Collaborate Disseminate
Apple’s 50th anniversary is this week — and Fast Company’s Harry McCracken just published an 11,000-word oral history with some fun stories from Apple’s earliest days and the long and winding road to its very first home computers:
Steve Wozn… Continue reading Apple’s Early Days: Massive Oral History Shares Stories About Young Wozniak and Jobs
The Wall Street Journal reports that Rivian “just won a yearslong battle with car dealers in Washington state that threatens the model of how cars are sold.”
After fighting to sell its vehicles directly to buyers, Rivian threatened to take its case to… Continue reading Rivian and Lucid Win Right to Sell Their EVs Directly to Buyers in Washington State
Yes, this week YouTube and Meta were found negligent in a landmark case about social media addiction.
But “it’s still far from certain what this defeat will change,” argues The Verge’s senior tech and policy editor, “and what the collateral damage co… Continue reading Will Social Media Change After YouTube and Meta’s Court Defeat?
“It’s time to charge for access,” argues a new opinion piece at The Register. Begging billion-dollar companies to fund open source projects just isn’t enough, writes long-time tech reporter Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols:
Screw fair. Screw asking for dime… Continue reading Is It Time For Open Source to Start Charging For Access?
Project Hail Mary has now grossed $300.8 million globally after earning another $54.1 million this weekend from 86 markets, reports Variety, noting that after just nine days it’s now Amazon MGM’s highest-grossing film ever. And last weekend it had the … Continue reading ‘Project Hail Mary’: Real Space Science, Real Astrophotography
“Scientists have created a microscopic QR code so tiny it can only be seen with an electron microscope,” reports Science Daily. It’s “smaller than most bacteria and now officially a world record.”
“But this isn’t just about size; it’s about durabilit… Continue reading World’s Smallest QR Code – Smaller Than Bacteria – Could Store Data for Centuries
Utility-scale solar construction… by robots! It’s “one of the largest real-world demonstrations,” notes Electrek, with 100 MW of capacity installed by the “Maximo” robots from AES, one of the world’s top power companies.
Maximo uses AI “to automat… Continue reading This Friendly Robot Just Installed 100 MW of Solar Power
“What happens when you can describe the social experience you want and have it built for you…?” asks Bluesky? “We’ve just started experimenting, but we’re sharing it now because we want you to build alongside us.”
Called “Attie” — because it’… Continue reading Bluesky’s Newest Product: an AI Tool That Gives You Custom Feeds
In many rural areas, America’s online shoppers can wait half a week or more for deliveries. But Amazon started a $4 billion “rural delivery push” last year, reports Bloomberg, and has now cut delivery times to under 24 hours for 1 in 5 rural and small-… Continue reading Amazon Gambles on $4B Push Into America’s Rural Areas, May Soon Carry More Parcels Than USPS
Apple unveiled new device-level age restrictions in the UK on Wednesday. “After downloading a new update, users will now have to confirm that they are 18 or older to access unrestricted features,” reports Gizmodo.
“Users will be able to confirm their… Continue reading Apple Now Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK. Could the US Be Next?