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A curated collection of eclectic ephemera, in a space to explore, learn, and share.

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Tesla Reportedly Testing CarPlay Internally

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Tesla Reportedly Testing CarPlay Internally
Mark Gurman and Edward Ludlow, writing for Bloomberg under the headline “Tesla Is Working to Add Apple CarPlay in Bid to Boost Vehicle Sales” (paywalled; Archive.ph link): Tesla Inc. is developing su...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Digital Blackface in the Age of AI

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Digital Blackface in the Age of AI
Zeba Blay, for Teen Vogue: You’re doomscrolling. On TikTok, or Instagram, or YouTube, or some other equally distracting online platform. In between harrowing news stories pointing to the nation’s dec...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Adelita Grijalva Finally To Be Sworn in More Than Seven Weeks After Her Election

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Adelita Grijalva Finally To Be Sworn in More Than Seven Weeks After Her Election
Joey Cappelletti and Matt Brown, AP News: As the House returns Wednesday for the first time in months, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as its newest member, more than seven weeks after win...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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‘A Moment of Connecting the Dots.”

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‘A Moment of Connecting the Dots’
Ashley Ogawa Clarke for Vogue, on the aforelinked iPhone Pocket collab between Apple and Issey Miyake (paywalled; Apple News+; Internet Archive): Though Miyake and Jobs are not around to see it, ther...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Apple and Issey Miyake Collaborate on iPhone Pocket, Inspired by ‘A Piece of Cloth’

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Apple and Issey Miyake Collaborate on iPhone Pocket, Inspired by ‘A Piece of Cloth’
Apple: ISSEY MIYAKE and Apple today unveiled iPhone Pocket. Inspired by the concept of “a piece of cloth,” its singular 3D-knitted construction is designed to fit any iPhone as well as all pocketable...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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EFF on ‘Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance’ Terminology

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EFF on ‘Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance’ Terminology
Rindala Alajaji, writing for the EFF: If you’ve been following the wave of age-gating laws sweeping across the country and the globe, you’ve probably noticed that lawmakers, tech companies, and advoc...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Privacy-Compromising ‘Age Verification’ Laws Coming to App Stores in Texas, Utah, Louisiana

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Privacy-Compromising ‘Age Verification’ Laws Coming to App Stores in Texas, Utah, Louisiana
Apple Developer News, in October: Beginning January 1, 2026, a new state law in Texas — SB2420 — introduces age assurance requirements for app marketplaces and developers. While we share the goal of ...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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⚙ Celebrating Citizenship, Year Eight

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Celebrating Citizenship, Year Eight
A brief acknowledgment today as I celebrate my eighth anniversary of becoming an American citizen, which I first wrote about last year: It’s an odd feeling to be—in even a small way—celebrating seven...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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A Brutal Takedown of the New York Times, Though Critics Say It’s Not

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A Brutal Takedown of the New York Times, Though Critics Say It’s Not
Peter Coviello, the former chair of Africana studies at Bowdoin College, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s alma mater, absolutely excoriates The New York Times for its piece on Mamdani’s “elite” education,...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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D.C. Subway ‘Sandwich Guy’ Acquitted

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D.C. Subway ‘Sandwich Guy’ Acquitted
Ryan J. Reilly, NBC News: Jurors showed no appetite for the Justice Department’s case against “sandwich guy,” the D.C. resident who chucked a Subway sandwich at the chest of a federal officer, findin...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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‘Will Smith’ Has Won Six Straight World Series

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‘Will Smith’ Has Won Six Straight World Series
Paul Kafasis, a few days ago: On Saturday night, Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith smacked an 11th inning home run that wound up winning the 2025 World Series for his team. It was Smith’s third ...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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'Unconventional FDA Fast-Track Designation' for Pancreatic Cancer Drug

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‘Unconventional FDA Fast-Track Designation’ for Pancreatic Cancer Drug
Daniel Gilbert, The Washington Post (semi-gift link; Apple News+ link): At 69 years old, Debby Orcutt was diagnosed last year with pancreatic cancer, a condition so dire that her doctor refused to te...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Democrats ‘Dominated’ Off-Year Elections

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Democrats ‘Dominated’ Off-Year Elections
Elena Schneider, Erin Doherty, and Jessica Piper, writing for Politico after Tuesday’s strong electoral showing for Democrats: All across the country, Democrats won big, from the marquee races to the...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Zohran Mamdani Wins New York Mayoral Race

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Zohran Mamdani Wins New York Mayoral Race
0:00 /0:11 1× The City (“Reporting to New Yorkers”): Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani culminated a meteoric political rise Tuesday by scoring a decisive victory in a polarizin...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Dick Cheney, Architect of America’s Post-9/11 Descent Into Authoritarianism, Dies at 84

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Dick Cheney, Architect of America’s Post-9/11 Descent Into Authoritarianism, Dies at 84
If you want the usual staid “Vice President dies” obituary, read John D. McKinnon’s in The Wall Street Journal (Apple News+): Dick Cheney, who served four Republican presidents and whose role as an a...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Apple Launches Web Version of App Store, Blocks Text Copying

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Apple Launches Web Version of App Store, Blocks Text Copying
Juli Clover, MacRumors: Apple launched a new App Store on the web today, allowing users to browse through and search for apps across all of its platforms. The web version solves one glaring limitati...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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The Shocking Reason GM and Others Are Ditching CarPlay—Spoiler, It’s Money

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The Shocking Reason GM and Others Are Ditching CarPlay—Spoiler, It’s Money
Patrick George, writing for The Atlantic under the very pessimistic headline “Enjoy CarPlay While You Still Can,” explains why GM and other short-sighted carmakers are ditching CarPlay, despite its po...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Dodgers Repeat as 2025 World Series Champions, Defeating Blue Jays in Game 7 Thriller

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Dodgers Repeat as 2025 World Series Champions, Defeating Blue Jays in Game 7 Thriller
Anthony Castrovince, MLB: The Dodgers are MLB’s first repeat champs since the 1998–2000 Yankees, and the four-hour, seven-minute, extra-innings affair it took to decide that was a fitting end to a tr...
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November 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blank

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The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blank
Match Game was one of my favorite game shows growing up in the 80s, and remains so even today. A recent conversation with a friend who worked with its creator, Mark Goodson, reminded me to link up thi...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Affinity Releases a New, Completely Free App Combining Designer, Photo, and Publisher

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Affinity Releases a New, Completely Free App Combining Designer, Photo, and Publisher
Canva: When Affinity joined the Canva family last year, we made a promise to preserve its power while expanding what’s possible. Today, that vision comes to life with the all-new Affinity: a studio-g...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Apple Announces 'Record' Q4 Earnings and Fiscal Year, Expects 'Best Ever' December Quarter

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Apple Announces ‘Record’ Q4 Earnings and Fiscal Year, Expects ‘Best Ever’ December Quarter
Apple: The Company posted quarterly revenue of $102.5 billion, up 8 percent year over year. “Today, Apple is very proud to report a September quarter revenue record of $102.5 billion, including a Se...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Bank of America sets $320 Apple Price Target Ahead of Earnings

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Bank of America sets $320 Apple Price Target Ahead of Earnings
Sam Boughedda, Yahoo Finance: Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan raised the bank’s price target on Apple to $320 from $270 in a note on Wednesday, reiterating a Buy rating on the stock. The move co...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Nvidia Reaches $5 Trillion Valuation

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Nvidia Reaches $5 Trillion Valuation
Clare Duffy, CNN: Nvidia just became the world’s first $5 trillion company. Your’s truly, in June, 2024: Nvidia is now worth over $3 Trillion, briefly surpassing Apple and Microsoft. And in July 2...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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‘The iOS Keyboard is Broken’

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‘The iOS Keyboard is Broken’
A short video demonstrating consistent typing errors when using the iOS keyboard is making the rounds in the Apple tech community. A lot of YouTube and social media comments are of the “OMG, so valida...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM