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iOS 26.1 lets you turn down liquid glass’ transparency

Apple’s latest iOS update doesn’t introduce major features, but it does bring one highly-requested tweak: the ability to change the transparency of the translucent liquid glass design.

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Wait, people actually use Facebook Dating?

Meta said that Facebook Dating has 1.77 million daily active users in the US between ages 18-29.

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a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff

Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources.

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Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners — and which are still wide open

Over the last year, certain AI markets appear to be nearly sewn up by startup market leaders.

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Studio Ghibli and other Japanese publishers want OpenAI to stop training on their work

OpenAI’s approach to working with copyrighted content is to ask forgiveness, not permission.

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Lawmakers say stolen police logins are exposing Flock surveillance cameras to hackers

Flock said around 3% of its law enforcement customers do not use multi-factor authentication, potentially exposing dozens of law enforcement agency accounts open to compromise and improper access.

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How an ex-L3 Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia

Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer’s highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the … Continue reading

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Apple’s App Store gets a new web interface

Before this update, users could see individual pages for apps on the web, but there was no way to browse within the App Store.

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DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks

Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.

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Waymo’s robotaxi expansion accelerates with 3 new cities

Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego are next on Waymo’s robotaxi tick list.

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