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Marcus Mendes, 9to5Mac:
Now, on the same day that F1 The Movie debuted at the top of
Apple TV’s movie rankings, the company confirmed that Pluribus
has reached another, even more impressive milestone: it is the
most watched show in the service’s history. Busy day. [...]
...
From the LucasFonts account, in a comment on Hacker News:
Professional typography can be achieved with both serif and
sans-serif fonts. However, Times New Roman — a typeface older
than the current president — presents unique challenges.
Originally crafted in Great Britai...
Peter Kafka, writing at Business Insider:
And last: It’s possible that Middle Eastern countries are
investing in an American media conglomerate solely for a financial
return, and would have zero interest in the content that
conglomerate makes and distributes. But that’s ...
This is very funny, but also a good indication of just how far away these things are from actual intelligence. First, a reasonable human being would never get caught in a loop like this. Second, only humans can not only recognize what’s going on here, but also see the humor in it.
Paris Buttfield-Addison:
A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple
seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID,
effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple
Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and I ha...
Six-minute segment from Amazon’s AWS re:Invent keynote last week:
Payam Mirrashidi, VP, Cloud Systems & Platforms, Apple, explains
how AWS Graviton helps improve developer velocity at scale. Hear
Swift’s journey from the premier programming language for the
Apple eco...
Weekly sponsorships have been the top source of revenue for Daring Fireball ever since I started selling them back in 2007. They’ve succeeded, I think, because they make everyone happy. They generate good money. There’s only one sponsor per week and the sponsors are always r...
Youki Terada, writing for Edutopia in 2022 (via Jens Kutílek):
Under close scrutiny, the evidence for dyslexia-friendly fonts
falls apart. In a 2017 study, for example, researchers tested
whether OpenDyslexic, a popular font with thicker lines near the
bottom of the lett...
Small follow-up point re: my post this week on iMessage’s delivery architecture being built atop the Apple Push Notification service:
APNs can only relay messages up to 4 or 16 KB in size, depending
on the iOS or iPadOS version. If the message text is too long or
if an a...
In ChatGPT, GPT‑5.2 Instant, Thinking, and Pro will begin rolling
out today, starting with paid plans. In the API, they are
available now to all developers.
Overall, GPT‑5.2 brings significant improvements in general
intelligence, long-context understanding, agentic tool-calling,
and vision — making it better at executing complex, real-world
tasks end-to-end than any previous model.
5.1 was released just one month ago, but 5.2 delivers a slew of measurable improvements across the board. Where 5.1 was seemingly more about the feel of responses, the personality, 5.2 was clearly focused on tangible and benchmarkable gains.
Before anyone starts patting the Trump administration on its back for one good typographic decision, take a gander at the hard-to-believe-this-is-real new signage at (and alas, on) the White House. This is the sort of signage that typically spells “Business Center” across from the check-in desk at a Courtyard Marriott. The Biden State Department replacing Times New Roman with Calibri was a typographic misdemeanor. Festooning the White House with signage set in gold-plated Shelley Script ought to land Trump in The Hague.
(The idea that the Oval Office ought to be explicitly labeled “The Oval Office” — whatever the typeface or signage style — brings to mind this classic Far Side cartoon, which I think aptly illustrates the president’s mental faculties.)
The fifth of five rules in Matthew Butterick’s “Typography in Ten Minutes”:
And finally, font choice. The fastest, easiest, and most visible
improvement you can make to your typography is to ignore the fonts
already loaded on your computer (known as system fonts)
and the free fonts that inundate the internet. Instead,
buy a professional font (like those found in font
recommendations). A professional font gives you the benefit
of a professional designer’s skills without having to hire one.
If that’s impossible, you can still make good typography with
system fonts. But choose wisely. And never choose Times New
Roman or Arial, as those fonts are favored only by
the apathetic and sloppy. Not by typographers. Not by you.
I’m a big believer in reading original source material. For example, when Apple provided me, alongside only a handful of other outlets, with a statement regarding their decision to delay the “more personalized Siri” back in March, I ran the full statement, verbatim. I added ...
Michael Crowley and Hamed Aleaziz, reporting for The New York Times:
While mostly framed as a matter of clarity and formality in
presentation, Mr. Rubio’s directive to all diplomatic posts around
the world blamed “radical” diversity, equity, inclusion and
accessibility p...
From Apple’s iMessage Security Overview:
Apple iMessage is a messaging service for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple
Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Relying on the Apple Push
Notification service (APNs), iMessage lets users send texts and
attachments like photos, contacts, locations...
Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi, and Alex Mierjeski, reporting for ProPublica:
For months, the Trump administration has been accusing its
political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one
primary residence. President Donald Trump branded one foe who did
so ...
Joe Flint, Brian Schwartz, and Natalie Andrews, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (gift link, also in News+):
“Just tried calling you about new bid we have submitted,” Ellison
texted Zaslav. “I heard you on all your concerns and believe we
have addressed them in our ...
There on a plinth, with “Donald J Trump” emblazoned on it in
capital letters, was the uncoveted trophy: a golden globe resting
on five golden hands big enough to compensate any tiny-handed
recipient feeling sore about the Nobel peace prize.
But wait, there was more. “There is also a beautiful medal for you
that you can wear everywhere you want to go,” added Infantino,
knowing that with Trump there is no such thing as too much.
Glowing oranger than usual under the stage lights, Trump eagerly
put the medal around his neck without waiting for Infantino to do
the honours. He told the audience of 2,000 people: “This is truly
one of the great honours of my life.”
Donald Trump, on his blog:
The only reason Marjorie “Traitor” Brown (Green turns Brown under
stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the
United States (Certainly not the first time she has been jilted!).
Too much work, not enough time, and her ideas ...
Ben Thompson at Stratechery yesterday:
It’s important to note that the President does not have final say
in the matter: President Trump directed the DOJ to oppose AT&T’s
acquisition of Time Warner, but the DOJ lost in federal
court, much to AT&T’s detriment. Inde...
The Wall Street Journal yesterday:
Paramount launched a $77.9 billion hostile takeover offer for
Warner Bros. Discovery Monday, taking its case for acquiring the
storied entertainment company directly to shareholders just days
after Warner agreed to a deal with Netflix.
...
CNBC:
Apple chip leader Johny Srouji addressed rumors of his impending
exit in a memo to staff on Monday, saying he doesn’t plan on
leaving the company anytime soon. “I love my team, and I love my
job at Apple, and I don’t plan on leaving anytime soon,” he wrote.
Bloomb...
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Juli Clover, writing at MacRumors (regarding a report at Reuters):
Apple could ultimately have to pay up to an estimated 637 million
euros to address the damage suffered by 14 million iPhone and iPad
users in the Netherlands.
That’s about €45/user.
The lawsuit date...
Dasha Litvinova, reporting for the AP:
Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions
on Apple’s video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an
effort to tighten control over the internet and communications
online. State internet regulator Roskom...
Mike Isaac, reporting for The New York Times, “Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit” (gift link):
Meta is considering making cuts to a division in its Reality Labs
unit that works on the so-called metaverse, said three employees
with knowledge of the matter.
The cuts ...
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