Blog

In his first visit to China since 2020, Tim Cook praises Apple’s “symbiotic kind of relationship” with China, amid Apple’s moves to diversify from the country (Financial Times)

Financial Times: In his first visit to China since 2020, Tim Cook praises Apple’s “symbiotic kind of relationship” with China, amid Apple’s moves to diversify from the country  —  Chief executive’s visit comes despite rising trade and geopolitical tensions between Beijing and US

Read More
A LEGO Camera You Just Might Own Yourself

A camera makes for an interesting build for anyone, because it’s an extremely accessible technology that can be made from materials as simple as cardboard. More robust cameras often require significant work, but what if you could make a usable camera from LEGO? It’s a project taken on by [Zung92], who hasn’t simply made a

Read More
LLMs will demolish barriers for software creation and unleash the next great technology cycle, marking a kind of Gutenberg moment for the software industry (Irregular Ideas)

Irregular Ideas: LLMs will demolish barriers for software creation and unleash the next great technology cycle, marking a kind of Gutenberg moment for the software industry  —  There is immense hyperbole about recent developments in artificial intelligence, especially Large Language Models like ChatGPT.

Read More
A look at Amazon’s efforts to offset its shipping costs by raising Prime subscription prices, increasing the minimum purchase free shipping threshold, and more (Lisa Baertlein/Reuters)

Lisa Baertlein / Reuters: A look at Amazon’s efforts to offset its shipping costs by raising Prime subscription prices, increasing the minimum purchase free shipping threshold, and more  —  There is no such thing as free shipping.  —  Even so, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and other online retailers who use so-called free delivery …

Read More
A TikTok ban would have to satisfy the most stringent form of First Amendment review as the ban would operate as a prior restraint on speech of would-be users (Jameel Jaffer/New York Times)

Jameel Jaffer / New York Times: A TikTok ban would have to satisfy the most stringent form of First Amendment review as the ban would operate as a prior restraint on speech of would-be users  —  The First Amendment has so far played only a bit part in the debate about banning TikTok.  This may

Read More
An investigation finds US homeowners associations teaming up with police to install Flock Safety’s license plate surveillance cameras, without telling residents (Georgia Gee/The Intercept)

Georgia Gee / The Intercept: An investigation finds US homeowners associations teaming up with police to install Flock Safety’s license plate surveillance cameras, without telling residents  —  At a city council meeting in June 2021, Mayor Thomas Kilgore, of Lakeway, Texas, made an announcement that confused his community.

Read More
A Jenkins Demo Stand For Modern Times

Once you’re working on large-scale software projects, automation is a lifesaver, and Jenkins is a strong player in open-source automation – be it software builds, automated testing or deploying onto your servers. Naturally, it’s historically been developed with x86 infrastructure in mind, and let’s be fair, x86 is getting old. [poddingue], a hacker and a

Read More