We’ve Reached the Point Where People Are Giving Up on Schools

‘No Way to Prevent This’, Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

‘The Gun Is Our Moloch’

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There’s a part of me that hates posting self-promotional stuff here on Daring Fireball. There’s another part of me that wants to sell ads and keep this thing afloat, and knows that I sell more ads when I, you know, mention that there are ads for sal…

Apple confirms that HomePod may leave white rings on wooden surfaces with oil or wax finish

As nifty as the HomePod may be, it can possibly leave white rings on wood surfaces with an oil or wax finish. The discovery was noted in reviews by Wirecutter and Pocket-lint as well as highlighted by VentureBeat, with at least one user sharing the …

Apple CEO Tim Cook offers explanation as to why shareholders will probably never get a tour of Apple Park

You’ll apparently be able to see the gift shop of the new Apple Park campus, but that’s about it. Answering a shareholder question as to whether shareholders would ever get a tour of Apple Park in the new Steve Jobs Theater, Apple CEO offered the fo…

Facebook Now Spamming Users With Texts if They’ve Enabled Two-Factor Security

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Nick Heer: ‘Reports of Google’s Newfound Design Prowess Have Been Greatly Exaggerated’

HomePod Can Damage Wood Furniture

Facebook Is Pushing Its Data-Tracking Onavo VPN Within Its Main Mobile App

Kottke on the State of Blogging

David Pogue Conducts Blind Test of HomePod Against Competitors

HomePod Can Damage Wood Furniture

Security researchers locate vulnerability in Skype installer

This might be something that Microsoft wants to look into and fix. The current version of Skype feature a security flaw that could let an attacker gain control of Mac, Windows, and Linux computers. The company has stated that it isn’t planning on fi…

Inside Apple’s HomePod Audio Lab

Mark Gurman on Apple’s OS Development Strategy

AppleCare+ for HomePod priced at $39, covers two accidental damage incidents

If you’re looking to snag AppleCare+ for your new HomePod, it’ll run you $39. The extended warranty and accidental damage repair program offers two out-of-warranty repairs like accidental damage from a drop. Without AppleCare+, the repair will run $…

iFixit completes teardown of HomePod, posts findings

When in doubt, use a hacksaw. The cool cats at iFixit have taken it upon themselves to crack into the newly-released HomePod to find out what’s inside. The outfit, which used an actual hacksaw to crack the smart speaker open, discovered an A8 proces…

★ HomePod

I’ve been testing Apple’s new HomePod for the last week or so, and this is the first product review I’ve written that could be accurately summarized in the length of a tweet, and an old-school 140-character tweet at that: HomePod does exactly what A…

There Are No Competitive Smartwatch Chips From Qualcomm