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Mozilla Is Shutting Down Pocket
Emma Roth, The Verge: Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the handy bookmarking tool used to save articles and webpages for later. The organization announced that Pocket will stop working on...
Trump Threatens Apple With 25 Percent Tariffs on iPhones Assembled in India
The president of the United States on his blog: I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhoneâs [sic] that will be sold in the...
Anthropicâs âSystem Cardâ for Claude 4 (Opus and Sonnet)
Hereâs a bit of an eye-opener from Anthropicâs âSystem Cardâ for its new Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet models: We conducted testing continuously throughout finetuning and here report both on...
Claude 4
Anthropic: Today, weâre introducing the next generation of Claude models: Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, setting new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI agents. Claude Opus 4...
Google Translate Can Now Be Set as the Default Translation App on iOS
Juli Clover at MacRumors: To change your default app, youâll need to install the latest version of the Google Translate app, which was released today. From there, you can open...
Gurman on the Team Jony Ive Has Assembled at IO
Mark Gurman and Shirin Ghaffary, reporting yesterday for Bloomberg: Billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs is an io backer as well, through her firm the Emerson Collective. Other investors include Sutter...
MG Siegler, Predicting Epicâs Win in the Fight to Get Fortnite Back in the App Store
MG Siegler, back on Sunday, before Judge Gonzales Rogersâs âsettle this between yourselves or Iâll see you in court next weekâ order on Monday: Again, Sweeney is not a moron,...
The Dave & Busters Anomaly
PJ Vogt, in a very fun episode of his podcast, Search Engine: A small group of Americans becomes convinced theyâve discovered something strange about their iPhones: a forbidden phrase the...
Excerpt From Patrick McGeeâs âApple in Chinaâ
The Sunday Times of London ran a good excerpt from Patrick McGeeâs Apple in China (News+ link, in case you need it): The ripple effect from Appleâs investments across Chinese...
Patrick McGee on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Daily Show: Award-winning journalist Patrick McGee joins Jon Stewart to discuss how Apple built China in his new book Apple in China: The Capture of the Worldâs Greatest Company....
24 Years After âSorry, Steve: Hereâs Why the Apple Stores Wonât Workâ
Barry Ritholtz, in an excerpt from his brand-new book, How Not to Invest, marking the occasion of the 24th anniversary of Cliff Edwardsâs claim chowder hall of famer, predicting doom...
Sam Altman and Jony Ive Introduce âioâ, the Device-Making Partnership Between OpenAI and LoveFrom
No details on what yet, but a lovely little 9-minute video on why. Sam Altman: âWhat it means to use technology can change in a profound way. I hope we...
Fortnite Returns to the U.S. App Store for iOS
Chance Miller, 9to5Mac: After a nearly five-year hiatus, Fortnite is back on the App Store for iPhone and iPad users in the United States. Epic Games announced the return of...
Kristi Noem Doesnât Know What âHabeas Corpusâ Is
Taegan Goddard: When Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) asked Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem for the definition of âhabeas corpus,â Noem incorrectly described it as a right that the President...
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The First Rule of Legal Fight Club Is âDonât Piss Off the Judgeâ; the Second Rule of Legal Fight Club Is âDonât Piss Off the Judgeâ
Juli Clover, MacRumors: With Apple blocking Fortnite from returning to the U.S. App Store, Epic Games told the court that Apple was violating the injunction and asked that Apple be...
John Siracusa: âApple Turnoverâ
John Siracusa, in a piece that, in a bit of rhetorical deftness, only mentions Tim Cook by name once: What should be motivating Apple to make improvementsâââthe desire...
Chad the Bird on âStar Warsâ Typography
The reader who sent me this video said, âIâve never seen a more Star Wars + Gruber combo on Instagramâ andâââright down to the profanityâââI have...
WSJ: âApple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming Tariffsâ
Rolfe Winkler and Yang Jie, reporting last week for The Wall Street Journal (main link is a gift link, but also hereâs a News+ link): Apple is weighing price increases...
Trump Tells Walmart to âEat the Tariffsâ
The president of the United States, on his blog: Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain. Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS...