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Archives for May 2026

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Apple Music could be adding a free or low-cost tier.

Some code spotted in a recent Apple Music beta for Android includes messages referring to “Premium Access” and a “skip limit.” That suggests a free or low-cost plan is in the works. Right now, Apple Music is an all-or-nothing affair after retiring the Voice Plan in 2023.

AI grifters are creating fake Black people to sell Shein junk

Can race, guilt, and empathy get you to pay $40 for this $9 belt buckle on TikTok?

Nicole Froio
The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you

The biggest public offering ever is financial nihilism’s final form.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
TP Link says its first Wi-Fi 8 routers start shipping in October.

The Archer 8 will be TP-Link’s first Wi-Fi 8 router, followed by more Wi-Fi 8 devices launching in 2027. TP-Link claims the new router, coming just a year after its first Wi-Fi 8 prototype connection, will offer better reliability and lower latency compared to Wi-Fi 7.

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Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Rockstar Games developers have unionized.

Following Rockstar’s firing of more than 30 developers last year in a move accused of being “union busting”, developers at the studio have formed the Rockstar Game Workers Union. According to Game Developer:

Now, the union is preparing to take Rockstar to court over the firings. RGWU says that more and more workers are joining from every one of Rockstar’s sites across Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Lincoln, and Dundee.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI’s Codex can now control your Windows computer, too.

After launching on Mac, Codex’s computer use feature is headed to Windows, which means the app can “see” your screen and perform tasks on your device. OpenAI says you can also manage and review Codex’s jobs while away from the computer using the ChatGPT app.