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David Pierce

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    “Be realistic, buddy. No one cares about you.”

    The whole “my phone’s microphone is listening to me!” thing is one of my favorite internet debates. This McSweeney’s piece is very funny — and exactly correct about how it really works.

    It’s not like there are hacks every day, and there will be more and more as time progresses, and some amoral lunatic on the dark web will eventually see a transcript of every in-person conversation you’ve ever had.

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    The excellent Arc browser now works on the iPad.

    There are a lot of Arc fans here at The Verge, and I’ve come to like the Arc mobile app a lot as well. (Even if it is becoming a little too AI-y for my taste...) The latest update optimizes Arc for iPads, which, finally. Don’t expect fireworks — this is just straight-up the iPhone app on a bigger screen — but I’ll take it!

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