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Blanc is a new open-source browser that replaces the traditional, always-visible tab strip and address toolbar with a minimal ‘island’. The pill floats at top the of the browser window (not over the web page, which feels a missed trick) so that the site address and site security info isContinue Reading

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If you’ve not done so recently, you should update your Apple systems now as the company continues to fight sophisticated, targeted hacks. The latest patch protects against what the company called “an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.”  Apple recently published an emergency security patch for users on iOS 26Continue Reading

NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications

NASA’s 2027 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help address one of the most critical needs for sustained lunar exploration: reliable communications. As NASA prepares for long-term human presence on the Moon through the Artemis and Moon Base programs, communications systems will be just as important as spacecraft andContinue Reading

SpaceX Has More Annual Recurring Revenue than Anthropic

Tickerplus data indicates Anthropic’s ARR seems to have flatlined around the time when the token index peaked. Anthropic is at about $76 billion ARR. 👀 Interesting data from @tickerplus. Acc to this data, Anthropic’s ARR seems to have flatlined around the time when the token index peaked. Many people questioned (rightly) at the time theContinue Reading

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Sponsored by Labelmaster. Damaged, defective or recalled (DDR) batteries are classified as dangerous goods, and shipping them safely usually means one battery per container. For Renewance, a company managing end-of-life EV and energy storage batteries at scale, that requirement increases both cost and handling time. Renewance found a better packagingContinue Reading

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When right wing billionaire Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby son David) hired blog-troll Bari Weiss to run CBS News, Weiss arrived with the promise of “balanced, fact-based news,” “independent, principled journalism,” and a unique “entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision” that would modernize the network and reach the “everyday Americans” theyContinue Reading

destroy-any-website-is-a-browser-game-that-does-what-it-says

Destroy Any Website is a browser-based run-and-gun that lets you run amok on any public-facing website – with an array of destructive weapons. You take command of a character and run, jump and jetpack around website site elements using traditional WASD controls, taking aim with your mouse to score pointsContinue Reading

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One of the most rewarding parts of being a Certified Android Explorer™ is the geeky pleasure that comes with uncovering a hidden shortcut Google snuck somewhere into its smartphone software. One of the most exhausting parts, in contrast, is realizing that Google randomly changed a bunch of the shortcuts you’dContinue Reading

anthropic’s-lack-of-revenue-diversification-gives-it-buyers-negotiating-power-—-and-risk

The fact that almost one-fourth of Anthropic’s revenue last year came from just two customers, and that many of its largest customers have not signed long-term contracts, could translate into a much stronger negotiating position for enterprise CIOs. According to a detailed analysis by Reuters, the company’s confidential prospectus depictedContinue Reading