Games

Chrome engineer Eric Seckler, on Google’s Chromium Blog, under the bold headline “Android Sets New Record … Google Brags About Android Web Browser Benchmark Scores on Unnamed Devices; Gullible Reporters Fall for ItRead more

Katie Notopoulos, my favorite Sora user, at Business Insider (paywalled, alas, but available via News+): Eventually, … Katie Notopoulos Bids Farewell to Sora: ‘You Were Too Beautiful and Stupid for This World’Read more

Jessica E. Lessin, Amir Efrati, and Erin Woo, reporting for the paywalled-without-gift-links The Information: While we … The Information: ‘Apple Can “Distill” Google’s Big Gemini Model’Read more

Back in my day, there wasn’t an endless collection of readily available emojis to express any … This Generation Has It Easy; Their Emojis Are Just Handed to ThemRead more

Well, at least we know who taught her to talk like that.  ★ 

Jennifer Daniel, on her “Did Someone Say Emoji?” blog: First came Melting Face 🫠, our collective … Jennifer Daniel on the New ‘Distorted Face’ EmojiRead more

Tim Hardwick at MacRumors: macOS Tahoe 26.4 includes a new slow charger indicator that tells MacBook … MacOS 26.4 Adds ‘Slow Charger’ Indicator for MacBooksRead more

One more nugget from last night’s 7-0 Yankees win over the Giants last night: During the … The Yankees Almost Signed Another P.E.D. CheaterRead more

Underground Artists is an ongoing comic by Ali Fitzgerald (Hungover Bear & Friends) that follows woodland … Swamp DreamsRead more

Last month I posted an item (linking to a post from Rob Griffiths) explaining how to … Mr. Macintosh Explains Another Way to Block the Software Update Prompts for MacOS 26 TahoeRead more