OpenAI has traced ChatGPT’s bizarre goblin fixation to training gone awry, but the creatures keep escaping—as Adam Engst discovered when goblins popped up in a conversation about a conference ...
Tim Cook led off Apple’s Q2 2026 earnings call by talking briefly about how he’s moving from CEO to executive chairman of the board in September, and he brought on incoming CEO John Ternus to say a ...
Remember Lego’s old computer bricks? Designer Paul Staal has supersized the concept into the M2x2, a working Mac mini ...
Adam Engst 28 April 2026 1 comment TidBITS Readers Show Decades-Long Loyalty. A poll of 668 readers confirms what we’ve always suspected: TidBITS readers stick around. Fully 64% ...
Apple lets you export and import text replacements by dragging them to and from the Text Replacements dialog. It’s great for ...
The FBI extracted Signal messages from an iPhone by exploiting a notification database flaw. Apple has now released iOS 18.7.8 and iOS 26.4.2 to fix a bug that allowed deleted notifications to persist ...
Adam Engst 22 April 2026 8 comments iOS 26.4.2 and iOS 18.7.8 Address Notification Privacy Flaw Highlighted by FBI Case. The FBI extracted Signal messages from an iPhone by exploi ...
Adam Engst 22 April 2026 8 comments iOS 26.4.2 and iOS 18.7.8 Address Notification Privacy Flaw Highlighted by FBI Case. The FBI extracted Signal messages from an iPhone by exploi ...
TidBITS readers stick around. Fully 64% have been reading for over 30 years, 87% for more than 20 years, and 94% for at least ...
Tech journalist Joanna Stern has left The Wall Street Journal to launch an independent media outlet called New Things, promising columns, videos, and the same blend of technical accuracy and ...
As I wrote in “Living with Digital Key 2 on the Hyundai IONIQ 5” (6 April 2026), I recently took my first long trip in an electric car. While I’m still far from an expert, I learned a lot and am ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results