Computer engineer and Apple veteran William "Bill" Atkinson has died of pancreatic cancer at age 74. Atkinson created the QuickDraw graphics engine, which made the Macintosh interface possible and, says @Ars Technica's @Benj Edwards, "transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions would use daily." "I say this with no hyperbole: Bill Atkinson may well have been the best computer programmer who ever lived," wrote veteran Apple analyst @npub1e0x2...xqda on his Daring Fireball blog. "Without question, he's on the short list. What a man, what a mind, what gifts to the world he left us." Here's Edwards' story; find Gruber's full tribute at the second link.
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Bill Atkinson, architect of the Mac’s graphical soul, dies at 74
Creator of MacPaint, HyperCard, and pull-down menus shaped modern computing.
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Bill Atkinson Dies From Cancer at 74
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Did you miss Apple's WWDC event or just want to browse through all the latest announcements, including how to download the iOS 26 beta? Check out our Latest Apple News Magazine, curated by Flipboard editors.
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News and announcements from the iPhone, iPad and Mac maker. Curated by Flipboard's human editors.
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A cybersecurity issue left phone numbers linked to Google accounts completely vulnerable, according to a researcher. It would take an hour to obtain a U.S. number, eight minutes for a U.K. one and less than a minute for some other countries. "Phone numbers are a goldmine for SIM swappers. A researcher found how to get this precious piece of information from any Google account," writes @Joseph Cox for [@404media](
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A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account
Phone numbers are a goldmine for SIM swappers. A researcher found how to get this precious piece of information from any Google account.
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Google "has all the important parts of the web, plus niche sites, abandoned blogs, sketchy copies of legitimate websites, copies of those copies, and AI-rephrased copies of the copied copies—basically everything. And the result of this Herculean digital inventory is a search experience that feels increasingly discombobulated," writes Ryan Whitwam for @Ars Technica as he delves into how unleashing Google's search index and algorithm could remake the web.
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Google’s nightmare: How a search spinoff could remake the web
Google has shaped the Internet as we know it, and unleashing its index could change everything.
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The U.S. is home to 13.7 million undocumented immigrants. A slew of new apps are helping them avoid ICE and offering advice amid Trump's deportation crackdown. Gabriela Martínez Córdova and Alicia Fàbregas detail what these apps are doing for immigrants today in @npub1qt7k...dgeq
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New apps help immigrants navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown
With tightening immigration policies and rising fears of deportation, new apps provide migrants with resources to stay prepared and connected.
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“It’s early June and the vibes are decidedly off in Cupertino,” Allison Johnson writes in her article headlined “Apple is on defense at WWDC.” Read more from [@theverge](
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Apple is on defense at WWDC
Is Cook cooked?
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Anthropic appoints a national security expert to its governing trust | TechCrunch
Anthropic's long-term benefit trust is a governance mechanism that Anthropic claims helps it promote safety over profit.
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It was virtual fisticuffs for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk yesterday, who spent the afternoon trading insults and threats on their respective social platforms. At 2.37 pm E.T., Trump threatened to terminate Musk's "Governmental Subsidies and Contracts." [@ArsTechnica](
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What would happen if Trump retaliated against Musk’s companies?
I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!"
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t was virtual fisticuffs for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk yesterday, who spent the afternoon trading insults and threats on their respective social platforms. At 2.37 pm E.T., Trump threatened to terminate Musk's "Governmental Subsidies and Contracts." [@ArsTechnica](
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What would happen if Trump retaliated against Musk’s companies?
I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!"
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WWDC 2025, Apple’s annual developers conference, starts Monday. [@Techcrunch](
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WWDC 2025: Everything announced, including Liquid Glass, Apple Intelligence updates, and more | TechCrunch
At WWDC 2025, Apple will likely focus on the next iOS, which is rumored to have the most significant design change since the introduction of iOS 7.
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