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Fragments: February 25
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Martin Fowler

Fragments: February 25

I don’t tend to post links to videos here, as I can’t stand watching videos to learn about things. But some talks are worth a watch, and I do suggest this overview on how organizations are currently using AI by Laura Tacho. There’s various nuggets of data from her work with DX: 92.6% of devs are using AI assistants devs reckon it’s saving them 4 hours per week 27% of code is written by AI without significant human intervention AI cuts onboarding time by half These are interesting numbers, but mo

Xiaomi’s magnetic power bank is incredibly thin
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The Verge

Xiaomi’s magnetic power bank is incredibly thin

It’s not the fastest or most capacious magnetic power bank, but it’s one of the thinnest you’ll find. | Image: Xiaomi It was originally teased to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, this weekend, but Xiaomi has already shared all the details for its new super slim wireless power bank on its Australian website. The Xiaomi UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 features a 5,000mAh battery, as the name implies, and is just 6mm thick. That's thinner than the 7.9mm thick iPh

Does Anthropic think Claude is alive? Define ‘alive’
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The Verge

Does Anthropic think Claude is alive? Define ‘alive’

Over the past several weeks, as more and more Anthropic executives do interviews on a publicity blitz for Claude, one thing has gotten increasingly clear: Anthropic sure seems to think Claude is alive in some way, shape, or form. "Alive" is obviously a loaded term; the more frequently used word is "conscious." If you ask Anthropic if the company thinks Claude is alive, the company will flatly deny it, but stop short of saying the models aren't conscious. Kyle Fish, who leads model welfare resea

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Honor’s new MagicPad 4 is the world’s thinnest Android tablet
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The Verge

Honor’s new MagicPad 4 is the world’s thinnest Android tablet

The new MagicPad 4 is a full millimeter thinner than last year’s model. | Image: Honor Honor has announced a new version of its already slim MagicPad tablet that's now even thinner. Last year's MagicPad 3 was just 5.8mm thick, but the new MagicPad 4 squeezes that down to 4.8mm. That's thinner than the 6.1mm thick iPad Air and 5.1mm iPad Pro, or the 5.1mm thick Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, and only bested by E Ink tablets like the reMarkable 2, at 4.7mm. The MagicPad 4 has a slightly smaller 12.3-in

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Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire
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The Verge

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) walks with Emil Michael (R), Under Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering, while touring an exhibit of Multi-Domain Autonomous systems at the Pentagon July 16, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. | Win McNamee/Getty Images. Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers covering the broligarchs, the influencers, and the (potentially conscious) artificial intelligence models scrambling for power in Washington. If you're not a subscri

Apple’s new age verification tools block underage app downloads where required by law
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The Verge

Apple’s new age verification tools block underage app downloads where required by law

Apple, like many others, has had to launch age verification features in response to new requirements for age checks in many regions, and on Tuesday, the company announced new details about its tools that developers can use to "meet their age assurance obligations under upcoming U.S. and regional laws, including in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Utah, and Louisiana." One of the big updates is that users in Australia, Brazil, and Singapore can't download apps rated 18-plus unless their age has bee

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Apple’s touchscreen MacBooks might also have a Dynamic Island
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The Verge

Apple’s touchscreen MacBooks might also have a Dynamic Island

Apple's OLED touchscreen MacBook Pros set to launch this fall will get a Dynamic Island feature like what's available on iPhones, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple first debuted the Dynamic Island with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max as a pill-shaped cutout that can show information and alerts, though the MacBook Pro's Dynamic Island will be "smaller" than what's available on current iPhones. The new MacBook Pros, which will come in 14-inch and 16-inch screen sizes, otherwise l

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