Jacob Kastrenakes

Yesterday, as grandmasters Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi faced off in game eight for the chess world’s top title, someone on Reddit noticed that the exact position on their board had recently been reached by an online account.

–a scientist discussing parrots and video calling apps. Highly recommended reading in The New York Times.

Messina said goodbye to the platform on Saturday after his verification check was removed:

Turns out, it’s not — it’s just a gag website from a guy who uses the pseudonym Guido Fanelli. But Guido is in contact with the FBI, and you would not believe how many people have been arrested because of it.

Apple’s CEO was spotted at Coachella this weekend alongside Apple Music leader Eddy Cue. Apparently he’s something of a regular. Do you think he stuck around for Frank Ocean?

LoveFrom, Ive’s design firm, has a custom typeface called LoveFrom Serif. It was revealed on the agency’s website a couple years ago, but I just found out about it today when looking at the Steve Jobs ebook, which features this note at the end.

InfoSec in 2023 is in a strange place. The leaked (and altered) security files on Ukraine that have been floating around seem to have emerged out of a series of Discord servers. Bellingcat says the trail leads through a Discord server focused on Minecraft and a Filipino YouTuber:

Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world chess champion, lost a game yesterday after his mouse slipped and he placed his queen on the wrong square. Carlsen had under 30 seconds on the clock and was racing to checkmate Hikaru Nakamura, the popular streamer and grandmaster who’s known for his command in speed formats.

The movie’s cinematographer, Steve Yedlin, told Vulture that there are actually two versions of the film: a grainier version for theaters and a toned down version for Netflix.