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Wes Davis

Wes Davis

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    iPhone phishing scams want you to reply.

    Bleeping Computer points out why so many of those phishing texts about packages or unpaid tolls urge you to reply with something like a “Y” these days.

    It’s because when the iOS Messages app’s “Filter Unknown Senders” option is on, links from those senders are disabled by default. Replying activates the link so you can tap it, which savvy Verge readers know you should never, ever do.

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    Wes Davis
    Google is testing completion dates in its Tasks app.

    The change would show a completion date beneath a task in Google’s to-do list app, according to code spotted by Android Authority in a recent build.

    The outlet spotted some other tweaks being tested, like buttons for going to a task from the list-reordering screen and a new sort-by-title option.

    Screenshot showing examples of completed tasks with a date beneath each, such as “Completed: Thu, Jun 9, 2024”
    Screenshot: Android Authority
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    Wes Davis
    Asus announced a NUC AI mini PC topped with a color E Ink display.

    Called the Asus NUC 14 Pro AI Plus, it’s basically the NUC 14 Pro AI in a translucent case. That color E Ink display on top is customizable, as Good e-Reader calls out. Asus says users “can generate AI images” on the display using a built-in app.

    We’ve asked Asus for more info on its availability.

    Image of the NUC 14 Pro AI Plus.
    I’m as here for the translucence as the E Ink.
    Image: Asus
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    Wes Davis
    Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch is delayed again.

    Citing conditions at sea that “are still unfavorable for booster landing,” the company posted that it’s pushing the mission back 24 hours to a three-hour launch window starting Monday at 1AM ET.

    It’s the second delay since its January 10th target. Blue Origin will likely livestream the launch on its website and YouTube channel. See our write-up below for more mission details.

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    Wes Davis
    Here’s a web-based slideshow generator for your Game Boy.

    From Sebastian Staacks of the There Oughta Be YouTube channel, Game Boy Slideshow Generator converts images into grayscale and color slideshows for the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, or anything else that can play a Game Boy ROM.

    Your web browser handles the conversion locally, Staacks says. When it’s done, you can run the resulting ROM using one of the ways he lists here.

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    Wes Davis
    Matt Mullenweg lashes out at some WordPress contributors.

    Mullenweg wrote in a blog post today that he had deactivated the WordPress.org accounts of several contributors, including two — Joost de Valk and Karim Marucchi — who have plans for a new WordPress fork, reports TechCrunch.

    Both indicated a willingness to spearhead the next WordPress update yesterday, following Mullenweg’s announcement that Automattic is drastically scaling back its involvement in the open-source project.

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    Wes Davis
    Jeep may replace the Wrangler with the smaller Recon EV in Europe.

    Although it’s “not decided at the moment,” Jeep’s Eric LaForge thinks the Recon EV “will be a strong alternative to Wrangler” in the European market, according to Autocar.

    The company is already preparing to replace the Grand Cherokee with the all-electric Wagoneer S in Europe this year as it works to make EVs 100 percent of its sales there by 2030.