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The only possible way to curb Apple’s dominance is through competition, and if Apple wants to open up a vector for competitive hardware to arise, that’s fine! And, if in response to competition, they open up their platform, that’s great too.

AI is the best opportunity to compete with Apple and Google since the launch of the iPhone. And yet hardly anyone is going for it. It’s easy to complain that Apple fumbled around with AI for a couple years, but no potential new competitors capitalized on it.

Basic Apple Guy has a rundown of the new icons in Golden Gate compared to their Tahoe predecessors:

The colours are much bolder, several icons have been adjusted, and the refraction in the Liquid Glass effect has changed significantly, especially in icons like Journal.

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Although I’ve seen a highlight or two, I have not overcome my FIFA+Fox+Trump disgust to watch any of the World Cup so far. MAGA dipshit Alexi Lalas is high on the list of reasons not to tune into any of Fox’s braindead coverage, but it sounds like he’s being dragged on the r...

John Steinbeck was already suffering serious heart trouble when, in 1962, he and his dog clambered into a pickup with a camper topper for a cross-country trip chronicled in his famous final book, Travels with Charley. Six decades later, Austin writer Lauren Hough sets out in a 2001 Dodge Ram van with her dog, a […]

The post A Queer Texan Retraces Steinbeck’s 10,000-mile trip appeared first on The Texas Observer.

Amongst friends and family, I’m known as something of a digital curmudgeon. I’m usually the one person in group chats who does not use an iPhone, a habit I gave up in 2012 when I sensed that Apple was enclosing the entire mobile space. I stopped visiting Facebook and Instagram a decade ago, and I … Continue reading "Quitting A Digital Habit"

This is probably the definitive post about web browsers on video game consoles.

It was Cloudflare’s announcement of Markdown for Agents a few months bac that made everything click for me. I’m revisting the note I had saved in my Obsidian vault in preparation for my upcoming Cloudflare for WordPress course and decided to write out what I learned so far on Cloudflare’s intentions as I see them. […]

The post Cloudflare is quietly building the agent cloud appeared first on Remkus de Vries.

On Sunday, Cape Verde scored one of the best and most meaningful goals of the 2026 World Cup. In the 21st minute of their group-stage game against historic powerhouse Uruguay, just the second World Cup game in the tiny archipelagic nation's history, midfielder Kevin Pina sto...

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BEER/WINE/COCKTAILS “Try one of our new signature seasonal cocktails, Sour Cherry Fizz-Tini, Ocean Mist Margarita, or No Drama Bahama Mama!” A cursory reading of the above might lead one to believe the restaurant is no longer offering its popular White Chocolate Russian Mi...

As the wellness industry booms, designers have a growing opportunity to shape brands around longevity and trust—but AEVUM suggests the smartest move may be resisting wellness trends altogether and creating identities built to outlast them.

The post The Wellness Industry’s Next Big Trend? Looking Like It Has No Trends at All appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

For whatever reason, reading as a pastime doesn’t seem to elicit side-eye or shame like playing video games or watching TV does. Reading is just as much of an escape from the real world as screens are, and as an avid reader, I often wonder, what am I trying to escape? I wonder if I […]

From deep within I heard: “not a woman.” The desert stretched out in front of me as I drove. For months, feelings I couldn’t put my finger on simmered. I realize in the rearview mirror that my egg had been cracking, a term that refers to the process of discovering one’s transness. I am the […]

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We asked Johan Ejdemo to list which Ikea items populate his home. He also tells us about his all-time favorite. (No, it's not a Billy bookcase.)

Keir Starmer's resignation on Monday morning paves the way for yet another leadership battle.

Big Tech is throwing big money into data center buildouts. As national opposition to the facilities grows, some workers are beginning to question whether it’s worth it.

From fake tickets to cloned websites, AI is magnifying World Cup scams. Can fans distinguish between what’s real and what’s not?

Steven Heller saves his jaundiced retelling of the history of commercial holidays for another time, and seriously reflects on fatherhood.

The post The Daily Heller: For Me, an Unusually Sentimental Post-Father’s Day Musing appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

In a series of DMCA takedown requests, "FIFA World Cup" is asking Google to permanently remove various pirate site domain names from its search results. While FIFA certainly is protective of its intellectual property, the seemingly AI-generated notices could be the work of a rival pirate site that's trying to take out some competition during the high-profile tournament.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

In a series of DMCA takedown requests, "FIFA World Cup" is asking Google to permanently remove various pirate site domain names from its search results. While FIFA certainly is protective of its intellectual property, the seemingly AI-generated notices could be the work of a rival pirate site that's trying to take out some competition during the high-profile tournament.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.