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iOS 26: Schnell mal verschnarcht – Ärger mit neuem Wecker
Wer sich von einem iPhone mit iOS 26 wecken lässt, bekommt womöglich ein Problem: Das Button-Design ist eher unklug.
https://www.

Hands-on with iOS 26: Liquid Glass is impressive but can also be distracting, Camera redesign is solid, Call Filtering feature in the Phone app is great, more (Dan Moren/Six Colors)
https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/first-look-ios-26-public-beta/

First Look: iOS 26 Public Beta
iOS 26! It feels like just last year we were here discussing iOS 18. How time flies. After a year that saw the debut of Apple Intelligence and the subsequent controversy over the features that it d…

I’ve been discussing some agent swarm based development work on LinkedIn. So far it’s going well, I’m figuring out how to get the results I want from the tools. As I say there, it feels more like managing a team of experienced product managers and developers (which I’ve done a few times in my career) than doing developer work faster.

Update on my Swift/iOS app development work using Claude-flow. | Adrian Cockcroft
Update on my Swift/iOS app development work using Claude-flow. I took some time away from it but last week I continued cleaning up the code. The app was working for me but Claude had built over 200 tests, unit tests and UI automation tests and I spent a day focused on getting them all to work, which found a few issues in the app code. Claude isn’t as good at writing Swift as Python (which tends to work first time) but when the compile failures and test error logs are passed back to it, it d…

The Trump administration is pushing nations around the world, including ones at war, to take people expelled by the U.S. government who are not citizens of those countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/poli…

Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations
The administration is pushing nations around the world, including ones at war, to take people expelled by the U.S. government who are not citizens of those countries.

I just found Larry Lessig on Substack:
https://substack.com/@lessig?r=4unjx&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
He is one of my “trusted voices.”

Lawrence Lessig | Substack
law professor and democracy activist.

What Hulk Hogan Left Behind (Elizabeth Spiers/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/opinion/hulk-hogan-gawker.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZU8.fYpZ.lsm2qbj5diBm&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
http://www.memeorandum.com/250726/p44#a250726p44

Apple releases the first public betas of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26, with its new Liquid Glass design language (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/695142/apple-public-betas-liquid-glass-ios-macos-26…

Apple releases public betas of its new software updates with Liquid Glass
Apple has officially released the first public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and more.

heise | iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, Apple Intelligence: Wie sich Apples neue Systeme schlagen
Frisches Design, mehr Intelligence, hilfreiche Funktionen – Apple stellt seine Betriebssysteme auf neue Beine. Was sich für Nutzer bald ändert.

Archaeologists found a 1,700-year-old chamber at the largest Mayan site in Belize,
still holding a rare mosaic death mask and jadeite jewelry, shells from the Pacific and elaborate designs on pottery and bone.
https://www.nytimes…

Maya Ruler’s Tomb Is Unearthed in Belize, With Clues to His Ancient World
A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coatimundi were found with the ruler.

Writing anything on iOS is such a PITA. What a joke of useless UI this shit has become. The autocorrect. The selection shenanigans. The copy and paste. The undo. The scrolling. The autocorrect. The positioning of the cursor. The autocorrect.

I don’t suppose there are any good and complete iOS apps for fedi right?
I know there’s the #Feditext

Adobe veröffentlicht Firefly-App für iOS und Android
Adobe hat eine Firefly-App für iOS und Android veröffentlicht. Sie erstellt Fotos und Videos mit der Adobe-Technik und Partnermodellen von OpenAI und anderen.

#Apple kappt Push-Zugang: #Mailbox.org stellt Dienst für iPadOS und iOS ein
https:/…

Riktigt intressanta resultat kring vaccin och demens det senaste året.
Can the RSV vaccine also prevent dementia? https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/can-the-rsv-vaccine-also-prevent?utm_medium=ios

Can the RSV vaccine also prevent dementia?
Some intriguing but not definitive new data

On my side of iOS 18.5, automation based on application start seems to be completely broken.
This doesn’t do anything

So, EU users get the more open iOS now than the rest of the world?
Apple Is Working to Permit Other Default Virtual Assistants on iOS, but Only in the E.U. – Pixel Envy https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ios-default-virtual-assistants/

New Reports on Russian Interference Don't Show What Trump Says They Do (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/us/trump-obama-russia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZU8.G1XD.fcxqFuw9_3i-&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
http://www.memeorandum.com/250725/p119#a250725p119

Aå många artiklar om att det är svårt att få bort ai resultat i firefox för ios - men nu har jag förstått att lösningen är duck-duck-go

Q&A with Peter Thiel on economic and technological stagnation, US growth and dynamism, supporting President Trump in 2016, the future and risks of AI, and more (Ross Douthat/New York Times)
https:…

Opinion | Peter Thiel and the Antichrist
The original tech right power player on A.I., Mars and immortality.

iOS 26 Developer Beta 2: Apple entglast das iPhone wieder etwas
Die erste Vorabversion von iOS 26 bekam eine Menge Kritik ab. Die zweite bringt eine Menge Verbesserungen, darunter solche optischer Art.

Hab seit einiger zeit einen mac, bin auch zum teil sehr angetan von dem bs. Aber einige programme und auch spiele gibts nicht für macos. Darunter auch der vivaldi browser, ich frag mich warum das so ist ?
Allerdings gibts den browser für ios ....
#macos #vivaldibrowser

If you are on iOS, type the phrase "omw" and press space bar. This is default with your phone and has been since the year 2. You have to go to some ass-backwards settings menu to disable it. Don't you love apple.

Organ donation saves lives and enjoys widespread public support,
but many people are unsure what they agree to when they sign up.
People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs.
Some were gasping, crying or showing other signs of life.

A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk
People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs. Some were gasping, crying or showing other signs of life.

Je viens de passer de #Nextcloud Š #OwnCloud qui est nettement moins bugué. Impossible de faire marcher les dernières mises Š jours. Problèmes constants avec iOS.
J’ai eu un peu de mal Š faire tourner Owncloud au début mais une fois lancé c’est nettement moins lourd que l’autre.

I can actually navigate both backwards and forwards - IF I can find the buttons! #ios26 #ios

One of the reasons I love FOSS and small commercial developers is that they don’t have teams of quasi-competitive coders and/or “product managers” who have formal incentives to make visible changes to software
E.g. Apple keeps changing their decor with apparently no real goal or concept of there being objectively better or worse visual styles. Someone made Liquid Glass & probably got a bonus for doing so. Quality of UX be damned, the look must always be fresh & new.

Federico Viticci :ticciseal: (@viticci@macstories.net)
Attached: 1 image Pocket Casts for iOS 18 on the left, Apple Podcasts for iOS 26 on the right. Between the illegible glass and the tab bar that disappears on scroll, I honestly have no idea who can take a look at this and say "Yes, that'll do it. That's good." Liquid Glass is a mess so far, *especially* on iOS. Actually pushing me to use apps without Liquid Glass.

Apple sending out "F1" spam as wallet notification seems to have been effective in advertising that iOS 26 will have a specific toggle for "Offers and Promotions" notifications.
https://lifehacker.com/tech/iphone-wallet-app-f1-movie-ad

Apple’s Wallet App Is Spamming Users With Movie Ads, but There’s a Way to Stop It
Apple Wallet pinged some users today with an advertisement for Apple's upcoming movie, F1. It's possible to disable these ads without disabling all Wallet notifications, but only if you're running iOS 26.

Sources: Uber is in talks with Travis Kalanick to help fund his acquisition of Pony.ai's US arm; Pony.ai has permits to operate robo taxis in the US and China (Mike Isaac/New York Times)

Uber in Talks With Travis Kalanick to Fund Self-Driving Car Deal
The ride-hailing company is in talks to help Mr. Kalanick, who was forced out in 2017, purchase an autonomous vehicles start-up as robot taxi service Waymo gains momentum.

Feuerprobe für Liquid Glass: Public Beta von iOS, iPadOS und macOS 26 verfügbar
Später als gewöhnlich bietet Apple öffentliche Vorabversionen seiner nächsten Systeme an. Das viel diskutierte neue Design stellt sich einem Millionenpublikum.

The Trump administration
illegally withheld funding
from the federal child care program, according to congressional investigators.
It’s the third time this year that
investigators from the Government Accountability Office
have determined the administration
defied Congress on spending.

Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Head Start Funds, Watchdog Finds
It’s the third time this year that investigators from the Government Accountability Office have determined the administration defied Congress on spending.

In every iOS beta the Liquid Glass stuff keeps getting worse.
Instead of admitting the obvious (transparent interfaces don’t work), they’re desperately trying to fix it.
Reminds me of LLMs, to be honest.

I moved from #iOS to #Android yesterday. What is the best app for #Mastodon?

Neuer Wiederherstellungsassistent: iOS 26 kann sich selbst reparieren
Apple hat in der zweiten Beta von iOS 26 eine neue Funktion eingeführt, die bei iPhone-Startproblemen helfen soll. Es bekommt erstmals einen Recovery Assistant.

A Pilot Study on LLM-Based Agentic Translation from Android to iOS: Pitfalls and Insights
Zhili Zeng (Jack), Kimya Khakzad Shahandashti (Jack), Alvine Boaye Belle (Jack), Song Wang (Jack), Zhen Ming (Jack), Jiang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16037

A Pilot Study on LLM-Based Agentic Translation from Android to iOS: Pitfalls and Insights
The rapid advancement of mobile applications has led to a significant demand for cross-platform compatibility, particularly between the Android and iOS platforms. Traditional approaches to mobile application translation often rely on manual intervention or rule-based systems, which are labor-intensive and time-consuming. While recent advancements in machine learning have introduced automated methods, they often lack contextual understanding and adaptability, resulting in suboptimal translations…

Sega is discontinuing support for 9 retro games that were ported to iOS and Android years ago -they've made them all free and removed in-app purchases. I just grabbed Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe Classics, Super Monkey Ball - check out the list here and grab them in the app stores asap before they disappear, there's Streets of Rage and Sonic too, etc:

Download these now free retro mobile games before Sega removes them
Sega is discontinuing nine more retro games on iOS and Android, but you can now download them for free until they’re gone.

As i'm sitting for the 30th minute with waiting music on the phone.. i'm very much looking forward to the new iOS feature to wait on my behalf and have me avoid that awful music.

iOS 26 beta 4 adds more "liquid" back to Liquid Glass design, after dialing it back in beta 3 (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/22/ios-26-beta-4-adds-more-liquid-back-to-liquid-glass-design/

iOS 26 beta 4 adds more ‘liquid’ back to Liquid Glass design - 9to5Mac
After trading some of the ‘liquid’ in iOS 26 beta 3 for a more ‘frosted’ look, Liquid Glass appears back in full force in beta 4.

Kommentar: Schluss mit der zweigeteilten Welt
Apple gewährt iOS-/iPadOS-Nutzern in der EU mehr Freiheiten. Mit begrenztem Effekt: Niemand will etwa separate Browser mit eigener Engine für die EU entwickeln.
https://www.

you don't have to be healed to begin https://open.substack.com/pub/bricchapman/p/you-dont-have-to-be-healed-to-begin?r=1o5n19&utm_medium=ios

Apple verhindert weiter Browser-Engine
https://stohl.de/wordpress/?p=191631

Apple verhindert weiter Browser-Engine
Zähneknirschend musste Apple akzeptieren, dass man unter iOS Safari-Konkurrenten ähnlich zu behandeln hat: Wie Apple weiterhin Browser-Vielfalt unter iOS verhindert – trotz erzwungener Öffnung. Als…

Audio-Mix-Funktion nicht mehr nur für Apples eigene Apps
Apple erlaubt es bei der Wiedergabe mit seiner Fotos-App, verschiedene Mikrofon-Klangmodelle zu nutzen. Das kommt mit iOS 26 auch für Third-Party-Anwendungen.

Gazans Are Dying of Starvation (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/middleeast/gaza-starvation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y08.TIOr.U_9nhL9YPqLw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
http://www.memeorandum.com/250724/p46#a250724p46

The latest iOS beta hides tabs in the browser on the iPad when you scroll? Whyyyy, they’re meant to quickly switch between shit.
Seriously whoever leads software design at Apple these days should really consider a career change.

Har efter ca 2 timmars forskande och experimenterande fått min telefon att fungera hjälpligt efter uppdateringen till ios 18.5 Resultatet av uppdateringen var att den inte visade notiser, inte spelade upp ljud, inte visade push-notiser och mute'ade alarmet. Även haptiken la ner. Precis allt en användare kan önska av en uppdatering ! B E S V I K E N
After about 2 hours of research and experimentation, I got my phone to work properly after updating to iOS 18.5. The result of the upd…

Trump and his team are proclaiming that President Barack Obama and his team torqued the intelligence analysis process to deliberately discreditTrump’s 2016 election.
The administration has coupled that case with overheated and attention-grabbing claims.
Trump has accused Obama of treason,
and his top officials have made criminal referrals about national security officials under Obama
— all as the administration is trying to distract supporters who are angry about it…

New Reports on Russian Interference Show Trump’s Claims on Obama Are Overblown
The administration’s claims are overblown, but newly declassified information provides some messy details about a January 2017 intelligence assessment of Moscow’s election interference.

Google launches Doppl, an experimental AI app to let users virtually try on outfits by generating videos from photos, available on iOS and Android in the US (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/goog

Google launches Doppl, a new app that lets you visualize how an outfit might look on you | TechCrunch
Google is launching a new experimental app called Doppl that uses AI to visualize how different outfits might look on you.

Trump's Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/trump-epstein-birthday-book.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZE8.Pl-Y.-bXmQFyY6nlL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
http://www.memeorandum.com/250724/p147#a250724p147

Incredible, engaging and challenging. Highly recommended:
“What if Everything We Know About Sacagawea Is Wrong?” (NYTimes, 23 July 2025) #GiftLink

What if Everything We Know About Sacagawea Is Wrong?
A growing body of evidence suggests she might have survived into old age — which would entirely change the story of America’s most iconic Native forebear.

Seeking a distraction from his current political travails,
Donald Trump is attempting to relitigate the nearly decade-old controversy over Russian involvement in the 2016 election.
Trump claims that President Barack Obama committed treason,
-- a crime that may be punishable by death.
Trump is wrong on the facts and the law,
and his sensational allegation serves only to demonstrate how completely he has degraded contemporary political discourse.

Opinion | The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason
President Trump’s history of intemperate remarks has earned him a perverse kind of immunity; the more outrageous his statement, the faster it is often dismissed.

you don't have to be healed to begin https://open.substack.com/pub/bricchapman/p/you-dont-have-to-be-healed-to-begin?r=1o5n19&utm_medium=ios

iOS 26: Weiter warten auf die Public Beta, macOS 26 kurz verfügbar
Die Apple-Szene wartet darauf, dass Apple die erste öffentliche Vorabversion von iOS 26 verfügbar macht. macOS 26 soll kurzzeitig verfügbar gewesen sein.

Chrome for Android is rolling out a feature that lets users move the address bar to the bottom of the screen, after it launched for iOS users in 2023 (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/691718/google-android-chrome-address-bar-bottom

Google finally lets Android users put Chrome’s address bar on the bottom
Google is starting to roll out a feature for Chrome on Android that lets users move the address bar to the bottom of the screen. The feature is already available on iOS Chrome.

Shapiro Says Mamdani Fails to Condemn 'Blatantly Antisemitic' Rhetoric (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/josh-shapiro-zohran-mamdani.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y08.fyji.ThtIJJ1OSEHi&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
http://www.memeorandum.com/250724/p47#a250724p47

The lesson of Hungary is this:
We cannot claim to care about democracy only when it costs nothing.
Trump, like Orban, no doubt believes that everyone can be bought.
America’s elites are proving him right.
There is a Hungarian phrase I heard often: “Van az a penz” — “There’s always a price.”
If we’re serious about defending democracy, it’s not enough to hold our government accountable in court.
Lawsuits against the Trump administration are fine,
b…

Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.
The real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence.

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Justice Department to tell her more
about a deal struck between the Trump administration and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador
to imprison immigrants deported from the United States in a Salvadoran maximum-security facility
in exchange for the return of top leaders of the MS-13 gang who are in U.S. custody.
The order by the judge, Joan M. Azrack,
came as she was considering a request by federal prosecutors on Long Island…

Judge Demands Answers About Deal to Return MS-13 Gang Leaders to El Salvador
Federal prosecutors are seeking to drop narco-terrorism charges against a man they have alleged is one of the gang’s leaders.

iOS 26 und Co.: Vierte Entwicklerbetas sind da – wann dürfen alle mittesten?
Wie erwartet hat Apple eine weitere Developer Beta seiner neuen Betriebssysteme ausgeliefert. Kommt am Mittwoch endlich die öffentliche Vorabversion?

America's Adversaries Are Gaining the Global Megaphone (Tiffany Hsu/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/business/media/us-china-russia-global-communications.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RU8.vSID.aC1mkPHdDyPn&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
http://www.memeorandum.com/250624/p88#a250624p88

The Trump administration is planning to change the visa system for skilled foreign workers,
a program at the center of a dispute between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders,
said the new director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Joseph Edlow, the director of U.S.C.I.S., said the test to become a U.S. citizen was "too easy" and should change.
“The test as it’s laid out right now, it’s not very difficult,”
Mr. Edlow said on Thur…

Trump Administration Plans Changes to H-1B Visas and U.S. Citizenship Tests
In an interview with The New York Times, the new director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the test to become a U.S. citizen was too easy.

you don't have to be healed to begin https://open.substack.com/pub/bricchapman/p/you-dont-have-to-be-healed-to-begin?r=1o5n19&utm_medium=ios

Convicted Murderer Released by Trump From Venezuelan Prison Is Free in U.S. (Julie Turkewitz/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/americas/trump-venezuela-convicted-murderer-swap.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZE8.Z_6z.ysX5oJ-cHfjm&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
http://www.memeorandum.com/250725/p20#a250725p20

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez says age-related cognitive decline among elected officials is a major issue for voters.
Ms. Perez was hesitant to name any particular colleague, because she said the problem was bigger than any one person.
But she said she was “concerned” about what she had heard about Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88,
the nonvoting delegate representing Washington, D.C., who is clinging to her seat despite clear signs of mental decline.

This Democrat Wants Cognitive Standards in Congress. Her Colleagues Disagree.
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez says age-related cognitive decline among elected officials is a major issue for voters.

Apple Intelligence in Kurzbefehlen: Das können die Apple-Modelle unter iOS 26
Die Shortcuts-App von Apple bekommt KI-Elemente. Der Teufel steckt allerdings in den Details.
https://ww…

Court filings from in-ear hardware startup iyO's trademark dispute lawsuit against OpenAI detail OpenAI and io's early work on in-ear hardware devices (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/23/court-filing…

Court filings reveal OpenAI and io's early work on an AI device | TechCrunch
Court filings in a trademark case against OpenAI reveal some of the company's early work on developing AI devices.

Die neue Mac & i: AppleOS 26, Mac-Funktionen nachrüsten, Browser-Vergleich
Was bieten iOS/iPadOS/macOS 26? Wie kommt das neue Systemdesign an? Welche Browser, Festplatten und Kamera-Apps überzeugen im Test? Die neue Mac & i verrät es.

Trump had been eager to celebrate the U.S. strikes on Iran,
but a new report indicates the attack set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/t…

Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
President Trump had been eager to celebrate the U.S. strikes on Iran, but a new report indicates the attack set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months.

Some of Vegas’ iconic casinos, convention centers and hotels
— and thousands of households across the city, too
— are using the sun to save money and better the planet’s odds at tackling climate change.
https://www.nytimes…

50 States, 50 Fixes
A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani have been locked in a tight contest.
By later tonight, voters are certain to know which candidate is in the lead,
but under the city’s ranked-choice voting system, a winner may not be clear until next week.

Mamdani Holds Lead Over Cuomo in Democratic Primary for NYC Mayor: Live Updates
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, built a significant advantage over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo thanks to a strong showing in Brooklyn and Manhattan. A winner might not be declared until ranked-choice ballots are tabulated next week.

Apple sues Jon Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti over iOS 26 leaks, alleging a plot to access Apple employee's iPhone for trade secrets; Prosser denies the claim (Eric Slivka/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/07/17/apple-sues-jon-prosser-ios-26-leaks/

Apple Sues Jon Prosser Over iOS 26 Leaks
Earlier this year, YouTuber Jon Prosser shared multiple videos showing off what he claimed to be re-created renderings of what was then presumed to...

iOS 26: Einstellen eigener Klingeltöne wird deutlich vereinfacht
Über viele Jahre war es umständlich, eigene Klingeltöne auf dem iPhone zu installieren. Mit iOS 26 vereinfacht Apple den Vorgang erheblich.

The 'Boy Crisis' Is Overblown (Jessica Grose/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opinion/girls-boys-school-performance.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Yk8.6mKP.TZqSP1WGOvK-&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
http://www.memeorandum.com/250723/p83#a250723p83

Hands-on with macOS 26: the interface is a mess, like a poorly imported iOS design, but the power of Spotlight and Shortcuts will delight many longtime users (Jason Snell/Six Colors)
https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/first-look-macos-tahoe-public-beta/

First Look: macOS Tahoe Public Beta
For many years, Apple’s annual operating-system cycle seemed to be all about the iPhone, with the occasional bone thrown to the Mac or iPad. But Apple’s latest operating-system releases…

iPhone-Videos im Auto gucken: So läuft "AirPlay in the Car"
Apple verbietet bislang die Wiedergabe von Bewegtbildern via CarPlay aus Sicherheitsgründen. iOS 26 macht es dennoch möglich.
https://www.

By deporting foreign nationals to often unstable third countries,
the Trump administration is not only creating a novel class of exiles with little hope of returning to either the United States or their country of origin,
but also explicitly using these vulnerable populations as bargaining chips in a wider strategy of diplomatic and geopolitical deal making.

Opinion | Trump Is Building a Machine to Disappear People
The president’s use of migrants as bargaining chips will corrode international politics.

Grok's iOS app now features two AI "Companions", or 3D animated avatars that interact with users via voice, including Ani, an anime character with an NSFW mode (Alexey Shabanov/TestingCatalog)
https://www.testingcatalog.com/grok-debuts

Grok debuts interactive AI Companions on iOS with 3D avatars
Grok on iOS just got 2 AI Companions with one more labelled as "Coming soon". Ani and Rudy are fully animated, can change their backgrounds and make different moves.

Warten auf die erste Public Beta: iOS 26 und Co wohl erst in 2. Monatshälfte
iOS 26, macOS 26, iPadOS 26 und watchOS 26 bringen teils deutliche Änderungen bei Design und Bedienung. Doch die öffentliche Vorabversion braucht wohl Zeit.

Apple unveils several changes to CarPlay in iOS 26, including a Liquid Glass re-design, a dashboard for Live Activities, and broad support for widgets (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/09/ios-26-upgrades-carplay-in-five-ways/

iOS 26 Upgrades CarPlay in Five Ways
Apple today announced iOS 26, and the upcoming software update includes several new features and changes for CarPlay in vehicles. The first iOS 26...

Trump's budget bill — the one and only major legislative effort of Trump 2.0 — is the most regressive, least populist policy package in living memory.
With its distinctive mix of tax cuts laser-focused on the rich and spending cuts that most hurt middle- and low-income Americans,
it would shift more resources up the income ladder than any bill passed since scorekeepers started keeping track.
And when voters learn what it would do — even Republican voters — they recoil…

Opinion | The Four Ugliest Points About the Big Beautiful Bill
It is wildly regressive. And when voters learn what it does — even Republican voters — they recoil against it.

heise | Ene, mene, Knipse: Vier Kamera-Apps für iOS gegen Apples Kamera
Apples Kamera-App kann viel. Bringen da andere noch einen spürbaren Mehrwert? Wir testen vier populäre Fotografier-Apps für iPhone gegen das iOS-Original.

Zohran Mamdani’s apparent victory late Tuesday night represented a sharp rebuke of the Democratic Party establishment
It represented, he said, the ascendance of a new Democratic coalition, one that prioritized the needs of the working class over those of the elite.
“We have won because New Yorkers have stood up for a city they can afford,” he said.
“A city where they can do more than just struggle. One where those who toil in the night can enjoy the fruits of their labor in…

In Joyful Speech, Mamdani Vows to Work for ‘Each and Every New Yorker’
A crowd in Queens celebrated the triumph of Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Apple unveils iOS 26, using its new Liquid Glass design language with an updated lockscreen, Camera, Safari, Phone app, Messages, and more (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/678305/apple-ios-26-wwdc-2025

Apple announces iOS 26 with Liquid Glass redesign
Apple announced iOS 26, the next major version of its iPhone operating system, at WWDC 2025.

The Florida field tomato — which the Trump administration wants us to eat more of by imposing a 21 percent tariff on most Mexican tomatoes starting July 14.
The tariff represents a double insult to consumers,
assaulting both our taste buds and our pocketbooks.
Trump has told us to make do with fewer (and more expensive) imported pencils and dolls for the greater good of bringing manufacturing back to America.
Fine. But tomatoes?
The last thing American consumers …

Opinion | How Has a Food This Bad Survived the American Market for So Long?
The last thing American consumers need is a revitalization of Florida’s withering tomato industry.

iOS 26: Welche Features auf welchen Geräten fehlen
Apple hat eine Liste publiziert, welche neuen Funktionen auf welchen iPhones unter iOS 26 verfügbar sein werden. Manches erscheint willkürlich.
https://www.…

Apple renames its OSes, shifting to a year-based system; the next iOS is iOS 26, alongside macOS Tahoe 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/679221/apple-ios-macos-watchos-ipados-26…

Apple renames its operating systems
iOS, macOS, watchOS, and more now have matching version numbers, as Apple brings all its operating systems to version 26 at WWDC.

Not so long ago, members of high society were fixated on trying to low-key their way out of the perils of income inequality.
Minimalism and quiet luxury were in vogue.
But in the wake of President Trump’s second election, it’s the luxe life at full volume.
He gilded the White House, turning it into a Rococo Liberace lair.
Swaggy and braggy have replaced stealth wealth.
Flaunting it is in.
For women, that means sequins, diamonds, tight silhouettes and big h…

Opinion | Lauren Sánchez, Jeff Bezos and the Triumph of Tacky
In the wake of President Trump’s second election, it’s the luxe life at full volume.

The creators of “South Park” aren’t holding back.
Nor are Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart.
Just a few weeks after Paramount settled a lawsuit with Donald Trump,
and less than a week after the company made the abrupt decision to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,”
some of the company’s marquee names have been using their Paramount platforms to attack their corporate bosses
— as well as the president.
In the season premiere of the animated Comedy Ce…

‘South Park’ and Other Paramount Shows Skewer Trump After Settlement
“South Park,” Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have all been critical of their own company and President Trump this week.

A Qantas Airlines flight that left from Perth, Australia, on Monday night
returned to the same city the next morning after more than 15 consecutive hours in the air
— thanks to turmoil in the Middle East.
The flight, QF33, which was supposed to land in Paris,
was among a number of airplane journeys that were disrupted
after attacks in the region involving the United States, Israel and Iran prompted officials to temporarily close air space in the region.

15-Hour Qantas Flight Takes Passengers From Perth to Perth Amid Mideast Closures
Flights on Monday and Tuesday were delayed and diverted because of temporary air space closures in the region.

In iOS 26 beta 3, Apple dials back the degree of translucency in many UI elements, following user complaints about Liquid Glass (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/ios-26-beta-3-dials-back-liquid-glass/

iOS 26 beta 3 dials back Liquid Glass | TechCrunch
The early version in the first developer beta of iOS 26 and the accompanying updates for Apple's other devices still left room for improvement in terms of usability, accessibility, and legibility.

Live Updates:
‘We Have Won,’ Mamdani Says
as Cuomo Concedes N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, galvanized voters with an energetic campaign focused on affordability.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo left the door open to running in the general election.
Zohran Mamdani,
a little-known state lawmaker whose progressive economic platform electrified younger voters,
surged into the lead in the Democratic primary for mayor of …

‘We Have Won,’ Mamdani Says, as Cuomo Concedes N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, galvanized voters with an energetic campaign focused on affordability. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo left the door open to running in the general election.

Akkuschonung: Apple rüstet Batterie-KI-Funktionen in iOS 26 nach
Apple wird wie erwartet neue Features zur Batterieüberwachung in sein nächstes iPhone-Betriebssystem einbauen. Die ersten Details klingen vielversprechend.

Adobe releases iOS and Android apps for Firefly, letting users generate images and videos using text prompts and experiment with popular AI photo editing tools (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/688080/adobe-firefly-…

Adobe made a mobile app for its Firefly generative AI tools
The all-in-one platform for Adobe’s Firefly generative AI models is now available on iPhone and Android devices.

A new bill championed by President Trump calls for cutting $295 billion in federal spending over the next decade from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP or food stamps, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
“What are we supposed to do?” Ms. Williams said. “I know he doesn’t need it, but the rest of us do

‘An Existential Threat’: Food Banks Brace for Fallout From Trump Cuts
New York City food banks aren’t sure how they will survive the administration’s funding cuts, which could also affect the programs they turn to for help.

Apple Maps: Mit iOS 26 & Co. kann sich die App Orte merken
Bislang muss man sich bei Verwendung der Karten-App von Apple Orte stets selbst markieren. Ein datenschutzfreundliches Tracking kommt nun aber.
https://w…

Apple says it plans to release iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26 in the fall; developer betas will be available today, with public betas next month (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/675819/ios-26-macos-tahoe-26-release-date-apple-…

iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe are coming this fall
Apple announced a release date for the next major versions of its iPhone and Mac operating systems at WWDC 2025.

iOS 26: Nachrichten-App mit besserem Spamfilter
Bislang läuft Apples Kampf gegen Nachrichten-Spam nur lauwarm – viel zu häufig kommt Junk durch. Mit iOS 26 soll sich das ändern.
https://www.heis…

iOS 26 statt iOS 19: Geteiltes Echo auf Apples erwarteten Versionssprung
Apple vereinheitlicht angeblich die Betriebssysteme mitsamt der Versionsnummer. Das sorgt für Windows-95-Witze und Sorgenfalten bei Entwicklern.

Iran said it launched a military attack on an American base in Qatar -- the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, according to a statement by the country’s armed forces.
The base, which serves as the forward headquarters for the U.S. Central Command, was considered a prime potential target should Iran retaliate over American strikes on its nuclear installations over the weekend.

Iran Fires Missiles at U.S. Base in Qatar: Live Updates
The target was Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American military installation in the Middle East. Qatar said its air defenses intercepted the attack.

Kinderschutz: iOS 26 und Co. erweitern Funktionen für Eltern
Apple hat für seine neuen Betriebssysteme neue Möglichkeiten geschaffen, iPhone, Mac und Co. kindersicherer zu machen. Ob es hilft?
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Liquid Glass in iOS 26: Apple erlaubt Reduktion der Durchsichtigkeit
Wem Apples neue iPhone-UI zu glasig ist, kann den Effekt reduzieren. Gedacht ist dies zunächst für Sehbehinderte, das Feature steht aber für alle bereit.

Trump on Monday began to confront the potential economic blowback from his military strikes on Iran,
which threatens to send oil and gas prices soaring at a moment when U.S. consumers are already facing significant financial strains.
The mere prospect of rising energy costs appeared to spook even Trump, who took to social media to push for more domestic drilling
-- while demanding that companies “KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN”; otherwise, they would be “PLAYING RIGHT INTO THE HANDS O…

White House Faces Risk of Economic Fallout From Iran Strike
President Trump, aware of how high gas prices could affect his popularity, demanded on social media that the U.S. “KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN.”

Großes Update: CarPlay mit iOS 26 verspricht nützliche Neuerungen
Apple verbessert die iPhone-Autointegration in diesem Jahr merklich und nicht nur für CarPlay Ultra. Android Auto ist allerdings schon einen Schritt weiter.