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The Qi2 standard was officially finalized in 2023. Qi2 accessories are compatible with iPhones equipped with MagSafe (going back to 2020’s iPhone 12), but no Android manufacturers included Qi2 in their phones until the Pixel 10 series last year. Many phones that lack Qi2 charging do have case options that allow for the use of […]
Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car company, tested its autonomous vehicles in New York City in 2025, and as part of proposed legislation from New York Governor Kathy Hochul, the company could soon offer its services across the state, Wired reports. Governor Hochul’s proposed legislation was formally announced during a State of the State address covering policy […]
1 Apple is teaming up with Google to give Siri an AI revamp That’s a giant win for Google, and a blow for OpenAI. (CNBC) 2 Trump wants Elon Musk to help break Iran’s internet blackoutHe’s appealing to Musk to let Iranians circumvent it with Starlink. (WP $)+ Smuggled tech is Iran’s last link to the outside world. (The […]
Jan 13, 2026Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / Online Fraud Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a malicious Google Chrome extension that’s capable of stealing API keys associated with MEXC, a centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) available in over 170 countries, while masquerading as a tool to automate trading on the platform. The extension, named MEXC API Automator […]
FastAPI has quickly become one of the most popular frameworks for building APIs in Python. It’s fast, modern, and comes with automatic API documentation. Let’s build a practical API to see why developers love it. Why FastAPI? FastAPI stands out for several reasons: Performance: One of the fastest Python frameworks available, comparable to NodeJS and […]
January 13, 2026 Ryan welcomes back the mighty Scott Hanselman, VP of Developer Community at Microsoft, for a crossover episode about all things vibe coding. They cover the ways it can really improve the software development lifecycle, the importance of keeping human judgement in software so developers can truly understand their code, and how AI […]
The oxygen you breathe depends on a tiny ocean ingredient Science Daily (Kevin W) #COVID-19/Pandemics The Price of Denial Anthony Leonardi (fk) Climate/Environment Ocean Temperatures Just Hit a Dire New Record Scientific American 🌊🌡📈Extratropcial Sea Surface Temperatures were record high in 2025 for both hemispheres again.This is the third year in a row! Note the […]
First impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic’s general agent 12th January 2026 New from Anthropic today is Claude Cowork, a “research preview” that they describe as “Claude Code for the rest of your work”. It’s currently available only to Max subscribers ($100 or $200 per month plans) as part of the updated Claude Desktop macOS application. […]
Living in central North Carolina, it’s rarely too cold for me to be outdoors. Throughout the winter, I enjoy regular walks alone, often as a recovery routine from my more rigorous workouts, and stroll with my family for some quality post-dinner time together. However, as an avid football and cycling fan, my idea of a […]
Microsoft is removing its Lens scanner app from iOS and Android in the coming months. Microsoft Lens, or Office Lens as it’s known to most, will no longer be supported on February 9th, and the app won’t be functional after March 9th. The portable scanner features of Lens are available in OneDrive instead, making a […]
