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A packed issue with music, AI, macOS history, work trends in tech, and so much more.

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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Leave Spotify | Pitchfork

https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-leave-spotify/

I purposely don't use Spotify for many reasons, and they keep giving me more reasons 😬.

Preston Thorpe is a software engineer at a San Francisco startup hes also serving his 11th year in prison | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/preston-thorpe-is-a-software-engineer-at-a-san-francisco-startup-hes-also-serving-his-11th-year-in-prison/

For once, a positive story, in a country with a system that is often harsh and punishing. Granted, the startup didn't know that Preston was in prison, but the fact that he was even able to make a future for himself is wonderful.

The Big Playback: Meet The Specialists Behind Your Favorite Live Shows | Ableton

https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/playback-specialists-behind-your-favorite-live-shows/?mtm_campaign=editorial-newsletter&mtm_content=text&mtm_kwd=l12-std-suite&mtm_medium=2025-07-23-lullahush-playback-nl&mtm_source=email&sc_eh=1212de4abec497e81&sc_lid=1052104984&sc_llid=85328&sc_src=email_15389020&sc_uid=RS0ntSDluF

I didn't know this was a job, and now I do I love the idea and think I would be well suited to it. Does anyone want to hire me?

Surprising no one new research says AI Overviews cause massive drop in search clicks

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/research-shows-google-ai-overviews-reduce-website-clicks-by-almost-half/

Well, that explains a lot. The parasitic nature of LLM training continues to screw content creators from all directions.

We need a European Sovereign Tech Fund

https://github.blog/open-source/maintainers/we-need-a-european-sovereign-tech-fund/

While I find it odd that a large US company is pushing the topic of European tech sovereignty, the wider reporting on the topic has been encouraging. But as always with a lot of European initiatives, we shall wait and see what actually happens, and when.

OpenAIs ChatGPT Agent Is Haunting My Browser

https://www.wired.com/story/browser-haunted-by-ai-agents/

Earlier in the year I saw demos from Opera and their agentic browser. Now, a few months later, everybody is at it. And as always with tech, and especially AI, no one has stopped to think if anyone wants it, or what the impact will be.

Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing Chinas Controversial 996 Work Schedule

https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-china-996-work-schedule/

Fun. The already gruelling nature of Silicon Valley work culture gets even worse.

AI coding platform goes rogue during code freeze and deletes entire company database — Replit CEO apologizes after AI engine says it 'made a catastrophic error in judgment' and 'destroyed all production data'

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-coding-platform-goes-rogue-during-code-freeze-and-deletes-entire-company-database-replit-ceo-apologizes-after-ai-engine-says-it-made-a-catastrophic-error-in-judgment-and-destroyed-all-production-data?utm_term=06045608-5036-4875-9D20-079C4BC42052&lrh=a1f2196eeee6e0d021c3a1855eed3875d8cd469022b380344aea1c0bd67a4ddc&utm_campaign=2F4928DB-7559-479A-B06E-4801050D48B1&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BB9A24FF-026E-432A-805F-B1AD3470CE06&utm_source=SmartBrief

It turns out that the endless optimistic promise of vibe coding doesn't always have good results. Who would have thunk it.

Frame of preference Aresluna

https://aresluna.org/frame-of-preference/

Are you an old macOS user like me? Then enjoy this wonderful trip down memory lane.

WebAssembly: Yes but for What? - ACM Queue

https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3746171

WebAssembly celebrates its 10th birthday, and like a few other ten-year-old technologies (looking at you, blockchain), some are still asking what the point is.

Intel CEO says it's "too late" for them to catch up with AI competition reportedly claims Intel has fallen out of the "top 10 semiconductor companies" as the firm lays off thousands across the world | Tom's Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-ceo-says-its-too-late-for-them-to-catch-up-with-ai-competition-claims-intel-has-fallen-out-of-the-top-10-semiconductor-companies-as-the-firm-lays-off-thousands-across-the-world

The rapid fall of Intel is astounding.

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