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Richard Lawler

Richard Lawler

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    Apple releases minor iOS 26, macOS Tahoe updates with a few bug fixes.

    There are fixes for bugs that some new iPhone 17 / Pro / Air owners have noticed, like wonky Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, as well as camera artifacts experienced “under certain lighting conditions.”

    One iOS 26 issue addressed is blank custom tinted icons, plus one security flaw for a “maliciously crafted font.”

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    Richard Lawler
    Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli intelligence caused his UN speech to stream live directly to Gaza cellphones.

    Despite families of hostages protesting against previously announced plans to broadcast the audio from speakers pointed at Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his speech was also pushed to cellphones. We haven’t found any reports about how it would’ve worked, or that it was seen as he said:

    Ladies and gentlemen, thanks to special efforts by Israeli intelligence, my words are now also being carried. They’re streamed live through the cell phones of Gaza.

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    Richard Lawler
    iRacing Studios shares the first look at NASCAR 25 gameplay.

    Nearly two years after it was announced, we finally have gameplay video of iRacing’s first attempt at a new stock car racing game, and it looks pretty good. It’s debuting on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles first, on October 14th, before the Steam release for PC on November 11th.

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    Richard Lawler
    Apparently you can pay your way out of national security concerns.

    National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett tries to explain why the Trump Administration allowed Nvidia to sell AI chips in China in exchange for a 15 percent cut.

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    Richard Lawler
    Democrats call for Brendan Carr to resign over “bullying” ABC.

    With Jimmy Kimmel off the air for now, several party leaders issued a statement over the FCC Chairman’s actions, but what will they do about it?

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    Richard Lawler
    PC history.

    The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee docuseries Urban Spelunking spent an episode looking at the history department’s Retrocomputing Lab, which it says is one of four in the US.

    It’s full of functioning hardware covering bygone eras, and can probably play that floppy disk you’ve kept for some reason.

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    Richard Lawler
    Cybertruck crash test.

    IIHS moderate overlap crash test results for seven EVs show good ratings for the i4, Blazer EV, post-April 2025 Cybertruck, and ID.Buzz, and acceptable for Tesla’s Model 3. (No word on the door handles.)

    The F-150 Lightning (poor) and Ariya (marginal) results showed risks of injuries to backseat passengers.

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    Richard Lawler
    Fiverr lays off 250 people as it becomes an ‘AI-first’ company.

    Engadget and The Register note that Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman has announced layoffs affecting 30 percent of its workforce, after telling employees in May that “...AI is coming for your jobs. Heck, it’s coming for my job too.”

    Millions of businesses around the world already depend on Fiverr to stay competitive, but we know there are even larger opportunities that we have yet to tap into - AI applications, enterprise budgets, and long-term projects.