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Poor Johnny still won’t encrypt
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The Hidden Cost of “Free” Apps and the Battle for Your Attention
Key Takeaways The “free” model of popular apps often disguises data collection, behavioral profiling, and monetization of user attention. App design features like infinite scroll and push notifications are engineered to bypass natural stopping points and prolong engagement. Targeted ads, affiliate marketing, and data resale are primary revenue streams for free apps, often at the … Read more
Why ‘Crypto Games’ Fail But ‘Games With Crypto’ Succeed
Crypto games are often repelled by some traditional gamers. This is because the Web 2 gaming community feels that some Web 3 gaming projects are often linked to resource extraction, speculative actions, and game design where token farming is rewarded over entertainment. Whenever major publishers, Ubisoft or Square Enix, announce blockchain projects, their communities frequently … Read more
Mistral Bets on Enterprise “Vibe Coding” With Devstral 2 and an Open-Source CLI Agent
Mistral, the French frontier AI model lab most recently valued at €11.7 billion, has launched a duo of open-weight coding models.
The Checkerboard
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50 years of proof assistants
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Can I use HTTPS RRs?
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Parents call for New York governor to sign landmark AI safety bill
A group of more than 150 parents sent a letter on Friday to New York governor Kathy Hochul, urging her to sign the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act without changes. The RAISE Act is a buzzy bill that would require developers of large AI models – like Meta, OpenAI, Deepseek, and Google – … Read more
Community Commerce Brands Can Drive Authentic Engagement: Here’s How
You’ve seen it happen. A product suddenly goes viral on TikTok and sells out everywhere. It was not a celebrity endorsement or a big-budget Super Bowl ad. It was just a regular person talking about something they genuinely loved. This is the new reality for many fast-growing community commerce brands. Traditional advertising is losing its … Read more
Riding onboard with Rivian’s race to autonomy
Rivian demonstrated the progress it’s made, and in the process showed just how far it still has to go to make its cars autonomous.
The long shot
The long take, the unbroken tracking shot, “the oner” – whatever you want to call it, filmmakers agree that it’s one of the most difficult technical achievements in cinema. It’s a feat of creativity, but also great coordination and choreography when a single, tiny mistake can ruin a shot. Some famous examples: the casino scene … Read more
We found 70 stocking stuffers under $100 that are actually useful
Google’s Pixel Buds 2A come in several colors, but purple is the way to go. Let’s face it, it’s easy to fixate on the big gifts that crowd around the Christmas tree. However, we’d argue that the true treasures are the small, useful, and thoughtful gifts tucked within stockings. That’s why, for this guide, we’ve … Read more
GNU Unifont
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With iOS 26.2, Apple lets you roll back Liquid Glass again — this time on the Lock Screen
Your iPhone clock doesn’t have to be so “glassy” anymore, thanks to a new Apple software update.
Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks
Apple released patches for all of its flagship devices to fix security flaws under attack. Google also updated Chrome to remediate one vulnerability exploited in the attacks.