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Apple leaker gets sued
Joe Rossignol for MacRumors: Apple Sues Jon Prosser Over iOS 26 LeaksApple's complaint outlines what it claims is the series of events that led to the leaks, which centered around...
A new video game website rises
This Week in Videogames is a new video game publication spearheaded by YouTube's Ralph Panebianco (aka SkillUp). From their about us page:We believe in a no-nonsense approach to videogame coverage...
CBS gives Colbert the boot
Brian Steinberg: CBS to Cancel âLate Show With Stephen Colbertâ Citing âFinancial DecisionââWe consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire âThe Late Showâ franchiseâ in May of 2026, CBS executives...
+ Cyberpunk 2077 for the Mac is actually pretty decent
So I installed Cyberpunk 2077 on my 2024 M4 Pro MacBook Pro (at no extra cost, since I've owned the Steam version forever), and gave it a go. I expressed...
I havenât given it a shot and I already think it sucks
I was watching this video about a developer who was skeptical about LLM-assisted coding, but gave it a real shot over a month. He doesnât plan on completely giving into...
Apple TV+ cleans up in the Emmy noms
Jordan Moreau: Emmy Nominations 2025: âSeveranceâ Leads All Shows With 27 Nods, âThe Penguin,â âThe Studioâ and âWhite Lotusâ Close BehindâSeverance,â which scored 27 noms, and âThe Studio,â which landed...
My robot vacuum is everything I want in a computer
I donât usually take part in Amazon Prime Day, in no small part because I donât tend to buy things unless I have a good reason to, and a sale...
Cyberpunk 2077 hits the Mac in 2 days
John Voorhees writing for MacStories: Cyberpunk 2077 for Mac Arrives ThursdayâFor This Macâ graphics presets that are optimized for the Apple silicon hardware running the game, which promises to take...
What even is "the web"?
Manuel âManuâ Moreale: The Web != the Web via Curtis McHalewhen tech reporters say âthe webâ they donât mean the web. When these people talk about the web theyâre talking...
Superman fights for truth, justice, and the American way
Jacob Bryant: Fox News Rips âSupermanâ for Embracing Pro-Immigrant Themes, Jokes Hero Has MS-13 on His Cape | VideoâWe donât go to the movie theater to be lectured to and...
Design feedback for free?
Louie Mantia: Iâve Got Better Things To Do Than This, and YetBut my gosh, this is a multi-trillion dollar company thatâs getting free design critique from people who love and...
Nintendo is trying to keep video game budgets in check (but Mario Kart World is still $80)
Andrew Webster for The Verge: Nintendo wants to keep âtraditional approachâ to development as costs skyrocketIn response to a question during a recent shareholders meeting about the increased costs of...
It's just a slice
Jay Van Bavel: Are a Few People Ruining the Internet for the Rest of Us?In a paper I recently published with Claire Robertson and Kareena del Rosario, we found extensive...
Fake frames?
At the top of this post there is a screenshot I took from Doom The Dark Ages, which I played on PC. Looks pretty great, right!?Wrong!As some in the video...
How iPadOS can win me over
Apple's iPadOS 26 update was undoubtedly a significant upgrade for iPad power users. I've heard from a few people surprised that this update wasn't enough to get me to fully...
+ Quick Reviews 2.0 is coming along
Version 2 is ready for testing! More Birchtree subscribers get early access.
You stay away from my F1 TV!
Dominic-Madori Davis writing for TechCrunch:Formula 1 could have a new U.S. streaming service home soon. Apple is in talks to purchase the rights as it looks to further invest in...
Liquid glass, now with frosted tips
As many now have commented on, today's OS 26 betas tone down the liquid glass effect quite a bit on many elements in the operating system, and I've collected a...
My F1 movie review
Three of my main entertainment categories are Formula 1 racing, movies, and Apple, and the new F1 movie happen to fall into all three of those categories, so I'd be...
macOS still isn't as small as you think
2 years ago I wrote a piece about how the macOS UI isn't as small as you think it is. The point of that piece was to challenge the accepted...