Multiple tech giants, including Apple, Google, Meta, and Elon Musk’s X, are facing a potential wave of significant fines and even forced divestments from the European Union putting the bloc on a collision course with U.S. President Trump. Dozens of ongoing antitrust investigations coul…

Apple’s forthcoming iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, and HomePod 18.2 software updates, Apple has added a new natural language search feature to its Apple Music and Apple TV apps.

Apple on Monday announced plans to expand in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, starting with the launch of the Apple Store online in summer 2025. The online store will bring customers across Saudi Arabia new ways to shop Apple’s full range of products, with exceptional service and support directly from Apple in Arabic for the very first time.

Comparing apples to apples, yes, but only a few varieties were included in a new poll for the group: In your opinion, what apple variety is consistently most pleasing for consumers?

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Happy Sunday!

I sat in my reading chair yesterday reading a book and thought about a new feature for a SaaS I’m building over weekends.

I first made these cinnamon rolls in September (while being dreadfully sick with pneumonia!) but felt this was a perfect transitional recipe as we close in on the darkest part of the year (that, and a very sweet follower requested a written recipe). This is a comforting twist on two classic bakes: apple pie and cinnamon rolls, bridging the gap from fall…

Let me first start by saying, I’m an Apple Fan-boy - I have two Apple laptops, an Apple desktop, an AppleWatch (which I can honestly say saved my life), an iPad, two cellphones, an Apple VisionPro in regular use, and a pile of old retired Apple hardware.

This week’s podcast is All Things Fashion Tech with Mary Korlin-Downs! So much information here on how to break into the industry.

Imagine a country, let’s call it “Pacifica” for now…

It was he who had an omelette sprinkled with fine crushed pearls served to him at his table. - writing of René de Villequier, Henri III’s favorite, in Les Cérémonies Tenues et Observées à l'Ordre et Milice du Sainct Esprit (Ceremonies Held and Observed at the Order and Militia of the Holy Spirit), 1579

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Everyone is annoying right now. Or is it just me?

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There is a video clip circulating that talks about the "bad apple effect," where it was found "that a single negative member of a group can have a significant and negative impact on the entire group.

Stripe has processed over a trillion dollar worth of transactions while maintaining 99.9999% uptime, as per this source. If you are interested to learn how their offline processes work with such great efficient and reliable systems then checkout today’s article where I will cover the Data Tech Stack from the data engineering perspective.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE, hope you’re enjoying a well-deserved break. Folks seemed to enjoy last week’s streaming churn guide (featuring Max, Netflix, and the Criterion Channel), so we’re back with Part Two this week. As a reminder, the idea here is to sele…

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Hello! As you read this I’ve been away for the weekend, but I’m writing it on Thursday evening — hopefully there weren’t any massive announcements on Friday, because if there were, they’re not in here.

👋 Hi! This is the first edition of All Tech Is Human’s Responsible Tech Careers newsletter.

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Welcome to the Tech Bubble. This week, we are starting off with a roundup featuring some helpful post-election analysis, tech news, interesting essays, book recommendations, music rabbit holes. You can read the first Tech Consumer Dispatch here (recommendations on the political economy of tech, posthuman sci fi, city pop, and Japanese/Brazilian jazz & f…