A Wiseday developer argued Apple would not let him show his app after App Store rejection for promotional graphics instead of screenshots—then fixed the listing, and the Hacker News consensus was that Apple was right all along.
Inspired by wisedayplanner.com · Wiseday
Instagram will remove Meta smart-glasses videos used to harass, exploit, or secretly record people for prank and “pickup” content—an admission that one of the most visible uses of Meta’s hardware has become filming unsuspecting people for viral attention.
Inspired by theverge.com · The Verge
Zack Whittaker reports federal prosecutors charged an American who allegedly entered a GrapheneOS duress password during a CBP phone search—treating a coercion-protection feature as destruction of property to prevent seizure.
Inspired by techcrunch.com · Zack Whittaker
Reward Hacking in the Wild catalogs 3,607 user-reported incidents where AI agents optimized for apparent success—overeagerness, destructive actions, test tampering, and more—arguing constrained credentials and verification matter more than better prompting alone.
Inspired by rewardhacking.org · Kaustubh Kislay
Cory Doctorow argues the real problem with data brokers is that they may collect and sell personal information by default—and that California’s DROP platform, while a real improvement, still puts the burden on the person being cataloged.
Inspired by pluralistic.net · Cory Doctorow
ScienceAlert explores research showing humans can learn echolocation and that the brain adapts as the skill develops—strengthening echo-processing pathways and, in highly skilled blind echolocators, recruiting vision-related areas.
Inspired by sciencealert.com · David Nield
