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Google Search is now less than half of Alphabet’s revenue
Search was 49.7% of Alphabet's revenue in Q3 2026, down from 62% in early 2019, as Google Cloud grew much faster. Every quarter since 2018, from Alphabet's earnings releases.
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iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet
Apple is letting users build their own Wallet passes in iOS 27. After 14 years of PassKit, the supply-side problem is finally being solved from the demand side.
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I've been waiting over a month for Anthropic to respond to my billing issue
Update (April 9, 2025): Since publishing this post, a human support agent from Anthropic has reached out to me. I appreciate them following up.
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What happened to TheNumbers.com
If you work in or around the film industry, there is a decent chance you have used the work of The Numbers this month, whether you realise it or not.
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The hypocrisy of cyberlibertarianism
I like the Internet. I am old enough to remember the pre-Internet era and despite the younger generations pining for those simpler days, I was there. Paper maps were absolutely horrible, just you and a compass in your car on the side of the road in the middle of
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Nasdaq's Shame
How to rig an index to appease a billionaire
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Google will expand age checks on Android worldwide till the end of the year
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.
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An update on GitHub availability
Here’s what we’ve done—and what we’re still doing—to improve our availability and reliability.
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The economics of software teams: Why most engineering orgs are flying blind
A breakdown of what software development teams actually cost, what they need to generate to be financially viable, and why most organizations have no visibility into either number.
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Open-weight AI is having its Kubernetes moment
Open-weight models are becoming the foundation for the next AI ecosystem. The US should compete in it, not wall itself off.
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Laguna S 2.1
Today we’re releasing Laguna S 2.1, a significant step forward in our development of models that pursue longer horizon work and make effective use of reasoning.
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The Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving
Did you realize the film was actually manipulating you?
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We Gave GPT 5.6 Sol a Real Business. It Lied, Spammed, and Lost $447
If an agent had a wallet, a computer, and 24 hours, could it run a profitable startup?
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The Art of Money Getting
P.T. Barnum was 70 years old when he turned his most popular lecture into this book in 1880. By then, he’d already built America’s most famous museum in New York, introduced General Tom Thumb to audiences, served as mayor of Bridgeport, gone broke from a disastrous investment in a Connecticut clock company, and clawed…
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LibreOffice Writer now supports Markdown
We’re pleased to announce the release of LibreOffice 26.2, the newest version of the free and open source office suite trusted by millions of users around the world. This release makes it easier than ever for users to create, edit and share documents on their own terms. Designed for individuals and organizations…
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RIP, vector database
turbopuffer is pushing the frontier of search. To do that, we have to fundamentally redesign our storage architecture so the vector index is no longer primary.
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is stepping down
After several intense and incredible years building Bluesky from the ground up, I've decided to step back as CEO and transition to a new role as Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer.
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Google AI Mode shows same products 21.6% more expensive than traditional search
A US and UK data study: when the same product ranks in both Google AI Mode and traditional search, the AI Mode price is about 21.6% higher.
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UK Government’s ‘AI Skills Hub’ was delivered by PwC for £4.1M
Or, as they like to call it, the 'AI Skills Hub'. Which was built by PwC because of course it was
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A lot of population numbers are fake
Do we have any idea how many people there are in the world?
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MCP is dead?
TL;DR: MCP eats context, has low reliability, and overlaps with existing CLI/API.
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Let's call a murder a murder
Caitlin Callenson’s courage in the face of insane danger is just remarkable.
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It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12
My nephew just graduated high school, and wants a laptop. When he decides what computer to buy, price (or more precisely, value) is the most important attribute. Apple's MacBook Neo upended the 'value laptop' equation—Apple's not supposed to be both the cheapest option and the best value... but it seems like that's…
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Fairphone is now officially available in the United States
The Fairphone (Gen. 6+) is here. With more power under the hood, a brand-new color, and more software features, it's everything you love about Fairphone. Plus more.
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Microsoft is employing dark patterns to goad users into paying for storage?
A personal blog, by a programmer and IT expert. Essays, Articles, Guides, and Recipes. As well as Code, Quotes, and Links.
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Seattle City Council votes to ban surveillance pricing in sale of groceries
If signed, Seattle will become the first city in the nation to prohibit the pricing tactic Seattle, Washington – The Seattle City Council today passed…
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Surprise, pay $1000
What's the right behaviour when "try for free" ends?