Long Reads/

1w ago

Apple ships iOS 26.6 update with security fixes and iOS 27 prep

Apple released iOS 26.6, macOS 26.6 and related updates, adding security fixes and Spotlight indexing work ahead of iOS...

By June Castellano

1w ago

Rogue Amoeba update notifications get quieter in Audio Hijack and Loopback

Rogue Amoeba says Audio Hijack and Loopback now show subtle update indicators instead of launch-time Sparkle pop-ups.

By June Castellano

1w ago

Mark Zuckerberg AI essay argues for broad access to superintelligence

Meta’s CEO argued in WSJ Opinion that superintelligence should be broadly available, while warning concentrated control...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

xAI sues Minnesota over nudify app ban on First Amendment grounds

xAI says Minnesota's HF 1606 covers consensual AI edits and protected speech, setting up a First Amendment fight over nu...

By June Castellano

1w ago

Apple Upgrade vs iPhone Upgrade: what changed in Apple’s new plan

Apple’s new leasing plan replaces the iPhone Upgrade Program, shifting payments, ownership, AppleCare and device eligibi...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

Apple Upgrade lease debate turns on Klarna terms and residual payments

Apple Upgrade is legally a lease, not a typical Klarna loan, fueling debate over whether its Mac payment plan hides a ca...

By June Castellano

1w ago

Ruby on Rails weather app course goes on sale for $20

Techdirt Deals is selling a two-hour course on building an ozone air-quality weather app in Ruby on Rails.

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

Trump national intelligence staffing cuts hit ODNI during Iran conflict

ODNI has lost about 200 staff since June 1, after earlier reductions from 2,000 to 1,300, according to data shared with...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

California surveillance pricing ban faces San Francisco business pushback

EFF urged San Francisco supervisors to support AB-2564 after the Chamber of Commerce challenged California’s surveillanc...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

FCC USF review puts broadband subsidy oversight in Carr’s hands

FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced a review of USAC, the administrator behind federal broadband subsidies for rural homes...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

U.S. measles cases 2026 pass last year’s record count

CDC data show 2,318 confirmed U.S. measles cases this year, already topping 2025’s 2,289-case record since 1991.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

NSPM-7 Trump memo underpins left-wing terrorism crackdown

The 2025 national security memorandum is driving U.S. prosecutions and a new global push against what officials call lef...

By Mara Chen-Doyle