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Wanna watch me test a new game I'm modding? https://audio.gomsen.com/live/efaa6572-0b5a-4628-8739-fdbbb97924bb

@samy wow, that is very sweet, thank you so much! Nah, I'll live. It's not my first rodeo, it's not even the first time THIS YEAR that SNCF leaves me stranded. But I believe #CrossBorderRail is the way to go, and I trust the @EUCommission to come through.

@MLE_online Heh, varied mileage: I've actually been temp-muting people since I got up. :)

Here are all the sessions you should watch when developing for iPhone Duo 👇

#SwiftUI

Apple Announces Apple Watch Ultra 4 With Two-Day Battery Life and Upgraded Health Tracking https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/09/apple-watch-ultra-4-announced-battery-life/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

@aral Please, we haven't received any donations in a while. Help us by sharing my post 🙏🥺

they used to put much stronger hinges into Apple's foldable AI phablets

SO stupid that touch ID is only on the duo, and that unlocking your iPhone from your AppleWatch is restricted to the duo like wtf.

For the price this thing is, when you open the iPhone duo, if it doesn't make a Star Trek communicator chirp… Pointless and expensive.

I Don't Want to Interact with Stochastic Parrots

https://ploum.net/2026-09-09-ai_policy.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49631476

#HackerNews #AI #Ethics #StochasticParrots #Technology #Policy #Discussion

I need an explanation of why is Germany doing it again

🧑‍⚖️ Love how they are going after #Meta in "Alvarez v. Meta" for their use of #Instagram user biometrics to train #AI (EMU) plus their Smart Glasses and MetaAI facial recognition software (NAMETAG) 🥸

This could turn into a major win for everyone's #Privacy❣️

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202609/meta-sued-over-alleged-facial-recognition-training-for-smart-glasses

https://www.biometricupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Alvarez_et_al_v_Meta_Platforms_Inc__ilndce-26-10773__0001.0.pdf

#News #Smartglasses #Facebook #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #USA #America #US #Article #MarkZuckerberg #Corporation #Illinois #California #SiliconValley #BigTech #Lawsuit #Biometric

William Anderson, Doctor and Civil Rights Leader in Georgia, Dies at 98
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/william-anderson-dead.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Obituaries @obituaries-newyorktimes

Seven years and tons of rumors have finally led to Apple revealing the iPhone Duo, a squat foldable smartphone packed with features and compromises at an incredible price point.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/09/the-apple-foldable-is-real-its-here-its-called-iphone-duo?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

@chrisphin Do you have, or could borrow, a spare phone? If you could transfer to another phone in advance, the duff phone has done its job and can be wiped.

You could even buy a cheap device from Apple for the purpose and return it within the window. Or head to Cex!

@mattblaze I also remember it, but I also think of the girls school bombed by the US not long ago, and the bombs that are still falling. We really are spoiled in this part of the world. I wish a lesson had been learned.

iPhone duo.

Visto il nuovo telefono pieghevole. Per me sarebbe interessantissimo, finalmente uno schermo touch dove, probabilmente, non ho le limitazioni che ha negli attuali dispositivi Braille screen input (la modalità di input con più dita che simula l'alfabeto braille in scrittura), usando la tecnologia multi-touch.

Adesso devo fare i salti mortali per scrivere il cancelletto, il segno più, l'uguale, l'asterisco, le parentesi graffe... non potrei permettermi di scrivere codice (o script) al volo sulla macchina attuale, che è un 17 pro. Quasi sicuramente andrò a vedere questa macchina almeno per valutare come è fatta, perché a conti fatti, sostituirebbe in tutto e per tutto la mia attuale configurazione (telefono più tablet) perché sarebbe tutto in uno.

Ma il prezzo è molto, troppo, alto. Anche con l'iva al 4 per cento. Chi mi legge sappia che per me queste macchine non sono telefoni per chi fa il galletto, ma ausili a tutti gli effetti. Quindi una volta che decido per un investimento di questo genere, ci penso sempre più volte.

Per essere la prima versione però, vale la pena vederlo ma non spendere tutti quei soldi. Non per quest'anno, almeno; una cifra così io l'ho spesa per il surface che è un pc a tutti gli effetti. Ma così, ho la netta impressione di spendere tanto, per un telefono-computer su cui manca comunque qualcosa.

Ci fosse un telefono ibrido del genere con Windows, quest'anno almeno, avrei meno dubbi. Ma così, no. Poi avendolo cambiato nel 2025, troverei assolutamente INUTILE cambiarlo una volta l'anno. Superfluo.
iPhone Duo ufficiale: Apple entra nell'era dei pieghevoli https://www.smartworld.it/news/iphone-duo-ufficiale.html

Kind of a weird #Fediverse question: do any platforms in this space offer an API for user account registration?

One hypothetical idea I’ve been kicking around is the notion of “pre-registration” for the Fediverse. Basically, a person fills out their profile, imports data archives from other networks, and maybe even finds their mutuals somehow. When they’re done, their account gets created on a random vetted instance, data gets backfilled, and follow requests get sent out to the mutual contacts they’ve found.

I think it’s a good idea, and possibly a good showcase for both the #ActivityPub C2S API and possibly LOLA. However, I don’t think any particular platform supports all of the required pieces yet.

Original Reshare (and edit and edit back) that went viral:
https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/112782711430862267
Original Post by Joseph Browning:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/sQGLoN9wumXfgqHU/

"The underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth."

This is getting attention again, so I'm posting this so everyone can find it.

Your Apple Watch now listens all day to build a daily Siri Recap from the sounds around you. The catch? It actually forgets the audio the moment it understands the context.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/09/siri-on-apple-watch-can-remember-useful-parts-of-your-day-without-retaining-everything?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon