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A flaw in the iCloud privacy feature can reveal the underlying email address it is supposed to conceal, and Apple has not fixed it despite a report filed over a year ago.
Apple has not fixed a flaw in its iCloud Hide My Email service that lets third parties recover the underlying address tied to an alias.
An app meant to simplify entry to Spanish cannabis clubs left users’ passports, addresses, and consumption records open to anyone who looked.
Effective August 1, 2026, Microsoft will increase prices on its remaining Xbox console models and remove the 2 TB variant from sale.
U.S. senators from both parties warned intelligence officials that Apple’s potential purchase of chips from a Chinese state-owned firm would create supply-chain security risks.
WebKit enables the Copy menu item in Safari, Mail, and third-party apps even when nothing is selected on the focused page or message.
The three leading memory chip companies risk creating stronger competitors in China, while Microsoft has clear commercial reasons to adopt Chinese AI models.
Apple is increasing product prices while declining to ship its Siri-based AI tools to users in the European Union.
Apple's shift to a single domain for its privacy aliases removes the technical friction that once made broad blocks costly for services.
Apple’s move to a single new domain for both services removes the previous friction that kept services from blocking iCloud aliases without also cutting off regular iCloud users.
Anthropic altered its Claude models to enforce stricter limits on surveillance and weapons applications, even after the Department of War sought broader legal access.
Anthropic altered its models to enforce stricter limits on surveillance and weapons applications after clashing with the Department of War, then extended similar restrictions to competitors building frontier systems.
Anthropic changed its models after a dispute with the Department of War, then used the changes to restrict access for competitors and government users alike.
Anthropic disables two models worldwide after an export control directive bars any foreign national from using them.
Access to Apple’s frontier models on Private Cloud Compute requires enrollment in the App Store Small Business Program and fewer than two million first-time downloads.
John Gruber hosted a special live recording of The Talk Show with Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel to break down Apple’s announcements.
Stratechery's June 8, 2026 edition notes Apple's Intelligence rollout, Anthropic's fable, and questions around European industry.
The European Commission states that Apple chose not to launch its AI-enhanced Siri in the EU after requesting an 18-month exemption from DMA interoperability rules, a request the regulator rejected.
Apple omitted the keynote from downloadable sessions in its Developer app, directing viewers to YouTube for an offline copy.
Apple says EU rules would force it to hand any AI system broad, autonomous access to user devices without ongoing controls.
Ben Bajarin spoke with Stratechery about WWDC and the current state of the AI compute industry.
The developer conference keynote ran shorter than recent editions and closed with an unannounced music video.
The presentation covered expected updates to iOS 27 and macOS 27 along with AI features and finished with an Easter egg music video.
Stratechery's latest piece argues that Siri remains adequate for most users even if it trails current AI standards.
Mux Robots apply automated AI tasks to new video files for summarization, translation, and moderation.
Stratechery's June 2026 weekly edition flags Google and Microsoft as central to ongoing industry realignments.
The annual audience episode returns to the California Theatre on June 9 at 7pm PT, with tickets priced at $45.
The transaction underscores rising demand for capital as the decisive input in technology markets.
Meta is now offering monthly subscriptions on its three largest consumer apps, starting at $2.99, with extra profile tools and reactions as the initial draw.
Stratechery concludes that no credible valuation supports taking SpaceX public, yet the technical possibility of orbital data centers may still draw capital.
Nvidia will now break out revenue from the largest cloud providers separately from all other customers, drawing a line between segments where its chips face commoditization and segments where it still controls the full stack.
WorkOS now offers pre-built connectors that handle OAuth, token refresh, and API calls so agents can read records from the services users already rely on.
The Ninth Circuit opinion that Apple now wants the Supreme Court to overturn addressed whether an injunction on App Store commissions should cover only Epic Games or extend to all U.S. developers.
Apple filed a petition asking the justices to decide whether a lower court properly held it in contempt and whether the injunction against the App Store was drawn too broadly.
Andrej Karpathy announced he has joined Anthropic to focus on core research after leaving his AI education startup.
Andrej Karpathy has left his AI education startup to join Anthropic, citing the next few years of large language model development as especially formative.
Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic to resume hands-on research on large language models after founding an education startup last year.
A California jury found Elon Musk waited past the three-year limit to sue Sam Altman and OpenAI over the company’s shift to a for-profit model.
Local resistance to new data centers stems from real burdens, and direct compensation offers the clearest way to resolve it.
arXiv will suspend authors for a full year if their submissions contain clear evidence of unverified generative AI output, according to the platform’s computer science section chair.
The preprint server will suspend authors who include LLM output without verification, treating such papers as untrustworthy by default.
OpenAI has ended the interim arrangement and given cofounder Greg Brockman formal control of product strategy while it continues to merge its separate offerings.
Apple executives told John Gruber that the company ships experiences, not raw technology, pushing back on calls for a standalone “killer AI” product.
arXiv will suspend authors for twelve months when their submissions show clear signs of unverified large-language-model output.
OpenAI has made Greg Brockman’s oversight of product strategy official as the company reorganizes to combine its main offerings under one structure.
OpenAI has made Greg Brockman’s leadership of product strategy official, ending his interim stint and folding it into his existing infrastructure duties.
John Gruber revisits his 2009 talk on obsession and voice in software, using developer David Smith's six-year Pedometer++ project as a modern example of indie creation that prioritizes passion over quick profits.
Adolescent boys are rushing Scientology's Hollywood headquarters in 'speed runs' for TikTok videos that garner millions of views, leading to user-created building blueprints from the footage.
Apple announces Tim Cook stepping down as CEO to become executive chairman, with John Ternus taking the role, as discussed on Daring Fireball's The Talk Show podcast.
Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges to reinvest any tariff refunds into U.S. innovation during an earnings call, blending financial recovery with political savvy.
Meta cancels a Kenyan contract for reviewing sensitive AI glasses footage after reports revealed workers viewing users' private moments, highlighting privacy risks in AI training.
Tim Cook pledges to reinvest any Apple tariff refunds into U.S. innovation, a move that dodges political backlash while leveraging vague prior commitments for flexibility.