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Doctor Who Saved Its Biggest Gift for Itself
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For a show that is often so optimistically forward thinking—and where change is baked into its hearts—Doctor Who often has a bittersweet view of its own past. Heroes and friends come and go, goodbyes are frequent and brief, and a lot of them are permanent, especially when part of the key to its longevity is that its… Read more...
Microsoft Forms Alliance to Help Union Workers Stop Worrying and Learn to Love AI
Microsoft announced an alliance with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the interests of workers, according to a blog post Monday. Labor leaders called the collaboration “historic” as Microsoft became the first big tech… Read more...
Taylor Swift Is Shadowbanned From Google's 2023 Year In Trending Searches List
Taylor Swift is so popular that seismologists measured recent tour dates in Seattle as a magnitude 2.3 earthquake. You wouldn’t know it from the latest edition of Google’s annual annual “Year In Search” roundup, though. Every December, the company publishes a list of the year’s most popular search terms. But one name… Read more...
Apple Blocks Beeper Mini
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John Gruber: I installed Beeper Mini on my Pixel 4, and it worked like a charm. In addition to working seamlessly — including support for group chats, tapbacks (albeit substituting animated emoji in place of Apple’s monochromatic badges), undoing sent messages, and editing recent messages — it’s just a really nice chat app. It looks a lot like what […]
Where Have the Network Tools Gone?
Howard Oakley: When writing about network tools available in macOS just eight years ago, I identified three GUI apps:Network Utility, tucked away in /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications,Wireless Diagnostics, accessed via the WiFi menu,Network Diagnostics, hidden in /System/Library/CoreServices.It seems strange that of those three, only one has survived into Sonoma.[…]In Apple’s current support documents, there appears to be no […]
WhatsApp Supports Photos and Video in Original Quality
Tim Hardwick: WhatsApp is rolling out a new option that lets users on iPhone share photos and video over the messaging platform in their original quality.[…]WhatsApp’s latest feature avoids compression altogether by allowing photos and video to be shared as files, thereby preserving their original quality. Being able to send full-quality media is one of […]
Opening URLs in Private Safari Windows
Jeff Johnson: The problem with using both private and public windows is that when I open a URL in Safari from another app, such as Mail app, or such as my own Link Unshortener, which I use as my default web browser, I can’t control where exactly the URL opens. If the frontmost Safari window […]
Google Maps in Late 2023
Tim Hardwick: When users get directions for driving, walking, or cycling, Google Maps now offers a “multidimensional experience” that can be used to preview bike lanes, sidewalks, intersections, and parking along the route, according to Google.A time slider can be used to see air quality information and how the route looks as the weather changes […]