Apple Cards’ elaborate print operation revisited 15 years after launch
A new account from a former production partner describes the demanding physical infrastructure behind Apple’s short-lived Cards app.
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Brisbane Lions erase late deficit to beat Fremantle for third straight AFL title
Four goals in the final four minutes carried Brisbane to a 96-89 grand final victory after Fremantle appeared poised to end its premiership wait.
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Bangkok declares flood disaster after nearly 300 millimetres of rain
All 50 districts were placed under disaster measures as overflowing canals inundated roads and homes, sending about 980 people to temporary shelters.
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Distributor says major social platforms rejected paid ads for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' documentary
Bleecker Street is appealing decisions by YouTube, TikTok and Meta that it says classified the film's trailer as political content, while X has not engaged with the distributor.
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TiddlyInstall proposes self-contained installers for Python, Node.js and Ruby projects
The single-file browser tool builds platform-specific packages that place a project's runtime and dependencies in isolated folders, with an emphasis on inspectable installation choices.
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New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for misleading users over Cambridge Analytica privacy protections
Jurors found more than two million violations after a trial focused on Facebook's representations about user data; a judge will determine the financial penalty.
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Wrongly accused Florida woman tells Congress how license-plate data led to 13 days in jail
Lindsey Isaacs said investigators tied her undamaged black SUV to a fatal crash involving a maroon vehicle, exposing the danger of treating an automated camera match as conclusive evidence.
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Mary Jane Veloso released in Philippines after presidential pardon
The former overseas worker left detention after 16 years, following a Philippine pardon that ended her criminal liability in a drug-trafficking case in Indonesia.
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Six missing after explosion collapses building in Athens' Plaka district
Rescuers searched through the night after a two-storey building collapsed in the Greek capital, with authorities examining a major gas leak as the likely cause.
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LIVE COVERAGETiddlyInstall proposes self-contained installers for Python, Node.js and Ruby projects
The single-file browser tool builds platform-specific packages that place a project's runtime and dependencies in isolated folders, with an emphasis on inspectable installation choices.
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Black robin wins New Zealand Bird of the Year after conservation comeback
The critically endangered Chatham Islands species secured more than 26,000 votes in a record contest that drew about 105,000 participants.
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Japan's central bank tightens again while import costs threaten inflation rebound
A quarter-point move set the benchmark at 1.25%, with policymakers watching the yen and expensive energy even as the latest core inflation reading eased.
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Sony fires Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton after an internal investigation
Sony says the longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer was terminated effective immediately after a probe into unspecified allegations, following an earlier suspension from the show.
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