The iPhone That Never Was
…One day, Porat took a Sharp Wizard—a new electronic organizer with a calendar and phone book—and duct‑taped it to a Motorola analog cell phone. He had his concept. Soon…
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It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
…More than 70 civil society groups, including the ACLU and the National Organization for Women, sent a letter to the company this week, demanding that it abandon any plans it may have…
Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
…The attack runs entirely in JavaScript and feeds the timing traces through a neural network trained on the I/O signatures of common software. No evidence so far anyone is using it…
Streamer IShowSpeed Is Gen Z’s ESPN
…That is the power of Speed—a one-man, always-on media network. Speed started posting on YouTube as a teenager in 2017. But it wasn’t until the Covid-19 lockdowns…
AI Just Isn’t Right
…information,” says Angie Holan, head of the International Fact-Checking Network, a Poynter initiative that connects more than 170 fact-checking organizations across the world. Holan says she finds herself more comfortable…
When and Why Ethernet Still Beats Wi-Fi for Home Internet
If you want to get the best from your internet connection, Ethernet is still a great way to do it, and it’s an obvious choice for any organization that prizes high…
The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
…Safari Updates Got a lot of tabs? Safari will now organize your many tabs into topics. Safari can also “notify” you when there are changes to a webpage, like a price drop…
I’m a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?
…They’re separate mushrooms sprouting from the same mycorrhizal network. In a way this is a calibration issue. While bigger problems might at least theoretically attract attention—legislation, journalism, a Senate hearing…
What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin
…What happens when there is so much doubt that it takes over your life? Despite the jokes about your hyper-organized friend being “so OCD,” obsessive-compulsive disorder is a clinical disorder…
GE’s Wi-Fi-Enabled Smart Coffee Maker Is Good but Not Quite Great
…With my trusty Kirkland Signature Organic Ethiopia on a 5 out of 6 grind setting as the input, this yielded a smooth cup that averaged around 202 degrees Fahrenheit after the brew…