Pipe Dreams: The rise, design and brief life of Yahoo Pipes, revisited
TL;DR Yahoo Pipes was a browser-based visual programming tool launched into public beta in early 2007 that let users aggregate,…
X Blames Users for Grok-Generated CSAM While No Model Fixes Are Announced
TL;DR X Safety responded to backlash over Grok-generated sexualized images of minors by warning users they will face suspension or…
Refactoring — Why It Shouldn’t Be Put on the Backlog as a Story
TL;DR The author argues against treating refactoring as backlog work or a standalone story. Instead, teams should incrementally clean code…
Novo Nordisk rolls out Wegovy oral weight‑loss pill in US, igniting price cuts
TL;DR Novo Nordisk has launched the first oral GLP-1 weight‑loss medicine, Wegovy, in the United States at lower prices than…
LISEN’s Foldable 3-in-1 Qi2 Charger Handles iPhone, AirPods, Apple Watch
TL;DR LISEN has released a foldable 3‑in‑1 charging station that supports Qi2 wireless charging and can power an iPhone, AirPods…
Beats Solo 4 On-Ear Headphones Discounted by $70 at Major Retailers
TL;DR The Beats Solo 4 on-ear headphones are being discounted by $70 at Amazon and Best Buy, available in multiple…
Hacktivist erases three white supremacist sites live at Chaos Communication Congress
TL;DR A hacker using the name Martha Root remotely wiped three white supremacist websites during a presentation at the Chaos…
How Twitch Managed Standards Across a Million Lines of TypeScript
TL;DR Twitch’s core engineering team addressed invisible exceptions in a million-line TypeScript monolith by treating lint rule violations as tracked…
Apple’s LLM-powered Siri expected to debut with iOS 26.4 in March 2026
TL;DR Apple’s long-promised overhaul of Siri, built on a large language model, is expected to ship with iOS 26.4 in…