Doloresz Katanich: An error almost led to a Citigroup account being credited with $81tn (€77.8tn) - an amount that is about 5 times the total wealth of the UK, which was estimated at €14.7tn in 2023 by ONS. […] The erroneous internal transfer, which…
Lees meerMishal Shah: This post describes the release process, and estimated schedule for Swift 6.1. Donny Wals: The Xcode 16.3 beta is out, which includes a new version of Swift. Swift 6.1 is a relatively small release that comes with bug fixes, quality of …
Lees meerJeff Johnson: There’s now a Safari web extension version of Noir specifically for Safari web apps, in addition to the Safari app extension version of Noir for Safari. Of course, this solution is non-ideal, because it’s confusing to users, and you’ll…
Lees meerAppleVis: Overall, survey participants expressed satisfaction with the VoiceOver features available on iOS. Several participants expressed a desire for deeper AI integration for functionality like image description, photo labeling, voices, and scree…
Lees meerAsif Youssuff (Hacker News): On Wednesday, Mozilla introduced legal updates to users of Firefox, and something feels off. I read, and re-read the new Terms of Use and while much of it reads like standard boilerplate from any tech company, there’s a …
Lees meerTom Warren (9to5Mac, Hacker News, Slashdot): Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May and replacing it with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers. Existing Skype users will be able to log in to the Microsoft Teams app and have their messa…
Lees meerSarah Perez: Apple on Thursday announced a range of new initiatives designed to help parents and developers create a safer experience for kids and teens using Apple devices. In addition to easier setup of child accounts, parents will now be able to …
Lees meerJonathan Stempel (MacRumors, 9to5Mac): Apple has been sued by consumers who said its claim that three versions of Apple Watches are “carbon neutral” and environmentally friendly is false and misleading.[…]Apple, also known for the iPhone, launched t…
Lees meerJesse Squires: Did you know that Xcode can spell check your code and comments? Based on my experience working on large teams and large Xcode projects, this is a little-known feature. I routinely find spelling errors, not only in code comments but in…
Lees meerNathan Kahl (post, Hacker News): George Mason University researchers recently uncovered a way for hackers to track the location of nearly any computer or mobile device. Named “nRootTag” by the team, the attack uses a device’s Bluetooth address combi…
Lees meerRupert Jones (Hacker News): Apps have burrowed their way into seemingly every aspect of our lives and there are lots of reasons why companies are pushing us to use them. With an app, it is often “one click and you’re in”, rather than having to faff …
Lees meerBrent Simmons (2024): Apple’s positive effect on my life should not be underestimated. […] But I need to remember, now and again, that Apple is a corporation, and corporations aren’t people, and they can’t love you back. You wouldn’t love GE or Exxo…
Lees meerTim Hardwick: Apple Fellow Phil Schiller testified in court on Monday that he initially opposed the 27% commission Apple now charges on purchases made outside the App Store, citing compliance risks and potential developer backlash (via AP News).Schi…
Lees meerJohn Siracusa (Mastodon): There are plenty of Mac apps that will save disk space by finding duplicate files and then deleting the duplicates. Using APFS clones, my app could reclaim disk space without removing any files! As a digital pack rat, this …
Lees meerTripp Mickle and Eli Tan (Hacker News, MacRumors): While using Apple’s automatic dictation feature to send messages on Tuesday, some iPhone users reported seeing a peculiar bug: the word “racist” temporarily appearing as “Trump,” before quickly corr…
Lees meerAndrew Liszewski (Hacker News, Reddit): Starting on February 26th, 2025, Amazon is removing a feature from its website allowing you to download purchased books to a computer and then copy them manually to a Kindle over USB. It’s a feature that a lot…
Lees meerZak Doffman (via Eric deRuiter, Hacker News): What has just shocked the U.K. is exactly what the FBI told me it also wants in the U.S. “Lawful access” to any encrypted user data. The bureau’s quiet warning was confirmed just a few weeks ago.The U.K.…
Lees meerMaxim Eremenko: XcodeBenchmark measures Mac performance in Xcode by compiling a relatively large codebase. The project has already saved thousands of dollars for developers and companies when they purchase or upgrade their Macs and I believe these r…
Lees meerRyan Christoffel: Tap to open a Wi-Fi network inside the Passwords app, and you’ll see a button that reads, ‘Show Network QR Code.’This QR code can then be scanned by anyone nearby to instantly connect them to your network.[…]Most readers will know …
Lees meerJuli Clover (Hacker News, William Gallagher): Humane today informed customers that it is discontinuing its $700 Ai Pin at the end of February, with the device set to be taken offline less than a year after it launched in April 2024.[…]Humane recomme…
Lees meerJim Rea: Forty years ago today the doors opened for the very first MacWorld Expo in the Brooks Hall basement in San Francisco. For most of you this event probably seems like ancient history, somewhere back in the mists of time. But for me this was a…
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