Blog

A look at Sam Bankman-Fried’s ~250 pages of reflections and self-justifications while under house arrest, offering a window into how he may defend his actions (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times)

David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: A look at Sam Bankman-Fried’s ~250 pages of reflections and self-justifications while under house arrest, offering a window into how he may defend his actions  —  The FTX founder wrote hundreds of pages of reflections and self-justifications while under house arrest, shedding light …

Read More
Thoughts on Apple’s Wonderlust event, including the Mother Nature skit, FineWoven iPhone cases and Watch straps, iPhone 15 and 15 Pro lineup, and AirPods Pro 2 (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)

John Gruber / Daring Fireball: Thoughts on Apple’s Wonderlust event, including the Mother Nature skit, FineWoven iPhone cases and Watch straps, iPhone 15 and 15 Pro lineup, and AirPods Pro 2  —  Was Tuesday’s “Wonderlust” event mostly predictable?  Yes.  Does that mean it was boring?  For some people, yes.

Read More
A look at Buenos Aires’ legal battle to turn back on a facial recognition system that activists criticized for its misuse and the city shut down in March 2020 (Karen Naundorf/Wired)

Karen Naundorf / Wired: A look at Buenos Aires’ legal battle to turn back on a facial recognition system that activists criticized for its misuse and the city shut down in March 2020  —  A scandal unfolding in Argentina shows the dangers of implementing facial recognition—even with laws and limits in place.

Read More
Coning Cars for Fun and Non-Profit

Self-driving cars are being heralded as the wave of the future, but there have been many hiccups along the way. The newest is activists showing how autonomous vehicles are easy to hack with a simple traffic cone. As we’ve discussed before, self-driving cars aren’t actually that great at driving, and there are a number of

Read More
Q&A with Apple executives Jeremy Sandmel and Tim Millet on the company’s gaming ambitions for the iPhone 15 Pro, MetalFX upscaling, gaming controllers, and more (Taylor Lyles/IGN)

Taylor Lyles / IGN: Q&A with Apple executives Jeremy Sandmel and Tim Millet on the company’s gaming ambitions for the iPhone 15 Pro, MetalFX upscaling, gaming controllers, and more  —  Apple is really leaning into the “Pro” aspect of the iPhone 15 Pro.  —  Apple finally announced the iPhone 15 earlier this week, and pre-orders

Read More
TikTok Shop plans to give steep holiday discounts between October 27 and November 30, and is offering to subsidize discounts of as much as 50% to entice sellers (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: TikTok Shop plans to give steep holiday discounts between October 27 and November 30, and is offering to subsidize discounts of as much as 50% to entice sellers  —  – Viral video app launched its Shop tab earlier this week  — Social platform is luring sellers ahead of shopping rush

Read More
Preserving Floppy Disks

Time is almost up for magnetic storage from the 80s and 90s. Various physical limitations in storage methods from this era are conspiring to slowly degrade the data stored on things like tape, floppy disks, and hard disk drives, and after several decades data may not be recoverable anymore. It’s always worth trying to back

Read More
Apple’s Mother Nature skit at the Wonderlust event was awkward, but every fact or position put forth is a strategic, money-saving, and innovative effort (Steven Sinofsky/Hardcore Software)

Steven Sinofsky / Hardcore Software: Apple’s Mother Nature skit at the Wonderlust event was awkward, but every fact or position put forth is a strategic, money-saving, and innovative effort  —  Apple’s showed a widely criticized video showing their efforts to fight climate change.  Looking past the video is a significant and strategic set of initiatives

Read More
Panduan Lengkap: Mencari Tautan Pembelian Tiket Kereta Cepat Jakarta – Bandung dan Daftar Harga Tiketnya

Ini adalah berita terbaru mengenai pembelian tiket Kereta Cepat Jakarta – Bandung. Informasi mengenai pembelian tiket Kereta Cepat Jakarta – Bandung telah menjadi topik perbincangan utama. Tiket KCJB kini dapat dibeli melalui dua tautan yang tersedia. Sejak tanggal 15 September 2023, masyarakat dapat merasakan kenyamanan perjalanan dengan Kereta Cepat Jakarta – Bandung. Menteri Perhubungan (Menhub)

Read More
Sources: Goldman Sachs recently made changes to how it handles Apple Savings transactions to resolve problems some customers had when making withdrawals (Lauren Tara LaCapra/The Information)

Lauren Tara LaCapra / The Information: Sources: Goldman Sachs recently made changes to how it handles Apple Savings transactions to resolve problems some customers had when making withdrawals  —  Goldman Sachs has made changes to how it handles Apple Savings transactions in an effort to resolve problems some customers had experienced …

Read More