iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet
https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/
https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/
walletwallet.alen.ro
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.
Richard Dawkins and the Claude Delusion
https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/05/richard-dawkins-and-the-claude-delusion/
https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/05/richard-dawkins-and-the-claude-delusion/
Flux
Richard Dawkins and the Claude Delusion - Flux
Prominent evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins became a worldwide laughingstock this week for an unintentionally embarrassing article in which he argued that conversing with Anthropic’s Claude chatbot has made him believe that large language models are…
It's official: Utah is the U.S. state closest to banning VPNs
https://tech.yahoo.com/vpn/article/its-official-utah-is-the-us-state-closest-to-banning-vpns-153556814.html
https://tech.yahoo.com/vpn/article/its-official-utah-is-the-us-state-closest-to-banning-vpns-153556814.html
Yahoo Tech
It's official: Utah is the U.S. state closest to banning VPNs
The law, which takes effect May 6, doesn't make VPNs illegal — but it's a blow to your rights even if you don't live in Utah.
Show HN: A Mutating Webhook to automatically strip PII from K8s logs
https://github.com/aragossa/pii-shield
https://github.com/aragossa/pii-shield
GitHub
GitHub - aragossa/pii-shield: Zero-code K8s sidecar for log sanitization. Detects secrets via Entropy Analysis, preserves JSON…
Zero-code K8s sidecar for log sanitization. Detects secrets via Entropy Analysis, preserves JSON integrity, and redacts PII deterministically. 🛡️ - aragossa/pii-shield
Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/psa-instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-8/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/psa-instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-8/
MacRumors
PSA: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8
Instagram will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages between users from May 8, 2026. When the date comes around, Meta will potentially be able to see the contents of all messages between users on the social media platform. Encrypting messages has…
Proliferate (YC S25) Is Hiring- 200k for junior engineers
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proliferate/jobs/L3copvK-founding-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proliferate/jobs/L3copvK-founding-engineer
Y Combinator
Founding Engineer at Proliferate | Y Combinator
About Proliferate
Proliferate is building the operating system for modern engineering.
We are building the company in person in SoMa, San Francisco. We care a lot about intensity, craft, and working with
people who want to do the best work of their careers.…
Proliferate is building the operating system for modern engineering.
We are building the company in person in SoMa, San Francisco. We care a lot about intensity, craft, and working with
people who want to do the best work of their careers.…
California farmers to destroy 420k peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/usda-aid-california-farmers-22240694.php
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/usda-aid-california-farmers-22240694.php
SFGATE
California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy
Del Monte Foods shuttered its Modesto and Hughson cannery plants in April.
Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/apple-mac-studio-mac-mini-ram-cuts/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/apple-mac-studio-mac-mini-ram-cuts/
MacRumors
Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens
Apple has removed more desktop Macs from its online store as the global memory shortage continues. Mac mini models with 32GB and 64GB of RAM are no longer available for purchase, nor is the M3 Ultra Mac Studio with 256GB RAM. The M3 Ultra Mac Studio is now…
Why Most Product Tours Get Skipped
https://productonboarding.com/articles/why-product-tours-get-skipped
https://productonboarding.com/articles/why-product-tours-get-skipped
Productonboarding
Why Most Product Tours Get Skipped (and the One Pattern That Does Not)
Most users dismiss the first step of a product tour within seconds. Here is why that happens, what users do instead, and the one pattern that actually drives activation.
Write some software, give it away for free
https://nonogra.ph/write-some-software-give-it-away-for-free-05-05-2026
https://nonogra.ph/write-some-software-give-it-away-for-free-05-05-2026
nonogra.ph
Write some software, give it away for free
This website which you're on right now is free (as in beer), free (as in freedom), open source software called Nonograph. It cost about $600 USD to release, mos...
Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' Meta's copyright infringement, publishers say
https://apnews.com/article/meta-mark-zuckerberg-ai-publishers-lawsuit-llama-5609846d4d840014974a847b01079c32
https://apnews.com/article/meta-mark-zuckerberg-ai-publishers-lawsuit-llama-5609846d4d840014974a847b01079c32
AP News
Mark Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' Meta's copyright infringement, publishers allege
Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow are suing Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for copyright infringement.
Xbox CEO ends Copilot AI development and overhauls leadership
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/xbox-ceo-ends-copilot-ai-development-overhauls-leadership-3361353/
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/xbox-ceo-ends-copilot-ai-development-overhauls-leadership-3361353/
Dexerto
Xbox CEO ends Copilot AI development & overhauls leadership - Dexerto
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reshuffled leadership and axed Copilot features as the division looks to reverse declining revenue.
Telus Uses AI to Alter Call-Agent Accents
https://letsdatascience.com/news/telus-uses-ai-to-alter-call-agent-accents-a3868f63
https://letsdatascience.com/news/telus-uses-ai-to-alter-call-agent-accents-a3868f63
Let's Data Science
Telus Uses AI to Alter Call-Agent Accents
According to reporting by iPhone in Canada and The Globe and Mail, **Telus** is using AI through its **Telus Digital** unit to modify call-centre agents' accents in real time. iPhone in Canada reports the speech-to-speech tool is built by a company called…
Ombudsman column: The Pentagon is trying to silence me
https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2026-04-23/stripes-former-ombudsman-pentagon-trying-to-silence-21465037.html
https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2026-04-23/stripes-former-ombudsman-pentagon-trying-to-silence-21465037.html
Stars and Stripes
Ombudsman column: The Pentagon is trying to silence me
Outgoing Stars and Stripes ombudsman Jacqueline Smith has spent months speaking about her growing concern over attempted control of the newspaper.
Industry-Leading 245TB Micron 6600 Ion Data Center SSD Now Shipping
https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/industry-leading-245tb-micron-6600-ion-data-center-ssd-now
https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/industry-leading-245tb-micron-6600-ion-data-center-ssd-now