Stop selling “unlimited”, when you mean “until we change our minds”

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Bottom line: Anthropic just added weekly limits to Claude Pro ($20/month) and Claude Max ($200/month), affecting their heaviest users of Claude Code…mid-workflow. Why it matters: This is the same playbook we’ve seen AI companies use before—hook users with “unlimited” access, then cap the power users who matter most. Here’s how the AI pricing bait-and-switch works: […]

EU Commission finds Temu in breach of online platform rules

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The EU could be scanning your chats by October 2025

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Denmark has reintroduced the disputed child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning bill on the first day of its EU Presidency The so-called Chat Control proposal could be adopted as early as October 14, 2025 The proposal has been failing to attract the needed majority since May 2022 Denmark kicked off its EU Presidency on July 1, […]

Fountain Pen Ink and Paper Review Blog

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Let’s take a look at five Akkerman standard inks: 16 Oranje Boven, 17 Staten-Generaal Rood, 18 Garuda Rood, 19 Rood Haags Pluche and 20 Pulchri Pink. You can purchase these inks at a few retailers including Vanness Pens. Swabs: Left to right:16 Oranje Boven, 17 Staten-Generaal Rood, 18 Garuda Rood, 19 Rood Haags Pluche and […]

Pony: An actor-model, capabilities-secure, high-performance programming language

Pony is an open-source, object-oriented, actor-model, capabilities-secure, high-performance programming language. If you are looking to jump in and get started with Pony right now, you can try it in your browser using the Pony Playground. Keep reading if you are interested in what makes Pony different and why you should consider using it. If you […]

An engineer’s perspective: Why everything feels broken and what can we do

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Think about it: A small team at TikTok can alter the attention patterns of a billion teenagers in months. Meanwhile, educational institutions need years just to update their curricula, and democratic governments require decades to develop coherent responses to technological change. This isn’t just about technology moving fast—it’s about different types of power operating at […]

Zig Profiling on Apple Silicon

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If you’re a developer rocking an Apple Silicon Mac and writing in Zig, congratulations – you’ve chosen the scenic route through the desert of profiling tools. It’s just you, your code, and a tumbleweed named Apple Instruments. But don’t worry – we’ll try to find some oases. Okay, it’s not that bad, but we’re far […]

Fintech dystopia

“Just like beauty, efficiency, competition, and security are all in the eye of the beholder. For example, one person’s “efficiency” may be another person’s “dismantling critical government infrastructure.” And yet technological solutions designed to make things more efficient, more competitive, or more secure are often presented by Silicon Valley as neutral and universally desirable. That […]

Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or 49 other health conditions

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Home News SSI News 2025 Large Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or 49 other health conditions A new Danish study finds no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. The findings reaffirm the safety of Denmark’s childhood vaccination program. Updated 15 July […]

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification

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The CAPTCHA arms race While the agent didn’t face an actual CAPTCHA puzzle with images in this case, successfully passing Cloudflare’s behavioral screening that determines whether to present such challenges demonstrates sophisticated browser automation. To understand the significance of this capability, it’s important to know that CAPTCHA systems have served as a security measure on […]