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Resistance is futile: Microsoft will screenshot everything you do, whether you like it or not

this is the out of box experience for Windows 11's new Recall feature on Copilot+ PCs. It's enabled by default during setup and you can't disable it directly here. There is an option to tick "open Settings after setup completes so I can

Would cop

The 'Pingu' officially licensed PS1 Controller was exclusively available in Japan in the late '90s. pic.twitter.com/qllOXf3RUk — Obsolete Sony (@ObsoleteSony) June 1, 2024

Media

Vox.com redesign takes cues from The Verge, moves to Wordpress

Nice post from Thomas Stang, Engineering Lead at Vox Media, on the transition from Vox Media's Chorus CMS to Wordpress. Some interesting tidbits: The Journey from The Verge to Vox.comIn September of 2022, The Verge launched an ambitious new site. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel introduced the site

Daylight Computer joins the anti-tech space race

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Daylight Computer joins the anti-tech space race

There's a growing sentiment in Silicon Valley that the solution to our overabundance of tech is more tech. Last Friday the Daylight Computer Company introduced the DC-1 - a 10.5 inch tablet with a heavily guarded and non-specific "LivePaper" screen technology. In a comment on

Check out the Daylight computer

Daylight Computer joins the anti-tech space raceThere’s a growing sentiment in Silicon Valley that the solution to our overabundance of tech is more tech. Last Friday the Daylight Computer Company introduced the DC-1 - a 10.5 inch tablet with a heavily guarded and non-specific “LivePaper” screen technology. In

iPad

I just wanted the camera bump to go away

I'm all for the new iPad Pro being thicker for battery life or for less processor throttling, but the camera bump? Ridiculous. Would love an iPad that can sit on a table and be used with an Apple Pencil without wobbling.

UniSuper blames continued outage on Google Cloud

Tech

UniSuper blames continued outage on Google Cloud

For the past 5 days UniSuper has been inaccessible by members, unable to check their Super balances and use the platform as a whole.

ABC to become less Sydney-centric by moving to Western Sydney

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ABC to become less Sydney-centric by moving to Western Sydney

Announced in 2020 as part of a "Five Year Plan the ABC committed to "reducing the concentration of facilities in Sydney" to "increase the distribution of ABC operations around the country". Today they have made a big step towards the goal of being less Sydney-centric

New: Arc for Windows

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New: Arc for Windows

Half of my love for this browser comes from the company name - The Browser Company - it's so classic. And now it's available on Windows. This is not the end of our Windows journey — it's just Day 1. Now the real work begins.

The Rabbit R1 is just an Android app

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The Rabbit R1 is just an Android app

There's been a lot of talk about the Rabbit R1. Fuelled by more hype than substance, the cute little Teenage Engineering designed gadget has been savaged in the press this week, particularly by MKBHD. As Marques Brownlee says in his review, the R1 has a low price, and

What the cloud is Hashicorp: IBM makes $6.4 billion acquisition

IBM

What the cloud is Hashicorp: IBM makes $6.4 billion acquisition

The deal is set to cost IBM $35 per share for the company, a 42.6% premium to their recent closing price.

Microsoft open-sources MS-DOS 4.0

And there's an interesting writeup to go with it. Today, in partnership with IBM and in the spirit of open innovation, we’re releasing the source code to MS-DOS 4.00 under the MIT license. There’s a somewhat complex and fascinating history behind the 4.0 versions

Atlassian

Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar to step down

A pretty standard resignation note to staff. It remains to be seen whether Farquhar has any further plans down the line. As for me, I’m looking forward to spending some time with my young family, improving the world via philanthropy with Skip Foundation and Pledge 1%, investing with Skip

New: Nothing ear (a)

New

New: Nothing ear (a)

Look what just arrived at Gloss HQ. Stay tuned for impressions next week.

Will Australia ban X?

Will Australia ban X?

(please free me from this hellsite)

Beautiful, polished game emulator Delta arrives on the App Store — as hell freezes over

Beautiful, polished game emulator Delta arrives on the App Store — as hell freezes over

In a move that once seemed impossible, Apple has allowed retro game emulators onto the App Store. And today one of the best ones, Delta…

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Award nominated independent Australian technology blog. Covering gadgets, tech, and media since 2016.