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Thomas Ricker

Thomas Ricker

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    More ads in App Store searches.

    Apple knows that search is the most common way to find and download apps in the App Store. So in 2026, it’s going to inject even more ads into those results. Right now ads appear at the top, pushing down the things you’re actually looking for, but soon they’ll also be sprinkled into the slots below.

    Say it with me: enshittification.

    Kuxiu’s S3 MagSafe power bank is bigger and better and probably won’t explode

    Its semi-solid state chemistry is less prone to thermal runaway and should last longer.

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    Florida man sues British Broadcasting Corporation.

    President Donald Trump, who was reelected despite the events of January 6th, 2021, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC in his home state of Florida. He’s seeking $10 billion to repair reputational harm allegedly suffered after a misleading edit of his actions prior to the attack on the US Capitol building was broadcast to people living 4,000 miles away.

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    Reddit’s teen restrictions start Wednesday.

    In addition to complying with the under-16 social media ban that begins December 10th in Australia, Reddit is making changes globally for under-18s:

    Teen account holders under 18 everywhere will get a version of Reddit with more protective safety features built in, including stricter chat settings, no ads personalization or sensitive ads, and no access to NSFW or mature content.

    Starlink made ‘work from home’ possible from anywhere — now, I’m ready for a change

    Competition is coming, but it might never catch up.

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    Porter x Dyson.

    $700 is a stupid amount of money to pay for a headphone and bag collaboration. Then I saw pics of the OnTrac headphones and color-matched shoulder bag from the Japanese brand. Tempting if you roll this deep, but only 380 units are available globally at Dyson and Porter retailers.

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    Plex starts enforcing remote play restrictions.

    We knew this day was coming. Starting this week, Plex says it’ll require a Remote Watch Pass or Plex Pass in order to stream remotely to its Roku app. In 2026, enforcement will come to “all other Plex TV apps (Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, etc) and any third party clients using the API.”