Apple has scrapped a June proposal to shift new Hide My Email addresses from the standard @icloud.com domain to a separate @private.icloud.com domain. The change would have let websites instantly identify and potentially block masked addresses, undermining the privacy tool's core purpose. Apple confirmed the reversal in a developer note, though it gave no public explanation, while reports point to internal objections from its own Hide My Email team and user backlash.
A FrontPrep engineer noticed that adding a 200ms delay to tooltips fixed accidental pop-ups from cursor movement but made scanning multiple adjacent company logos feel sluggish. The fix introduces a 300ms 'warm window' after a tooltip closes, during which any new tooltip opens instantly, reverting to the standard delay only after that window expires.
Doctors documented a 15-year-old whose prolonged, heavy cannabis use led to episodes of severe cyclic vomiting and screaming, known as scromiting. The condition triggered a dangerous vitamin B1 deficiency that caused a neurological disease typically seen in chronic alcoholics, in which brain function began to deteriorate.
Developers have released QuestStack, a new bootloader that chains known Android fastboot vulnerabilities to achieve full root access on the original 2019 Meta Quest headset. The exploit runs entirely through a web interface with no downloads required once the headset is connected to a PC.
Qualcomm has revealed early details of its next-generation Oryon CPU core, claiming it will hit clock speeds of up to 5GHz and become the fastest mobile processor core available. The upcoming chip design will feature two 5GHz 'Prime Core' units alongside six 'Performance Core' units, plus a new shared cache system called FlexCache that dynamically allocates memory across cores based on workload demands.
ZDNET has published a roundup of early Labor Day 2026 deals on laptops from brands including Apple, Lenovo, and Dell. The list is compiled through the outlet's standard testing, research, and price-comparison process rather than being a single retailer promotion.
Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes has identified fake websites posing as Rockstar Games that promise a playable Grand Theft Auto VI demo, which doesn't actually exist. Clicking the 'Play Now' button on these sites downloads an information-stealing malware disguised as a game installer, rather than any game files.
Apple has opened pre-orders for the new M6 Mac mini, alongside an updated M5 Pro Mac mini and refreshed Mac Studio, with retailers offering over $500 off when trading in a mid-range M4 Mac mini. Separately, the AirTag 2 has hit a new all-time low of $20 each when bought in a 4-pack, and a 48GB M5 Pro MacBook Pro is discounted $400.
Paleontologists digging in Egypt's Western Desert uncovered fossilized teeth belonging to at least seven previously unrecorded extinct shark species. The find suggests the now-arid region was once submerged beneath ancient seas that supported diverse marine predators.
The official CPython documentation lays out Big O complexity tables for core operations on built-in types like list and tuple, covering actions such as append, insert, slicing, concatenation, and membership testing. It notes these figures apply specifically to CPython's exact built-in types, and that subclasses or other Python implementations may behave differently.
Nearly a decade after Geoffrey Hinton predicted AI would replace radiologists, the profession has instead grown, with practitioner numbers projected to rise more than 26% over three decades. About three-quarters of the 1,400 AI-enabled medical devices cleared by the FDA target radiology, ranging from tools that draft reports and flag urgent cases to systems that can spot abnormalities humans miss, such as AI-assisted colonoscopies detecting more polyps than standard procedures.
Presentation software company Gamma has acquired Lica, an Accel-backed startup that turned screenshots and recordings into branded marketing videos for e-commerce clients. Lica's co-founders, Priyaa Kalyanaraman and Purvanshi Mehta, will now lead a new design research division inside Gamma focused on visual communication and AI.
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