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Remember the appalling but utterly-unsurprising story two months ago where a team of investigative…Tim Cook’s Clever Solution to the Tariff Refund Puzzle
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Apr 30, 2026, 10:58 pm By John GruberMG Siegler returns to the show to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping aside…★ On the Future of Apple’s Vision Platform
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Juli Clover, writing at MacRumors under the rather incendiary headline “Apple Has Given Up on the…New Banksy in London
Apr 30, 2026, 10:25 am By John Gruber
Brilliant statue, hilarious intro video. The greatest artist of our age. ★Oakland’s Airport Is Now Officially ‘Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport’
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Elizabeth Lopatto, reporting on Musk v. Altman from the courtroom in Oakland (gift link): Today the…‘Sordid and Small’
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Matteo Wong, covering Musk v. Altman for The Atlantic (gift link): Musk is asking that Altman be…OpenAI Trial Starts With Two Very Different Tales of a Company’s Early Years
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Cade Metz and Mike Isaac, reporting for The New York Times from the Ronald V. Dellums U.S.…Playing With Fire
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My thanks to Rec League for sponsoring last week at DF. Rec League is a new app/social network for…Yours Truly on The Vergecast
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David Pierce: On this episode of The Vergecast, David and Nilay are joined by Daring Fireball’s…★ The New York Times Printed the Wrong Crossword Grid Last Sunday, and I Find That Timing Serendipitous
Apr 26, 2026, 3:28 pm By John Gruber
The New York Times PR account, on Twitter/X a week ago: Sunday’s crossword puzzle in the print…Report Claims Samsung Might Post Its First-Ever Mobile Division Loss This Year, Blaming RAM Crisis
Apr 26, 2026, 1:39 pm By John Gruber
Ben Schoon, 9to5Google: In March, a report revealed some of the internal cuts Samsung has been…★ Time to Serve Some Delicious Claim Chowder Regarding the Cook-Ternus CEO Transition
Apr 24, 2026, 8:56 pm By John Gruber
In May 2024, Bloomberg ran a feature story by Mark Gurman under the headline, “Tim Cook Can’t Run…★ Norwegian Boating Licenses and Generational Law
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The Norwegian Maritime Authority: If you were born in 1980 or later and plan to operate a…★ ‘We Don’t Serve Their Kind Here’
Apr 24, 2026, 10:18 am By John GruberGeorge Lucas got so many nuances right in Star Wars. Little touches that said so much. One of the…XOXO Explore
Apr 24, 2026, 9:28 am By John Gruber
Andy McMillan and Andy Baio: Today, over 10 years later, and almost two full years after we retired…New Zealand Passed a Generational Smoking Ban in 2022, But Repealed It Before It Went Into Effect
Apr 24, 2026, 9:12 am By John Gruber
Eva Corlett, reporting for The Guardian in 2023: New Zealand’s new government will scrap the…
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