As with any operating system that ushers in a major new look and feel, this year’s Apple operating systems and their new Liquid Glass aesthetic will likely merit some extra attention from power users who want to see all the new stuff and developers who suddenly need to acclimate to a new design language. Apple put out one early beta build of all of its … Continue reading Apple releases new beta builds of all its flashy new Liquid Glass-ified OS updates

Last month, Microsoft released a modern remake of its classic MS-DOS Editor, bringing back a piece of computing history that first appeared in MS-DOS 5.0 back in 1991. The new open source tool, built with Rust and simply called “Edit,” works on Windows, macOS, and—in a twist that would have seemed unlikely three decades ago—Linux. The cross-platform availability has delighted longtime users who never expected … Continue reading Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux

The liberal advocacy organization said in a lawsuit that the Federal Trade Commission’s inquiry into boycotts with other advertising groups was “retribution.” Continue reading Media Matters Sues F.T.C. Over Advertising Investigation

Ford Motor said it would open a new plant in Michigan that could become ineligible for federal incentives under a policy bill championed by President Trump and passed by the House. Continue reading Ford Will Keep Battery Factory Even if Republicans Ax Tax Break

The vehicles will have safety monitors and may not operate in bad weather, making them more restricted than the fully autonomous vehicles promised by Elon Musk. Continue reading Tesla Begins Limited Robotaxi Service in Austin

Amazon Prime Video subscribers aren’t the only streaming customers being subjected to longer commercial breaks lately. Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) Max has increased the amount of commercials it shows to US subscribers from approximately four minutes per hour to about six minutes per hour. A US support page for Max currently says that subscribers to Max with ads “can expect about 6 minutes of ads … Continue reading Longer commercial breaks lower the value of ad-based streaming subscriptions

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of contemporary genetics and particle physics. Continue reading How Vera Rubin Telescope Scientists Will Deal With 60 Million Billion Bytes of Imagery

To comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently suspended the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating Israel for war crimes. Continue reading Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It

“They’re calling it the T1 Phone 8002 Gold Version, which sounds kind of like a Taylor Swift album.” Continue reading Trump Is Selling a Phone + The Start-Up Trying to Automate Every Job + Allison Williams Talks ‘M3GAN 2.0’