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Spotify changes Developer Mode to require a Premium subscription and reduces the number of test users per app from 25 to 5, to curb AI-aided or automated usage (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/spotif…

Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users | TechCrunch
Spotify is now limiting each app to only five users, and requires devs to have a Premium subscription. If developers need to make their app available to a wider user base, they will have to apply for extended quota.

Audience development intern: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/06/audience-development-intern.html

"By pairing caffeine with CRISPR, a powerful gene editing technology known as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, scientists are developing new ways to treat long-term illnesses such as cancer and diabetes through an approach called chemogenetics."
CRISPR Meets Caffeine: Scientists Develop New Approach to Cancer Treatment
https://scitechdaily.com/crispr-meets-caffeine-scientists-develop-new-approach-to-cancer-treatment/

A NotebookLM user myself, good description why it is such a good tool.
I tried replacing ChatGPT with NotebookLM — and it changed how I research https://www.xda-developers.com/replacing-chatgpt-with-notebooklm-changed-how-i-research/

I tried replacing ChatGPT with NotebookLM — and it changed how I research
I stopped treating research like a chat

A buddy of mine is looking for work! Hit me up if you’re interested in a great developer and leader

On the one hand, I’m heartened to see Scott and Sarah were involved (even if Sarah’s name is misspelled).
OTOH, it treats APG as a source of truth when ARIA is the spec and APG patterns are broken / buggy.
“Request for developer feedback: `focusgroup`”
https://developer.chrome.com/blog/focu

Request for developer feedback: focusgroup  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers
Try out focusgroup and comment on the proposal.

‘Supremely Athletic’ LB Named Cowboys Top Developmental Fit in 2026 NFL Draft https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/draft/supremely-athletic-lb-dallas-cowboys-top-developmental-fit-2026-nfl-draft

Landslides on one side, floods on the other: the Costa Rican village desperate to escape the climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/03/landslides-flooding-costa-rica-san-jose

FP9 TERRIFIES MOSCOW! Ukraine develops its own BALLISTIC MISSILE | Weapons with Starsky: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/fp-terrifies-moscow-ukraine-develops.html

New York lawmakers propose a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on data center development, making NY at least the sixth state to introduce such legislation (Molly Taft/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-is-the-latest-state-to-consider-a…

New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause
Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices.