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Gmail Ending Support for Gmailify and POP Fetching

Google (via Adam Engst): Starting in January 2026, Gmail will no longer provide support for the following features: Gmailify: This feature allows you to get special features like spam protection or inbox organisation applied to your third-party email account. Learn more about Gmailify. Check mail from other accounts: Fetching emails from third-party accounts into your […]

Apple Services in 2025

Eddy Cue (MacRumors): 2025 was a record-breaking year for Apple services, marked by remarkable growth, global expansion, and continuous innovation. From Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple News, to daily essentials like Apple Pay and iCloud, we delivered enriching experiences to users worldwide. Reflecting on 2025, we remained committed to enhancing our users’ daily lives, […]

UK Child Protections and Messaging Backdoor

Tim Hardwick: Apple and Google will soon be “encouraged” to build nudity-detection algorithms into their software by default, as part of the UK government’s strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, reports the Financial Times. Jon Brodkin: If the UK gets its way, operating systems like iOS and Android would “prevent any nudity being […]

Apple Picks Gemini

Google (CNBC, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Hacker News): Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri coming this year. After careful evaluation, Apple […]

The Struggle of Resizing Windows on Tahoe

Norbert Heger (Mastodon, Hacker News): Since upgrading to macOS Tahoe, I’ve noticed that quite often my attempts to resize a window are failing. This never happened to me before in almost 40 years of using computers. So why all of a sudden? It turns out that my initial click in the window corner instinctively happens […]