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Set Up Your Phone’s Always-On Display So You’re Unlocking It Less Often

Break the pattern of unlocking your phone for one thing and then getting sucked into something else. Set up your lock screen to show all the information you need at a glance.

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Tom Steyer Wants to Save California From Billionaires. But Also Doesn’t Want Them to Leave

The hedge fund billionaire turned gubernatorial candidate wants to tax California’s ultrawealthy, regulate AI, and keep Silicon Valley happy at the same time. Good luck with that.

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Google I/O 2026 Live Blog: All the Gemini and Smart Glasses Updates as They Happen

Follow our live coverage of Google’s annual developer keynote, where the company will announce updates to its Gemini suite of AI tools and more details about Android XR smart glasses.

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How to Make Apps and Websites Remove Your Nonconsensual Nudes

Starting May 19, tech platforms in the US will have to start complying with the Take It Down Act. Here's how more than a dozen of the largest platforms are handling takedown demands for your nudes.

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A Trump Dissenter Fights for His Political Life

In Kentucky today, amid record-low approval ratings, President Trump is asking Republican primary voters to reject Representative Thomas Massie, who has broken with Mr. Trump on a handful of votes. Instead, he wants them to elect his handpicked challenger. Robert Draper, who...

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Elevate Your Brand With Authentic Case Studies That Resonate

In this Open Makers episode, host Adam Weeks and guest Elena Yovcheva-Tileva discuss crafting impactful case studies. They emphasize storytelling, client involvement, and practical strategies for creating narratives that highlight successful outcomes, boosting trust and engagement.

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Trump’s $10 Billion IRS Shakedown Takes Darker Turn, Unnerving Experts

Donald Trump has reached a “settlement” with his Justice Department in a $10 billion lawsuit he brought against the IRS. Under it, DOJ will create a new $1.8 billion fund, controlled by Trump, that will dole out payments to allies who have supposedly been victimize...

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Alternatives for the EDIT tool of LLM agents

http://antirez.com/news/166

EDIT: of course this was already done in the past! I had little doubts but people just confirmed me about it on Twitter :) But, keep reading: the CRC32 compromise at the end is an interesting tradeoff, and this is a good discussion to have in general. Right now I'm working t...

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Scripting News: Monday, May 18, 2026

Monday, May 18, 2026 The Mind of Claude# I have taught Claude Code to write software the way I do.# It has abilities that I don't, for example, I give them 1000 lines of code, highly factored, with lots of thought into making it readable and maintainable, and always f...

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Absolutely incredible game. Spurs win in double OT. That long 3 from Wemby when they were down, the late block, dunk… Can’t believe that was only game 1. 🏀

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Following: Elon loses the OpenAI trial

Musk vows to appeal; the judge vows to throw that case out, too

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Trunk & Tidbits, April 2026

Welcome to the 25th edition of Trunks & Tidbits! Product & Community Updates Looking back at April: We made an exciting announcement about how we’re improving the server admin experience thanks to generous funding from the Sovereign Tech Agency. The funding will ena...

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In 2023 I started winding down use of the Twitter API after they moved to a $100/month developer plan. X has now switched to a $0.01/tweet pricing model for posting. I could add the feature back, with some limits, but not sure it is worth it. Somehow, X still trudges forward in some communities.

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Debugging a glitch that only happens in WebKit, I briefly considered bundling Chromium into my app just to avoid the issue. But that would take the app from 10 MB to over 100 MB. Too many apps are so huge now.

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So much depends on whether our system, and our leaders, speak to what is best in us - or what is worst in us.

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Praying for those murdered today in their place of worship and for San Diego’s entire Muslim community. We must all stand united to reject such violence and stand against hate in every form.

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Oklahoma Newspaper Deletes Column Comparing Thunder To Israel

Oklahoma Newspaper Deletes Column Comparing Thunder To Israel
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the defending champions, with a talented roster that should set them up for years of success, so it makes sense that they'd have their share of detractors. A team at the top always does. There are other reasons why a neutral observer might not r...

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Why Google’s Remy leaks have enterprise architects rethinking the AI stack

Hand-drawn line illustration of a computer processor chip on a cream background, with multiple circuit traces extending outward from the central chip to small circular contact points around the edges.

Google’s reported development of Remy, a new OpenClaw-style agent that can perform actions on a user’s behalf, has lit up

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