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• John Gruber

Seriously, Give Kagi a Try

daringfireball.net/2025/04/try_switching_to_kagi

Quoting from a post I wrote a year ago: Like, even if I use the magic &udm=14 parameter with Google search, to get “disenshittified” results from Google, I find I get better results from Kagi. When I know there’s one right answer (say, a specific article I remember r...

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• John Gruber

Search Ads as a Vector for Travel Scams

wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/the-simple-travel-scam-that-cost-a-seasoned-traveler-over-12-000-7d317f20?st=WDTpv5

Dawn Gilbertson, writing for The Wall Street Journal (gift link): Calder says that he tried to rebook at the given link a few times but that it wouldn’t work. He became worried new flight options were dwindling, so he googled the airline’s customer-service number. (There...

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• John Gruber

Teresa Ribera Visited the U.S. and No One Noticed

politico.eu/article/eu-big-tech-rulebook-shifting-digital-economy-ribera-dma-pulse-forum/

Jacob Parry and Laura Greenhalgh, reporting for Politico, one month ago: The EU’s landmark tech regulations are a “success story” that are beginning to level the playing field between Silicon Valley’s giants and their digital competitors in Europe, said European Competit...

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• John Gruber

Broadcasters Urge EU to Use the DMA to Go After Smart TV Platforms, None of Which Are From European Companies

reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/eu-digital-rules-should-apply-big-techs-smart-tvs-broadcasters-tell-antitrust-2026-03-23/

Foo Yun Chee, reporting for Reuters back on March 23: Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung’s smart TVs and virtual assistants should fall under the EU’s toughest tech rules because of their growing market power, the world’s largest broadcasters told EU antitrust chief Teres...

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• Adrian Vila

Street Lights

Galicia, May 2026.

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• John Gruber

New DMA Compliance Features for EU Users in iOS 26.5 (and Perhaps the EU Has Finally Come to Their Senses on Tech Regulation)

macrumors.com/2026/05/11/ios-26-5-eu-third-party-wearable-changes/

Juli Clover, MacRumors: To comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is letting third-party wearables access some features that have historically been limited to the Apple Watch and AirPods. Proximity pairing — Third-party earbuds are able to use proximity pairin...

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Note published on May 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC

Atlas, a mostly black pit bull/husky/german shepherd mix, lies on his back in some green grass with dandelions on a sunny day. His front paws are bent up against his chest and his mouth is open.
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• Austin Kleon

New zines: Not-knowing and Complexity

I can’t stop making zines! Issues #6 and #7 of my Deleted Zines from Don’t Call It Art are available for free in today’s newsletter.

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• Om Malik

Signing off in a world of what’s next

Before turning in last night, I saw a video by Pete from Just a Few Acres Farm YouTube channel. I have followed him for a while. Reflecting on his goodbye, I felt a tinge of sadness every time one of my favorite creators signs off. I have zero interest in being a farmer. But I …

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Expanding items on a FeedLand blogroll should be consistently fast now. Just switched to a different server on the backend.

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Masto: I'd like to come up with a list of formats, protocols and products that have become defaults for AI work.

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It's 2026 and women are still asked to teach others to think a little bit and not be a prick

This article was originally drafted in 2024 but I struggled to finish it then. I was stuck wondering if I was just moaning over the past. Recently, Salma and Jo both shared thoughts that gave me the rage and energy to come back to this. Today is the day I finally have the co...

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Good morning sports fans!

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Yesterday I learned about JSONL, and was of course intrigued. It's a really simple thing, even simpler than RSS, and does basically the same thing. And even better, it's the way the AI industry hooks streams together. So If we can get RSS to serve as a source of JSONL feeds,...

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• Daring Fireball Department of Commerce

[Sponsor] Drata

drata.com/daring

Leverage autonomous AI agents to automate compliance, manage internal and third-party risk, and continuously prove your security posture.

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Alan Jacobs Supports Webmention Valid

The Kyiv Psalter

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• John Gruber

iOS 26.5 Includes Beta Support for End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging

apple.com/newsroom/2026/05/end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging-begins-rolling-out-today-in-beta/

Apple Newsroom: Starting today, end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out in beta for iPhone users running iOS 26.5 with supported carriers and Android users on the latest version of Google Messages. When RCS messages are end-to-end encrypted, they can’t be r...

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• John Gruber

iPhone Models Ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th in Counterpoint’s List of 10 Bestselling Phones Worldwide in Q1 2026

appleworld.today/2026/05/apples-iphone-17-was-the-worlds-best-selling-smartphone-in-quarter-one-of-2026/

Samsung phones took spots 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9. The one phone not from Apple or Samsung in the top 10 was the Xiaomi Redmi A5 at #10. As I always say, take these numbers with a grain of salt, but according to Counterpoint, the bestselling phones, in order, are:

  1. iPhone 17
  2. iPhone 17 Pro Max
  3. iPhone 17 Pro

And Apple’s phone in spot #6 was not the iPhone Air, alas, but the year-old iPhone 16.

(Via Horace Dediu.)

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One season in and I’m a bit annoyed with DS9. Details here.

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• John Gruber

The New PowerMac

kraftheinz.com/kraft-mac-and-cheese/products/00021000086856-power-mac-original-flavor-mac-cheese-macaroni-and-cheese-dinner

Apple stopped selling the Power Mac G5 (with space) in August 2006, so I’m not sure how much they care about Kraft using “PowerMac” (sans space) as a trademark for protein-enhanced macaroni and cheese. (I feel like there’s got to be a joke to be made here about a “cheese grater”...)

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