal info it can find). It then sells access to this database to […]

How Microsoft Edge Is Replacing React With Web Components

Summary:

When Microsoft’s Edge browser team released WebUI 2.0 in May, a project that aimed to replace React components with native

The post How Microsoft Edge Is Replacing React With Web Components appeared first on The New Stack.

Daily Deal: The Complete PMP Training Bundle

Summary:
Project Management is global. This is one of those professions similar to being an accountant, where your skills and talents can be applied to any industry in any place. The 10-course Complete PMP Training Bundle provides a comprehensive training path for all things project management, including the most update to date courses including PMP 6th […]

Trek CarBack bike radar lets you know when cars are approaching

Summary:
Trek takes on the Garmin Varia with its new CarBack bike radar.

Deploy Kubernetes Behind Firewalls Using These Techniques

Summary:

As Kubernetes and cloud native systems become the de facto standard for deploying and managing modern applications, their expansion into

The post Deploy Kubernetes Behind Firewalls Using These Techniques appeared first on The New Stack.

Jonathan Haidt’s Claims On Kids & Tech Crumble Under Scrutiny From Top Expert, Candice Odgers

Summary:
Jonathan Haidt’s incredibly well-timed decision to surf on the wave of a moral panic about kids and social media has made him a false hero for many parents and educators. In my review, I noted that his book, “The Anxious Generation,” is written in a way that makes adults struggling with the world today feel […]

Win an Apple Watch Series 10 and Nylon Band From Southern Straps

Summary:
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Southern Straps to give MacRumors readers a chance to win one of Apple's new Apple Watch Series 10 models and a Southern Straps band to go along with it. Southern Straps has been producing high-quality bands for the Apple Watch for close to 10 years, and the company's selection of bands offer a great alternative to Apple's bands in unique styles that Apple does not offer.


Southern Straps has a range of nylon bands that pair a comfortable fit with a classic watch band design. After the Apple Watch came out in 2015, Southern Straps was the first company to make nylon Apple Watch bands, and with many years of experience, the company has had p [...]

How CyberArk is streamlining serverless governance by codifying architectural blueprints

Summary:
This post was co-written with Ran Isenberg, Principal Software Architect at CyberArk and an AWS Serverless Hero. Serverless architectures enable agility and simplified cloud resource management. Organizations embracing serverless architectures build robust, distributed cloud applications. As organizations grow and the number of development teams increases, maintaining architectural consistency, standardization, and governance across projects becomes crucial. […]

eBPF Is Coming for Windows

Summary:

At the virtual eBPF Summit last month, Thomas Graf, who is CTO and cofounder of Isovalent, talked about the future

The post eBPF Is Coming for Windows appeared first on The New Stack.

The MacRumors Show: Apple's Shocking M4 MacBook Pro Leak

Summary:
On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the unprecedented leak of Apple's M4 MacBook Pro models and the company's rumored move to more staggered hardware and software releases.

The Best Prime Day Deals You Can Still Get on AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad, and More

Summary:
This week was Amazon's second Prime Day of 2024, and even though it's technically come to a close, there are still plenty of Apple discounts that remain live. This includes record low prices on the AirPods Max, Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Ultra 2, iPad, and more.

AirPods

Apple's 16-Year-Old SuperDrive Now Out of Stock Worldwide, Likely Discontinued

Summary:
A few months ago, the SuperDrive went out of stock on Apple's online store in the U.S., and it is now listed as sold out or unavailable in all countries. Given it has yet to return, it seems likely that Apple has discontinued the 16-year-old accessory.


Introduced in 2008, the SuperDrive is an external CD/DVD drive that was released alongside the original MacBook Air, which lacked a built-in CD/DVD drive. Despite having an outdated USB-A cable attached to it, the SuperDrive remained available on Apple's online store until just recently, becoming one of the company's longest-sold products.

CD/DVD drives have become a niche market, so it's not surprising that Apple has finally stopped selling the SuperDrive. There are plenty [...]

Mojo’s Chris Lattner on Making Programming Languages Evolve

Summary:

Modular’s new Python-based Mojo programming language — launched in 2023 — is designed for deployments on GPUs and other accelerators,

The post Mojo’s Chris Lattner on Making Programming Languages Evolve appeared first on The New Stack.

Review: ZUGU's iPad Pro Case Seamlessly Combines Functionality With Protection

Summary:
I recently had the opportunity to test out the latest Zugu case for the 13-inch M4 iPad Pro, and I came away impressed with its blend of style and functionality.


While designed for the newest ‌iPad Pro‌ model, this case retains the key features that have made Zugu a popular choice among iPad users over the 14 years that the company has been operating.

Design and Protection

Xbox plans to set up shop on Android devices if court order holds

Summary:
Google has already said it plans to appeal the ruling that would let Xbox in.

Some BMW Owners Experiencing Issues With Shared Car Keys on iOS 18

Summary:
Following the release of iOS 18 last month, some BMW owners have experienced issues with shared car keys in the Apple Wallet app, according to messages on the Apple Support Community and the largest BMW discussion forum.


Affected users said that the "passive entry" feature that allows you to lock, unlock, and start compatible BMW vehicle models by simply having your iPhone on you no longer works for secondary Wallet keys shared with others, such as a spouse or other family member. The primary key still works for passive entry, the people said.

The issue does not appear to be fixed in the iOS 18.0.1 update released last week, or in the latest iOS 18.1 beta. T [...]

Runtime Context: Missing Piece in Kubernetes Security

Summary:

More and more organizations rely on Kubernetes to deploy and manage their applications. However, traditional security approaches often fall short

The post Runtime Context: Missing Piece in Kubernetes Security appeared first on The New Stack.

iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Pro Used to Design Seven NHL Goalie Masks

Summary:
Apple today shared a new ad that highlights how artists used the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Pro to design personalized artwork for seven NHL goalie masks being worn during the 2024-25 season. The artwork was then hand painted onto the masks.

How to Install Python 3.13? Use the Interactive Interpreter

Summary:

With the latest release of Python (version 3.13), there are several exciting features, including the new interactive interpreter. This interpreter

The post How to Install Python 3.13? Use the Interactive Interpreter appeared first on The New Stack.

Check Your Mac's Battery Cycle Count

Summary:
A key indicator of your MacBook's battery health is its cycle count. Keep reading to learn what it means and how you can check it for yourself.


Modern MacBooks can last 18 hours or more on a single battery charge, but like all rechargeable batteries, the one in your Mac has a finite lifespan. Over time, its capacity to hold a charge gradually diminishes, potentially leaving you tethered to a power outlet more often than you'd like. This is where understanding your Mac's battery cycle count can be important.

Checking your Mac's battery cycle count provides valuable insight into its overall health and remaining lifespan. A cycle count represents the number of times your battery has gone through a full charge cycle, which occurs when you use 100% of its capacity – whether in one sitting or sprea [...]

Mazda Annoys Owners By Making Remote Start A Subscription

Summary:
One foundational belief of the “right to repair” movement is that consumers should actually own the technology they pay for. Unfortunately that’s increasingly not the case when it comes to carmakers, who are utterly insistent on not only charging people a flat retail price for a vehicle — but are also increasingly charging you additional […]

Eleven things to know about in the Windows 11 2024 Update

Summary:
A look at some of the changes and odds and ends in this year's Windows release.

Apple Opens Extensive Research Lab in Shenzhen, China

Summary:
Apple has opened a new applied research laboratory in Shenzhen, China, marking a significant expansion of its research and development capabilities in the world's largest smartphone market. The facility, which began operations on Thursday, is located in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong tech cooperation zone.

Court Reminds Cops That Smelling Decriminalized Weed Ain’t The Probable Cause It Used To Be

Summary:
If there’s anything that’s going to severely reduce the number of pretextual stops performed by cops, it probably won’t be the handful of traffic stop reform efforts being made by legislators. It’s going to be the continued legalization (or decriminalization) of marijuana possession. One of law enforcement’s favorite tricks is to pull over a car […]

How Hard Should Your Employer Work To Retain You?

Summary:
Recently we learned that Google spent $2.7 billion to re-hire a single AI researcher who had left to start his own company. As Charlie Brown would say: “Good grief.” 🙄 This is an (incredibly!) extreme example. But back in the halcyon days of the zero interest rate phenomenon (ZIRP), smaller versions of this tale played […]

Apple Card High-Yield Savings Account Getting Yet Another Interest Rate Cut

Summary:
Apple is once again planning to cut the interest rate of its Apple Card high-yield savings account, with the new rate set to go live on Friday, October 11.


The ‌Apple Card‌ savings account's annual percentage yield (APR) will drop to 4.10 percent, down from 4.25 percent. This is the third cut that Apple has made this year, and the second in the last few weeks.

Back in late September, Apple lowered the APY from 4.4 percent to 4.25 percent, and rates dropped from 4.5 percent to 4.4 percent in April.

At 4.10 percent, the Apple savings account APY will be below 4.15 APY that it launched with back in April 2023. Savings accou [...]

Intel’s Core Ultra 200S CPUs are its biggest desktop refresh in three years

Summary:
CPUs bring Core Ultra features to desktops, with similar performance caveats.

Apple Has No Plans For a Smart Ring

Summary:
Though smart rings with health capabilities have been growing in popularity, Apple has no plans to join the smart ring market, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. While Apple explored the idea, there is no active development of a ring going on at this time, and Apple has no plans to launch a ring.

Samsung's Galaxy Ring

We’re All Just Looking for Connection

Summary:

We’ve been working to bring components of Quip’s technology into Slack with the canvas feature, while also maintaining the stand-alone Quip product. Quip’s backend, which powers both Quip and canvas, is written in Python. This is the story of a tricky bug we encountered last July and the lessons we learned along the way about […]

The post We’re All Just Looking for Connection appeared first on Slack Engineering.

Ticketmaster to Start Rolling Out New-and-Improved Tickets in Apple Wallet App on iOS 18

Summary:
Starting with iOS 18, Apple said event tickets in the Wallet app on the iPhone are able to offer an all-new design that displays key information, and Ticketmaster today announced that it will be the first ticketing company to roll out this enhanced experience.


The redesigned tickets will include more relevant information about an event, such as a map of the venue, parking details, recommended Apple Music playlists, local forecasts from the Weather app, and quick access to location sharing. In addition, venues and sports teams can add links to their app or website to the ticket.

Ticketmaster said the first event that will offer its redesigned tickets in the Wallet app will be Los Angeles FC's upco [...]

AWS Adds Support, Drops Prices, for Redis-Forked Valkey

Summary:

Cloud giant has expanded support for Valkey, the -backed open source fork of the previously-open source . In March, Redis

The post AWS Adds Support, Drops Prices, for Redis-Forked Valkey appeared first on The New Stack.

Amazon, Apple make a deal to offer Apple TV+ in a Prime bundle

Summary:
Both Amazon and Apple want to be your core service.

Atlassian’s New AI Product Gives Developers Access to Agents

Summary:

Atlassian, the creators of Jira, released a generative AI product called Rovo that features pre-configured AI agents and the ability

The post Atlassian’s New AI Product Gives Developers Access to Agents appeared first on The New Stack.

Former Apple hardware chief Dan Riccio is retiring

Summary:
He's not the first Apple exec to take a multi-stage approach to retirement.

OSI Finalizes a ‘Humble’ First Definition of Open Source AI

Summary:

After nearly three years of planning, including community meetings and a months-long global “roadshow” to gather feedback, the Open Source

The post OSI Finalizes a ‘Humble’ First Definition of Open Source AI appeared first on The New Stack.

Man learns he’s being dumped via “dystopian” AI summary of texts

Summary:
"No longer in a relationship; wants belongings from the apartment," Apple AI summarized.

OpenTelemetry Challenges: Handling Long-Running Spans

Summary:

OpenTelemetry (OTel) has taken the observability landscape by storm, and for good reason! At some point in the last decade,

The post OpenTelemetry Challenges: Handling Long-Running Spans appeared first on The New Stack.

The Moneyball approach (Interview)

Summary:
John Nunemaker joins us to share his new thesis for acquiring Rails based SaaS apps. He's early days on his next big thing called Very Good Software and recently acquired Fireside, a podcast hosting service started by Dan Benjamin. This comes after many years since John's acquisition of a lifetime of Speakerdeck to GitHub, which laid the foundation for these moves.

Start Securing Decentralized Clouds With Confidential VMs

Summary:

Despite constant improvements in encryption and cybersecurity, data breaches are becoming more frequent year after year. But it’s not just

The post Start Securing Decentralized Clouds With Confidential VMs appeared first on The New Stack.

Prime Security to Apply AI Guardrails to DevSecOps Workflows

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Agents Shift GenAI From Order Takers to Collaborators

Summary:

From the use of modular components to the well-defined rules and syntax of programming languages, the way we build applications

The post Agents Shift GenAI From Order Takers to Collaborators appeared first on The New Stack.

More Release Note Details

Summary:

Over the years, we occasionally get requests for more detail on release note items, particularly for the major release notes. Historically, our only response was to tell people to view the SGML/XML file used to generate the web and PDF versions of the release notes. In the file, above each release note item, is a comment block which contains the commit headers responsible for the item, e.g.:

<!--
Author: David Rowley <drowley(at)postgresql(dot)org>
2024-01-23 [b262ad440] Add better handling of redundant IS [NOT] NULL quals
Author: David Rowley <drowley(at)postgresql(dot)org>
2024-04-12 [3af704098] Fix IS [NOT] NULL qual optimization for inheritance tabl
-->

</p

CIQ Unveils a Version of Rocky Linux for the Enterprise

Summary:

On Oct. 8, 2024, CIQ announced the launch of Rocky Linux from CIQ (RLC). This is an enterprise-grade version of

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Sonatype Report Surfaces Software Supply Chain Security Challenges

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How To Work With Date and Time in Python

Summary:

We expect our applications and services to always be on time. Tasks like automation, data collection, scheduling, security and IoT

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Upcoming DevOps Events to Attend in 2024

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How AI Agents Are About To Change Your Digital Life

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Imagine learning a new skill or understanding a complex concept, only to forget it entirely the moment you step away.

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SpyCloud Embeds Identity Analytics in Cybercrime Investigations Solution to Accelerate Insider and Supply Chain Risk Analysis & Threat Actor Attribution

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CJ Desai: Why I joined Cloudflare as President of Product and Engineering

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I am thrilled to embark on this journey to run Product and Engineering at Cloudflare, driving forward the mission of helping build a better Internet.

Mastering the Art of Troubleshooting Large-Scale Distributed Systems

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Rust’s Expanding Horizons: Memory Safe and Lightning Fast

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The Rust programming language continues to be one of the top 15 programming languages and has been the most admired

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How I got 8,700 views for my talk about developer productivity.

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The recording of one of my talks has 8,400 views. That’s a lot more than other talk recordings. How does YouTube work, I sure don’t know!

Confusing it more is that the same talk given at a different conference has 85 views. At least I wore a different shirt each time.

Oh, and while I’m promoting myself, here’s my lighting talk (5 minutes) from DevOpsDays Antwerp pondering if DevOps is successful.

Internship

My nephew, Caleb Marques, is looking for an internship in IT and would love to join a great team. He's studied all the thrilling IT stuff at Texas A&M: Unix sysadmin'ing, cybersecurity, networking, python, Business, and all that kind of stuff. He graduates in A

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Desperately seeking AI ROI as IT budgets tighten - ”As we show above in red, at least 44% of the respondents indicate that gen AI is funded by stealing from other budgets. We’ve seen that number hover around 40% to 42% in previous surveys, and it pops up to at least 55% in the Global 2000.” // Also, one tactics for general IT cost savings is vendor consolidation.

Why is Code Quality Crucial for Successful Software Development?

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Fearless Concurrency Ep.3: Managing Threaded Programs and Data Races in Rust

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Introduction: Welcome to Episode 3 of the Fearless Concurrency series! In this episode, Herbert explores advanced threading techniques in Rust, focusing on scoped threads and the Rayon library to help developers build more efficient and parallelized applications. This episode is packed with practical insights on when and how to use different threading models to optimize performance and handle complex workloads. Scoped Threads: Ensuring safe access to shared data with guaranteed lifetimes for concurrent threads.

What’s new in Cloudflare One: Digital Experience (DEX) monitoring notifications and seamless access to Cloudflare Gateway with China Express

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This roundup blog post shares the latest new features and capabilities at Cloudflare. Learn more about new Digital Experience (DEX) monitoring notifications and seamless access to Cloudflare Gateway with China Express.

Maze of adapters, software patches get a dedicated GPU working on a Raspberry Pi

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It's not a gaming powerhouse, but it's an interesting proof of concept.

Buildkite Launches Integrated Platform to Manage DevOps Workflows at Scale

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Risks vs. Harms: Youth & Social Media

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Since the “social media is bad for teens” myth will not die, I keep having intense conversations with colleagues, journalists, and friends over what the research says and what it doesn’t. (Alice Marwick et. al put together a great little primer in light of the legislative moves.) Along the way, I’ve also started to recognize […]

The Internet Archive is under attack, with a breach revealing info for 31 million accounts

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When visiting the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) on Wednesday afternoon, The Verge was greeted with a pop-up claiming the site had been hacked. Just after 9PM ET, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle confirmed the breach and said the website had been defaced with the notification via a JavaScript library.

Here’s what the pop-up said:

Have you ever felt like the Internet Archive runs on sticks and is constantly on the verge of suffering a catastrophic security breach? It just happened. See 31 million of y

Buildkite Expands Scale-Out Continuous Delivery Platform

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Buildkite Pty Ltd has expanded its namesake concurrency-minded continuous integration and delivery software to make it a full-fledged platform, adding

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Checks by Google: AI-Powered Compliance for Apps and Code

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Google is making its AI-powered compliance platform generally available as Checks by Google. It encompasses three new product offerings that

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