Microsoft updates the Fluent design illustrations across its products, shifting towards 3D designs that bring back skeuomorphism with more playful designs (Tom Warren/The Verge)

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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft updates the Fluent design illustrations across its products, shifting towards 3D designs that bring back skeuomorphism with more playful designs  —  Microsoft is overhauling the illustrations it uses throughout its products and services to make them less flat and more playful and interesting.

Forgot to Pre-Order an iPhone 16? Apple Store Pickup Available Today at Most Locations

Summary:
Apple's new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max models are now being delivered to customers worldwide following the pre-order period that began on Friday, September 13. For those who didn't pre-order the Pro models or chose to wait, many configurations now have estimated delivery dates in October. However, there's good news for customers wanting their devices sooner: Select Apple Store locations globally are offering same-day or next-day pickup options.


As of writing, Apple's online stores in the United States and Canada haven't yet been updated to show pickup availability, but shortages aren't expected and there is unlikely to be much variation state by state. Meanwhile across the pond, all ‌iPhone 16 colors and configurations are available for Apple Store pickup today in countries including France [...]

Constellation Energy plans to invest $1.6B to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania and sell all the output to Microsoft data centers (Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg:
Constellation Energy plans to invest $1.6B to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania and sell all the output to Microsoft data centers  —  Constellation to invest $1.6 billion to restart dormant reactor as data-center power demand surges.

Sources: Thrive Capital has already provided $1B+ to OpenAI as part of the $6.5B round; OpenAI's existing backers a16z and Sequoia Capital are not participating (George Hammond/Financial Times)

Summary:

George Hammond / Financial Times:
Sources: Thrive Capital has already provided $1B+ to OpenAI as part of the $6.5B round; OpenAI's existing backers a16z and Sequoia Capital are not participating  —  Venture groups believe ChatGPT-maker will eventually be the world's dominant AI company and worth trillions of dollars

Indian edtech startup Physics Wallah raises a $210M Series B led by hedge fund Hornbill Capital at a $2.8B valuation, up from $1.1B valuation in June 2022 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Summary:

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian edtech startup Physics Wallah raises a $210M Series B led by hedge fund Hornbill Capital at a $2.8B valuation, up from $1.1B valuation in June 2022  —  An Indian edtech startup has secured $210 million in fresh financing amid a tough funding environment for edtech companies …

Singapore-based crypto exchange BingX suffered a security hack on its hot wallet, resulting in a "minor" loss; PeckShield: the loss was $43M in cryptocurrencies (Vishal Chawla/The Block)

Summary:

Vishal Chawla / The Block:
Singapore-based crypto exchange BingX suffered a security hack on its hot wallet, resulting in a “minor” loss; PeckShield: the loss was $43M in cryptocurrencies  —  - BingX suffered an apparent security exploit on its hot wallet.  — Security analysts at PeckShield estimated …

French digital health insurance startup Alan raised €173M led by Belgian bank Belfius Bank at a €4B valuation, bringing its total raised since 2021 to €500M+ (Benoit Berthelot/Bloomberg)

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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
French digital health insurance startup Alan raised €173M led by Belgian bank Belfius Bank at a €4B valuation, bringing its total raised since 2021 to €500M+  —  - French startup to also provide insurance to Belfius employees  — Alan has raised more than half a billion euros since 2021

Nvidia partners with Abu Dhabi-based G42 to create a climate tech lab and develop AI to improve weather forecasting accuracy using Nvidia's Earth-2 platform (Abeer Abu Omar/Bloomberg)

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Abeer Abu Omar / Bloomberg:
Nvidia partners with Abu Dhabi-based G42 to create a climate tech lab and develop AI to improve weather forecasting accuracy using Nvidia's Earth-2 platform  —  - Companies will use Nvidia's Earth-2 system to predict weather  — It's the chipmaker's first partnership with UAE's top AI firm

Phoenix-based Virtuous, which offers a CRM and a marketing platform to help nonprofits increase donations, raised $100M from Susquehanna Growth Equity (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

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Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
Phoenix-based Virtuous, which offers a CRM and a marketing platform to help nonprofits increase donations, raised $100M from Susquehanna Growth Equity  —  I recently adopted a kitten from a local animal shelter.  The modern, well-staffed three-story facility relies almost entirely on donations to operate.

DC Appeals Court To Cop: Yeah, It’s Obstruction To Delete Messages Telling Capitol Rioters To Delete Evidence Of Crimes

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Oh, these “law and order” types. What a joke. The self-proclaimed “law and order” candidate is Donald Trump, a convicted felon and open supporter of those who committed federal crimes during the January 6th raid of the Capitol building. And, of course, he’s earned the endorsement of another “law and order” figurehead, the Fraternal Order […]

Huawei's $2,800 Mate XT trifold phone goes on sale in China, amid analysts' supply concerns; IDC: preorders surpassed 6.5M, versus ~3.9M foldables shipped in Q2 (David Kirton/Reuters)

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David Kirton / Reuters:
Huawei's $2,800 Mate XT trifold phone goes on sale in China, amid analysts' supply concerns; IDC: preorders surpassed 6.5M, versus ~3.9M foldables shipped in Q2  —  Huawei and Apple's latest smartphones go on sale in China on Friday, with the Chinese tech company's much-anticipated $2,800 …

Nvidia launches AI Aerial, which integrates AI into the radio access network and could allow telcos to run third-party AI apps at the network's edge (Julia King/Fierce Network)

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Julia King / Fierce Network:
Nvidia launches AI Aerial, which integrates AI into the radio access network and could allow telcos to run third-party AI apps at the network's edge  —  - Nvidia thinks that AI could be the answer to the very problems it is causing  — AI-RAN will leverage billions of data points …

Sources: OpenAI's $6.5B funding round, which nears completion as the company decides on backers, is oversubscribed with excess demand in the billions of dollars (Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg:
Sources: OpenAI's $6.5B funding round, which nears completion as the company decides on backers, is oversubscribed with excess demand in the billions of dollars  —  - Thrive to lead round; Sequoia not involved in new financing  — Oversubscribed deal for AI leader is nearing final stages

Sources: Concord's game director steps down, as Firewalk, the studio behind the PlayStation flop, is left in limbo, with some staffers expecting mass layoffs (Ethan Gach/Kotaku)

Summary:

Ethan Gach / Kotaku:
Sources: Concord's game director steps down, as Firewalk, the studio behind the PlayStation flop, is left in limbo, with some staffers expecting mass layoffs  —  Ryan Ellis was the hero shooter's game director at Firewalk Studios  —  It's been two weeks since Sony announced it was taking …

Calling on Contributors for the Data on Kubernetes SIG Get Started Project

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Since its inception in 2020, the Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC) has been on a mission to promote the use of Kubernetes for stateful and data workloads. While we’ve made...

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NHTSA Starts To Take The Safety Threat Of Comically Large Trucks More Seriously

Summary:
The United States is already a global leader in traffic-related fatalities, with a thirty-percent jump in the last decade. That’s in contrast to every other developed country, which saw a decline. 40,000 Americans die every year in traffic fatalities. And while tech advancements have made life safer for drivers and passengers, the same can’t be true for […]

Microsoft releases a new Windows app called Windows App for running Windows apps

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Windows App replaces Microsoft Remote Desktop on macOS, iOS, and Android.

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro Orders Start Arriving to Customers

Summary:
It's Friday, September 20 in Australia and New Zealand, so customers in those countries who pre-ordered an iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, Apple Watch Series 10, or AirPods 4 are starting to receive their device deliveries.


Apple fans who ordered a new product are sharing photos and first impressions of the ‌iPhone 16‌, ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌, Apple Watch Series 10, and ‌AirPods 4‌ on Instagram, Reddit, the MacRumors forums, and other social networks. If you've already received one of the new devices, let us know in the comments below and make sure to share pictures and your initial thoughts!

With no retai [...]

Memo: Disney plans to stop using Slack in most units by the end of 2024, after a hacking group leaked 1TB+ of its data, including 44M Slack messages, in July (Robbie Whelan/Wall Street Journal)

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Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Memo: Disney plans to stop using Slack in most units by the end of 2024, after a hacking group leaked 1TB+ of its data, including 44M Slack messages, in July  —  The company said in a memo that most of its businesses would stop using the tool by the end of this year

Nintendo, Pokémon Co. Sue Pocketpair Over ‘Palworld’ For… Patent Infringement?

Summary:
Well, it took awhile, but we finally got here. Earlier this year, we discussed the game Palworld shortly after its release. It made our pages because the game is clearly partially inspired by the Pokémon series of video games, with some very stark differences. Similarities aside, the characters in the game are certainly different than […]

OpenAI makes its latest AI models, o1-preview and o1-mini, available to all ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu customers (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

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Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat:
OpenAI makes its latest AI models, o1-preview and o1-mini, available to all ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu customers  —  OpenAI has made its latest AI models, o1-preview and o1-mini, available to all ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu customers.  These models, designed …

Fitbit users struggle with “very frustrating” app bugs for months

Summary:
People have been complaining about some of the issues since at least April.

Fal.ai, a developer-focused platform for media-generating AI models, raised a $9M seed and a $14M Series A from Kindred Ventures, a16z, First Round, and others (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Summary:

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Fal.ai, a developer-focused platform for media-generating AI models, raised a $9M seed and a $14M Series A from Kindred Ventures, a16z, First Round, and others  —  Fal.ai, a dev-focused platform for AI-generated audio, video, and images, today revealed that it's raised $23 million in funding …

SB 1047: California’s Recipe For AI Stagnation

Summary:
As California edges closer to enacting SB 1047, the state risks throwing the entire AI industry into turmoil. The bill has already cleared the legislative process and now sits on Governor Newsom’s desk, leaving him with a critical decision: veto this ill-conceived policy or sign away the U.S.’ future in AI. While Newsom appears skeptical […]

F5 Delivers on NGINX One Platform Promise

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Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debate

Summary:
Now you can run your space laser or audio production without specialty patches.

For Terraform Deployment, Any CI/CD Can Beat TACOS

Summary:

In the early times of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and along with Terraform ubiquity, Terraform Automation and Collaboration Software (TACOS)

The post For Terraform Deployment, Any CI/CD Can Beat TACOS appeared first on The New Stack.

30th-anniversary limited-run PS5 and PS5 Pro bring back mid-’90s gray plastic

Summary:
Sony launched a similar gray PlayStation 4 in 2014 for the 20th anniversary.

The DOJ Has Always Had The Ability To Take Down Domestic Terrorists, Just Not The Desire

Summary:
The FBI and DOJ have always felt comfortable going after Islamic extremists. That’s the sort of thing they like to do. They like it so much they’ll radicalize vulnerable people for the sole purpose of locking them up for multiple decades. A lot of digital ink has been spilled covering the FBI’s success rate in […]

Daily Deal: The 2024 Beginner Data Science Bundle

Summary:
Learn how to improve your data skills with the 2024 Beginner Data Science Bundle. The bundle has 9 courses covering Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and more. It’s on sale for $36. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt Deals helps support Techdirt. The […]

Apple Seeds First iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia Public Betas With Apple Intelligence

Summary:
Apple today released the first public betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its October launch.


Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's beta testing program can download the iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.1 updates by opening up the Settings app, tapping into the Software Update section and selecting the Public Beta option.

iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.1 are the first updates that includes Apple Intelligence features. Not all AI capabilities have been added, but the beta features Writing Tools, Siri changes [...]

Apple Announces iPhone Driver's Licenses Will Come to These Additional U.S. States

Summary:
In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver's license or state ID to the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, providing a convenient and contactless way to display proof of identity or age at select airports and businesses, and in select apps. The list of states where the feature is available currently includes Arizona, Maryland, Colorado, Georgia, Ohio, Hawaii, and most recently California, and Apple today announced that Montana, New Mexico, and West Virginia are now committed to supporting the feature in the future.


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SQL, NoSQL and Vectors, Oh My!

Summary:

Database systems have been fundamental to information technology, supporting everything from basic applications to intricate enterprise systems. They play a

The post SQL, NoSQL and Vectors, Oh My! appeared first on The New Stack.

iPhone Driver's License Support Expands to More Californians

Summary:
iPhone users in California can now add their digital driver's licenses and IDs in the Apple Wallet app on ‌iPhone‌ and Apple Watch, with California expanding an ongoing test of the digital license feature.


Several MacRumors readers have reported seeing the California license as an option in the Wallet app, under the label "California mDL Pilot." Prior to now, only a limited number of people were seeing the option.

Wallet app integration is part of California's mobile driver's license effort, which kicked off a year ago. More than 500,000 people have already added a driver's license or ID to the Califor [...]

Display Shipments for M4 MacBook Air and Low-Cost iPad Expected to Start in October

Summary:
Display panel shipments for refreshed versions of the MacBook Air and the low-cost iPad will begin in October, display analyst Ross Young said in a tweet for subscribers. Apple is working on new M4 versions of the 13-inch and 15-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ models, as well as a new version of the 10.9-inch ‌iPad‌.


Apple is expected to refresh the MacBook Pro, Mac mini, iMac, and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-mini/" [...]

Apple Reportedly Suspends MacBook Air Supplier Due to 'Quality Issues'

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Apple has suspended MacBook bearing supplier Kersen's production for inspection purposes due to "quality issues," and shifted orders to other suppliers through the end of the year, according to a report today from Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes.


The report said the suspension came after Apple discovered a high defect rate with the Chinese supplier's bearings in August. The bearings are used in previous-generation MacBook Air models, rather than the latest models, according to the report.

None of the MacBook Air models with defective bearings reached the market, the report added:

Industry insiders indicate that the defects were present from the beginning, but Apple only detected them during destructive testing later in

‘AI’ Nets 26% Reduction In Unexpected Canadian Hospital Deaths

Summary:
Automation and language learning models aren’t inherently bad. But when half-cooked automation is layered on top of very broken systems by greedy, incompetent people, it certainly can be. See, for example, the way brunchlords are using “AI” to cut corners or undermine labor in journalism, or the way insurance companies are using it to automatically […]

iPhone 16 Battery Capacities Revealed

Summary:
Apple was able to introduce significant gains in battery life across the entire iPhone 16 lineup, and new regulatory information from Brazilian agency Anatel (via Blog do iPhone) reveals just how much battery capacity has increased compared to the iPhone 15 lineup.

• ‌iPhone 16‌ - 3,561 mAh, up 6.3 percent


• ‌iPhone 16‌ Plus - 4,674 mAh, up 6.6 percent


• iPhone 16 Pro - 3,582 mAh, up 9.4 percent


• ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max

Most Dangerous JavaScript Vulnerabilities To Watch For in 2025

Summary:

JavaScript has once again retained its title as the top programming language in Stack Overflow’s annual developer survey (overall, not

The post Most Dangerous JavaScript Vulnerabilities To Watch For in 2025 appeared first on The New Stack.

50 New macOS Sequoia Features and Changes Worth Checking Out

Summary:
Apple on September 16 released macOS Sequoia, the latest version of the company's Mac operating system. ‌macOS Sequoia introduces interactive iPhone Mirroring, easier window tiling, a new Passwords app, and updated capabilities across the platform.


In this article, we've selected 50 new features and lesser-known changes that are worth checking out if you're upgrading. What do you think of ‌macOS Sequoia so far? Let us know in the comments.

1. Distraction Control

Apple's M2 iPad Air Hits New Low Prices on Amazon, Including 13-Inch Model for $719.99

Summary:
Amazon has a few new all-time low prices on Apple's M2 iPad Air, including both 11-inch and 13-inch models. Every deal in this sale requires you to clip an on-page coupon in order to see the final deal price at checkout, and they are all record low prices.

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.

Starting with the 256GB Wi-Fi 11-inch M2 iPad Air, Amazon has this model for <a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0D3J6FSV3%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors- [...]

Apple's First 5G Chip for iPhones Reportedly Won't Support mmWave

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Apple is rumored to have been working on its own 5G modem for iPhones since 2018, but the first version of the chip might lack mmWave support.


Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes today reported that Apple's in-house 5G modem has yet to incorporate mmWave technology. Until that changes, Apple will likely continue to rely on its existing 5G chip supplier Qualcomm for iPhone models that support mmWave, including U.S. models of all iPhone 12 models and newer.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in July said two iPhone models with an Apple-designed 5G modem will be released in 2025, including a new iPhone SE in the first q [...]

Kubernetes for Databases: Weighing the Pros and Cons

Summary:

Over the past few decades, database management has shifted from traditional relational databases on monolithic hardware to cloud native, distributed

The post Kubernetes for Databases: Weighing the Pros and Cons appeared first on The New Stack.

New iPads in 2025 Rumored to Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip

Summary:
Apple's rumored in-house Wi-Fi chip might debut in devices as early as next year, according to Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes.


The report cites insiders from Apple's supply chain who suggested that at least some new iPad models launching in 2025 might be equipped with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi chip, although they said there is a chance that the chip might not debut until the iPhone 18 series in 2026. Apple's plans to design its own Wi-Fi chip were first reported in 2021, so the project has seemingly been in development for quite some time now.

While it is unclear if an Apple-designed Wi-Fi chip would have any consumer [...]

Why Google is back in court for another monopoly showdown

Summary:

Today on Decoder, we’re talking about the big Google antitrust trial that’s currently taking place in a federal courthouse. No, not the one you’re thinking of — it’s the second Google antitrust case in just as many months. The company lost a landmark case in August in which a court ruled that it had an illegal monopoly in search.

This time around, the Department of Justice is claiming Google has another illegal monopoly in the online advertising

Employee Mode

Summary:

You are a company of one:

If you liked that, there’s more of my take on “employee mode” in the ten part video series I did for O’Reilly: “How to Survive and Thrive in a Big Company: Tactics and Practices to Manage Your Time and Relationships.” How about that title, huh?!

If you work at a large company, you might even have access. Or, just get 10 days free.

Anyhow: watch the videos, and if you like them, leave a cool review. HEY GUYSZ!1!!

Wastebook

• We’ve got to stop using the “is dead” thing. It’s hardly ever accurate and mostly a cheap trick. (It works in zero-sum marketing and community management sometimes, though: 10% to 20% of the time?)

• “<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-16/chipotle-cmg-robots-for-guac-and-bo

Frontend Schism: Will React Server Components Destroy React?

Summary:

“One thing that is clear to me is that React Server Components will destroy React,” said Igor Minar, one of

The post Frontend Schism: Will React Server Components Destroy React? appeared first on The New Stack.

How Cloudflare is helping domain owners with the upcoming Entrust CA distrust by Chrome and Mozilla

Summary:
Chrome and Mozilla will stop trusting Entrust’s public TLS certificates issued after November 2024 due to concerns about Entrust’s compliance with security standards. In response, Entrust is partnering with SSL.com to continue providing trusted certificates. Cloudflare will support SSL.com as a CA, simplifying certificate management for customers using Entrust by automating issuance and renewals.

Summary:

Digital transformation strategies focus on reducing costs, upskilling - Highlights from Macroeconomic Outlook, Business Trends - ”Digital transformation focuses on employee productivity and automation. Nearly 44% of respondents either have a formal digital transformation strategy (32%) or are planning to develop one (11%). The primary drivers for adopting a digital transformation strategy are improving efficiency through process automation (59%), improving employee productivity (56%) and customer experience enhancements (47%). The main priorities in digital transformation are to improve workforce productivity and engagement experiences (44%), followed by intelligent automation to reduce/remove need for labor and manual processes (43%). Modernizing legacy back-office (e.g., ERP, supply chain) and front-office (e.g., customer relationship management, e-commerce) applications is also a to

Aembit Unveils 2024 Survey Report Highlighting Major Gaps in Securing Non-Human Identities

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Instrumenting a React App Using OpenTelemetry

Summary:

OpenTelemetry (OTel) is an open source observability framework designed to capture and export telemetry data from applications to understand their

The post Instrumenting a React App Using OpenTelemetry appeared first on The New Stack.

Congress Poised To Bring Back Unfettered Patent Trolling

Summary:
Have you been missing patent trolls destroying innovation and making products you like more expensive? Have you felt that, maybe, some lawyers who did nothing but send extortionate shakedown letters weren’t getting rich enough? Well then, good news for you, Congress is looking to bring all that back! In the early years of Techdirt, we […]

How To Find Success With Code Reviews

Summary:

Developers tend to like code reviews — when they’re done right. But getting code reviews right can be tricky, in

The post How To Find Success With Code Reviews appeared first on The New Stack.

iOS 18: Recording Audio With Transcripts in Notes

Summary:
In iOS 18, Apple has made a significant enhancement to the Notes app, introducing a built-in audio recording feature that streamlines the process of capturing and transcribing voice notes. The new functionality is available on iPhone 12 and later models, and allows you to record audio directly within a note, eliminating the need to use separate apps or share files.


The new audio recording tool in Notes offers more than just simple voice capture. As users record, the app automatically generates a real-time transcript, making it easier to review and search through recorded content. This feature is particularly useful for students attending lectures, professionals in meetings, or anyone who needs to quickly capture and reference spoken information.

Record a Voice Note and Get a Transcript

Apple Gets EU Warning to Open iOS to Third-Party Connected Devices

Summary:
The European Union today issued a warning to Apple, demanding that the tech giant open up its iOS operating system to rival companies and third-party developers or potentially face significant fines. The move is part of the EU's efforts to enforce the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to ensure fair competition in the digital marketplace.


The European Commission has initiated two specification proceedings to guide Apple towards compliance with its interoperability obligations under the DMA. These latest proceedings focus on iOS connectivity features for connected devices and the process Apple has established for addressing interoperability requests from developers.

In a statement accompanying the Commission's press release, EU [...]

iOS 18: How to Use New Text Effects in Messages

Summary:
In iOS 18, Apple has added several new features to its Messages app, one being the ability to add neat text effects to your messages to make them more expressive.


The new animated text effects can be applied to your entire message, a single word, a phrase, or even an emoji or sticker. The options include Big, Small, Shake, Nod, Explode, Ripple, Bloom, and Jitter.

Here's how to add a text effect in the Messages app in iOS 18:

1. Select the text, emoji, or sticker that you want to add an effect to with a double tap. (You can use the anchors to shorten and widen your selection.)


2. Tap the "A" icon in the suggestions bar above the keyboard, or select the Text Effects option in the popup menu (tap the right chevron button to reveal it

Kuo: iPhone 17 to Use 3nm Chip Tech, iPhone 18 Pro Models to Use 2nm

Summary:
Next year's iPhone 17 series will feature processors made using TSMC's enhanced N3P 3-nanometer chip technology, but only iPhone 18 Pro models in 2026 are likely to use the Taiwanese chipmaker's next-generation 2nm processor technology because of cost concerns, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.


The terms "3nm" and "2nm" describe generations of chip manufacturing technology, each with its own set of design rules and architecture. As these numbers decrease, they generally indicate smaller transistor sizes. Smaller transistors allow more to be packed onto a single chip, typically resulting in increased processing speed and improved power efficiency.

Last year, Apple adopted 3-nanometer chips for its iPhones and Macs. Both the A17 Pro [...]

ExTwitter’s Brazil Ban Evasion: Cloudflare’s CDN Becomes Latest Battleground

Summary:
Update: Annnnnnnnd… Cloudflare has already said it will isolate and block Brazilian IP addresses from reaching ExTwitter. Original story below. It appears that Elon has decided to take the Brazilian hornet’s nest he’d already kicked over the last few weeks and start slamming it with a baseball bat. It’s unlikely this will end well. I’ve […]

Boosting ML Pipeline Efficiency: Direct Cassandra Ingestion from Spark

Summary:
Machine Learning Feature Stores ML Feature Store at Yelp Many of Yelp’s core capabilities such as business search, ads, and reviews are powered by Machine Learning (ML). In order to ensure these capabilities are well supported, we have built a dedicated ML platform. One of the pillars of this infrastructure is the Feature Store, which is a centralized data store for ML Features that are the input of ML models. Having a centralized dedicated datastore for ML Features serves a number of purposes: Data Quality and Data Governance Feature discovery Improved operational efficiency Availability of Features in every required environment...

LinkedIn is training AI models on your data

Summary:

If you’re on LinkedIn, then you should know that the social network has, without asking, opted accounts into training generative AI models. 404Media reports that LinkedIn introduced the new privacy setting and opt-out form before rolling out an updated privacy policy saying that data from the platform is being used to train AI models. As TechCrunch notes, it has since <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/le

Introducing Netflix’s Key-Value Data Abstraction Layer

Summary:

Vidhya Arvind, Rajasekhar Ummadisetty, Joey Lynch, Vinay Chella

Introduction

At Netflix our ability to deliver seamless, high-quality, streaming experiences to millions of users hinges on robust, global backend infrastructure. Central to this infrastructure is our use of multiple online distributed databases such as Apache Cassandra, a NoSQL database known for its high availability and scalability. Cassandra serves as the backbone for a diverse array of use cases within Netflix, ranging from user sign-ups and storing viewing histories to supporting real-time analytics and live streaming.

Over time as new key-value databases were introduced and service owners launched new use cases, we encountered numerous challenges with datas

KOSA Advances Out Of House Committee, But Cracks Are Showing

Summary:
This morning, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a pretty long markup about KOSA, COPPA 2.0, and other bills. The quick summary is that both of those bills passed out of committee and could be taken to the House floor this session. The longer version, though, is that cracks in the coalition pushing these […]

Everything New in the iOS 18 Messages App

Summary:
iOS 18 is bringing major changes to the Messages app, with Apple adding Tapback reaction changes new formatting, updated effects, satellite support, better texting with green bubble people, and eventually, several fun Apple Intelligence features.


This guide highlights everything that's new in the ‌iOS 18‌ Messages app, and what's coming later.

Send Later

Where is Apple's Next-Generation CarPlay?

Summary:
It has been over two years since Apple first previewed next-generation CarPlay at WWDC 2022, and it has still yet to become available in any vehicles.


Below, we recap the latest information about next-generation CarPlay.

Launch Timing

The best, worst codebase (Interview)

Summary:
Jimmy Miller talks to us about his experience with a legacy codebase at his first job as a programmer. The codebase was massive, with hundreds of thousands of lines of C# and Visual Basic, and a database with over 1,000 columns. Let's just say Jimmy got into some stuff. There's even a Gilfoyle involved. This episode is all about his adventures while working there.

Patents for software and genetic code could be revived by two bills in Congress

Summary:
PERA and PREVAIL want to re-enable patents struck down by Supreme Court rulings.

PayPal has a new logo that makes it look just like everything else

Summary:

Roughly 25 years after it launched payment processing, PayPal is “ushering in a new era for customers” with some generic black text. The company has a new logo, designed by Pentagram, that looks incredibly plain — especially compared to previous iterations of the logo that featured a rakish slant, two shades of blue, and prominent PayPal P’s.

Image: PayPal

Wind River Unveils Linux Distro for AI and Critical Workloads

Summary:

VIENNA — Wind River Systems, a longtime leader in embedded operating systems and mission-critical systems, on Tuesday announced the launch

The post Wind River Unveils Linux Distro for AI and Critical Workloads appeared first on The New Stack.

Apple Releases New AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 Firmware

Summary:
Apple today released a new firmware update for all AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 models. The ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 firmware has a build number of 7A302, up from 7A294, and the ‌AirPods 4‌ firmware has a build number of 7A304.


There is no word yet on what’s included in the firmware, but it comes just a week after Apple last updated the ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 firmware to add iOS 18 features like support for head gestures and Voice Isolation.

Apple is adding hearing aid and hearing test functionality to the ‌AirPods Pr [...]

3 API Vulnerabilities Developers Accidentally Create

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By her own admission, Katie Paxton-Fear isn’t the sort of cybersecurity hacker that will lead the keynote at Black Hat

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Testing Shortcuts to Avoid in Microservice Environments

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What are the dangers of a quick fix? It seems like I could publish an article with an evergreen opener

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Amazon “tricks” customers into buying Fire TVs with false sales prices: Lawsuit

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Lawsuit claims list prices only available for "extremely short period" sometimes.

It’s Time To Start Shifting Left

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Imagine a house passed down through generations, each owner adding their personal touch. Over time, the original structure becomes obscured

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Deno 2 Arrives With Long-Term Support, npm Compatibility

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Ryan Dahl freed JavaScript from web browsers when he created the Node.js runtime — then expanded the ecosystem even more

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Hybrid Cloud Journey using Amazon Outposts and AWS Local Zones

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This post was co-written with Amy Flanagan, Vice President of Architecture and leader of the Virtual Architecture Team (VAT) at athenahealth, and Anusha Dharmalingam, Executive Director and Senior Architect at athenahealth. athenahealth has embarked on an ambitious journey to modernize its technology stack by leveraging AWS’s hybrid cloud solutions. This transformation aims to enhance scalability, […]

AirPods 4 vs. Previous Generations Buyer's Guide: All Upgrades Compared

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Apple's new AirPods are now available for pre-order. With the release of the AirPods 4 and ‌AirPods 4‌ with ANC, Apple has made some significant improvements that could make a difference in your daily listening experience.


Key upgrades in the ‌AirPods 4‌ include a more comfortable fit, improved sound quality with a new low-distortion driver, and enhanced features like Personalized Spatial Audio. For the first time in the standard AirPods range, the ‌AirPods 4‌ offer optional active noise cancellation for an additional $50, providing a quieter and more immersive experience, especially in noisy environments.

This buyer's guide breaks down those changes, compares them to previous generations, and helps you to decid [...]

Building an Extensible GenAI Copilot: What We Learned

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Our generative AI (GenAI) journey began with a single use case: How could we make it easier for our customers

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Bricked iPhones 16 feature wireless recovery mode for phone-to-phone resuscitation

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Recovery mode has historically required a cable and a Mac or PC.

Open Source: Paid Maintainers Keep Code Safer, Survey Says

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It’s no surprise that most open source software project maintainers aren’t paid for their work. But the latest report from

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20+ years of all this cloud, DevOps, and platform engineering stuff, interview with Purnima Padmanabhan, GM of VMware Tanzu

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Code to Production: From Cloud to DevOps to Platform Engineering, with Purnima Padmanabhan

There's not that many people who've worked through the early years of cloud, the rise of cloud and IaaS, DevOps, cloud native apps, and now platform engineering...but my colleague Purnima Padmanabhan sure has. So, it was fun to talk with her about the history of all of that - something I've been involved in and equally curious about these past 20+ years. We also discuss the differences between startups and large companies - most interestingly Purnima’s take on what large companies can learn from how startups operate. Listen to it here, it's was a fun interview

An Introduction to Zed AI and How It Compares to Cursor AI

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After revisiting Cursor in my last post, I thought it was also time to revisit Zed, which has been busy

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Automating Web Application Security Testing to Combat Cyber Threats

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How we use Lakera Guard to secure our LLMs

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CortexClick Leverages Generative AI to Automate Software Documentation

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Understanding Continuous Promotion and Where to Start

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Continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) have long been the bedrock of modern software development, seamlessly integrating code changes and

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SpyCloud Unveils Massive Scale of Identity Exposure Due to Infostealers, Highlighting Need for Advanced Cybersecurity Measures

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macOS 15 Sequoia: The Ars Technica review

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Apple Intelligence isn't ready yet. There's still a lot here to like.

INE Security Wins 2024 SC Excellence Award

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iOS 18’s new home screen features are a long-awaited win for flexibility

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Wiggle mode gets an update that opens up almost Android-like customization.

Gearset Acquires Clayton to Add Salesforce Code Analytics to DevOps Workflows

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Apple pauses iPadOS 18 rollout for M4 iPad Pro after bricking complaints

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Apple's servers have stopped signing the 18.0 update for M4 iPad Pros for now.

Bringing DevOps to the Edge

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Traefik 3.0 Works Better With WebAssembly and OpenTelemetry

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VIENNA — Traefik Proxy 3.0’s creators and contributors are finalizing some of the more promising aspects of the wildly popular

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Oracle Unveils Java 23: Simplicity Meets Enterprise Power

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Oracle today announced the general availability (GA) of Java 23, the latest version of the Java programming language and development

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TCL accused of selling quantum dot TVs without actual quantum dots

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Would such a scam really be worth it?

AWS Transfers OpenSearch to the Linux Foundation

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VIENNA — The popular open source analytics engine OpenSearch will now be directed by the community rather than At Open

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5 Steps to Identify and Address Incident Response Gaps

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Our modern world is built on software, but it took a major, global outage on July 19 for many to

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Kelsey Hightower on What’s Next for Developers After GenAI

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BERLIN — The emergence of generative AI means that writing code while forgoing empathy and ignoring customer service will no

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How Nuanced Rate Limiting Transforms Your API and Business

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The most basic version of API rate limiting is like pouring a massive concrete dam across a river of incoming

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Inside Bento: Jupyter Notebooks at Meta

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This episode of the Meta Tech Podcast is all about Bento, Meta’s internal distribution of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web-based computing platform. Bento allows our engineers to mix code, text, and multimedia in a single document and serves a wide range of use cases at Meta from prototyping to complex machine learning workflows. Pascal Hartig [...]

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