Apple announces two AirPods 5 models with ANC that removes up to 50% more noise than AirPods 4, for $129 or $149 with a wireless charging case
here are the upgradesShimul Sood /Digital Trends:Apple's new AirPods 5 pack better ANC without the price hikeDave Snelling /Mirror:Apple unveils impressive AirPods upgrade with surprising price - here...
Apple says watchOS 27 will not support the Apple Watch Series 9, Watch Ultra 1, or Watch SE 2, its most aggressive Apple Watch support cutoff yet
here is the full listAustin Blake /iPhone in Canada:These Popular Apple Watches Won't Get the watchOS 27 UpdateJason Weisberger /Boing Boing:Apple's watchOS 27 cutoff is weirdly brutalRajat Saini /The...
A profile of Palmer Luckey, who sold Oculus to Facebook, was fired after donating to a pro-Trump troll group, and now imagines a new age of warfare at Anduril
The facts of Palmer Luckey's life are so uniquely bizarre—combining elements of fantasy with lunacy and also world-altering change … Threads: @anildash . X: @carnage4life , @carnage4life , @lulumeserv...
How the proliferation of shock sites like Goatse, which can be traced back to Rotten.com, defined the modern internet era and informed how we use the web today
We owe the cultural evolution of the internet to the likes of ‘Two Girls, One Cup,’ ‘Goatse,’ and ‘Tubgirl.’ Tweets: @adribbleofink , @doncald , @metallicaisrad , @michaelbarthel , @yacobg42 , @noahjs...
Democratic senators' SAFE TECH Act will strip Section 230 immunity for any ads or posts violating civil rights, antitrust, cyberstalking, human rights laws
Not Help — the Internet Tweets: Ben Werdmuller / @benwerd : For better or worse, these changes will be a major accelerant for decentralization. Protocols don't host. https://www.protocol.com/... Chris...
Former moderators at Pinterest say they had inadequate resources and minimal mental health support as they fought to keep child abuse imagery off the platform
Moderators reported seeing child pornography content ‘every couple hours’ — a good day, Blake's job as a Pinterest moderator … Tweets: @ozm and @meganmorrone . Thanks: @mvzelenks Tweets: OneZero / @...
Instacart is paying workers about the same to do 2-3 orders at a time as it does for one order as demand rises during the pandemic, interviews and receipts show
and then changing them to zero https://www.cnn.com/... @juliaangelenpr : Well we've hit a new low as humans: https://twitter.com/... Frankie Pumps / @fiercefrankie1 : Who even thinks of this like wtf ...
Think has second thoughts about IceRocket
Update from Blake at IceRocket: "Our LOI with Think Partnership expired, which does not mean the acquisition is off. Their company is going through some changes and we are seeing how they play out. ...
Take Your Cable Channels With You on the Road
In 2002, Blake Krikorian and his brother Jason were beside themselves. Their beloved San Francisco Giants were in a pennant race, yet Blake and Jason, two Silicon Valley engineers, were traveling so ...