Reading List

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Nisus Probably Moribund

Joe Kissell: For more than a year, we’ve heard scattered complaints: problems with Nisus Software’s website, particularly the user discussion forum; slow or absent responses to support requests; assorted bugs; and other issues. But earlier this week, on 22 October 2025, the reports changed to: “Did you know the Nisus website is completely down, and […]

Twitter to Show Link Content and Tweet Simultaneously

Nikita Bier: We’re testing a new link experience, starting on iOS -- to make it easier for your followers to engage with your post while browsing links.For creators, a common complaint is that posts with links tend to get lower reach. This is because the web browser covers the post and people forget to Like […]

Sky Acquired by OpenAI

OpenAI (Hacker News): We will bring Sky’s deep macOS integration and product craft into ChatGPT, and all members of the team will join OpenAI. John Voorhees: I’m not surprised by this development at all. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity have all been developing features similar to what Sky could do for a while now. In addition, […]

Europe vs. App Tracking Transparency

Marcus Mendes: In its statement issued earlier this week to the German Press Agency, Apple said the following:“Intense lobbying efforts in Germany, Italy and other countries in Europe may force us to withdraw this feature to the detriment of European consumers. (…) We will continue to urge the relevant authorities in Germany, Italy and across […]

What Happened to Apple’s Legendary Attention to Detail?

John Ozbay (Hacker News): In my mind, “Apple” as a brand used to be synonymous with “attention to detail” but sadly, over the course of the last 8 - 10 years, their choices have become anything but detail oriented.[…]If you are privacy conscious like me, and don’t give the Reminders app permission to access your […]