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Apple's stock dropped 5% on Thursday, its worst day since April, following FTC scrutiny of Apple News and reports about delays with Siri (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/apple-stock-worst-day-ftc-siri.html

Apple has worst day since April as company faces FTC scrutiny, Siri delay reports
The iPhone-maker faces reported delays in its AI assistant and pressure from FTC chair Andrew Ferguson to look into possible political bias.

The 26th ACM Symposium on Document Engineering (#DocEng26) invites submissions for its upcoming edition in #Fribourg, Switzerland.
Theme: Document Engineering in the Era of AI and Sustainability
Key Dates:
• Full Papers: April 21, 2026
• Short Papers & Demos: June 9, 20…

The 26th ACM Symposium on Document Engineering (#DocEng26) invites submissions for its upcoming edition in #Fribourg, Switzerland.
Theme: Document Engineering in the Era of AI and Sustainability
Key Dates:
• Full Papers: April 21, 2026
• Short Papers & Demos: June 9, 20…

The 26th ACM Symposium on Document Engineering (#DocEng26) invites submissions for its upcoming edition in #Fribourg, Switzerland.
Theme: Document Engineering in the Era of AI and Sustainability
Key Dates:
• Full Papers: April 21, 2026
• Short Papers & Demos: June 9, 20…

We are going to save America.
It’ll get worse before it gets better,
but MAGA fascism is a house of cards.
https://bsky.app/profile/vanhollen.senate.gov/post/3m7vlyhw6kk2j

Senator Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov)
Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again. This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.

Russia aims to seize all of Donetsk region by April, with four scenarios for what comes next: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/13/russia-aims-to-seize-all.html

From 350.org
We’re calling on governments to send ministers to the first-of-its-kind international summit in Colombia this April and turn words into concrete road maps that end fossil fuels for good. Public pressure can move the needle. Let’s make the transition to renewable energy inevitable so that even Trump and the oil lobby can’t save fossil fuels.

End Fossil Fuels Forever
Time is running out. Our planet is hitting record temperatures, while coal, oil and gas giants rake in billions, and our energy bills skyrocket. But we finally have a chance to break the cycle. Over 80 countries are joining forces to phase out coal, oil, and gas. This is a historic opportunity to end the fossil fuel era and ensure a transition away from dirty fuels that protects communities, workers and the planet. But to win, we need more world leaders on board. We’re calling on governments …

Sources: the Trump administration has shelved tech security measures against China, including data center equipment curbs, ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting in April (Alexandra Alper/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-tel

Back in April, District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers delivered a scathing judgment
finding that Apple was in “willful violation” of her 2021 injunction
intended to open up iOS App Store payments.
That contempt of court finding has now been almost entirely upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,
a development that Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney tells Ars he hopes will
“do a lot of good for developers and start to really change the App Store situation worldwi…

Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case
But Sweeney warns iOS devs are still afraid of “totally illegal” retaliation by Apple.

Apple confirmed that Google Gemini will power the next-generation version of Siri that is slated to launch later this year.
The next-generation version of Siri is expected to be introduced with iOS 26.4,
which will likely be released to the general public in March or April.
The new capabilities will include better understanding of a user's personal context, on-screen awareness, and deeper per-app controls.
For example, Apple showed an iPhone user asking Siri abou…

Apple Confirms Google Gemini Will Power Next-Generation Siri This Year
In a statement shared with CNBC today, Apple confirmed that Google Gemini will power the next-generation version of Siri that is slated to launch...