July 6, 2024

Sneak Peak Saturday for 2024-07-06

Delve into overlooked tech news with a hint of satire in the latest edition.

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Sneak Peak Saturday for 2024-07-06

Unveiling overlooked tech news with a sprinkle of satire.

Peak 🏔️ vs. Peek 👀

Yes, a play on words.

By Friday, everything seems to be reaching the peak of getting news turned in before a deadline or dread-line.

Why Sneak Peak?

It sometimes seems like we reach a fever pitch in news coverage throughout the week. Then there is a trope, cliché, or bromide about slow news days and the quietly mentioned news updates sent on a Friday — to try and sneak it past wider coverage. Or, in a nutshell, peak patronizing publishing.

In that spirit, here are a few stories that you might have missed on the slow news of a Friday. Or, in the case of a long holiday week.

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Techmeme: Responding to criticism, Figma CTO Kris Rasmussen says Make Design is “powered by off-the-shelf models and a bespoke design system that we commissioned” (Jay Peters/The Verge)

By Jay Peters / The Verge. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: For ~10 years, millions of macOS and iOS apps using CocoaPods were vulnerable to a serious flaw in the dependency manager, which was patched in October 2023 (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

By Dan Goodin / Ars Technica. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: Google says its greenhouse gas emissions have surged 48% in the past five years due to the expansion of the data centers that underpin its AI efforts (Financial Times)

From Financial Times. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: Figma disables its recently launched generative AI app design tool Make Design, after a user showed it copied Apple's Weather when asked to design a weather app (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)

By Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: Sources: the EU plans to issue a formal warning to X over its failure to combat dangerous content under the DSA; X could face fines of 6% of its global revenue (Bloomberg)

From Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

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