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DHS Is Hunting Down Trump Critics. The ‘Free Speech’ Warriors Are Mighty Quiet.

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For years, we’ve been subjected to an endless parade of hyperventilating claims about the Biden administration’s supposed “censorship industrial complex.” We were told, over and over again, that the government was weaponizing its power to silence conservative speech. The evidence for this? Some angry emails from White House staffers that Facebook ignored. That was basically […]

Open source USearch library jumpstarts ScyllaDB vector search

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ScyllaDB, an open source columnar database, recently added vector search capabilities underpinned by USearch, an open source clustering and vector

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Why this is the worst crypto winter ever: AI crowds out crypto for mindshare and power grid access, crypto is mainstream, gold beats BTC as a safe haven, more (Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg:
Why this is the worst crypto winter ever: AI crowds out crypto for mindshare and power grid access, crypto is mainstream, gold beats BTC as a safe haven, more  —  Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.  Sometimes it's us …

Tim Cook told Apple staff at an all-hands that he's "deeply distraught" with the US' current approach to immigration and he will press the issue with lawmakers (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Tim Cook told Apple staff at an all-hands that he's “deeply distraught” with the US' current approach to immigration and he will press the issue with lawmakers  —  Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook told employees that he's “deeply distraught” with the US's current approach …

Apple CEO Tim Cook Promises to Lobby U.S. Government on Immigration

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In an all-hands meeting with employees today, Apple CEO Tim Cook promised to lobby the U.S. government on immigration, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.


Cook said he is "deeply distraught" with the U.S. government's current approach to immigration, and he promised to make his voice heard on the matter, the report said.

"For as long as I can remember, we have been a smarter, wiser, more innovative company because we've attracted the best and brightest from all corners of the world," Cook told employees, according to the report. Cook ensured that he would "continue to lobby lawmakers on this issue" going forward, per the report.

Cook said immigration is especia [...]

The enterprise is not ready for “the rise of the developer”

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Asked what enterprises aren’t ready for as AI advances, Sean O’Dell of Dynatrace offers a prediction — and before doing

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OpenAI’s GPT-5.3-Codex helped build itself

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OpenAI’s new GPT-5.3-Codex model is the company’s most capable agentic coding model yet. However, unlike previous Codex models, it focuses

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Y Combinator adds Canada back to its accepted countries list, and says it had removed the country because its top Canadian companies reincorporated in the US (Alex Riehl/BetaKit)

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Alex Riehl / BetaKit:
Y Combinator adds Canada back to its accepted countries list, and says it had removed the country because its top Canadian companies reincorporated in the US  —  Y Combinator has once again revised its standard deal terms, this time to add Canada back as one of its permitted sites of investment.

The Full Orwell: DOJ Weaponization Working Group Finally Gets Off The Ground

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I have to admit: the first one-and-a-half paragraphs of this CNN report had me thinking the Trump administration was shedding another pretense and just embracing its inherent shittiness. Justice Department officials are expected to meet Monday to discuss how to reenergize probes that are considered a top priority for President Donald Trump — reviewing the […]

Daily Deal: The 2026 Canva Bundle

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The 2026 Canva Bundle has six courses to help you learn about graphic design. From logo design to business cards to branding to bulk content creation, these courses have you covered. It’s on sale for $20. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt Deals […]

iPhone 17e and iPad 12 Features and Release Date Rumors Surface in Two New Reports

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Japanese blog Mac Otakara today shared some alleged details about the iPhone 17e and iPad 12, which are both expected to be released within the next few months.


In February 2025, Apple discontinued the iPhone SE and released a new entry-level iPhone 16e. The device features a 6.1-inch OLED display, an A18 chip, Apple Intelligence, a single 48-megapixel rear camera, an Action button, a USB-C port, and more. The iPhone 17e would be the follow-up, spec-bumped model.

According to the report, which cites "reliable sources," the iPhone 17e will have a similar overall design as the iPhone [...]

Anthropic says it found Opus 4.6 "brings more focus to the most challenging parts of a task without being told to" and "thinks more deeply and more carefully" (Anthropic)

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Anthropic:
Anthropic says it found Opus 4.6 “brings more focus to the most challenging parts of a task without being told to” and “thinks more deeply and more carefully”  —  We're upgrading our smartest model.  —  The new Claude Opus 4.6 improves on its predecessor's coding skills.

OpenAI says GPT-5.3-Codex goes beyond an agent that can code "to an agent that can do nearly anything developers and professionals can do on a computer" (OpenAI)

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OpenAI:
OpenAI says GPT-5.3-Codex goes beyond an agent that can code “to an agent that can do nearly anything developers and professionals can do on a computer”  —  Expanding Codex across the full spectrum of professional work on a computer.  —  Join the Codex app waitlist

Anthropic says Opus 4.6 found 500+ previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries with little to no prompting during its testing (Sam Sabin/Axios)

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Sam Sabin / Axios:
Anthropic says Opus 4.6 found 500+ previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries with little to no prompting during its testing  —  - Before its debut, Anthropic's frontier red team tested Opus 4.6 in a sandboxed environment to see how well it could find bugs in open-source code.

OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex, which it says runs 25% faster, enabling longer-running tasks, and "is our first model that was instrumental in creating itself" (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)

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David Gewirtz / ZDNET:
OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex, which it says runs 25% faster, enabling longer-running tasks, and “is our first model that was instrumental in creating itself”  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — GPT-5.3-Codex helped debug and deploy parts of itself.  — Codex can be steered mid-task without losing context.

Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon"

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AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.

Anthropic introduces "agent teams" in Claude Code as a research preview to launch multiple agents that work in parallel, and a Claude in PowerPoint plugin (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch)

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Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch:
Anthropic introduces “agent teams” in Claude Code as a research preview to launch multiple agents that work in parallel, and a Claude in PowerPoint plugin  —  On Thursday, Anthropic released the latest version of Opus — its most advanced model and a particularly important model for Claude Code.

Anthropic says Opus 4.6 supports a 1M context window in beta, scored 90.2% on BigLaw Bench, the highest for any Claude model, and boosts agentic capabilities (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)

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David Gewirtz / ZDNET:
Anthropic says Opus 4.6 supports a 1M context window in beta, scored 90.2% on BigLaw Bench, the highest for any Claude model, and boosts agentic capabilities  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Anthropic debuts Claude Opus 4.6 for enterprise knowledge work.  — It's built for end-to-end autonomy with fewer rewrites.

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.6, which it says can scrutinize company data, regulatory filings, and market info; Anthropic now has 300K+ business users (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)

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Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.6, which it says can scrutinize company data, regulatory filings, and market info; Anthropic now has 300K+ business users  —  Anthropic is releasing a new version of its most powerful AI model that's designed to carry out financial research …

Anthropic debuts Opus 4.6 with standout scores for solving hard problems that other AIs miss

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Anthropic launched Opus 4.6 on Thursday, an update to its flagship Opus model that delivers major improvements over its predecessor—and

The post Anthropic debuts Opus 4.6 with standout scores for solving hard problems that other AIs miss appeared first on The New Stack.

Q&A with Elon Musk on launching 1TW of space GPUs, Grok and human consciousness, Optimus, xAI's business plan, China's manufacturing win, DOGE, and more (Cheeky Pint)

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Cheeky Pint:
Q&A with Elon Musk on launching 1TW of space GPUs, Grok and human consciousness, Optimus, xAI's business plan, China's manufacturing win, DOGE, and more  —  Timecodes  —  Transcript  —  Are there really three hours of questions?  Are you fucking serious?  —  Dwarkesh Patel

Meta confirms it is testing a standalone app for Vibes, its short-form video feed of AI videos, after "strong early traction", without sharing specific numbers (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Meta confirms it is testing a standalone app for Vibes, its short-form video feed of AI videos, after “strong early traction”, without sharing specific numbers  —  Meta is testing a standalone Vibes app, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday.

The Wyden Siren: Senator’s Cryptic CIA Letter Follows A Pattern That’s Never Been Wrong

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If you’ve been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years, you’ve likely learned to recognize a particular pattern. Senator Ron Wyden will occasionally send a public letter that essentially says “hey, I can’t tell you what’s happening because it’s classified, but something really bad is going on and you […]

The US FCC grants Starlink competitor Logos clearance to deploy up to 4,178 low Earth orbit broadband satellites by 2035; Logos raised a $50M Series A in 2025 (Jason Rainbow/SpaceNews)

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Jason Rainbow / SpaceNews:
The US FCC grants Starlink competitor Logos clearance to deploy up to 4,178 low Earth orbit broadband satellites by 2035; Logos raised a $50M Series A in 2025  —  - Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email

iPad Demand Surges as Apple Strengthens Grip on Tablet Market

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Apple expanded its lead in the global tablet market in late 2025 as overall shipments rebounded, according to new research from Omdia.


Global tablet shipments reportedly reached 162 million units in 2025, representing 9.8% year-over-year growth. The research firm said the strongest momentum occurred during the holiday quarter, when shipments reached 44 million units, also up 9.8% compared to the same quarter a year earlier. Omdia described the annual total as the highest shipment volume recorded since the surge in demand seen in 2020, partly caused by anticipation of memory supply constraints.

Apple was a key contributor to the market's late-year growth. Omdia says that [...]

DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein helped his Russian-born publicist Masha Bucher become a prominent VC who now boasts of early checks to 22 unicorns like xAI (Iain Martin/Forbes)

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Iain Martin / Forbes:
DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein helped his Russian-born publicist Masha Bucher become a prominent VC who now boasts of early checks to 22 unicorns like xAI  —  Masha Bucher is one of the more high profile female VCs in Silicon Valley.  New emails released from the Department of Justice reve

US tech stocks fall sharply in intraday trading: the Nasdaq drops 1.8%+, S&P 500 1.5%+, GOOG 3%+, QCOM 7%+, and AMZN 3%+, amid a selloff in software stocks (Financial Times)

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Financial Times:
US tech stocks fall sharply in intraday trading: the Nasdaq drops 1.8%+, S&P 500 1.5%+, GOOG 3%+, QCOM 7%+, and AMZN 3%+, amid a selloff in software stocks  —  Nasdaq drops as once high-flying companies pull market lower  —  US tech stocks fell on Thursday, as weak jobs data piled further pressure …

iFixit Shares AirTag 2 Teardown, Here's What's New

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We were so busy covering Apple's earnings call last Thursday that iFixit's AirTag 2 teardown video that afternoon went under our radar until now.


For those who have yet to watch the video, iFixit opens up the AirTag 2 and reveals what is new inside, including a redesigned speaker that is up to 50% louder than the one in the previous AirTag, according to Apple. The teardown also provides a look at the AirTag 2's second-generation Ultra Wideband chip and more.

The overall design of the AirTag 2 is similar to the original version of the item tracking accessory.

It took a researcher fewer than 2 hours to hijack OpenClaw

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All those security fears about the OpenClaw AI agent and its social network, Moltbook, are already proving true, according to

The post It took a researcher fewer than 2 hours to hijack OpenClaw appeared first on The New Stack.

What to Expect From the iPhone 18 Pro After the Latest Rumor Reversal

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While the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are not expected to launch for another seven months or so, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices.


It was initially reported that iPhone 18 Pro models would have fully under-screen Face ID, with only a front camera visible in the top-left corner of the screen. However, the latest rumors indicate that the devices will have only partially under-screen Face ID, which will result in a narrower Dynamic Island area.

Below, we have recapped 12 features rumored for the iPhone 18 Pro models, as of February 2026:

1. The sam

10 strategies to reduce MCP token bloat

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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has reached an inflection point. While some MCP deployments are still in the experimentation phase,

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Woot's Apple Watch Band Sale Has Solo/Braided Loops at Massive Discounts

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Woot this week is back with a massive sale on Solo Loop and Braided Solo Loop bands for Apple Watch, with prices that match the previous record low Woot deals on these bands.

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

You can get the Solo Loop for just $14.99 ($34 off) and the Braided Solo Loop for $29.99 ($69 off). All bands in this sale are in brand new condition and come with a one-year Apple limited warranty.

Steam Machine and Steam Frame delays are the latest product of the RAM crisis

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Valve says it still hopes to ship both devices "in the first half of the year."

iPhone 17 Pro Max vs. Android Battery Life: New Test Reveals Winner

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A broad new smartphone test has found that Apple devices lead the industry for battery life, with the iPhone 17 Pro Max ranking as the longest-lasting phone tested and Apple tied as the top overall brand.


CNET this week published the results of a large-scale battery-life comparison based on testing conducted throughout 2025 across 35 smartphones sold in the United States. According to the report, Apple and OnePlus ranked as the two brands with the strongest battery performance overall, based on averaged results from multiple battery benchmarks.

The top-performing individual device in the testing was Apple's ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max, which finis [...]

2025 Q4 DDoS threat report: A record-setting 31.4 Tbps attack caps a year of massive DDoS assaults

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The number of DDoS attacks more than doubled in 2025. The network layer is under particular threat as hyper-volumetric attacks grew 700%.

Josh Hawley Trots Out Trans Panic Attacks On Netflix To Help Larry Ellison Buy CNN, HBO

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We’ve been talking about how the Trump GOP is launching an all out attack on Netflix’s proposed merger with Warner Brothers. Not because they care about antitrust or corporate power, but because they really want Trump-allied billionaire Larry Ellison to buy Warner Brothers, CNN, and HBO. It’s part of their unsubtle plan to acquire what’s […]

Apple Hoping to Outdo Rivals With Tougher Display for Foldable iPhone

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Apple is reportedly evaluating a tougher display film technology for its first foldable iPhone as it tests materials that could differentiate the durability and feel of the screen from rival devices.


According to a new supply chain report from The Elec, Apple is evaluating transparent polyimide film as a protective layer that would sit on top of the ultra-thin glass used in the foldable display. The report says the company is currently testing two options for this outer film: polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and clear polyimide (CPI).

Most of today's foldable displays use ultra-thin glass to improve clarity and rigidity, but the glass still requires a flexibl [...]

AI, open source, talent, and more, live at cfgmgmtcamp 2026, with Andrew Clay Shafer

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This week’s Software Defined Interviews episode was recorded live at #cfgmgmtcamp with Andrew Clay Shafer as a returning guest:

Spotting talent, getting innovation adoption and driving use, open source, AI, and developing taste - those are the major topics Andrew and I discussed this week at a live recording. Also, a framework for creating the perfect burger.

Also, if you’re a podcast traditionalist, here’s the audio-only version: https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/119

Measles Has Now Begun To Infect Immigrant Detention Camps

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It’s darkly funny, in a way, to recall a racist trope that gets trotted out about immigration all the time: immigrants bring disease into the country. That in itself isn’t funny, obviously. The funny part is that it seems like we’re proving the opposite to be true under the Trump administration. As the measles outbreak […]

Baton Rouge Acquires A Straight-Up Military Surveillance Drone

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The Baton Rouge Police Department announced recently that it will begin using a drone designed by military equipment manufacturer Lockheed Martin and Edge Autonomy, making it one of the first local police departments to use an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a history of primary use in foreign war zones. Baton Rouge is now one of the […]

Anthropic Promises Claude Will Remain Ad-Free, Mocks ChatGPT Ads in Super Bowl Commercial

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As OpenAI is making plans to introduce ads to ChatGPT, competitor Anthropic has promised to keep Claude ad-free. In a blog post today, the company said that there are "many good places for advertising," but a "conversation with Claude is not one of them."


According to Anthropic, including ads in Claude would not be in line with its mission of creating a helpful assistant for work and deep thinking. Anthropic claims that users should not need to second-guess whether an AI is being helpful or "subtly steering the conversation towards something monetizable."

There will be no ads or sponsored links in conversations with Claude, and Claude's responses will not be influenced by advertisers or include third-party product placements.
[...]

New M5 Chips Spotted in iOS 26.3 Beta

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The iOS 26.3 release candidate includes references to a pair of unreleased chips that are in the M5 family, according to information found by Nicolás Alvarez and shared with MacRumors.


The iOS 26.3 RC mentions two unreleased SoCs, T6051 and T6052, with associated H17C and H17D platform names. The 17 is a reference to the M5, as the standard M5 chip is numbered H17G. Typically, the "C" lettering is used with a Max chip, and the "D" lettering is used for Ultra chips. G is used for standard chips, and S is used for Pro chips.

When using Apple's past numbering and lettering as a reference, that would suggest an M5 Max and an M5 Ultra chip. There is no current reference t [...]

No Display? No Problem: Cross-Device Passkey Authentication for XR Devices

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We’re sharing a novel approach to enabling cross-device passkey authentication for devices with inaccessible displays (like XR devices). Our approach bypasses the use of QR codes and enables cross-device authentication without the need for an on-device display, while still complying with all trust and proximity requirements. This approach builds on work done by the FIDO [...]

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Amazon's Alexa+ Now Free for All U.S. Prime Members, Beating Apple's Smarter Siri to Market

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Amazon's Alexa+ AI assistant is rolling out to all U.S. Amazon Prime subscribers beginning today, with the service available at no additional cost.


Amazon says that Prime subscribers can access Alexa+ with the Alexa app, Alexa-enabled devices, or the Alexa.com website. Prime members can access Alexa+ by saying "Alexa, upgrade to Alexa+," or by logging into their Amazon account on the Alexa website.

Alexa+ has been in testing since February 2025, offering a smarter, more personalized, and more proactive assistant experience. Amazon says Alexa+ is much more capable than the prior version of Alexa thanks to its updated architec [...]

OpenAI’s New Scientific Writing And Collaboration Workspace ‘Prism’ Raises Fears Of Vibe-Coded Academic AI Slop

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It is no secret that large language models (LLMs) are being used routinely to modify and even write scientific papers. That’s not necessarily a bad thing: LLMs can help produce clearer texts with stronger logic, not least when researchers are writing in a language that is not their mother tongue. More generally, a recent analysis […]

Civilization VII Coming to Apple Arcade Tomorrow

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Popular strategy game Civilization VII is set to launch on Apple Arcade tomorrow, allowing ‌Apple Arcade‌ subscribers to play on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.


Sid Meier's Civilization VII ‌Apple Arcade‌ Edition features the Civilization VII base game experience, with mouse support, controller support, and intuitive touch controls available. Players take on the role of one of many legendary leaders from history, aiming to build the greatest empire the world has ever known.

Gamers will construct cities and control armies to expand their territory, conq [...]

Apple TV Announces 12 New Shows and Films Coming This Year

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Apple on Tuesday previewed 12 new shows and films that will be premiering on the Apple TV streaming service throughout 2026.


The new series:

• Imperfect Women — March 18, 2026


• Margo's Got Money Troubles — April 15, 2026

Jeff Bezos Is Destroying What’s Left Of The Washington Post To Please Our Dim, Unpopular Autocrats

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Jeff Bezos this week continued to dismantle what’s left of the Washington Post via another massive round of layoffs that left remaining staff stunned. Among the latest cuts is the elimination of the paper’s popular sports desk, scaling back of international and local news, the firing of an untold swath of journalists, and the ending of […]

Setting Docker Hardened Images free (Interview)

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In May of 2025, Docker launched Hardened Images, a secure, minimal, production-ready set of images. In December, they made DHI freely available and open source to everyone who builds software. On this episode, we're joined by Tushar Jain, EVP of Engineering at Docker to learn all about it.

Survey Surfaces More Focus on Software Security Testing and API Security

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macOS Tahoe 26.3 Release Candidate Now Available

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Apple today provided the release candidate (RC) version of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.3 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a week after the launch of the third beta. The RC is the version of ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.3 that will be provided to the public as long as the final testing phase uncovers no major bugs.


Developers can download the ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.3 update by opening up the System Settings app, selecting the General category, and then choosing Software Update. Beta Updates will need to be enabled, and a free developer account is required.

There's no word yet on what's included in ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26 [...]

Apple Seeds iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 Release Candidates

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Apple today seeded the release candidate (RC) versions of upcoming iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the release of the third betas. The RCs represent the final versions of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 that will be provided to the public if no bugs are found in the updates.


Registered developers can download the updates from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting the Software Update option.

iOS 26.3 adds a tool for transitioning from an ‌iPhone‌ to an Android device. Transfers can be initiated durin [...]

Apple Releases watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3 and visionOS 26.3 Release Candidates

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Apple today provided developers with the release candidate versions of upcoming watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and visionOS 26.3 updates for testing purposes. The software comes a week after Apple provided the third betas. The release candidates are the final version of the updates that will be provided to the public as long as no bugs are found.


The software updates are available through the Settings app on each device, and because these are developer betas, a free developer account is required.

We don't know what new features might be added in watchOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, and tvOS 26.3, and nothing new has been discovered so far. Apple doesn't typically provide release notes for betas, so we mi [...]

Federal Judges Are Done With The Deference: Courts Call Out Admin’s Immigration ‘Bullshit’ In Increasingly Pointed Terms

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Over the past week, two federal judges have issued rulings on immigration cases that aren’t just legally significant—they’re genuinely extraordinary documents. One includes a photo of a five-year-old in a Spiderman backpack, biblical citations, and closes with Ben Franklin’s warning about keeping the republic. The other spends 83 pages methodically dismantling a cabinet secretary’s decision, […]

GitHub is letting developers choose between Copilot and its biggest rivals

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GitHub subscribers now have a choice of coding agents to help them create. In addition to GitHub’s own Copilot, users

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User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app

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Despite the about-face, some customers think "the damage is done."

Apple's Studio Display 2 Rumored to Have Up to 90Hz Refresh Rate Instead of 120Hz

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Apple reportedly plans to release a new Studio Display this year, and it has once again been rumored that the monitor's maximum refresh rate will be 90Hz.


In November 2024, an anonymous listener of the Relay FM tech podcast "Upgrade" claimed that Apple was developing 90Hz display technology that could be used for the next Studio Display, as well as future iPad Air and iMac models. A higher refresh rate can make videos and scrolling look smoother to the eye, but 90Hz would stop short of the 120Hz refresh rate that iPhone, iPad, and Mac models with ProMotion support can achieve.

Now, a MacRumors tipst [...]

Six New Leagues Coming to Apple Sports

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Following today's update, Apple plans to add support for six new soccer leagues to the next version of the Sports app, MacRumors has discovered.


Earlier today, Apple released version 3.7 of the Sports app, introducing support for every PGA and LPGA tournament, with live leaderboards, round-by-round scorecards for every golfer, and real-time updates in the app, widgets, and Live Activities. The app already supported the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, Premier League, NASCAR, F1, and more. The update also expanded the soccer lineup with support for Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, Cou [...]

Amazon Discounts Anker's Newest Prime Chargers

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Earlier this week, Anker debuted its new Prime 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station with a launch discount on Amazon. If ordered this week, you can clip the on-page coupon on Amazon to get the accessory for $119.99, down from $149.99.

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.

The Prime 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station features Qi2.2 support, which lets a compatible MagSafe ‌iPhone‌ charge at up to 25W. It's the same speed as Apple's ‌MagSafe‌ charger, a [...]

Mastering millisecond latency and millions of events: The event-driven architecture behind the Amazon Key Suite

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In this post, we explore how the Amazon Key team used Amazon EventBridge to modernize their architecture, transforming a tightly coupled monolithic system into a resilient, event-driven solution. We explore the technical challenges we faced, our implementation approach, and the architectural patterns that helped us achieve improved reliability and scalability. The post covers our solutions for managing event schemas at scale, handling multiple service integrations efficiently, and building an extensible architecture that accommodates future growth.

HomePod 2 Now Over 3 Years Old, With No Sign of New Model

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Apple's second-generation HomePod is now over three years old, with no sign of a refresh or third-generation model on the horizon.


The original ‌HomePod‌ was announced at WWDC in 2017 and launched in 2018 after a heavily delayed release. The device was met with mixed reviews; critics praised its outstanding sound quality but pointed out its high price, missing features, and limited functionality compared to rivals.

Apple dropped its price from $349 to $299 in April 2019 and, in March 2021, the company announced that it was discontinuing the firs [...]

The ‘weird’ things that happened when Clickhouse replaced C++ with Rust

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ClickHouse’s decision to shift parts of its codebase to Rust is a perfect storm: the convergence of a wildly popular

The post The ‘weird’ things that happened when Clickhouse replaced C++ with Rust appeared first on The New Stack.

MomentProof Deploys Patented Digital Asset Protection

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MCP-Powered Agentic AI in DevOps: Building Secure, Scalable Multi-Agent Pipelines for Autonomous SRE and Observability

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4 Security Risks of AI Code Assistants

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Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive

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Eighty percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate.

Perforce Adds MCP Support Across Entire DevOps Portfolio

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Anthropic Research Shows Trade-Off Between AI Productivity and Developer Mastery

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Nintendo Switch is the second-bestselling game console ever, behind only the PS2

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Switch 2 has already beaten the Wii U and is on its way to overtaking GameCube.

OpenAI Shifts Toward Autonomous Team Model with Codex Desktop Launch

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Moltbook: Hype or the Singularity?

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Hysteria continues to build over Moltbook, the so-called AI Agent social network. If you believe Elon Musk, Moltbook is at

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Why Kubernetes is retiring Ingress NGINX

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We warned you! Today, Ingress NGINX is still being used by 50% of Kubernetes users to manage incoming traffic, but it’s

The post Why Kubernetes is retiring Ingress NGINX appeared first on The New Stack.

Improve global upload performance with R2 Local Uploads

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Local Uploads on R2 reduces request duration for uploads by up to 75%. It writes object data to a nearby location and asynchronously copies it to your bucket, all while data is available immediately.

Why Responsible AI Isn’t Optional in DevOps — it is the Next Frontier of Ownership

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Relative to your interests, Tuesday

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• Codex App - OpenAI’s Claude Code competitor.
• U.S tech backlash grows as countries and startups seek alternatives - Big revealed preferences tests coming up here.
• Related, the investor angle: “Europe is hitting the kills witch on some U.S. tech.”

Why Data Contracts Need Apache Kafka and Apache Flink

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Bot-Driven Development: Redefining DevOps Workflow

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This is how the new announcement economy works. You declare a massive number. The headlines write themselves. The stock moves. Mission accomplished." Whether the deal actually closes becomes almost irrelevant. The momentum already happened." As a generalized marketing strategy: “my doctrine is that velocity has replaced authority as the organizing principle of information. What and who moves fastest wins. Truth and facts are optional and get lost in the race to dominate attention.

🔗 OpenAI and the New Announcement Economy

Durable Execution: Build reliable software in an unreliable world

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Software reliability is a persistent problem for developers because IT systems are built on unreliable components: hardware degrades; software has

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Streaming service Crunchyroll raises prices weeks after killing its free tier

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Sony has made streaming anime pricier since buying Crunchyroll.

Unlocking AI’s full potential: Why context is everything

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AI is ubiquitous in both the consumer and enterprise sectors. Yet few organizations are realizing AI’s full potential. Why? AI

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Why enterprise businesses should adopt immutable Linux for the desktop

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If you’ve been a part of the Linux community for even a brief period, over the past few years, chances

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Chainguard admitted Factory 1.0 was “brittle.” Here’s how 2.0 fixes it.

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The new, revised Factory 2.0 swaps out 1.0’s fragile, event-driven pipeline with a self-healing system powered by a new open

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OpenAI’s Codex desktop app is all about managing agents

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OpenAI is betting that coding agents are outgrowing the terminal. The company launched a macOS desktop app on Monday for its Codex

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The tech monoculture is finally breaking (News)

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Jason Willems believes the tech monoculture is finally breaking, Don Ho shares some bad Notepad++ news, Tailscale's Avery Pennarun pens a great downtime apology, Milan Milanović explains why you can only code 4 hours per day, and Addy Osmani on managing comprehension debt when leaning on AI to code.

Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off

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Unlike many of the companies stuffing AI into their browsers, Mozilla will soon give you a way to turn all of these features off. An update coming on February 24th will add a new "AI control" option to Firefox's settings menu, allowing you to disable or enable the browser's individual AI features, including access to […]

Ongoing RAM crisis prompts Raspberry Pi's second price hike in two months

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The more RAM the Pi board has, the more its price is increasing.

Intel Panther Lake Core Ultra review: Intel's best laptop CPU in a very long time

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Intel manages big boosts to CPU and GPU speed without blowing up battery life.

Beyond automation: Dynatrace unveils agentic AI that fixes problems on its own

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AI unsurprisingly took center stage during the keynotes and throughout much of Dynatrace Perform 2026, the annual user conference last week

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Relevant to your interests, Monday

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I’m at cfgmgmtcamp today and tomorrow, in Ghent. Later today, I have a talk, and then a live Software Defined Interviews recording, with returning guest Andrew Clay Shafer.

• Americans can expect to live longer than ever, per the latest CDC data - ”newborn Americans in 2024 could expect to live to 79 on average”
• CIOs will underestimate AI infrast

Enterprise ROI continues to be elusive, but 48% of surveys say they've been cutting humans

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AI is still stuck in “efficiency mode.” In many organizations, a technology organization leads AI efforts and is treated as a cost center. Those CIOs are incentivized to optimize for efficiency, not growth. The result is predictable: Tech-led AI strategies deliver productivity improvements, but not transformation. Equally concerning is that technology and AI executives tell us their business partners can’t articulate what they want from AI beyond saving money. That leadership gap bleeds over into the measurement of AI value. While most agree that AI boosts productivity, only 13% report positive EBITDA impact, and fewer than a third link AI contributions to P&L. Without financial accountability, AI becomes an endless pilot treadmill — producing activity without outcomes. To shift AI from incremental savings to strategic advantage, business leaders must step in, define value in P&L terms, and own the linkage between AI-driven productivity and financial performance. But:

S3 is the new network: Rethinking data architecture for the cloud era

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For decades, distributed databases have been built around the assumption that storage will live close to compute. The farther data

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How Yelp Built a Back-Testing Engine for Safer, Smarter Ad Budget Allocation

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Introduction Modern advertising platforms are fast-paced and interconnected: even small adjustments can have ripple effects on how ads are shown, how budgets are spent, and the value advertisers get from their ad spend. At Yelp, Ad Budget Allocation means splitting each campaign’s spend between on‑platform inventory (our website, mobile site, and app) and off‑platform inventory (the Yelp Ad Network). We optimize this split to meet advertisers’ performance goals while growing overall revenue. Due to the complexity of the budget allocation system and its feedback loop, even small changes can lead to unexpected system‑wide effects. To help us safely evaluate changes,...

Liya Linux proves high performance doesn’t require a command line

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Any Linux distribution claiming that it wants to make Linux easy and accessible to the general public, as well as

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50 years ago, a young Bill Gates took on the ‘software pirates’

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Just months after his 20th birthday, Bill Gates had already angered the programmer community. As the first home computers began

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Beating context rot in Claude Code with GSD

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Until now, I’ve generally only used LLM tools with existing projects. Attempts to create detailed projects from scratch via agentic

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Related to your interests, Saturday

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• Your Life is the Sum Total of 2,000 Mondays - “If your life is going to be 80% Mondays and their equivalents, the design specifications for Monday matter more than the design specifications for your vacation.”
• The State Of GenAI And Consumers For 2026 -
• As agentic AI ascends, companies are grappling with control - “If they can’t generate that experience for the cust

The shift left hangover: Why modern platforms are shifting down to cure developer fatigue

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Over the last decade, “shift left” became the mantra of high-performing engineering organizations. The premise was sound: Move testing, security,

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The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K

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With virtually no content and limited benefits, 8K TVs were doomed.

Natural born SaaS killers (Friends)

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We discuss the buzz around Clawdbot / MoltBot / OpenClaw, how app subscriptions are turning into weekend hacking projects, why SaaS stocks are crashing on Wall Street, and what it all means.