Post reporter was compelled to unlock MacBook Pro with fingerprint, however.
FBI stymied by Apple’s Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist’s iPhone
Day: February 4, 2026
Master Mac Audio: Control App Volumes Individually with These Tips and Tools
How to Set a Different Volume Level for Each App on Your Mac Managing audio on macOS can be frustrating when multiple apps play sound simultaneously—think Spotify blasting while a Zoom call whispers. As of early 2026, macOS does not natively support true per-app volume […]
I drove three Chinese cars — here’s why they would clean up in the US
It only took a brief drive in a Zeekr 7X to convince me: Chinese cars are now competitive and could be sold in the US tomorrow. The compact battery-electric crossover, a bestseller in Europe, is aimed directly at the Tesla Model Y with its five […]
Amazon rolls out Alexa Plus nationwide and launches a new free tier
Amazon has announced that its generative AI-powered digital assistant Alexa Plus is now available to all Prime members in the US via any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com, and the Alexa mobile app. If you don’t have Prime, you can access the assistant on a new free […]
So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it
Some semi-unhinged musings on where LLMs fit into my life—and how I’ll keep using them.
Russia’s Massive Drone-Missile Assault on Ukraine Strikes Cities as Peace Talks Loom – 2/4/2026, 4:24:28 PM
Top world news as of February 4, 2026, includes a massive Russian attack on Ukraine, ongoing Epstein files fallout in U.S. and U.K. politics, U.S. diplomatic meetings amid tensions, and the end of a U.S. government shutdown.[1][2][3] Conflicts and Military Developments Russia launched a major […]
NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket
“You know, you’re right, the flight rate—three years is a long time.”
Sen. Warren wants to know what Google Gemini’s built-in checkout means for user privacy
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing Google for more information about its plans to build a checkout feature into its Gemini AI chatbot. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Warren expresses concerns that the integration could allow Google and retailers “to exploit sensitive […]
Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites
Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow.
GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents
GitHub is making Claude by Anthropic and OpenAI’s Codex AI coding agents directly available inside GitHub today. A new public preview adds Claude and Codex to GitHub, GitHub Mobile, and Visual Studio Code, for users with a Copilot Pro Plus or Copilot Enterprise subscription. The […]