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Markdown Now Has a UTI in Apple's Version 27 OSes
14 days ago
- John Gruber highlights Day One, a journaling app with a 4.8 rating.
- Apple's developer beta introduces a new UTI for Markdown: net.daringfireball.markdown, conforming to public.utf8-plain-text.
- Gruber updates his recommendation to public.utf8-plain-text, reflecting the now-universal UTF-8 support.
Apple to increase spend with Broadcom to produce billions more U.S. chips
13 days ago
- Apple announced a new multiyear agreement with Broadcom to produce custom silicon and wireless connectivity technologies, exceeding $30 billion.
- The agreement will result in over 15 billion U.S.-made chips and support hundreds of American jobs, expanding Broadcom's Fort Collins facility with a $1.5 billion investment.
- This partnership is part of Apple's American Manufacturing Program and aligns with its plan to invest $600 billion in the U.S. economy over four years.
Old Icons
10 days ago
- Discusses the historical design of early Mac application icons, which were 32×32 pixels and limited to black and white.
- Highlights the original MacWrite and MacPaint icons as examples, featuring tilted rectangles with hands to indicate action-oriented apps.
- Explains that document icons were upright rectangles with dog-eared corners and no hands, differentiating them from app icons.
- Mentions other Apple app icons like MacDraw and HyperCard, noting deviations such as HyperCard's stack of rectangles.
- Describes how third-party software (e.g., Aldus PageMaker, QuarkXPress) followed similar design patterns with variations.
- Notes the THINK Pascal editor/compiler icon innovated by using hands on a keyboard generating a flowchart.
- Observes that as users became more familiar with Macs, icon design constraints loosened, with Apple and others abandoning strict patterns.
- References the ResEdit icon as an example of Apple's whimsical design during that era.
- Connects modern complaints about 'squircle jail' to historical icon elements that 'stick out,' like hands from tilted rectangles.
European Court: Apple Can Not Shirk Off Its Interoperability Requirements
6 days ago
- The European Union's General Court ruled against Apple, affirming its obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), including interoperability requirements.
- The decision is seen as a win for developers, users, and researchers in Europe, promoting more app distribution choices and reducing barriers to studying Apple's OSes.
- Apple argued that interoperability compromises security, but the court and advocates contend that security and interoperability can coexist with proper implementation.
- The court rejected Apple's arguments against its 'gatekeeper' designation, stating that the App Store constitutes a core platform service across devices regardless of OS variations.
- Apple's claim that iMessage should not be classified as a number-independent interpersonal communication service was deemed inadmissible, as it did not affect its DMA obligations.
Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer allegedly used bug to steal trade secrets
5 days ago
- Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging conspiracy with former employees to steal confidential information.
- A former Apple employee, Chang Liu, accessed Apple servers after termination due to an authentication bug, downloading sensitive files on unreleased products.
- Apple claims Liu failed to report the bug and instead used it to access confidential hardware files and mocked the company in internal messages.
- The bug was quickly fixed by Apple, and investigations suggest it was not widely exploited by other affected users.
Apple's Vision Pro Tool Contains Traces of Defunct Game Engine 'The Machinery'
5 days ago
- Apple's Reality Composer Pro 3 beta contains code references to 'The Machinery,' a defunct game development project.
- The code includes over 40 mentions and matches aspects of The Machinery's project structure, asset management, and database architecture.
- The Machinery was known for its innovative 'The Truth' database-driven system, which aligns with features in Reality Composer Pro like reusable prototypes and live editing.
- Tricia Gray, co-founder of Our Machinery (the company behind The Machinery), now works on Apple's spatial computing developer tools team.
- It is unclear whether Apple licensed, acquired, or inherited the technology, but the code suggests The Machinery's ideas have been integrated into Apple's toolset.
Apple Fixes Hide My Email Vulnerability After 404 Media Coverage
7 hours ago
- Apple fixed a vulnerability in its Hide My Email feature that allowed revealing users' real email addresses, after being aware of the issue for over a year.
- The fix was deployed on July 3, 2026, shortly after 404 Media reported the vulnerability, despite Apple knowing about it since June 2025.
- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple seeking refunds of subscription costs and an injunction over the company's handling of the vulnerability.
- The exploit worked by sending a targeted user a message that was rejected as spam, which leaked the real email address in email logs.
- Even after the fix, the risk may persist because past email logs could still contain leaked addresses, potentially affecting users who created Hide My Email addresses before July 7, 2026.

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Markdown Now Has a UTI in Apple's Version 27 OSes

Apple to increase spend with Broadcom to produce billions more U.S. chips

Old Icons

European Court: Apple Can Not Shirk Off Its Interoperability Requirements

Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer allegedly used bug to steal trade secrets

Apple's Vision Pro Tool Contains Traces of Defunct Game Engine 'The Machinery'

Apple Fixes Hide My Email Vulnerability After 404 Media Coverage