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Berliner Datenschutzbehörde will DeepSeek in App Stores sperren lassen
Die Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz greift gegen die KI-App DeepSeek durch. Da diese Daten nach China überträgt, soll sie in App Stores gesperrt werden.

A good thing this is not available in the EU....
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/this-free-app-pays-you-to-record-your-calls-for-ai-training-and-its-a-hit/

This Free App Pays You to Record Your Calls for AI Training, and It's a Hit
Neon is one of the top-downloaded free apps on the iOS App Store.

Digital Markets Act: Apple baut App Store in der EU erneut um
Auf Druck der EU-Kommission ändert Apple die Preise für App-Entwickler und erlaubt Dinge, die vorher nicht möglich waren. Das Konzept ist allerdings chaotisch.

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…

Where are the #Epstein Files, #Trump?
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvne

Whether you're eager to migrate to the new OmniFocus 4.7 database format, or wanting to understand what features are available in 4.7 when sticking with an older format (to sync with earlier versions), we have support articles about both scenarios (supplementing the detailed documentation built into the app):
https://

Strudel live-coding music app is so much fun. Still trying to wrap my head around it. code: http://bit.ly/3IKCExr #Strudel #livecoding

I've written my first little #Scittle app today, and I'm impressed. To be able to write in-browser code in #Clojure is so much nicer than #Javascript. I have some issues to fix and some enhancement…

Für KI-Training: US-App zahlt Geld für abgehörte Telefonate
15 bis 30 Cent pro Minute zahlt die Neon App dafür, dass sie Telefongespräche mitschneidet. Die Aufnahmen sollen für KI-Training weiterverkauft werden.

Isto é sobre empresas com ligações a colonatos israelitas.
Esta é portuguesa.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6od47t3swhbyzts5nyggojet/post/3lzqoylcjes25

Manuel Reis (@manuelreis.bsky.social)
Steconfer, uma empresa de infraestrutura ferroviária. O relatório: [contains quote post or other embedded content]

The new iOS journal app lets you create multiple journals.
This is just what I needed. You are all going into a dedicated journal for your insane takes.

Well worth a read:
The icons in /Applications/Utilities/ in MacOS 26 Tahoe represent a folder full of dead canaries.
via @…
https://

MacOS 26 Tahoe’s Dead Canary Utility App Icons
These are the not the work of carpenters who care about the backs of the cabinets they’re building. These icons are so bad, they look like the work of untrained “How hard can it be?” dilettante carpenters who only last a few days on the job before sawing off one of their own fingers.

This looks a useful bookshelf addition. The history of the high street https://bsky.app/profile/dranniegray.bsky.social/post/3lzomvpplpk2a @…

Annie Gray (@dranniegray.bsky.social)
Happy paperback release day to me! This beauty is now out, and available in all good bookshops and also some which you really should avoid because, especially given the topic, your best bet is to toddle off to your (or someone else's) high street to shop at an actual shop.

Russland: Ukrainischer Drohnenangriff löst Feuer in Rostow aus
Die Trümmer einer zerstörten ukrainischen Drohne haben in einem Wohnhaus in der südrussischen Stadt Rostow am Don Behörden zufolge ein Feuer ausgelöst. Wie der Gouverneur der Region Rostow, Juri Sljusar, über die Nachrichten-App Telegram mitteilte, mussten 15 Bewohner evakuiert werden.
Er fügte hinzu, dass das Feuer schnell unter Kontrolle gebracht wurde. Zuvor h…
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Ukraine meldet Angriffe auf Energieinfrastruktur ++
Russland hat laut der ukrainischen Regierung in der Nacht die Energieinfrastruktur in mehreren Regionen angegriffen. Der US-Gesandte Witkoff will sich nach eigenen Angaben noch diese Woche mit Vertretern der Ukraine treffen.

@… möchte gerne wissen, wie Ihr die aktuelle politische Lage seht: https://app.crowdnewsroom.org/crowdnewsroom/die-lage-der-poli…

Whooo! I should hit 300 miles on the new bike within 30 days of owning it.
#ebike #biking #bikeTooter

> Writer J. Michael Straczynski has been warning his readers for 30 years about authoritarianism, from Babylon 5 to Spider-Man.
post text from: https://bsky.app/profile/comicbookclub.bsky.social/post/3lxa2lxzff32w
linking to:

Photo from Bluesky post by @… , on the land impact of fossil fuels: fracking sites near Wickett, Texas, USA.
Incredible indeed. Check it out on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/…

Wim Voermans stelt de vraag of voormalig Minister Faber niet een ambtsmisdrijf begaat?
#politiek

Lisa Murkowski (R) clearly thought the leopards would never eat her face.
#sucker #trumpbill #trump

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i would like to remind everyone that mastodon.social shows a 0 for number of ads/trackers blocked on ublock origin. bsky.app shows 20

Ugh, the NYC subway keeps getting more and more dangerous. Right, Sean? https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5hz3bnmwhjqjhcthik4wt6li/post/3luvqni6t3k2q

KI-Wettbewerb und App-Store-Rankings: X und xAI verklagen Apple und OpenAI
Elon Musks X und xAI werfen Apple und OpenAI monopolistische Praktiken vor. Die Klage könnte Grundsatzfragen zum KI-Markt für Kartellverfahren definieren.

Switched from #goodreads to https://thestorygraph.com/ . It's not bound to Amazon, the company is UK based, the UI is way cleaner and more snappy (both their app and the website), I can add missing titles easily,…

The StoryGraph
We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book.

Nothing to see here, folks. Just a Nazi doing Nazi things, such as declaring "extremist" everyone who's not a Nazi.
Already seen in Nazi Russia.
Now being seen in the increasingly Nazi-friendly America.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social)
We are very far off the cliff here folks. 🇺🇸

Sony-Kamerasteuerung kommt auf den Mac – mit dickem Pferdefuß
Die App Monitor & Control, mit der man teure Alphas von Sony steuern kann, bekam viel Lob. Mit der brandneuen macOS-Version zieht sich der Konzern Kritik zu.

Strudel live-coding music app is so much fun. Still trying to wrap my head around it. code: http://bit.ly/3IKCExr #Strudel #livecoding

On the JProfiler Java Performance-tuning Tool: Review (2012) - Tuning my Java Web Server application with JProfiler to run it on smaller servers, save energy, and cut its carbon footprint... - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-JProfiler-tuning-app-for-small…

On the JProfiler Java Performance-tuning Tool: Review (2012)
Tuning my Java Web Server application with JProfiler to run it on smaller servers, save energy, and cut its carbon footprint...

Freitag: Rekordstrafe für Amazon wegen Prime-Abos, App bezahlt für Abhörung
Unlautere Prime-Methoden Abhören für KI gegen Geld Schneeballsystem der RadioShack-Käufer Updates für Windows 10 weiter gratis Verbraucherschutz-Podcast

- ☑ August release (1 app, 6 platforms): shipped
- ☐ September release (4 apps, 4 platforms): in progress

Important thread on BlueSky from Elliot Higgins on misinformation.
#misinformation…

No bookmark function on Bsky so posting here when I want it
https://bsky.app/profile/natefederman.bsky.social/post/3ljxtmqpejs2c

Endorse.

Original post: #sustainability

tfw you have to check Wikipedia to find out which book to read next

So I don't want the MS app, Authy won't set up saying my phone isn't secure enough (lol I didn't want to set it up in the first place!), Google Authenticator won't work with the MS stuff, neither can I do TOTP setup with KeePassXC ... I don't want to have an availability problem, that is my main concern.

@… Out of curiosity which radar app is that?

Elon is dead! 😱😱
https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/115066926249792761

9to5Mac (@9to5Mac@mastodon.online)
Attached: 1 image One of the most annoying things about the X app has been fixed – for now https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/21/one-of-the-most-annoying-things-about-the-x-app-has-been-fixed-for-now/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Do you need to go to a hospital? How about this one?
#GazaGenocide
https://maps.app.goo.gl/JVXUAtMZsm9Edp4G9

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.

Finally got around documenting a little more the small CLI app "framework" I've been using for almost a dozen projects now (incl. several work projects). The package in question is now already 3 years old (https://thi.ng/args), but I've only just managed now to add a basic, commented usage example for th…

Declarative, functional & typechecked CLI argument/options parser, value coercions etc.

Eine App, die zahlt, während ihr plaudert? Das klingt verlockend, aber Vorsicht ist geboten! 📱💰
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10671294?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Vanaf 1 oktober 30 kmh in Haarlem.
Op de kaart vind je waar.
Bron:
https://kaart.haarlem.nl/app/map/49?zoom=7&center=104002,487896&layerIds=912157340141,4669125108797,5444…

LOL this is my weather app:

“Military Airlift Command,” slide 2 of 24 Via https://bsky.app/profile/theslides.bsky.social/post/3lwqxvi34hh2u
https://…

wolf at the door
https://bsky.app/profile/andre.moraph.art/post/3lwrgwfpfec2i

Upgraded image editing in Gemini is jaw dropping ,
#ai

Image editing in Gemini just got a major upgrade
Transform images in amazing new ways with updated native image editing in the Gemini app.

Fascinating. The older the mother the higher the likelihood...
Original post: #parents

China to start reducing its CO2 emissions within a decade!
Wind and solar to reach 3.6 TW by 2035; that's just a little below what the whole world has installed so far.
https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did…

Simon Evans (@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org)
NEW: China's president Xi Jinping unexpectedly joins the UN climate summit, by video, to offer his nation's 2035 climate pledge * Cut GHGs to 7-10% below peak by 2035, "striving to do better" * Raise non-fossil share of energy to at least 30% * Boost wind/solar to 3,600GW

I never tried the official Mastodon android app. Just tried it now, and its actually pretty nice (and fast). Unfortunately it doesn't do quote toots yet (and somehow just disappears the links?), so I'm sticking with tusky and phanpy for now. But I could see switching to it once mastodon officially gains quote support.

🥳 New Kitten Release
• Improved Markdown parser
Kitten’s JavaScript tagged template strings (`kitten.html`) no longer fail to render as expected when interpolated values are used inside of Markdown where the Markdown render changes source order.
So, for example, the following will now work correctly, whereas, previously, the link source and link text would have been erroneously flipped:
kitten.html`
<markdown>
[${linkText}](${linkSource})
…

app/CHANGELOG.md at main
app - A web development kit that’s small, purrs, and loves you.

I like bikemap for route planning but if you use the free version you get barraged to upgrade constantly.
I try not to use Google Maps (or any Google stuff) and Apple Maps is okay for bike routes but not great. OpenStreetMap just isn't quite there yet for many of my needs.
Are there other options?
https://www.bikemap.net/

Bikemap - Die essenzielle App für Radfahrer, von Radfahrern
Plane, finde und teile deine perfekten Tracks. Erstelle deine erste Route mit Bikemap - es ist kostenlos!

Diese bizarre Presseförderungsgeschichte motivierte mich dazu, moment.at in Hinkunft finanziell zu unterstützen. Vielleicht wollt Ihr das auch?
https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q6r6eroyjixgm4nqri3nvb2r/post/3luk7a3sy…

I have been a faithful Deepl user for over a decade, but they are relentlessly busy making their web app as unusable as possible, release after release. Enshittification at work, I guess.

Meta Vibes: Meta AI bekommt Feed für KI-Videos
Die Meta AI App und Meta.ai bekommen einen Feed für KI-generierte Videos. Freilich personalisiert und zum Mitmachen.
https://www.heise.de/news/Meta…

Making difficult choices. Film at 11.
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uvnsaojku6unlw3zuhyt4lzp/post/3lzsgtkb7xk23

This WWDC talk on localization is a jewel that doesn’t get enough praise:
I was struggling with something (google, ChatGPT) and decided as a last resort “maybe Apple has said something recently”.
Protein packed:
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/225…

Code-along: Explore localization with Xcode - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer
Learn how to localize your app into additional languages using Xcode. We'll walk step-by-step through the process of creating a String...

Trump gibt Tiktok mehr Zeit in den USA
Tiktok müsste in den USA längst vom Netz sein, weil die App dem in China ansässigen Bytedance-Konzern gehört. Doch Donald Trump lässt sie online.
https://www.heise…

‘Als de TikTok-deal met China doorgaat, krijgt Trump er mogelijk een propagandakanaal in de VS bij’

‘Als de TikTok-deal met China doorgaat, krijgt Trump er mogelijk een propagandakanaal in de VS bij’
Mathijs de Weerdt | hoogleraar algoritmes: De VS en China zijn het zo goed als eens over een opsplitsing van TikTok. Daardoor krijgt president Donald Tump er mogelijk een hem gunstig gezind mediakanaal bij, waarschuwt algoritme-expert De Weerdt. „De app kan pro-Trump-filmpjes voorrang geven.”

Listen to @….
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2hltimymy65zl5ba7ifsq3qr/post/3lski3xkndk2c

Dienstag: Klage gegen Apple und OpenAI, Löschung inaktiver BundID-Nutzerkonten
Streit wegen App-Store-Ranking Rückschlag bei Digitalisierung der Verwaltung Botnet-Kampagne JD.com in Deutschland aktiv Umbau beim iPhone geplant

tvOS und mehr: Video-App Infuse streamt von iCloud
Der alternative Medienplayer von Firecore kommt in Version 8.2 mit interessanten Neuerungen – und gleicht ein Apple-Defizit aus.
https://www.

Waar mag je vanaf 1 oktober 30 km/h rijden in Haarlem wm waar blijft het in elk geval 50 km/h?
Hier de kaart...
MapGallery Haarlem-Zandvoort
https://kaart.haarlem.nl/app/map/49?zo…

Raw milk spreads deadly diseases & is in no way healthier than pasteurized milk.
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sgzwcbgta3lha4gmnwvkgvbb/post/3lutrbaw4vc2u

Also, a reminder that RFK Jr ignorantly preaches drinking raw …

E Portugal assobia para o lado.
Foda-se, que vergonha de um governo e do povo que o elegeu.
https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u6mkbcgviwlbhuwqirmhcgu3/post/3luqbxedr5y2s

EL PAÍS (@elpais.com)
🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Macron anuncia que Francia reconocerá el Estado de Palestina ante la ONU en septiembre social.elpais.com/l0o8n18

Also featuring Claudia Christian (Ivanova), Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukat) & Armin Shimerman (Quark)...
I think I just found this evening's entertainment!
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ft4gwdn3b552cg4eidqfz7gm/post/3luun5gng3w2g…

Over on BlueSky, @… (author of “Ludicrous”, a history of Tesla Motors) is live streaming the California DMVs cases against Tesla Motors for deceptive advertising regarding their “Self Driving” capabilities.
It’s an interesting read.
Day 1:

EDIT: I got the file I needed by now, via the web app.
The following rant is an exercise to the reader.
I can no longer save files in Element Desktop since the last upgrade due to smth smth Flatpak / desktop portal / ... cannot access anything policy bla. I get the idea that access to everything is bad, bad access to nothing is useless.
Anyway, so I gave the web version a try...
and it is unable to decrypt many messages, takes forever to load. I've been looking at th…

Wow.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mxc7liuon6iq5gzapmmwkq22/post/3lzkmh6jvfk22

Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social)
As President Macron walked down the US street onlookers smiled and even took selfies with him; many of them happy to experience seeing a real president in the United States after months of the demonic autocratic clown show emanating out of the White House.

"Stand up to bullies and they usually back down — but give them what they want and they’ll *always* be back for more."
Ergo, someone needs a royal asskicking.
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tm3djotsgwdkml5jn5rpubhd/post/3lxbayeb…

How about zoom starts supporting iOS in a sensei way at all? Have they ever used the Zoom app on iOS talking to more than two people? With those itsy bitsy little windows where you can barely see each other, despite having way more screen real estate? This whole app looks like a bad concept from 15 years ago.
I don’t get me started on even trying to change settings while on a call. Wtf #zoom

9to5Mac (@9to5Mac@mastodon.online)
Attached: 1 image Zoom to drop support for iOS 13 and iOS 14 soon https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/19/zoom-to-drop-support-for-ios-13-and-ios-14-soon/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Weird how Fat Nixon's dictatorial extremism suddenly surged in the last month, hmm?
Almost as if he's on a clock knowing JD Vance doesn't have the same hold on MAGA that he does.
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:flfa7b6kgjqp3bbh…

heise | Plastisch pinseln: iPad-App Feather im Test
Sie malen gerne, wollen es aber dreidimensional? Mit der iPad-App Feather zeichnet man begehbare 3D-Welten.
https://www.heise.de/tests/Plastisch…

Weird how the trial for the pro-Trump, white nationalist mass shooter who is accused of murdering two students at Florida State University (FSU) is about to start & hardly any news is talking about it.
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:exgbhwny…

Zoo... Bijna helemaal van WhatsApp weg.
Nog een tijdje laat ik de app bestaan op mn foon, maar met deze 'profiel foto is wel duidelijk dat ik er weg ben.
#Signal #Whatsapp

"So no matter what happens, Eric Adams isn't going ANYWHERE."
Oh man. Is that a threat? 😬
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3luq5e6i62k2k

Drei Milliarden Menschen nutzen täglich Instagram
Jeden Tag sind mehr als drei Milliarden Menschen bei Instagram aktiv. Das macht die App zu einer der meistgenutzten weltweit.
https://www.he…

Google verpasst Fitbit einen ganzheitlichen KI-Coach
Googles Fitbit-Plattform erhält ein großes App-Redesign, das von einer großen Portion Gemini begleitet wird. KI soll als persönlicher Gesundheitscoach dienen.
https:…

heise | macOS: Stable Diffusion in die eigene App integrieren
Ohne Training, aber mit dem vollen Potenzial von Apples Hardware: So binden Sie den Text-zu-Bild-Generator in Ihre eigene App ein.
https://www.

What do you do when the people willfully elected a criminal & all his entire mafia into office?
#trump
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhd…

Lidl-Plus-App: Das Sammeln persönlicher Daten hat keinen Preis
Klage von Verbraucherschützern gegen Lidls Bonusprogramm vorerst gescheitert: Trotz Datenauswertung könne die App als kostenlos beworben werden, so das Gericht.

Nach Strafe: EU-Kommission nickt Apples App-Gebührenmodell angeblich ab
Apples neuem Gebührenmodell, das Apps beim Verkauf digitaler Inhalte weiter zur Kasse bittet, stößt laut einem Bericht bei der EU-Kommission auf Wohlwollen.

Portale in die Vergangenheit: Eine VR-App macht Erinnerungen begehbar
Black Mirror lässt grüßen: Die Smartphone-App "Wist" erzeugt aus Videos begehbare Erinnerungen. Wir haben es ausprobiert.

Suck it, Trump.
Signed, Bruin faithful
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic/post/3lzmjnn33bs2y

And what are our leaders doing about this? <crickets>
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mojhr33bx3rw4dxxpehd32qz/post/3lx6vtxhuw22z

Tipp: Verwirrende Preisangaben im App Store verstehen
Apples Übersicht für In-App-Käufe im App Store enthält oft lange Listen, die schwer zu interpretieren sind. So kämpfen Sie sich durch das Preisdickicht.
https:/…

Wie offen ist Metas VR-Plattform für Sideloading?
Meta entfernte eine App aus dem Horizon Store, die Sideloading-Beschränkungen umging. Ein Signal, dass Meta die Kontrolle nicht aus der Hand gibt.
https://www.

Tipp: Mail-Speicher aufräumen
Was tun, wenn Apples hauseigene Mail-App (zu) viel SSD-Speicher zu belegen scheint? So räumen Sie auf.
https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Tipp-Mail-Spe…

Ozzy would have loved this. 😢
"ALLLLABOARDDD!HAHAHAHA!"
Original post: #crazytrain

heise | Beziehungshelfer: Networking-App Dextr im Test
Das Adressbuch Dextr verknüpft Kontakte und visualisiert sie als Netzwerk. Wir haben die iOS- und iPadOS-App getestet
https://www.heise.de…

iPhone: Video-Doppelaufnahme von Apple nur für 2025er-Geräte – Apps helfen
Apple erlaubt bereits seit Jahren gleichzeitige Aufnahmen von zwei Kameras. Nun kommt die Funktion auch in die Kamera-App – aber nur bei neuen iPhones. Was tun?

heise | Obsidian: Wie man Notizen als Website veröffentlicht
Obsidian erleichtert nicht nur das persönliche Wissensmanagement – die flexible Notizen-App befüllt und verwaltet auch Websites. Inhalte gehen rasch online.

Testify.
#StarWars
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2ui4mrxemtowglleunnzgw4c/post/3lwz5lyd6ef2y

Are you in a state that #Trump is about to occupy through undeclared #martiallaw?
Original post: https://

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
"Inakzeptabel": Über Warn-App Katwarn zum Singen des Pfalzlieds aufgerufen

JFC.
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lzhn32mh7c22

Zum Abend noch einige der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
"Inakzeptabel": Über Warn-App Katwarn zum Singen des Pfalzlieds aufgerufen

Here’s what was NOT released today:
❌ the proffer agreement between Maxwell & the DoJ
❌ the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed
❌ communications showing who waived Maxwell’s sex offender status allowing her transfer & possible work assignments outside prison
❌ the Epstein files
Original post: