2026-04-21

All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027

SMARTPHONES and tablets sold in Europe will have to feature replaceable batteries starting next year, according to EU rules, amid efforts to slash SMARTPHONES and tablets sold in Europe will have to feature replaceable batteries starting next year, according to EU rules, amid efforts to slash electronic waste across the bloc. The new rules, approved in 2023 as part of a broader package but coming into force on February 18, 2027, state that batteries in portable devices must be designed so users can remove and replace them without any specialised tools or assistance. Replacement batteries for any model will have to remain available to users for at least five years after the last unit of the product is placed on the market, the regulation also states.

ggsql: A Grammar of Graphics for SQL

Introducing ggsql, a grammar of graphics for SQL that lets you describe visualizations directly inside SQL queries. Introducing ggsql, a grammar of graphics for SQL that lets you describe visualizations directly inside SQL queries Today, we are super excited to announce the alpha-release of ggsql . As the name suggests, ggsql is an implementation of the grammar of graphics based on SQL syntax, bringing rich, structured visualization support to SQL. It is ready for use in Quarto, Jupyter notebooks, Positron and VS Code among others. In this post we will go over some of the motivations that lead us to develop this tool, as well as give you ample examples of its use; so you can hopefully get as excited about it as we are.

I prompted ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini and watched my Nginx logs

What nginx logs actually prove about AI traffic from ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, plus why Google's AI crawlers leave a different signal than the others. Last month I wanted a straight answer to a question most AI visibility write-ups dodge. When someone asks ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, or Google AI Mode about a site I own, does that AI product actually fetch the page, or does it answer from an index it built earlier? The way to get a straight answer was the unfashionable one. Read the nginx access log. This post walks through what the logs captured across the five AI products I tested, what they did not capture, and what that difference lets a product safely track. Every claim in the sections that follow is either something the server logged or a structural fact documented by the vendor.

WhatsApp is testing a premium subscription, put it is mainly cosmetic

WhatsApp is testing a subscription after Meta debuted a similar subscription for Instagram earlier this year WhatsApp is testing a subscription after Meta debuted a similar subscription for Instagram earlier this year The first StrictlyVC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends 11:59 p.m. PT tonight. REGISTER NOW . WhatsApp is testing a new subscription tier, similar to Instagram Plus and Snapchat+ , that lets users pay for customized icons, themes, ringtones, and more. The paid plan’s features are largely cosmetic; users don’t get many additional functional features.

‘Global LAUGHING STOCK’: Nicolle STINGS Hegseth for reciting FAKE BIBLE VERSE at prayer service

Nicolle Wallace with reaction to Pete Hegseth reciting a fake Bible verse from Quentin Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction' at a Pentagon prayer service on Wednesday. Rev. Al Sharpton, Paul Rieckhoff, and Anthea Butler join for analysis. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive

Atlassian Enables Default Data Collection to Train AI

Why does this gear lever prevent the pilot from raising the gear? #flightsimulator #dcs #aviation

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview: Smarter, Sharper, Still Evolving

Qwen Studio offers comprehensive functionality spanning chatbot, image and video understanding, image generation, document processing, web search integration, tool utilization, and artifacts.

Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are AI-generated

Deezer says consumption of AI-generated music on the platform is still very low, between 1-3% of the total streams, and that 85% of these streams are detected as fraudulent and are demonetized.

What is the perfect app doc?? #carterpcs #tech #appdoc

What is the perfect app doc?? #carterpcs #tech #appdoc

App host Vercel says it was hacked and customer data stolen

Vercel blamed its breach on an earlier hack at Context AI, which allowed hackers to hijack a Vercel employee's account to steal customer data.

CEO and CFO suddenly depart AI nuclear power upstart Fermi

The startup, co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, has faced headwinds with its AI campus in Texas.

Anthropic's Mythos AI model sparks fears of turbocharged hacking

Cyberdefenses could be exposed faster than fixes could be deployed.