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BIG TECH & STARTUPS
APPLE INVITES DEVELOPERS TO SUBMIT IPHONE DUO-READY APPS TO THE APP
STORE (1 MINUTE READ) [8]
Apple is now accepting submissions of iPhone Duo-optimized apps and
games. Xcode 27.1 Release Candidate 1 features support for building
and testing apps and games for the iPhone Duo. Developers can now
submit iPhone Duo-optimized apps and games in App Store Connect. App
Store product pages will display a badge to let people know apps are
optimized for the iPhone Duo. Recompiling existing apps with Xcode
27.1 adds development support for iPhone Duo.
PREVIEW, EDIT, AND COLLABORATE ON MARKDOWN (.MD) FILES NATIVELY
ACROSS DRIVE AND DOCS (1 MINUTE READ) [9]
Google Docs now supports Markdown files. Google Drive now renders
Markdown previews. The new features are available to all Google
Workspace customers and users with personal Google accounts. They will
be gradually rolled out over the next two weeks.
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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
CONTROLLING THE BRAIN WITH LIGHT EARNS A PHYSIOLOGY NOBEL (9 MINUTE
READ) [10]
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have won the Nobel
Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their contributions to the field
of optogenetics. Optogenetics involves using light to alter the
behavior of nerve cells marked by the activity of individual genes. It
allows researchers to activate or shut down neurons in an otherwise
intact brain. The technique has revolutionized scientists' ability to understand what different populations of nerve cells are doing.
A NEW CROP OF SOLAR PANELS IS THE US' BEST HOPE OF CATCHING CHINA (10
MINUTE READ) [11]
Tandem solar is a new technology that adds second and third layers of
material on solar panels to convert more of the Sun's radiance into electricity. Several companies plan to start selling panels
commercially soon. The panels can generate 25% more energy than
current available devices. Successful adoption of the technology will
allow the world to meet the rapidly rising demand for electricity with
less land and roof area.
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PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE
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AI creates workforce risks that tech alone can't resolve. This
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EPHEMERAL TESTING (2 MINUTE READ) [14]
Ephemeral testing is when you test a base application layer by
building on top of it. The original work is not assessed - the
software built on top of it is. It is a form of integration testing,
except the software on top is thrown away when the test is complete.
Instead of building the core while trying to anticipate what might be
needed at the other layers, you just simulate the other layers by
building them.
WHY PLAIN TEXT IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST TECHNOLOGIES WE HAVE (7
MINUTE READ) [15]
The simplicity of plain text is a large part of why it has lasted.
Plain text is part of the basic plumbing of computing. There is an
enormous collection of tools that know how to work with plain text,
and plain text gives users more choice. Text ages surprisingly well,
and it is easy to own. It is portable, inspectable, searchable,
scriptable, easy to back up, and remarkably resistant to obsolescence.
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MISCELLANEOUS
THE FUTURE OF MATHEMATICS (13 MINUTE READ) [16]
The field of mathematics is changing, but mathematics is still as
important today as it ever was. Mathematics remains a core capacity
for human reasoning and deliberation. Future historians will likely
see this time as the start of a new era for mathematics. We are at a
new frontier where communal norms, values, and expectations are
beginning to break down, and the community needs to figure out what
should replace them.
APPLE AND A HACKER'S FUTURE (20 MINUTE READ) [17]
CVE-2026-65400 is a high-severity macOS vulnerability that allows
attackers to execute malicious code. Apple released a patch for the vulnerability last week for macOS Tahoe, Sequoia, and Sonoma. The
vulnerability stems from a bug in the macOS screen sharing capability.
In all observed cases, root had been accessed on the affected system
and a Monero crypto miner had been placed.
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INFERENCE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MARKET IN SOFTWARE (2 MINUTE READ)
[20]
AI inference is set to surpass the database market to become the most important market in software.
WHAT THE AI BOOM IS DOING FOR AMERICANS (16 MINUTE READ) [21]
AI is sustaining the macroeconomy in a time of huge amounts of policy uncertainty.
HOW PERSONAL AGENTS GET PAID (8 MINUTE READ) [22]
A look at how money paid to aggregators can flow to personal agents.
BIOSECURITY, AI, AND THE CULTURE WAR (14 MINUTE READ) [23]
The industry's lack of consensus on what AI progress looks like is
distracting it from doing practical things.
WRITING BLOG POSTS WHILE WALKING THE DOG (18 MINUTE READ) [24]
Thoughts on AI's effects on writing.
THIS IS THE FITBIT EDGE, GOOGLE'S NEXT FITNESS TRACKER (5 MINUTE
READ) [25]
The Fitbit Edge will support notifications and limited apps like
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