I launched Firefox this morning to find some new blocks on my home page. The widgets that are currently rolling out add sports scores, time zones, a focus timer, and a checklist, which are already some of my favorite new Firefox features in years. I usually have Focus Friend open on my phone when I need a focus timer, and I use Google Tasks for my checklists. Now I can check in with similar tools every time I open a new Firefox tab instead.

My phone's homescreen is full of useful widgets, so it's a nice addition to have the timer and checklist pop up on my browser - they add some extra functionality and blend in tools I was already using el …

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Um estudo destaca que, na era da inteligência artificial, nunca foi tão fácil criar uma aplicação. O problema está em conseguir destacar-se perante a saturação da oferta.

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Mastodon’s newly launched newsletter feature lets anyone subscribe to creators by email, even without a Mastodon account.

Le Premier ministre britannique Keir Starmer veut interdire l'accès aux réseaux sociaux aux moins de 16 ans et renforcer le contrôle des plateformes de jeux vidéo et de diffusion en direct. Présentée comme l'une des régulations les plus ambitieuses au monde, la mesure pourrait entrer en vigueur au printemps 2027.

The internet is becoming a medical device.

Critiqué par ses employés, Meta modifie son dispositif de collecte de données sur les ordinateurs professionnels destiné à entraîner ses modèles d’intelligence artificielle. Le groupe autorise désormais des pauses dans la collecte et ouvre la voie à des demandes d’exemption.

Big bang cosmology faces unresolved problems with the standard ΛCDM model needing unknown fudge factors. A new timescape cosmology, where time passes faster or slower in voids and filaments of the cosmic web, may resolve the Dark Energy problem, but it indicates a need to rethink the foundations of cosmology.

I've recently developed a daily habit—perhaps one I should cut back on—of visiting several subreddits to keep up on things like audio production and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But I was surprised this weekend to suddenly find myself cut off; Reddit simply would not let me visit the site on my mobile phone.

Instead, a new overlay popped up, saying, "Get the app to keep using Reddit."

There was no way to skip, bypass, or close the overlay. It did not provide any instructions or alternatives for continuing to use the mobile web version. What it did offer was a large button I could press to get the app. If I did so, the overlay told me, I would be able to "search better" and "personalize your feed"—two things I don't care to do.

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