Piet's Daily Digest

Adobe has agreed to a settlement with the US Department of Justice worth $150 million, including a $75 million fee paid to the DOJ and another $75 million in free services for users. more……

Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft’s former President of the Windows Division, published an interesting review of the MacBook Neo, where he also explores what went wrong with Microsoft’s own early push toward lightweight ARM-bas…

In just a few months, Apple is expected to unveil its latest round of operating systems: iOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and so on. Previous reports on iOS 27 have heavily focused on how this years operating systems should…

Last January, we covered the long-awaited relaunch of community platform Digg, following a months-long closed beta. Today, Digg CEO Justin Mezzell announced that the site is going offline as a result of “an unprecedented…

Apple TV just landed its first F1 victory over ESPN. Eddy Cue says that last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix race saw more viewership on Apple TV than the same race received on ESPN a year ago. more……

Apple TV has had a strong start to the year thanks to popular series Shrinking, Hijack, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters—but the next five weeks have a lot more noteworthy new premieres coming. more……

Ever since the announcement of the $599 MacBook Neo over a week ago, I’ve been wondering: does this destroy the value proposition of other non-Pro laptops in Apple’s lineup? It’s a rather interesting question, because ev…

Apple today held an impromptu 50th anniversary celebration at its Grand Central store, featuring renowned artist Alicia Keys. This is the first of many that’ll take place around the world, and Apple Grand Central was jus…

iOS 26.4 is launching soon and bringing a lot of new features, including three new ways to customize your iPhone. Here’s what’s new. more……

A new report by Counterpoint Research says the average selling price of the iPad rose roughly 10% even as the...…

Apple’s Passwords app has become my full-time password manager thanks to several iOS 26 changes. And there’s one welcome new feature I recently discovered that can prevent the headache of a forgotten password loop. mor…

Apple’s new MacBook Neo is one of the most exciting and disruptive products Apple has released in years. Starting at just $599, or $499 through the education store, it delivers incredible performance and build quality wi…

The US eliminated measles in 2000, but the disease is once again circulating.…

Staff complain that the constant upheaval is destroying morale.…

Despite anti-vaccine rhetoric, New Mexico residents embraced life-saving shots.…

Unsealed messages add wrinkle to trial after US agreed to settle with Live Nation.…

Unicode that's invisible to the human eye was largely abandoned—until attackers took notice.…

GFiber and Astound to merge with Alphabet selling majority stake to Stonepeak.…

Company says it doesn't know how long it will take to restore its Microsoft environment.…

Carmaker’s technology means EVs can be ready almost as quickly as filling a fuel tank.…

Technology like four-wheel steering and variable valve timing debuted in the Prelude.…

Neo is the first MacBook in a long time with an easily replaceable keyboard.…

Trade group callls out HP for latest Dynamic Security firmware update.…

Bizarre FirstNet charge nearly identical to one that hit different user in 2024.…

AI should help us produce better code - Agentic Engineering Patterns…

I was a speaker last month at the Pragmatic Summit in San Francisco, where I participated in a fireside chat session about agentic engineering hosted by Eric Lui from Statsig. ……

What is agentic engineering? - Agentic Engineering Patterns…

Radim Marek describes the new pg_restore_relation_stats() and pg_restore_attribute_stats() functions that were introduced in PostgreSQL 18 in September 2025. The PostgreSQL query planner makes use of ...…

John M. Mossman (1846-1912) was a bank vault engineer who operated out of New York City in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His customers included the Stock Exchange and Bank of America, and he...…

How to be old, for young people.…

276 posts tagged ‘ai-ethics’. Ethical concerns related to building and using AI systems.…

446 posts tagged ‘sqlite’. SQLite is the world's most widely deployed database engine.…

Agentic Engineering Patterns > I use the term agentic engineering to describe the practice of developing software with the assistance of coding agents. What are coding agents? They're agents that can both write and execu…

If you've got strong creative instincts, the ability to authentically portray emotion, and are capable of staying true to a character's voice throughout a scene, there's a job listing calling for your experience. The cat…

GitHub’s slopocalypse – the flood of AI-generated spam PRs and issues – has made Jazzband’s model of open membership and shared push access untenable. Jazzband was designed for a world where the worst case was someone ac…

Volume jumped more than 250% during the move, with traders watching whether former resistance now turns into support.…

A Cambridge study spanning 11 years and 68 verified cable failures found that Bitcoin's physical infrastructure is far more resilient than previously understood, with TOR adoption actually strengthening the network.…

Daily payments on XRPL surged to 2.7 million, AMM pools exploded to 27,000, and tokenized asset value jumped 35% in 30 days. XRP is down 26% this year.…

Bitcoin faced strong resistance at the $74,500 level, but the shallow price pullback could set the stage for a stronger breakout in BTC and altcoins.…

XRP’s technical and onchain signals hint at a significant breakout, with bulls eyeing an “explosive” rally toward $2.55.…

Despite a decline in the price of XRP in the last year, Ripple is expected to reach a valuation 25% higher than reported after a November 2025 funding round.…

Bitcoin is facing resistance just above $70,000, but the bulls have kept up the pressure, increasing the possibility of a rally to $74,508.…

XRP's weekly chart mirrors the 2017 setup that projects a massive upward rally, but bulls must first break resistance around $2.…

US spot Bitcoin ETFs continued their March rally, with cumulative monthly inflows reaching $1.56 billion, while XRP ETF selling eased as top holders were revealed.…

US Bitcoin ETFs added $167 million in inflows on Monday, while Ether, XRP and Solana funds saw three-day outflows despite a crypto market rebound.…

About 60% of XRP's circulating supply trades underwater at $1.35, with spot ETF outflows and weak sentiment weighing on market sentiment.…

Bitcoin sold off below $70,000 on Friday, leading analysts to conclude that this week’s breakout to $74,000 was a relief rally rather than a longer-lasting sign of a trend change.…

A barn fire in Bornerbroek early Sunday caused heavy smoke to linger between homes along Entersestraat, according to the Veiligheidsregio Twente.…

A man was seriously injured in a stabbing inside a home in Vlaardingen, and police arrested two men in connection with the incident, authorities said Sunday.…

Police overnight shut down an illegal rave attended by hundreds of people at a closed campground in Willemstad and temporarily cut electricity to the site to disperse the crowd, a measure that brie…

Two goals from Eredivisie top scorer Ayase Ueda saved Feyenoord in their home match against Excelsior on Sunday in De Kuip.…

A City Council member in Steenbergen has been sentenced for fraud after stealing 82,000 euros worth of goods from his former employer, local authorities confirmed.…

Municipalities across the Netherlands are facing difficulties enforcing new 30 km/h speed limits, even as more streets are converted from 50 km/h zones to improve traffic safety, NOS…

Hospitals in the Netherlands are paying vastly different amounts for the same cancer medications, with some treatments costing more than 2,800 euros extra per patient, according to research by KWF…

The number of companies declared bankrupt in the Netherlands fell in February compared with a year ago, though it rose slightly from January, CBS…

While millions of Dutch citizens are filing taxes, a substantial number are earning income off the books, posing a persistent challenge for authorities.…

Nearly 10,000 polling stations across the Netherlands are legally required to be accessible for people with physical disabilities, but many fail to meet that standard, advocacy groups warn.…

The Truro Bearcats have taken care of business through the first two games of their Maritime Junior Hockey League playoff series with the rival Pictou County Weeks Crushers. Read More…

The Bage Valley Wildcats will play the Rangers in the Nova Scotia Under-15 Major Hockey League playoffs. Read More…

The players involved in a rare Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League goaltender fight have had their fate decided for them. Read More…

After months of campaigning, the federal NDP is currently choosing a new leader and will announce the winner of its contest on March 29. Our newsroom interviewed the five candidates currently in the race. Read on to lear…

Waterfowl hunters went head-to-head in the Halifax area on Saturday to prove who could best mimic the natural sounds of geese. The CBC's Molly MacNaughton was there.…

Four student unions from across the province are demanding cheaper tuition. Dozens of people gathered Sunday afternoon in Halifax to support the protest.…

A woman was found dead following a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run collision on Sunday along the Louisbourg Highway in Albert Bridge. Read More…

University students from four post-secondary institutions across the province started a historic, weeklong protest, Sunday. According to reports, students filled the streets in downtown Halifax as they call for lowered t…

Cape Breton Regional Police say one person is dead after a hit and run on the Louisbourg Highway near Hills Road in Albert Bridge. In a news release issued Sunday afternoon, police said a dead female was found near the r…

Nova Scotia will start the week off with heavy rain. Environment Canada has special weather statements in place for the whole province. They say rain and at times heavy, strong southerly winds are on the way for Monday. …

The council of Cape Breton's Membertou First Nation has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands, as police and provincial officials step up raids on what t…

The Montague Stallions staved off elimination in the P.E.I. Senior Hockey League on March 14. Read More…