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Apple's Browser Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-25 15:27:02

TL;DR: Apple’s rules and technical restrictions are blocking other browser vendors from successfully offering their own engines to users in the EU. At the recent Digital Markets Act (DMA) workshop, Apple claimed it didn’t know why no browser vendor has ported their engine to iOS over the past 15 months. But the reality is Apple knows exactly what the barriers are, and has chosen not to remove them. Safari is the highest margin product Apple has ever made, accounts for 14-16% of Apple’s annual o

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Show HN: Refine – A Local Alternative to Grammarly

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-25 18:12:18

Is my data truly private? Yes, absolutely. Your documents, text, and writing never leave your Mac. We don't collect, store, or transmit any of your personal content. All processing happens locally using offline large language models (LLMs) that run directly on your machine. What apps does it work with? Works with most macOS apps including Mail, Messages, Safari, Chrome, Pages, Word, Slack, Notion, and many more. What about system requirements? Requires macOS 14.0 or later. Works with both Appl

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Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS — I say that’s freedom

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-25 04:00:13

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Police in Spain have reportedly started profiling people based on their phones; specifically, and surprisingly, those carrying Google Pixel devices. Law enforcement officials in Catalonia say they associate Pixels with crime because drug traffickers are increasingly turning to these phones. But it’s not Google’s secure Titan M2 chip that has criminals favoring the Pixel — instead, it’s GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused alternative to the default Pixel OS. As som

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Leveraging Elixir's hot code loading capabilities to modularize a monolithic app

news.ycombinator.com Lucas Sifoni 2026-01-20 22:14:02

Leveraging Elixir's hot code loading capabilities to modularize a monolithic app Jun 21 2025 My “services startup” Alzo is an Elixir monolithic app that gets deployed with 1 instance per client. In this post we will see how Elixir’s and the Erlang VM’s hot code loading capabilties help me build client-specific features while maintaining a coherent codebase and avoiding a microservices-like situation with cascading failures or complex testing situations. If you come from outside Elixir/Erla

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Google Contacts just got two upgrades that’ll help you clean up your address book

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-26 09:17:41

Harley Maranan / Android Authority TL;DR Google Contacts has recently started rolling out a couple changes we spotted in development earlier this year. Contact pages are picking up a new “Recent activity” list, displaying message and call history. The app’s settings add a new toggle to control whether or not you see view-only contacts from other apps. Our phones are full of apps we don’t spend nearly enough time paying attention to, yet are critical for everything we do with them on a day-to

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How to Free Up Your iPhone's Storage by Deleting Data You Don't Need

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-30 08:00:10

If you've owned your iPhone for a long time, you know the f when you're about to snap a photo, download an app or update your phone, when suddenly a notification pops up warning you that your iPhone storage is almost full. Maybe you've frantically tried to figure out how to free up as much space as possible without just nuking everything. But don't panic. There are several ways to regain storage space from your iPhone that don't involve starting from scratch. From offloading apps to using the c

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My Galaxy phone was missing this crucial Contacts feature, but I found a workaround

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-31 00:00:36

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority There aren’t many tasks the latest Android phones can’t assist with, which makes it all the stranger when you discover some fundamental functionality missing. This happened to me recently, when I finally got around to cleaning up my contacts list. The chore would be made a whole lot easier if I could sort my contacts by the date I added them, but I realized that this isn’t something you can do. When this issue comes up online, people usually want to look up re

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NFL apps coming to CarPlay, starting with these teams

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-01-30 21:10:26

We’re less than 60 days out from the start of the 2025 NFL regular season, and football fans have something new to get ready for kickoff. Many NFL team iPhone apps are coming to Apple CarPlay, starting with three team apps that are already live. These three NFL teams have iPhone apps that now work with CarPlay: Buffalo Bills Chicago Bears New Orleans Saints Each app currently includes team-provided audio content for easily browsing and playing on the road. The app icons are also a great way

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Here’s how Material 3 Expressive might impact Google Docs (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-01 04:28:15

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s updating apps across Android to incorporate Material 3 Expressive design elements. We’ve identified some tweaks to the UI in Docs that aren’t yet live, but we can preview in the latest release. Docs should be getting the same sort of high-contrast backgrounds and more rounded screen elements we’ve already seen on other Google apps. App by app, screen by screen, Google’s slowly bringing a fresh look to its Android ecosystem. This summer, we’v

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Gemini Live just got a whole lot more useful for your Samsung Galaxy phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-01 23:00:16

TL;DR Google recently introduced a new Gemini Live feature that lets users perform actions within other Google apps during a conversation. The feature initially supported actions within Google Maps, Calendar, Keep, and Tasks, but it now works with a few Samsung apps. Google has confirmed that Galaxy users can now perform actions within Samsung Calendar, Notes, and Reminders during a Gemini Live conversation. Google recently introduced a new Gemini Live feature that lets you interact with othe

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One UI 8 fixes my biggest issue with long app lists on the Galaxy Watch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-02 09:08:45

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung’s One UI 8 Watch isn’t trying to reinvent one of my favorite smartwatches; it’s just making it easier to use. Currently in beta for the Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra, the new platform streamlines the user experience with a handful of thoughtful interface upgrades, including a small but impactful change to the app drawer. One UI 7 Watch - Apps screen One UI 8 Watch - Personalized Apps screen One UI 8 Watch - Personalized Apps screen - List view A

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This one iPadOS 26 toggle makes the iPad feel more Mac-like than ever

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-03 09:00:36

iPadOS 26 is a major upgrade for iPad productivity, but one of the new features that makes it the most Mac-like is buried inside Settings for the dock. Here are the details. iPadOS 26 can keep showing dock even when working inside apps In iPadOS 26, apps get an entirely new windowing system that works a lot like the Mac. You can freely resize windows, overlap them, and do all the things that Stage Manager once tried to do, but couldn’t quite deliver. The update also brings the menu bar to th

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In a blow to Google Cloud, Replit partners with Microsoft

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-02-04 04:24:56

Replit on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership deal with Microsoft that should be good for business for both of them. Replit will become available through Microsoft’s enterprise cloud app store, Azure Marketplace, meaning Microsoft shops will be able to purchase Replit subscriptions there. Replit is also integrating its tech with a number of Microsoft cloud services like containers, virtual machines, and Microsoft’s version of Postgres — the database that Replit supports — called Neon Serv

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People Are Rizzing on Tinder Using ChatGPT, Then Showing Up to Dates Completely Tongue-Tied

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-04 12:30:15

Online dating apps have become a leading way to meet romantic partners, turning dating from an in-person experience into an often tedious, touchscreen-focused exercise. And with the advent of generative AI, that bleak landscape of modern dating is continuing to evolve in dystopian — and perhaps predictable — ways. As the Washington Post reports, a 31-year-old named Richard Wilson was startled when his date "had none of the conversational pizzazz she had shown over text." Her messages had incl

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Android malware Anatsa infiltrates Google Play to target US banks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-04 14:00:00

The Anatsa banking trojan has sneaked into Google Play once more via an app posing as a PDF viewer that counted more than 50,000 downloads. The malware becomes active on the device immediately after installing the app, tracking users launching North American banking apps and serving them an overlay that allows accessing the account, keylogging, or automating transactions. According to Threat Fabric researchers who spotted the latest campaign and reported it to Google, Anatsa shows users a fake

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Apple Hates It, Amazon Just Dropped the Price of the 2025 iPad to Entry-Level Tablet Levels

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-05 15:35:53

Amazon is targeting all the top-sellers of this new Prime Day, and Apple products are right in the middle of that target. From AirPods to MacBooks to the Apple Watch, any high-end product is being (massively) reduced in price. One of the most popular deals in the entire Electronics section right now is the 2025 Apple iPad 11-inch. This tablet is being snapped up at an incredible pace, and with only the yellow color left at this new all-time low price, you’ll need to act fast. The deal is exclus

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How Stablecoins Became the Digital Gold Standard

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-08 02:03:15

Recently, I met someone who is fluent in Chinese through Skewer Coaching. We talked about apps that are frequently used in China, and I told them about the ones I have used. Even those who don’t know much about China have probably heard of WeChat. There is even a joke that you can’t do almost anything in China without WeChat. Ordering food, calling a taxi, shopping, making payments, and even using government services can all be done within WeChat. Compared to KakaoTalk or Naver, which are common

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One UI 8 gives you more control over where your Secure Folder apps pop up

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-11 23:32:47

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s Secure Folder lets you lock files and even entire apps behind an extra layer of protection. One UI 8 has already started improving how Secure Folder is accessed, with a quick lockdown shortcut. Now we’re seeing Samsung add new settings for Secure Folder apps in your share sheet. Samsung likes to present its Galaxy smartphones as particularly secure devices, and has long leaned on its Knox security framework to highlight those features. That incl

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MicroPython on M68k Mac

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 05:50:19

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Nikita Bier joins X as head of product: ‘I’ve officially posted my way to the top’

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-02-17 17:13:52

In Brief Elon Musk’s X has appointed serial entrepreneur and growth hacker Nikita Bier as its new head of product. “I’ve officially posted my way to the top,” Bier wrote on X, alluding to his large presence on the app. Bier is best known as the founder of apps like Gas, which was acquired by Discord, and TBH, which was acquired by Facebook. Both Gas and TBH were apps geared toward teens, who were encouraged to leave one another compliments. More recently, Bier has been working as a venture p

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Nikita Bier joins X as Head of Product: ‘I’ve officially posted my way to the top’

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-02-17 23:13:52

In Brief Elon Musk’s X has appointed serial entrepreneur and growth hacker Nikita Bier as its new Head of Product. “I’ve officially posted my way to the top,” Bier wrote on X, alluding to his large presence on the app. Bier is best known as the founder of apps like Gas, which was acquired by Discord, and TBH, which was acquired by Facebook. Both Gas and TBH were apps geared toward teens, who were encouraged to leave one another compliments. More recently, Bier has been working as a venture p

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Addigy’s Prebuilt App Catalog is built to simplify managing macOS apps at scale

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-02-18 20:00:00

Most enterprise apps used on macOS don’t come from the Mac App Store, so IT teams are stuck managing them manually. That includes tracking down the latest versions, packaging them up for deployment, setting up the required permissions, and making sure they’re installed and updated properly across every device. It’s a tedious process that doesn’t scale well, and it introduces security risk when apps fall behind on security updates. Addigy aims to solve this by adding a new Prebuilt App Catalog, w

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Gemini Live is getting app cards for more helpful, context-aware replies (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-19 05:30:27

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Live could soon supplement information from other apps with contextual cards. References to the cards functionality in Gemini Live were spotted in the latest version of the Google app. We were able to reverse-engineer the functionality and successfully activate cards for Google apps such as Calendar, Keep, Maps, and Tasks. Gemini Live is easily one of the best ways to engage in naturally flowing conversations with Google’s AI. Beyond its abilit

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Proton joins suit against Apple for practices that harm developers and consumers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 20:58:38

Published on June 30, 2025 Earlier today, Proton filed court papers in the US District Court for the Northern District of California to join an existing class-action lawsuit against Apple. Proton is a plaintiff in the case, but we are representing and suing on behalf of a class of similarly situated developers. Challenging one of the most powerful corporations in the history of capitalism is not a decision we make lightly, but Proton has long championed online freedom, privacy, and security, an

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Proton joins suit against Apple for predatory practices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-20 08:58:38

Published on June 30, 2025 Earlier today, Proton filed court papers in the US District Court for the Northern District of California to join an existing class-action lawsuit against Apple. Proton is a plaintiff in the case, but we are representing and suing on behalf of a class of similarly situated developers. Challenging one of the most powerful corporations in the history of capitalism is not a decision we make lightly, but Proton has long championed online freedom, privacy, and security, an

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These Amazon Fire TV apps are being blocked for promoting piracy (Update: Amazon says otherwise)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-20 14:30:30

TL;DR Amazon has begun blocking certain apps from its Fire TV platform for promoting piracy. The list of freshly blocked apps includes Blink Streamz, Flix Vision, Live NetTV, and Ocean Streamz. The disabled apps can no longer be used, and can only be uninstalled. Update: June 30, 2025 (8:30 AM ET): Amazon responded to an email inquiry by Android Authority, confirming the steps were in response to the malicious behavior shown by these apps. Here’s a statement by an Amazon spokesperson: Safegua

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Google Play Store preps a small but welcome UI change (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-20 23:53:22

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Store is preparing a redesigned account switcher. A prominent “Switch account” row appears below a greeting and your profile picture. The feature is enabled by flags in v46.8.29-31, mirroring recent rollouts in other Google apps. Many of us regularly switch between Google accounts, whether jumping from a personal to a work profile or checking a secondary account. Over the past couple of months, Google has been rolling out a redesigned acc

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One UI 8 Watch beta introduces a smarter app layout for your Galaxy smartwatch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-22 00:18:03

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has started rolling out the OneUI 8 watch beta for Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra users in the US. • The update adds a Personalized Apps screen that highlights frequently used apps at the top of the Apps screen/app drawer on your Watch. Users can also choose a List view of their apps, making app access more intuitive and organized. Samsung has begun rolling out One UI 8 Watch beta to Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra users in the US. Users wh

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Android 16 review: Post-hype

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-22 00:00:40

Google recently released Android 16, which brings a smattering of new features for Pixel phones, with promises of additional updates down the road. The numbering scheme has not been consistent over the years, and as a result, Android 16 is actually the 36th major release in a lineage that stretches back nearly two decades. In 2008, we didn't fully understand how smartphones would work, so there was a lot of trial and error. In 2025, the formula has been explored every which way. Today's smartpho

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Notorious Fungus Blamed for ‘Mummy’s Curse’ Is Now a Promising Cancer Treatment

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-02-21 15:00:30

In the 1920s, a number of workers on the excavation team that uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb met untimely deaths. Five decades later, 10 out of 12 scientists died after entering the tomb of the 15th-century Polish King Casimir IV. In both cases, researchers suggested that fungal spores could have played a role in the mysterious deaths, specifically identifying the fungus Aspergillus flavus within the Polish burial. A. flavus is now making a comeback, but not as a reawakened killer from ancie

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Apple's Browser Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA

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Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS — I say that’s freedom

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This one iPadOS 26 toggle makes the iPad feel more Mac-like than ever

In a blow to Google Cloud, Replit partners with Microsoft

People Are Rizzing on Tinder Using ChatGPT, Then Showing Up to Dates Completely Tongue-Tied

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Apple Hates It, Amazon Just Dropped the Price of the 2025 iPad to Entry-Level Tablet Levels

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Nikita Bier joins X as head of product: ‘I’ve officially posted my way to the top’

Nikita Bier joins X as Head of Product: ‘I’ve officially posted my way to the top’

Addigy’s Prebuilt App Catalog is built to simplify managing macOS apps at scale

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Proton joins suit against Apple for predatory practices

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One UI 8 Watch beta introduces a smarter app layout for your Galaxy smartwatch

Android 16 review: Post-hype

Notorious Fungus Blamed for ‘Mummy’s Curse’ Is Now a Promising Cancer Treatment

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