GPT‑6 Astra
Daring Fireballby John Gruber4 Sept 2026
3rd September 2026 - Link Blog GPT‑6 Astra (via) GPT-6 Astra is "rolling out today to a limited set of organizations and over the coming days will become available to all ChatGPT Plus, Pro...
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top 26%MapQuest tops Apple, Google Maps in downloads after refusing Trump’s ‘Lake America’ change
Daring Fireballby John Gruber3 Sept 2026
MapQuest tops Apple, Google Maps in downloads after refusing Trump’s ‘Lake America’ change MapQuest has surged in popularity on the app charts after the mapping service said it would not rename...
How to let AI agents act on behalf of users without handing them access tokens — WorkOS
Daring Fireballby Daring Fireball Department of Commerce1 Sept 2026
How to let AI agents act on behalf of users without handing them access tokens Agents that call third-party APIs on behalf of users normally hold the OAuth access token.
Thoughts and Observations on Apple’s First Immersive MLB Broadcast, a Yankees 1-0 Win Over the Red Sox
Daring Fireballby John Gruber29 Aug 2026
By John Gruber Jason Snell, writing at Six Colors, has an exemplary review of the experience: I didn’t mind the reduced pace of the NBA broadcast, which toggled between cameras under each basket...
I’m the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company’s Insatiable AI Platform
Daring Fireballby John Gruber28 Aug 2026
“Vendors and rare books experts are increasingly worried that these artifacts may be under threat of destruction by generative AI companies seeking to feed their ravenous technology with new texts.
Trump Declares That Lake Ontario Is Now ‘Lake America’
Daring Fireballby John Gruber28 Aug 2026
By John Gruber Jackie Llanos and Jenna Monnin, reporting for NOTUS: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order meant to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” taking his apparent jab...
Golfo del Gringo Loco
Daring Fireballby John Gruber28 Aug 2026
By John Gruber You saw the news last week, I’m sure, that both of the major mapping-app providers, Google and Apple, have updated their maps to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”.
Trump Is Actually Going Through With His ‘Lake America’ Name Change
Daring Fireballby John Gruber28 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order meant to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” taking his apparent jab at Canada one step further as a trade war between the two countries...
Playdate maker Panic is refunding tariff fees to customers
Daring Fireballby John Gruber27 Aug 2026
Crank-driven handheld Playdate maker Panic emailed customers this week to spread some good news: The company received tariff refunds from the United States government, and is passing that along to...
How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs
Daring Fireballby John Gruber27 Aug 2026
Lectronz is a marketplace for open-source hardware makers and DIY electronics. Most of our sellers are not factories or well-funded start-ups.
The purpose of a system is what it does - Wikipedia
Daring Fireballby John Gruber26 Aug 2026
The purpose of a system is what it does (POSIWID) is a heuristic in systems thinking coined by the British management consultant Stafford Beer,[1] who stated that there is "no point in claiming...
Finalist
Daring Fireballby Daring Fireball Department of Commerce25 Aug 2026
John Gruber, Daring Fireball 2025 and 2026 4.8 on the App Store Finalist started three years ago as the planner I couldn't buy: one page that holds the whole day the way a good paper planner does...
What Is the Point of the DMA?
Daring Fireballby John Gruber24 Aug 2026
By John Gruber Wesley Hilliard, reporting for AppleInsider last week: A report from Irish Independent detailed the European Commission’s response to Apple’s new business terms for the EU.
More Ways to Pay: Tap to Pay Is Coming to Walmart and Sam’s Club
Daring Fireballby John Gruber21 Aug 2026
When we think about convenience, we think about a lot of things, but making shopping feel simpler and more seamless from start to finish is a big part.
When New DF Posts Drop in a Forest and No One Is There to Read Them
Daring Fireballby John Gruber21 Aug 2026
By John Gruber It occurred to me last night that I’d gotten less feedback regarding recent posts than usual.
Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app | TechCrunch
Daring Fireballby John Gruber21 Aug 2026
Decentralized social network Bluesky was one of the bigger beneficiaries of the exodus from Elon Musk’s X in November 2024, following the U.S. elections.
How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
Daring Fireballby John Gruber21 Aug 2026
Sometimes I take a screenshot of a post I like, either to send it to friends/meme channel or to save a “durable” copy.
Apple Screwed Up the TestFlight App’s Sort Order a Month Ago, and It’s Still Screwed Up, but the More I Think About It, the More Clear It Is They Started Screwing This Up 15 Years Ago
Daring Fireballby John Gruber19 Aug 2026
By John Gruber Sometimes a small change can make a big impact. That’s especially true for Apple’s latest TestFlight update for users with a lot of pre-release software.
Apple: DOJ’s latest challenge in antitrust case ‘fails at every level’ - 9to5Mac
Daring Fireballby John Gruber18 Aug 2026
Apple is pushing back against the Department of Justice’s bid to overturn a court decision allowing the company to seek documents from more than a dozen federal agencies. Here are the details.
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
Daring Fireballby John Gruber18 Aug 2026
During the 25 years Gerardo Pachuca has spent investigating thieves who steal cargo from semitrucks, he says he’s never seen behavior this brazen.