Big Sean shouted out the blog era of music during an NPR Tiny Desk appearance this week, which is a reminder of so many outlets from that time that have disappeared or changed drastically.
That includes Pitchfork (even if Big Sean’s best review there was probably for a track that wasn’t on any of his albums), which was folded into GQ after a round of layoffs early this year, and was profiled more recently here by Liz Lopatto.
According to Microsoft, some users in the Windows 11 Insider program with left-aligned taskbars may see Widgets moved left of the systems tray, while the share menu can now easily generate QR codes for URLs and links to files stored in the cloud.
Finally, it’s also rolling out a test restoring the ability to drag-and-drop files with your mouse between breadcrumbs in File Explorer that had been removed. Check out all the details of Preview Build 22635.3420, rolling out now to the Beta Channel.
As Inner City Press notes, not only did the prosecution bring up Bankman-Fried’s “fuck regulators” DM sent to Vox reporter Kelsey Piper during the trial, the judge hasn’t forgotten either and mentioned it as evidence that SBF was only acting like he wanted regulation for the crypto industry.
Paraphrased courtroom updates from Inner City Press on X capture SBF’s reflections on working with Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, and Caroline Ellison.
These former friends are now felons who testified against Bankman-Fried during his trial.
Sam Bankman-Fried is being represented by new lawyers during today’s hearing, but their statements on his behalf sound familiar. The jury heard those and reached a guilty verdict in just a few hours; now, we’ll see how the judge responds.
Elon’s X Premium package pitches have included forcing them on celebrities, bundling access to an AI bot of uncertain value, and a chance at a slice of ad revenue generated by other paying customers, in addition to an edit button, blog posts, and fewer ads.
Now he’s offering Premium or Premium Plus (normally $8 or $16 per month) as a free sweetener for accounts with at least 2,500 “Verified subscriber” followers (5,000 for Plus) that presumably also pay for access.
In the MLB, it’s investigating Shohei Ohtani’s apparently gambling-addicted translator, who may have stolen millions to pay off an illegal bookmaker. While the details remain unclear, the star himself says, “I’ve never bet on baseball or any other sports or never have asked someone to do it on my behalf.”
Meanwhile, ESPN reports the NBA is looking into “unusual betting interest” on props for Raptors forward Jontay Porter tied to games he left early due to injury or illness.
The future is now.
I still don’t know what yesterday’s update added in terms of security for iPhones, iPads, and Vision Pros, but there is one explanation for an AirTag update that seemed to roll out a little faster than usual.
iSoftware Updates tweeted that the deployment date was set with the wrong format (24 instead of 2024 for the year), and Apple’s system started delivering it to 100 percent of devices right away instead of seeding it to just a few until Apple corrected it later.
