miniBrownRabbit
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I’m an interface and front-end developer with a passion for crafting pixel-perfect, minimal, and intuitive designs. I’m especially inspired by the way Apple products blend simplicity with seamless functionality.
At least, that's Apple's claim. At its developer keynote at this year’s WWDC, the company said its next mobile operating system update brings several platform stability improvements that will make older devices, as far back as the iPhone 11 from 2019, run a little better.
How Apple Is Making Your Older iPhone Run Faster and Stay Alive Longer
Even the aging iPhone 11 will feel a little more responsive soon, thanks to improvements in an unsung iOS feature.
wired.com
Dell has rebuilt the XPS 13 to take on Apple's MacBook Neo on price. Here's how the entry-level models compare on specs and value.
MacBook Neo vs Dell XPS 13: $599 budget battle, compared
Dell has rebuilt the XPS 13 to directly take on Apple's MacBook Neo on price. Here's how the entry-level models compare on specs and value.
appleinsider.com
As is often the case, Apple has leaked its own hardware. Here are the signs that the folding iPhone and MacBook Pro with touchscreen are coming, and where they are.
iPhone Fold, touchscreen MacBook evidence mounts in iOS 27, macOS 27
As is often the case, Apple has leaked its own hardware. Here are the signs that the folding iPhone and MacBook Pro with touchscreen are coming, and where they are.
appleinsider.com
Microsoft turns to Amazon for help with GitHub's AI-driven capacity issues - Business Insider
Microsoft turns to Amazon for help with GitHub's AI-driven capacity issues — Business Insider
Updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:27 AM GMT Microsoft is turning to its biggest cloud rival, Amazon, to help address capacity issues on its GitHub coding platform following a series of AI-driven outages, accor...
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The companies that bet everything on AI replacing engineers just got a very expensive lesson in what engineers actually do.
Microsoft Told Its Engineers to Stop Using AI.
The companies that bet everything on AI replacing engineers just got a very expensive lesson in what engineers actually do.
levelup.gitconnected.com
Google unveiled a new AI-powered search this week. It could ruin the internet. The changes mean you'll get a traditional list of links much less often. Instead, you'll get AI-powered answers, personalized just to you. That's not the internet we know
Google is going to ruin the internet — Business Insider
Updated May 21, 2026, 3:23 PM GMT We all know how to Google something. That's all about to change. Dilara Irem Sancar/Anadolu via Getty Images The changes mean you'll get a traditional list of links m...
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“The tech companies have ideas. In early April, OpenAI — whose most cheery prediction says 18 percent of jobs will soon be automated — rolled out a plan for a “New Deal” for workers: a 32-hour workweek, a public wealth fund, a tax on capital gains.
AI Job Loss Is Coming. Does Anyone Have a Plan? — New York Magazine
Elizabeth Warren, Josh Hawley, and other political insiders game out what Congress could and should do.
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Meta is reportedly working on two new agentic artificial intelligence tools, which would enable users to let its AI systems conduct tasks on their behalf, including shopping, with minimal human guidance.
Meta is preparing to launch AI agents to undertake tasks for users
Meta's agentic tools would introduce users to a new phase of automation, in which AI tools can act on their behalf.
socialmediatoday.com
Germ DM now launches straight from Bluesky and Blacksky. Our developer guidance means your atproto app could be next. Check out the scoop from @techcrunch.com.
A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky's app | TechCrunch
Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ's E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app.
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Keep it private! We’re adding more ways to connect with other Atmosphere apps. You can now launch Germ’s E2E encrypted messaging from Bluesky profiles. Check out @germnetwork.com for more.
I’m testing a social media app I vibecoded, so here’s a thread of PC World covers for you. When did anyone last call e-mail “electronic mail?”
This was a whole year before Windows 95 (aka 4.0) came out.
Since A.I. coding tools from Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor and other companies took off last year, one result has now become apparent: code overload.
The Big Bang: A.I. Has Created a Code Overload
nytimes.com
Jury selection in Musk v. Altman: ‘People don’t like him’
Jury selection in Musk v. Altman: ‘People don’t like him’
Elon Musk’s public persona is an issue.
buff.ly
Five git commands that tell you where a codebase hurts before you open a single file. Churn hotspots, bus factor, bug clusters, and crisis patterns.
The Git Commands I Run Before Reading Any Code
Five git commands that tell you where a codebase hurts before you open a single file. Churn hotspots, bus factor, bug clusters, and crisis patterns.
piechowski.io
Before there was an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad, or an Apple Watch—before there was a Macintosh or Apple II or even an Apple-1—there were a couple of kids who came of age in Silicon Valley in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Harry McCracken@harrymccracken.com · 4mo agoAmong the things that surprised me as I interviewed people for our oral history of Apple’s origin story is that several people referred to the very young Steve Jobs doing things that are more technical than I associate with him. www.fastcompany.com/...
Apple confirmed that today’s emergency iOS and iPadOS updates for older devices specifically patch the Coruna exploit, a complex attack chain revealed last week. The updates back‑port key kernel and WebKit fixes to protect devices that can’t run iOS 17.
Apple confirms today’s iOS and iPadOS updates fix Coruna exploit - 9to5Mac
Apple has detailed the security content for iOS and iPadOS 16.7.15, 15.8.7, 16.7.15, and 15.8.7, confirming that they address the Coruna vulnerability.
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Apple’s manufacturing might, design chops, and near-total ownership of its tech stack give it the tools to take on this market in a big way. Somehow, the PC makers still don’t see it coming. Read more from @superantonio64.bsky.social:
PC makers are not ready for the MacBook Neo
One executive has already stepped in it.
theverge.com
We are not letting this go If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists. by @cwarzel.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
theatlantic.com
A November MIT study found an estimated 11.7% of jobs could already be automated using AI. Surveys have shown employers are already eliminating entry-level jobs because of the technology. Companies are also already pointing to AI as the reason for layoffs. #AI
Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026 | TechCrunch
The exact impact AI will have on the enterprise labor market is unclear but investors predict trends will start to emerge in 2026.
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According to the latest data from StatCounter, Windows 10 is installed on 42.62 percent of desktops. For comparison, Windows 11 accounts for 53.79 of worldwide Windows installs. The next most popular version, Windows 7, has less than a three percent market share. #Windows10
Nearly a billion PCs are still running Windows 10, and half are too old to upgrade
During the PC maker's latest earnings call, COO Jeffrey Clarke said there are around 500 million Windows machines in the wild that are too old to run...
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. . . [i]nternet voting is really, really hard—but solvable. Less solvable is an electorate that won’t accept a vote count it doesn’t like.
WIRED@wired.com · 9mo agoPolitical consultant Bradley Tusk has spent a fortune on mobile voting efforts. Now, he’s launching a protocol to try to mainstream the technology. www.wired.com/story/bradle...
We’re seeing reports across social media that users of Elon Musk’s X are getting stuck in endless loops and, in some cases, getting locked out of their X account, following a mandatory two-factor security change that seems to have gone wrong.
Elon Musk's X botched its security key switchover, locking users out | TechCrunch
As part of an effort to retire the old Twitter.com domain, X is requiring passkey and security key users to re-enroll — but are getting stuck in endless loops and unable to finish.
techcrunch.com
Users were reporting problems with Google, Google Drive, Google Docs and Google Workspace on Wednesday.
Google Drive Outages Reported: Thousands Flag Problems Wednesday Afternoon
Users were reporting problems with Google, Google Drive, Google Docs and Google Workspace on Wednesday.
forbes.com
The Verge exists so @seanhollister.bsky.social can go deep on the new Steam Machine, the culmination of over a decade of Valve investing in making Linux run Windows games better than Windows www.theverge.com/games/818622...
Valve enters the console wars
Steam Machines have returned.
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