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Daring Fireball
10 Jul 21:21 • John Gruber

Apple Sues OpenAI, io, and Former Employees, Alleging Theft of Trade Secrets

9to5mac.com/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai-trade-secret-theft/

Chance Miller, 9to5Mac: The lawsuit names Chang Liu and Tang Tan as two of the defendants. Tang Tan served as VP of product design at Apple, leading iPhone and Apple Watch product design. He departed the company in February 2024 to work with Jony Ive. Chang Liu, meanwhil...

Rick Beato
10 Jul 20:36

Billy Joel talks about his songwriting process #billyjoel #song #shorts

kottke.org
10 Jul 18:30 • Jason Kottke

This ancient Egyptian painter’s palette from 3000 years...

This ancient Egyptian painter’s palette from 3000 years ago still contains traces on the original colors. (Wtf, I have old watercolor paints that look older than this…)

Simon Willison's Weblog
10 Jul 17:18

Quoting Nilay Patel

The reality is to make augmented reality glasses, you need to put a camera next to your eyes that is continuously recording everything you see and processing that to put information over it. There is not another way around it. And there's certainly not a chip that can fit i...

Simone Giertz
10 Jul 16:48

Meet our new Edge Piece Puzzle

Colossal
10 Jul 16:24 • Grace Ebert

The Longtail of Incarceration Unfolds in Gil Batle’s Surreal Narratives

The lively flora and fauna of a tiny Filipino island commingle with harrowing memories of California prisons in the surreal works of Gil Batle.

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article The Longtail of Incarceration Unfolds in Gil Batle’s Surreal Narratives appeared first on Colossal.

kottke.org
10 Jul 16:18 • Jason Kottke

Fun thread: “sodas with a doctorate” (e.g. Dr. Pepper).

Global News Podcast
10 Jul 16:03

At least 12 dead in Spanish wildfires

Fire crews in Almeria battle one of Spain's deadliest blazes where several tourists, unable to flee from the rapidly spreading fire, have been among the victims. Hot conditions in Southern Europe are making the situation worse. Also, Japan is running out of male heirs to the...

Radiolab
10 Jul 15:12 • WNYC Studios

The Holy Shiver

radiolab.org/podcast/the-holy-shiver

Lauren Brown gets goosebumps. A lot. Sometimes several times a day. When her partner, writer Carmen Maria Machado, noticed it...she couldn't stop thinking about it. Why does she get them in so many different situations? What’s happening in her body and what does it mean? We ...

kottke.org
10 Jul 15:09 • Jason Kottke

VoiceDot : “Every dot on this globe is a real...

VoiceDot: “Every dot on this globe is a real person’s voice — a short story about a place, a memory, a feeling. Tap one and hear someone from the other side of the world.” And you can record your own for others to hear.

Longreads
10 Jul 11:21 • Brendan Fitzgerald

No Return

"Did an experienced alpinist leave his girlfriend to die at the top of a mountain?"

Longreads
10 Jul 10:51 • Longreads

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

In this edition: Concrete memories, grief science, captive cats, relentless pain, and myth meets reality.

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Global News Podcast
10 Jul 05:06

US and Iran trade blows as Khamenei is buried

Ayatollah Khamenei - Iran's former supreme leader who was killed by US-Israeli strikes - has been laid to rest as fighting continues over control of the Strait of Hormuz. We speak to the BBC's Lyse Doucet, who's just returned from Tehran. Also: thousands of Venezuelans displ...

kottke.org
10 Jul 02:21 • Jason Kottke

Venetian Bridge Brawls in 17th and 18th Century Art ....

Venetian Bridge Brawls in 17th and 18th Century Art. “Before crowds jostled for biennale parties and gondola rides, Venice’s waterways witnessed scenes of an even more violent kind…”

Simon Willison's Weblog
10 Jul 01:51

Quoting OpenAI

[...] Work on web and mobile runs in the cloud. Work in the desktop app can also use local files and desktop apps with your permission. At launch, cloud Work conversations do not appear in desktop Work; desktop Work threads and local files remain on that computer.

— OpenAI, trying (unsuccessfully) to clarify ChatGPT Work

Tags: openai, chatgpt, ai

Daring Fireball
10 Jul 00:48 • John Gruber

Shocking No One, Fidji Simo, Would-Be Usurper, Is Out at OpenAI

wsj.com/tech/openai-top-executive-fidji-simo-to-step-down-c3daca47?st=NfBZTe

Berber Jin and Anissa Gardizy, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (gift link): Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s No. 2 executive, plans to step down from her full-time role after an extended medical leave. She communicated her decision in a note to staff Thursday, saying that her ...

Colossal
09 Jul 23:12 • Kate Mothes

International Aerial Photographer of the Year Contest Highlights the World from Above

See the 101 top photos submitted from around the world.

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article International Aerial Photographer of the Year Contest Highlights the World from Above appeared first on Colossal.

kottke.org
09 Jul 21:45 • Jason Kottke

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Ana Elisa Egreja Takes a Magical Realist Approach to Migration in Her Rich Still Lifes appeared first on Colossal.