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iMessage Contact Key Verification
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macOS 14.2 Beta: With iMessage Contact Key Verification, users can choose to further verify that they are messaging only with the people they intend. iMessage Contact Key Verification uses Key Transparency to enable automatic verification that the iMessage key distribution service returns device keys that have been logged to a verifiable and auditable map. When […]
The Free Speech Fallout from the Israel-Hamas War Could Be Dire
Politico Picks,
A First Amendment scholar is very worried about the future of speech on college campuses.
Opinion | Will Trump’s Supreme Court Justices Stick to Their Word?
Conservatives’ commitment to originalism is about to be tested.
Smaller and Faster Updates With Sonoma
Howard Oakley (Hacker News): When a user accepts Software Update’s invitation to upgrade to macOS 13 or 14, rather than downloading a full installer app of about 12 GB, Ventura or Sonoma will instead attempt an update, in which only changed files are copied to the System volume, substantially reducing the amount to be downloaded, […]
Sony Removing Purchased Discovery TV Shows
PlayStation Store (via Hacker News, Reddit): As of 31 December 2023, due to our content licensing arrangements with content providers, you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content and the content will be removed from your video library. It isn’t that streaming content is no longer available; they […]
Amazon Employees Returning to Offices
Jane Thier (via Hacker News): Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, reportedly told members in an internal meeting that when it comes to returning to the office, “it’s time to disagree and commit. We’re here, we’re back—it’s working,” he said. “I don’t have data to back it up, but I […]
Computational Bridal Photo
Matt Growcoot: A woman says that “the fabric of reality crumbled” after she looked at an iPhone photo of herself trying on a wedding dress and noticed that her reflection looked different.Standing in front of two large mirrors, Tessa Coates’ reflection does not return the same pose that she is making, and not only that, […]
Dave Cutler Interview
Dave Plummer (via Hacker News): Dave Cutler is a seminal figure in computer science, renowned for his contributions to operating systems. Born in 1942, he played pivotal roles in the development of several OSes, most notably VMS for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and Windows NT for Microsoft. Cutler’s design principles emphasize performance, reliability, and scalability. […]