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Tom Warren
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Vibe coding app Replit “worked things out with Apple.”

Replit CEO Amjad Masad announced on Friday that the app got its first iOS update in four months. In March, Apple reportedly blocked Replit and other vibe coding apps from publishing App Store updates unless they made changes, potentially including moving generated app previews to web browsers.

TC Sottek
TC Sottek
Doctor, the PC-building OR is prepped.

Yesterday I posted about my my PC woes. I successfully completed an AIO water cooling transplant, though it took me more hours than I expected. What I didn’t expect was how valuable the LED lighting setup I bought years ago from Neweer was. My apartment doesn’t have great natural light, so I’m now a big believer in having a powerful spotlight on hand to do work at home.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Volkswagen announces its first “100-percent electric” GTI.

First teased in 2023, this ID. Polo GTI is the first EV in the GTI brand’s 50-year history, launching in Germany this fall for “just under” €39,000, and probably never in the US. It features a 52kWh battery with a max range of 424 km (263 miles). Volkswagen says the electric GTI can accelerate up to 100km/hr in 6.8 seconds.

The ID. Polo GTI EV seen from the front
The ID. Polo GTI EV seen from the side
The ID. Polo GTI EV seen from the rear
The steering wheel and dashboard inside the ID. Polo GTI EV
Close up of a wheel on the Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI EV
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Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
A tough week for Waymos.

First, Waymo vehicles needed a software update to stop trying to drive through flooded roads. Then, a neighborhood in Atlanta was overwhelmed by empty Waymos that caused a traffic jam in a cul-de-sac.

Meanwhile, a driver in Dallas caught a Waymo blazing through a red light at a busy intersection.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The SGDQ 2026 schedule is out.

This year’s Summer Games Done Quick has an excellent lineup, with promising runs featuring a Wind Waker co-op randomizer, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as the closer, and, uh, a mod that puts Half-Life mechanics into Jak and Daxter.

The event kicks off at 12PM ET on July 5th, and it’s scheduled to end on July 11th.

Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel
Best team in the league.

NFL teams doing schedule release videos has become a little tradition — and while the Cardinals are getting ruthlessly dunked on for doing AI slop, the Packers are making it clear theirs was all hand-made. (An increasing trend in advertising overall.) Anyway, disclosure: I am from Wisconsin, and the Bears still suck.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
How did they make Yoshi even cuter?

Before Star Fox mania descends on the Switch 2, Nintendo has an adorable platformer launching next week. And the new trailer makes it seem like there are going to be lots of strange critters to uncover, including what looks like a weirdo take on Kirby.