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Juli Clover: Apple failed in its attempt to get the antitrust lawsuit that the U.S. Department of Justice filed against it dismissed, reports Reuters. U.S. District Judge Julien Neals, who is overseeing the case, today denied Apple’s motion for dismissal.[…]The DOJ accused Apple of a smartphone monopoly in the United States, citing Apple’s restriction of […]

Joe Rossignol: iOS 26 adds a new Recovery Assistant feature to all compatible iPhones, and it can help return the device to a working state, with no Mac or PC required.[…]According to a Reddit post, Recovery Assistant can help you return an iPhone to a working state with help from another Apple device, such as […]

Nate Parrott: didn’t realize everything in iOS 26 is just a little bigger and way less stuff fits on screen now? Riccardo Mori: Let’s make a fun comparison about information density across various versions of iOS and device screen sizes. In reverse chronological order. Corollary: iOS 26 kinda sucks at information density. Riccardo Mori: [Apple:] […]

Cynthia Brumfield (via Hacker News): After DHS did not renew its funding contract for reasons unspecified, MITRE’s 25-year-old Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program was slated for an abrupt shutdown on April 16, which would have left security flaw tracking in limbo. Gavin D. Howard (via Hacker News): The CVE system has been less good […]