New Apple Arcade Ad Features SpongeBob, Pac-Man, Sonic, and More
Published: 2025-06-18 09:04:29-07:00
Summary:
Hold that train! The latest Apple Arcade ad shared today features SpongeBob SquarePants, Sonic the Hedgehog, Pac-Man, and many other popular game characters, who are all quickly trying to board a departing train at a station.
The idea behind the ad is that Apple Arcade provides you with access to hundreds of games on the go, right on your iPhone, with a single subscription.
"Bring hundreds of games with you," says Apple. "Fun for all. All on iPhone."
Accessible through the App Store, Apple Arcade is a subscription-based service that provides access to hundreds of games across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro, all free of ads and in-app purchases. In the U.S., Apple Arcade costs $6.99 per month, and it is bundled with other Apple services in all Apple One plans.
Apple Arcade is also prominently featured in Apple's new Games app.<di [...]
How To Use Terraform for Automation at the Edge
Published: 2025-06-18 16:00:55+00:00
Summary:
Automation is redefining how organizations deploy and manage secure workloads at the distributed edge. By leveraging flexible platforms with robust
The post How To Use Terraform for Automation at the Edge appeared first on The New Stack.
‘Struggling’ Boeing gets US contract to turn retired F-16s into supersonic drones
Published: 2025-06-18 15:56:24+00:00
Summary:
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has been awarded a $10.2 million contract modification, bringing the...
Apple Begins Selling Wide Range of Accessories in Fun Summer Colors
Published: 2025-06-18 08:55:44-07:00
Summary:
Apple has teamed up with a handful of accessory makers to offer chargers, stands, cases, power banks, cables, and more in fun new color options, like Teal, Coral, and Deep Purple. The splash of color arrives just in time for summer in many countries.
The new color options are available exclusively from Apple, both online and for in-store pickup.
Participating brands include Anker, Belkin, Herschel, Mophie, Nimble, PopSockets, SanDisk, Satechi, Scosche, Tech21, and Twelve South.
This article, "Apple Begins Selli [...]
Nuclear-powered submarines could soon start transporting gas via Arctic for Russia
Published: 2025-06-18 15:50:48+00:00
Summary:
Russia is advancing work on nuclear-powered, LNG-carrying submarines. The vessel will be used for the...
China builds next-gen amphibious barges to flood Taiwan’s beaches with tanks, troops
Published: 2025-06-18 15:35:24+00:00
Summary:
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has quietly begun sea trials of its new Shuiqiao-type landing...
CloudBees Adds MCP Server to Unify Platform for Integrating DevOps Workflows
Published: 2025-06-18 15:30:22+00:00
Summary:


Your Whole Org Must Care About API Costs
Published: 2025-06-18 15:30:09+00:00
Summary:
In recent years, API adoption and the operational load surrounding it have grown at an unprecedented rate. I’ve shared my
The post Your Whole Org Must Care About API Costs appeared first on The New Stack.
New gallium nitride chip breakthrough from US labs promises cheaper, stronger radars
Published: 2025-06-18 15:24:22+00:00
Summary:
Researchers at MIT and collaborating institutions have developed a new fabrication process that integrates high-performance...
Framework Laptop 12 review: I’m excited to see what the 2nd generation looks like
Published: 2025-06-18 15:00:46+00:00
Summary:
A sturdy, thoughtful, cute design that just can't compete in its price range.
Private Cloud’s Comeback: Driving the Enterprise IT Reset
Published: 2025-06-18 15:00:35+00:00
Summary:
The cloud landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by a strategic recalibration of how enterprises deploy and manage their
The post Private Cloud’s Comeback: Driving the Enterprise IT Reset appeared first on The New Stack.
OpenAI says it's phasing out its work with Scale AI, into which Meta invested $14.3B, and that Scale AI accounted for a small fraction of its overall data needs (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
Published: 2025-06-18 10:55:01-04:00 Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
OpenAI says it's phasing out its work with Scale AI, into which Meta invested $14.3B, and that Scale AI accounted for a small fraction of its overall data needs — OpenAI is phasing out the work it does with data-labeling startup Scale AI, cutting ties with the company days …
Mini MARVEL: First US nuclear reactor in 50 years targets remote power and heat
Published: 2025-06-18 14:43:53+00:00
Summary:
The US Department of Energy (DOE) invites private-sector nuclear developers to submit proposals for experiments...
Safari Changes on iOS 26 Go Beyond the Address Bar
Published: 2025-06-18 07:31:00-07:00
Summary:
One of the key changes to Safari on iOS 26 is a redesigned Liquid Glass address bar, with three layouts available to choose from. Beyond that, the upcoming software update includes a few smaller changes for the web browser.
Web Apps For All Websites
Starting with iOS 26, every website added to the Home Screen via Safari opens as a web app, even if it is not configured to be. On earlier iOS versions, websites that were not configured to open as a web app would open in Safari, meaning that the Home Screen app icons for those websites were effectively just bookmarks.
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1006696" height="1708" src="https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2025/06/iOS-26-Safari-Web-Apps.jpg" [...]
Cannes Lions: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says YouTube Shorts now averages 200B daily views, up 186% from the 70B average daily views YouTube reported in March 2024 (Kayla Cobb/The Wrap)
Published: 2025-06-18 10:25:01-04:00 Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Cannes Lions: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says YouTube Shorts now averages 200B daily views, up 186% from the 70B average daily views YouTube reported in March 2024 — CEO Neal Mohan also shares that AI model Veo 3 will be coming to the social media platform this summer — YouTube has crossed another major milestone.
Observability and site reliability engineering startup Traversal emerges from stealth with $48M in seed and Series A funding led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
Published: 2025-06-18 10:20:37-04:00 Allie Garfinkle / Fortune:
Observability and site reliability engineering startup Traversal emerges from stealth with $48M in seed and Series A funding led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins — Left to right: Traversal's Raaz Dwivedi, Anish Agarwal, Ahmed Lone, and Raj Agr
How to Install the macOS Tahoe Developer Beta
Published: 2025-06-18 07:20:14-07:00
Summary:
Apple has made the first macOS Tahoe developer beta available for testing before its official release in the fall, but don't be fooled into thinking only developers can download it. Keep reading to learn whether you should install it on your Mac, and if so, how to go about it.
Getting access to the macOS Tahoe developer beta is simple, and can be done by registering your Apple Account with the Apple Developer program. The extra steps you need to complete to install the software on your Mac are provided towards the end of this article, but before you jump ahead, here are a few things worth considering.
Should I Install the macOS Tahoe Developer Beta?
With macOS Tahoe, Apple introduces a major redesign for the platform with the all-new Liquid Glass inte [...]
Temu signed a US data storage deal with Oracle last week; Temu offered few details, but says the deal is part of an effort to localize more of its US operations (Shen Lu/Wall Street Journal)
Published: 2025-06-18 10:15:01-04:00 Shen Lu / Wall Street Journal:
Temu signed a US data storage deal with Oracle last week; Temu offered few details, but says the deal is part of an effort to localize more of its US operations — Data-storage deal with Oracle follows several states' allegations bargain site could hand over user data to Beijing
Get Up to $400 Off M4 MacBook Pro on Amazon, Starting at $1,399
Published: 2025-06-18 07:07:52-07:00
Summary:
Today we're tracking a collection of discounts on Apple's M4 MacBook Pro at Amazon, including as much as $400 off select models of the computer. Most of these deals represent solid second-best prices on each model.
Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.
Deals include both 14-inch and 16-inch models, and the biggest savings will be found on the latter group. The steepest discount is on the 16-inch MacBook Pro (M4 Max 48GB RAM/1TB), available for <a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&GR_URL=https [...]
Intel names new engineering leadership, appointing Srinivasan Iyengar, Jean-Didier Allegrucci, and Shailendra Desai, as part of CEO Lip-Bu Tan's turnaround plan (Ian King/Bloomberg)
Published: 2025-06-18 10:05:47-04:00 Ian King / Bloomberg:
Intel names new engineering leadership, appointing Srinivasan Iyengar, Jean-Didier Allegrucci, and Shailendra Desai, as part of CEO Lip-Bu Tan's turnaround plan — Intel Corp. named new engineering leadership as part of a turnaround effort under Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan …
GitOps Gap: Few Use Declarative Configuration To Manage State
Published: 2025-06-18 14:00:23+00:00
Summary:
Declarative desired state is the GitOps principle everyone knows but few actually use. The recent State of GitOps report found
The post GitOps Gap: Few Use Declarative Configuration To Manage State appeared first on The New Stack.
Boston-based Maven, which builds autonomous AI agents for enterprises' customer support, raised a $50M Series B led by Dell, taking its total funding to $78M (Chris Metinko/Axios)
Published: 2025-06-18 10:00:01-04:00 Chris Metinko / Axios:
Boston-based Maven, which builds autonomous AI agents for enterprises' customer support, raised a $50M Series B led by Dell, taking its total funding to $78M — Maven AGI, which builds enterprise AI agents for customer support, raised a $50 million Series B led by Dell Technologies Capital …
The Midas Project and The Tech Oversight Project release The OpenAI Files, a 50+ page analysis of OpenAI's governance, leadership, and organizational culture (Hayden Field/The Verge)
Published: 2025-06-18 09:50:26-04:00 Hayden Field / The Verge:
The Midas Project and The Tech Oversight Project release The OpenAI Files, a 50+ page analysis of OpenAI's governance, leadership, and organizational culture — It has charts and data visualizations, including the authors' best guess at OpenAI's corporate structure.
US scientists build new chip to power quantum computers, help in dark matter search
Published: 2025-06-18 13:46:49+00:00
Summary:
Researchers at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...
1,200-ton nuclear steam generators at German plant removed using heavy lift solution
Published: 2025-06-18 13:43:31+00:00
Summary:
Four giant steam generators from a German nuclear plant has been successfully removed. Unterweser nuclear...
Breakthrough tech boosts capacity retention in batteries by 7 times; triples runtime
Published: 2025-06-18 13:31:32+00:00
Summary:
Researchers in South Korea have come up with a cost-effective two-dimensional material that extends the...
Human cells grown in mice in ‘crazy’ experiment, lab-grown organs one step closer
Published: 2025-06-18 13:17:38+00:00
Summary:
Scientists have advanced human-animal chimera research by successfully growing human cells within the organs of...
Xreal One Pro review: the impressive $649 AR glasses resemble normal spectacles from a distance and excel as a virtual, HD external display for PCs and phones (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
Published: 2025-06-18 09:15:04-04:00 Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
Xreal One Pro review: the impressive $649 AR glasses resemble normal spectacles from a distance and excel as a virtual, HD external display for PCs and phones — Review: The company's latest augmented-reality glasses excel as an external display for phones, PCs and gaming devices.
The Model Context Protocol Security Reality Check
Published: 2025-06-18 13:00:26+00:00
Summary:
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is quickly becoming a standard for AI agents and servers, defining how agents discover, authenticate
The post The Model Context Protocol Security Reality Check appeared first on The New Stack.
Cloudflare Log Explorer is now GA, providing native observability and forensics
Published: 2025-06-18 13:00:00+00:00
Summary:
We are happy to announce the General Availability of Cloudflare Log Explorer, a powerful product designed to bring observability and forensics capabilities directly into your Cloudflare dashboard.
At Cannes, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says YouTube will integrate Veo 3 into Shorts later this summer and that AI tech "will push the limits of human creativity" (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
Published: 2025-06-18 08:50:23-04:00 Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
At Cannes, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says YouTube will integrate Veo 3 into Shorts later this summer and that AI tech “will push the limits of human creativity” — The Veo 3 video generator is capable of creating both videos and sound based on text prompts, with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan saying the …
Apple Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over iCloud Backups
Published: 2025-06-18 05:49:38-07:00
Summary:
Apple will face a proposed class action lawsuit in California federal court over allegations that iCloud unlawfully monopolizes iPhone users' access to core device backups, following a judge's decision to deny the company's motion to dismiss the case (via Reuters).
Earlier this week, the Northern District of California ruled that plaintiffs had sufficiently amended their complaint to move forward with antitrust claims in light of "substantial new allegations." The lawsuit was originally filed in March 2024 and alleges that Apple effectively forces consumers to use &zwnj [...]
London- and Paris-based Animaj, a kids' media company that uses generative AI production tools to automate animation pipelines, raised $85M led by HarbourView (Elsa Keslassy/Variety)
Published: 2025-06-18 08:35:23-04:00 Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
London- and Paris-based Animaj, a kids' media company that uses generative AI production tools to automate animation pipelines, raised $85M led by HarbourView — HarbourView Equity Partners is leading a $85-million investment in Animaj, the AI-powered media company specializing in kids & family entertainment.
Surprise: Minnesota Killer Used Data Brokers To Target And Murder Politicians
Published: 2025-06-18 12:26:00+00:00
Summary:
For years we’ve noted how this country’s corrupt inability to protect consumer security, regulate data brokers, or pass even a baseline privacy law was going to have increasingly deadly consequences. Endless signs have been there; from stalkers abusing app and cell phone data to pursue their victims, to right wing extremists using data broker data […]
Bunker-buster bomb: The US weapon Israel wants to use on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site
Published: 2025-06-18 12:22:56+00:00
Summary:
The ongoing war between Iran and Israel has been raging, and there are reports that...
NYC-based Tennr, which uses AI document parsing and workflow automation to cut patient waiting times, raised a $101M Series C led by IVP at a $605M valuation (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
Published: 2025-06-18 08:10:01-04:00 Leo Schwartz / Fortune:
NYC-based Tennr, which uses AI document parsing and workflow automation to cut patient waiting times, raised a $101M Series C led by IVP at a $605M valuation — Tennr founders from left: Trey Holterman (co-founder/CEO), Tyler Johnson (co-founder/CTO), Diego Baugh (co-founder/Chief Product Officer)
Google Maps Unveils 4 Major Updates for European Commuters
Published: 2025-06-18 04:44:40-07:00
Summary:
Google has announced four Maps updates across Europe designed to reduce reliance on driving and promote sustainable transportation choices.
Google says it's expanding its AI-powered alternative transport suggestions to Copenhagen, Stockholm, Warsaw, and additional cities in the coming months. The feature predicts when walking or transit will match driving times, which aims to help users avoid car trips entirely.
Meanwhile, cyclists this summer are getting enhanced route details in 17 new European cities, including Hamburg, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Rome, Zurich, Budapest, Vienna, and Brussels. The updates show dedicated bike lanes alongside existing warnings about traffic and steep hills, covering 125,000 kilometers [...]
Anduril partners with Germany-based Rheinmetall to build variants of Anduril's Barracuda and Fury drones, focused on enhancing Europe's sovereign capabilities (Sylvia Pfeifer/Financial Times)
Published: 2025-06-18 07:15:01-04:00 Sylvia Pfeifer / Financial Times:
Anduril partners with Germany-based Rheinmetall to build variants of Anduril's Barracuda and Fury drones, focused on enhancing Europe's sovereign capabilities — US companies are seeking to use their technological expertise to benefit from rising defence spending in the region
Apple's New Transcription APIs Blow Past Whisper in Speed Tests
Published: 2025-06-18 04:01:30-07:00
Summary:
Apple's new speech-to-text transcription APIs in iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe are delivering dramatically faster speeds compared to rival tools, including OpenAI's Whisper, based on beta testing conducted by MacStories' John Voorhees.
Apple uses its own native speech frameworks to power live transcription features in apps like Notes and Voice Memos, as well as phone call transcription in iOS 18.1. To improve efficiency in iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe, Apple has introduced a new SpeechAnalyzer class and SpeechTranscriber module [...]
UBS confirms data was stolen in a cyberattack on supplier Chain IQ, which said it and 19 other companies were targeted; Swiss media says it impacts 130K+ staff (Noele Illien/Bloomberg)
Published: 2025-06-18 06:40:00-04:00 Noele Illien / Bloomberg:
UBS confirms data was stolen in a cyberattack on supplier Chain IQ, which said it and 19 other companies were targeted; Swiss media says it impacts 130K+ staff — UBS Group AG said that information about the company had been stolen in a cyber attack on one of its suppliers …
An interview with Samsung SVP Dr. Hon Pak on the Galaxy Watch getting a first-ever blood analysis feature, AI health tools, and a potential monthly subscription (Vanessa Hand Orellana/CNET)
Published: 2025-06-18 06:30:01-04:00 Vanessa Hand Orellana / CNET:
An interview with Samsung SVP Dr. Hon Pak on the Galaxy Watch getting a first-ever blood analysis feature, AI health tools, and a potential monthly subscription — With a first-ever blood analysis feature and four new AI-powered health tools, the Galaxy Watch is shaping up to be a smarter ally h
2027 iPhone Air Could Debut Power-Saving LTPO3 OLED Display
Published: 2025-06-18 03:19:50-07:00
Summary:
Apple is considering introducing displays that use a lot less battery power in its iPhone lineup starting in 2027, according to a new report from The Elec.
According to the Korean-language report, the technology would involve upgrading Apple's current LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) OLED displays by incorporating oxide semiconductors in both switching and drive transistors.
Every iPhone screen has millions of tiny switches that control each pixel. Right now, Apple uses two different types of these switches: some are power-efficient but slow, while others are fast but power-hungry.
Apple's current plan has this year's iPhone 17 series using low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LPTO2) displays [...]
A look at California's 52-page California Report on Frontier Policy, which proposes an AI regulatory framework based on transparency, risk assessments, and more (Hayden Field/The Verge)
Published: 2025-06-18 06:15:01-04:00 Hayden Field / The Verge:
A look at California's 52-page California Report on Frontier Policy, which proposes an AI regulatory framework based on transparency, risk assessments, and more — A long-awaited report says companies are “simply inadequate at fully understanding” risks and harms.
Incremental AI is better than civilization changing AI
Published: 2025-06-18 10:13:58+02:00
Summary:
Incremental AI
For every AI skeptic and alarmist, there are ten AI dreamers convinced AI will change civilization. In the business world, this fuels high valuations and premature optimization through layoffs or sweeping business changes.
Amazon's CEO, Andy Jassy, listed out all sorts of AI things Amazon is doing. To me, the list suggests AI is great at incremental improvements to existing business processes.
For instance, improving campaign planning and copywriting helps Amazon and sellers. But if the product still sucks or is overpriced, who cares? Getting a mini-grill delivered on time for the weekend camping trip is nice - but not the singularity.
Incremental AI isn't a grand transformation. If le
[...]Published: 2025-06-18 10:06:38+02:00
Summary:
Why is digital sovereignty important right now? -
Connect any React application to an MCP server in three lines of code
Published: 2025-06-18 06:00:00+00:00
Summary:
We're open-sourcing use-mcp, a React library that connects to any MCP server in just 3 lines of code, as well as our AI Playground, a complete chat interface that can connect to remote MCP servers.
In-N-Out Australia Popups Are Back, Just So The Chain Can Keep Suing Over Trademarks
Published: 2025-06-18 02:45:00+00:00
Summary:
Here we go again. We have talked for years now about famed burger chain In-N-Out and its strategic, and very bullshit, practice of opening up pop-up locations in countries where it does not, and does not appear to plan to, have any real brick and mortar presence. This sort of trademark tourism is not unheard […]
Dealing with race conditions
Published: 2025-06-18 00:00:00+00:00
Summary:
Trump to Delay TikTok Ban for Another 90 Days
Published: 2025-06-17 16:15:01-07:00
Summary:
U.S. President Donald Trump will extend the looming TikTok ban for another 90 days later this week, the White House said today (via Axios). It will be the third extension Trump has put in place since taking office in January.
Trump's second TikTok extension will expire on June 19, and there appears to be no sign of a deal with China that would allow TikTok's U.S. operations to be sold to a U.S. company.
TikTok has been banned in the United States since January 19 due to the passing of the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, but Trump's extensions prevent the U.S. Department of Justice from enforcing the law and allow TikTok to r [...]
Startup Embeds AI Security Analysis in Dev Workflow
Published: 2025-06-17 23:00:24+00:00
Summary:
Kusari, a software supply chain security startup, has launched Kusari Inspector, an AI-powered tool that delivers security insights and go/no-go
The post Startup Embeds AI Security Analysis in Dev Workflow appeared first on The New Stack.
Yes, The FTC Wants You To Think The Internet Is The Enemy To The Great American Family
Published: 2025-06-17 22:41:00+00:00
Summary:
This is a combo piece with the first half written by law student Elizabeth Grossman about her take on the recent FTC moral panic about the internet, and the second part being some additional commentary and notes from her professor, Jess Miers. The FTC is fanning the flames of a moral panic. On June 4, […]
iOS 26 Improves Screenshots in Three Ways
Published: 2025-06-17 14:24:05-07:00
Summary:
iOS 26 includes three small but meaningful changes for screenshots.
The upcoming software update adds a new Screen Capture menu to the Settings app, under General. In it, there are a few useful toggles.
First, there is now an option for HDR screenshots. When this format is selected, any HDR photos or videos in screenshots will actually appear in HDR with full dynamic range, when viewed on newer iPhone models and other supported devices.
Apple says HDR screenshots use the HEIF image format. There is still an option for SDR screenshots, which are saved as PNG files.
Second, CarPlay screenshots finally work on an opt-in basis. On iOS 18 and earlier, taking a screenshot on an iPhone connected to CarPlay generates both iPhone and CarPlay screenshots. Starting with iOS 26, however, onl [...]
Philips Hue Line Gains New Wall Washer Light
Published: 2025-06-17 13:58:15-07:00
Summary:
Signify today updated its popular Philips Hue lighting lineup with the Philips Hue Play Wall Washer, a new light that's meant to provide background lighting for a TV or other entertainment space.
The Hue Play Wall Washer is meant to provide an immersive lighting experience with wide-angle real-time effects that are ideal for movies, TV shows, gaming, and more. The device uses ColorCast projection technology for gradient lighting that covers an entire wall, and the compact aluminum design of the light itself is unobtrusive and modern.
While the Hue Play Wall Washer can be used on its own, it also pairs well with the rest of the Philips Hue ecosystem. It is able to be used with all Philips Hue lights, the Hue HDMI Sync Box, and the TV and PC Sync apps. Like all Hue products, it is HomeKit-c [...]
Techdirt Podcast Episode 422: The Political Power Of Mockery
Published: 2025-06-17 20:30:00+00:00
Summary:
Support us on Patreon » In a world awash with misinformation and disinformation, those who spread and benefit from the chaos have worked hard to brand fact-checking and counterspeech as a form of censorship — and it’s a worryingly effective tactic. But there’s one type of counterspeech that is very hard to evade: mockery and satire. […]
Discounted Apple Watch Series 10 Now Available From Apple's U.S. Refurbished Store
Published: 2025-06-17 12:46:44-07:00
Summary:
Apple today stocked its U.S. refurbished store with Apple Watch Series 10 models, offering the latest Apple Watch devices at a discount for the first time since their launch last September.
The refurbished Apple Watch Series 10 models are discounted by approximately 15 percent compared to the standard price for brand new models. The Wi-Fi only 46mm Apple Watch Series 10, for example, is available for $359, down from $429. A <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/product/FWYD3LW/A/refurbished-apple-watch-series-10-gps-cellular-46mm-slate-titanium-case-with-s-m-black-sport-band" [...]
Apple Saves $300 Million After Appeals Court Win in LTE Patent Fight
Published: 2025-06-17 12:30:16-07:00
Summary:
Apple today won a victory in its ongoing patent infringement litigation with Texas-based patent troll Optis, reports Reuters.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today threw out a prior jury verdict that would have forced Apple to pay $300 million for infringing on standard-essential LTE patents owned by Optis.
When appealing the initial ruling from the Eastern District Court of Texas, Apple argued that the court had not fairly separated the different patent claims that it allegedly violated, and only asked the jurors to determine if Apple violated any patents. The federal appeals court agreed with Apple, and said that the district court ruling provided [...]
How The Republican Party Became A Party That Believes The Constitution Only Applies To Its Enemies
Published: 2025-06-17 19:08:00+00:00
Summary:
Let’s talk about constitutional hypocrisy so brazen, so comprehensive, so morally bankrupt that it would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous to the republic. I’ve learned something about modern Republicans that crystallizes everything wrong with our current political moment: they care more about the constitutionality of Biden’s student debt forgiveness than they do about […]
AI, the New Hero of Software Development … or Anti-Hero?
Published: 2025-06-17 18:48:51+00:00
Summary:


iOS 26 Lets You Set Custom Ringtones Without Using GarageBand
Published: 2025-06-17 11:16:20-07:00
Summary:
The dust is beginning to settle on iOS 26, but there is one more smaller improvement that we wanted to make sure that we highlighted: the ability to set custom ringtones on the iPhone without using the GarageBand app.
To set a custom ringtone on iOS 26, open the Files app and tap on an MP3 or M4A audio file that is less than 30 seconds long. Next, tap on the share button in the bottom-right corner of the screen, tap on More, and tap on Use as Ringtone. Then, that audio file will be listed as a ringtone option in the Settings app under Sounds & Haptics → Ringtone.
As noted by Macworld last week, the Use [...]
Google’s Gemini AI family updated with stable 2.5 Pro, super-efficient 2.5 Flash-Lite
Published: 2025-06-17 17:58:55+00:00
Summary:
Google says Gemini 2.5 is stable and ready for developers to build on.
DOJ’s Constitutional Dodge: When One Detention Reason Fails, Just Try Another
Published: 2025-06-17 17:52:00+00:00
Summary:
When a federal judge ruled last week that Marco Rubio can’t just declare that the US can detain green card holder Mahmoud Khalil based on the Secretary of State’s “vibes check” assessment of his political beliefs, you might think Khalil would finally be free to return to his family. You’d be wrong. The DOJ has […]
Anker Offers MacRumors Readers 20% Off Collection of Chargers, Hubs, Batteries, and More
Published: 2025-06-17 10:47:01-07:00
Summary:
MacRumors readers can get 20 percent off a collection of Anker's best charging accessories this month. In order to get this deal, head to Anker's website and add an accessory to your cart, then enter the code Ankermacrumors2025 at checkout to see the discount.
Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Anker. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.
Our exclusive 20 percent off code works on most accessories sitewide, including Anker's <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=43469&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ank [...]
Daily Deal: Rosetta Stone (All Languages)
Published: 2025-06-17 17:47:00+00:00
Summary:
Embark on the journey of language learning with the Rosetta Stone lifetime subscription for all languages. Trusted by top-tier organizations like NASA, Calvin Klein, and TripAdvisor, Rosetta Stone has been the go-to software for language learning for the past 27 years. With its immersive and intuitive training method, you might be reading, writing, and speaking […]
See iPadOS 26 Multitasking in Action
Published: 2025-06-17 10:29:31-07:00
Summary:
iPadOS 26 is going to change the way that you use your iPad, and it turns working on the iPad into a much more Mac-like experience. Apple introduced a whole new multitasking system, which you can get a first look at in our video.
Windows on the iPad now work like Windows on the Mac. You can have multiple app windows open at once, and arrange them in any way that's convenient for you. Split View and Slide Over are gone, but the new window options work with Stage Manager.
iPad apps have menu bars where you can access settings for each app, and there are also the iconic "traffic light" buttons that yo [...]
iOS 18.6 Beta Code Includes Reference to Apple's Rumored Home Hub
Published: 2025-06-17 10:19:22-07:00
Summary:
Apple is rumored to be working on an all-new smart home hub, and an alleged reference to the device has been discovered in the iOS 18.6 beta.
9to5Mac today reported that iOS 18.6's code includes a new "apple-logo-1088@2x~home.png" image asset. According to the report, the "~home" suffix indicates that the image asset is intended to be limited to Apple's rumored homeOS operating system for the home hub, which is expected to have a square iPad-like screen.
If the report is accurate about the image asset, it serves as furt [...]
How Organizations Can Cross the Operational Chasm
Published: 2025-06-17 17:00:23+00:00
Summary:
In today’s digital economy, operational resilience isn’t just important – it’s essential. The global IT outage on July 19 last
The post How Organizations Can Cross the Operational Chasm appeared first on The New Stack.
Trump, ICE Briefly Decided Maybe It’s Not A Good Idea To Mass Arrest Employed Migrants… But Then Reversed Course
Published: 2025-06-17 16:26:00+00:00
Summary:
For a brief moment, it looked like real life was finally having an effect on Trump’s “immigrants are inherently evil” fantasies. There was a brief window, last week, where Trump indicated he’d roll back some of his deportation goons because it was going too far. The fact that this moment of realization has arrived at […]
Service-Level Objectives: Stop Thinking in Burn Rates
Published: 2025-06-17 16:00:51+00:00
Summary:
Across the industry, there’s great diversity in the way people integrate service-level objectives (SLOs) into their workflows. Some companies use
The post Service-Level Objectives: Stop Thinking in Burn Rates appeared first on The New Stack.
Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feeds
Published: 2025-06-17 12:00:00-04:00
Summary:
The Threads team at Meta has spent the past year working on supporting the broader fediverse and social web, and is launching its biggest integrations yet: a new dedicated feed for fediverse posts, and a way to search for fediverse users inside of Threads. Starting today, if you’ve turned on fediverse sharing in Threads, there […]
Satechi's New Accessory Lets You Add Up to 8TB of Storage to Mac Mini
Published: 2025-06-17 09:00:00-07:00
Summary:
Accessory maker Satechi has announced that it has released a new NVMe SSD enclosure that is specially designed for the latest Mac mini.
The slim aluminum enclosure is the same size as the Mac mini models with M4 and M4 Pro chips, allowing it to sit atop the computer. It connects to the Mac mini with an included USB 4 cable, offering data transfer speeds of up to 40 Gbps.
The enclosure can hold up to an 8TB NVMe SSD, and it has a hidden compartment for storing the braided USB 4 cable. In addition, Satechi says it has integrated cooling vents and a thermal pad, for peak performance without thermal throttling.
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1006344" height="3000" src= [...]
Where's the AirTag 2?
Published: 2025-06-17 08:52:10-07:00
Summary:
We are still waiting for Apple's long-rumored AirTag 2 to launch. Below, we recap the latest rumors about the item-tracking accessory.
In his Power On newsletter before WWDC, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that a new AirTag was "nearly ready" to launch. Last year, he said that it would be released around the middle of 2025, and the midpoint of the year is just two weeks away.
"The new AirTag is nearly ready, having been prepared for launch over the past several months," he said. However, he said that it was unlikely that Apple would announce the AirTag 2 during <a hre [...]
Vibe Coding in a Post-IDE World: Why Agentic AI Is the Real Disruption
Published: 2025-06-17 15:30:25+00:00
Summary:
Let me tell you a story. Last month, I published a blog post without touching a word processor. I spoke
The post Vibe Coding in a Post-IDE World: Why Agentic AI Is the Real Disruption appeared first on The New Stack.
The MacBook Air is the obvious loser as the sun sets on the Intel Mac era
Published: 2025-06-17 13:36:28+00:00
Summary:
In the end, Intel Macs have mostly gotten a better deal than PowerPC Macs did.
The Trump Org Sort Of Launches A New Half-Assed Wireless Phone Company, Trump Mobile
Published: 2025-06-17 12:26:00+00:00
Summary:
Never one to miss an opportunity to exploit the presidency for a quick and tacky buck, the Trump administration is getting into the cell phone business. Well, sort of: the Trump administration is launching a lazy new MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that piggybacks on existing wireless networks with an added perk: a fake-gold $500 […]
Merging Business Logic and DevOps
Published: 2025-06-17 07:53:35+00:00
Summary:


How to Embed Security Into Enterprise DevOps Pipelines
Published: 2025-06-17 07:20:19+00:00
Summary:


Agent Mulder Was Right! (Sort Of)
Published: 2025-06-17 03:02:00+00:00
Summary:
It’s one of those things I don’t discuss on main. I’m not really sure why. Maybe it was my strict religious upbringing, which made discussing anything outside of preferred interpretations of the Bible sacrilegious, if not actually blasphemous. Or maybe it was a concern about being a bit outside of the mainstream, which might result […]
Stop uploading your data to Google (News)
Published: 2025-06-16 20:30:00+00:00
Summary:
Lukas Mathis tells us to stop uploading our data to Google, Robert Vitonsky wants web devs to not guess his language using his IP, Tom from GameTorch reminds us that software talent is gold right now, Austin Parker from Honeycomb describes how LLMs are upending the observability industry, and Vitess co-creator, Sugu Sougoumarane, joins Supabase to lead their Multigres effort to bring Vitess to Postgres.
Reddit user surprised when 1960s computer panel emerged from collapsed family garage
Published: 2025-06-16 20:04:19+00:00
Summary:
Rare RCA control panel from 1966 may be the only surviving example of its kind.
Python ThreadPool vs. Multiprocessing
Published: 2025-06-16 20:00:29+00:00
Summary:
Before we dive into multithreading and multiprocessing, let’s first cover some background info on concurrency, parallelism and asynchronous tasks. These
The post Python ThreadPool vs. Multiprocessing appeared first on The New Stack.
The Modern Observability Roundtable: AI, Rising Costs and OpenTelemetry
Published: 2025-06-16 19:02:16+00:00
Summary:
Is the term “observability” still productive? When it first entered common parlance around 2017, it was instructive in differentiating itself
The post The Modern Observability Roundtable: AI, Rising Costs and OpenTelemetry appeared first on The New Stack.
Ads are “rolling out gradually” to WhatsApp
Published: 2025-06-16 18:13:36+00:00
Summary:
The ads will appear under WhatsApp's Updates tab.
Work Is Water: Beat Developer Infinity by Paying Attention to Flow
Published: 2025-06-16 18:03:21+00:00
Summary:
This article is for everyone drowning in work. If your to-do list seems infinite and you’re starting to feel burned
The post Work Is Water: Beat Developer Infinity by Paying Attention to Flow appeared first on The New Stack.
How To Choose the Best Python Package Management Tool
Published: 2025-06-16 15:00:40+00:00
Summary:
Python’s ecosystem relies heavily on third-party packages, making package management a critical aspect of development workflows. Three prominent package managers
The post How To Choose the Best Python Package Management Tool appeared first on The New Stack.
The Anti-Metrics Era of Developer Productivity
Published: 2025-06-16 14:09:44+00:00
Summary:
The introduction of sophisticated AI coding assistants has fundamentally altered the way developers work. What once took hours of concentrated
The post The Anti-Metrics Era of Developer Productivity appeared first on The New Stack.
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Published: 2025-06-16 07:53:19+00:00
Summary:


Ready or Not, Agentic AI Is Disrupting Corporate Landscapes
Published: 2025-06-15 14:00:45+00:00
Summary:
While the advancements in Generative AI continue to introduce astounding possibilities, Agentic AI has emerged as a solution to complex
The post Ready or Not, Agentic AI Is Disrupting Corporate Landscapes appeared first on The New Stack.
Mary Meeker’s New AI Trends Report Makes the Case for Optimism
Published: 2025-06-15 13:00:54+00:00
Summary:
Historically, Mary Meeker‘s “Internet Trends” reports have been legendary. After a five-year hiatus, the VC/analyst has co-authored a remarkable new
The post Mary Meeker’s New AI Trends Report Makes the Case for Optimism appeared first on The New Stack.
Would you switch browsers for a chatbot?
Published: 2025-06-15 08:00:00-04:00
Summary:
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 87, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy It's Officially Too Hot Now Week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Sabrina Carpenter and Khaby Lame and […]
Meet Embabel: A Framework for Building AI Agents With Java
Published: 2025-06-14 16:00:34+00:00
Summary:
AI agents are becoming true collaborators in the workplace, with more developers every day beginning to build them. To reach
The post Meet Embabel: A Framework for Building AI Agents With Java appeared first on The New Stack.
Agentic Coding: How Google’s Jules Compares to Claude Code
Published: 2025-06-14 14:00:55+00:00
Summary:
After my successful use of Claude Code, I was keen to try other equivalent agentic large language model (LLM) tools
The post Agentic Coding: How Google’s Jules Compares to Claude Code appeared first on The New Stack.
ECMAScript Committee Advances 3 Proposals to Stage 4
Published: 2025-06-14 13:00:56+00:00
Summary:
The TC39, aka the Ecma International’s Technical Committee 39, met in early June to review ECMAScript (a.k.a. JavaScript) specification submissions.
The post ECMAScript Committee Advances 3 Proposals to Stage 4 appeared first on The New Stack.
Reclaiming Control: Digital Sovereignty in 2025
Published: 2025-06-13 20:09:30+00:00
Summary:
Sovereignty has mattered since the invention of the nation state—defined by borders, laws, and taxes that apply within and without. While many
The post Reclaiming Control: Digital Sovereignty in 2025 appeared first on Gigaom.
Async Programming in Java Repositories
Published: 2025-06-13 20:00:11+00:00
Summary:
Java is an object-oriented language; it supports encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism. As we can see from Java’s continuing success in
The post Async Programming in Java Repositories appeared first on The New Stack.
Google can now generate a fake AI podcast of your search results
Published: 2025-06-13 19:19:55+00:00
Summary:
Because you wanted this, right?
GenAI and Flexible Consumption Models Reshape Hybrid Storage Infrastructure
Published: 2025-06-13 19:00:57+00:00
Summary:
The use of generative AI (GenAI) is growing at an unprecedented rate across various industries. Significant technical advances in AI
The post GenAI and Flexible Consumption Models Reshape Hybrid Storage Infrastructure appeared first on The New Stack.
Elixir: An Alternative to JavaScript-Based Web Development
Published: 2025-06-13 18:00:16+00:00
Summary:
It may sound like heresy, but some developers regret their commitment to JavaScript. Brian Cardarella, the founder of web and
The post Elixir: An Alternative to JavaScript-Based Web Development appeared first on The New Stack.
From Automation to Orchestration: The Key to Digital Success
Published: 2025-06-13 17:40:16+00:00
Summary:


New Relic Adds Support for Model Context Protocol to Observability Platform
Published: 2025-06-13 17:36:03+00:00
Summary:


Inside the firm turning eerie blank streaming ads into useful nonprofit messages
Published: 2025-06-13 17:10:45+00:00
Summary:
Nonprofits often can't afford ad space on streaming platforms.