Changes to iOS in Japan. iOS 26.2 introduces changes for iOS to comply with the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA), creating new options for developers with apps in Japan. Developers can distribute apps on alternative app marketplaces, operate alternative app marketplaces, process app payments for digital goods and services outside of Apple In-App Purchase, use alternative web browser engines, and more.

Changes to iOS in Japan - Support - Apple Developer

Learn about update for iOS in Japan.

Wow, I've just had a late-night phone call to tell me I've been awarded the National Basketball Association's inaugural Web Standards prize!

US Embassy in UK: “Effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa are requested to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media accounts to ‘public’ to facilitate vetting necessary to establish their identity and admissibility to the United States under U.S. law.” https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/

Prepping a (hopefully) excellent roast beef pre-xmas meal for my mum, as she'll be with my kid brother on 25th. Nice merlot is open and breathing, roast potatoes are peeled, green veg ready for steaming. I'll keep you posted.

On January 3, 1941, Martin Bormann issued a circular to all public offices which declared Fraktur typeface to be Judenlettern (Jewish letters) and prohibited their further use.

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1941: The Nazis ban Jewish fonts

In 1941 the Nazis continued their campaign of persecution against Germany's Jews - by banning all Jewish fonts.

Remove Windows Ai

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GitHub - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI: Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11

Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11 - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI

"The current 25H2 build of Windows 11 and future builds will include increasingly more AI features and components. This script aims to remove ALL of these features to improve user experience, privacy and security."

The European Commission has opened an investigation into Google over the use of publisher content for its AI products “without appropriate compensation" https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/european-commission-google-ai-investigation/

As a fashion influencer, Awesome Lawson Apparel(tm) has sent many buyers across the globe. Valiant [@patrick_h_lauke](

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Patrick H. Lauke (@patrick_h_lauke@mastodon.social)

16.8K Posts, 615 Following, 1.49K Followers · WCAG trash panda, web evangelist, ronin, sour kraut. uninvited expert. vague, but exciting. antifasc...

) sent me this from sunny Japan - a "Lawson Station" t-shirt, which will be the latest addition to my "Pret A Snogger" range. Thanks Pattypoo! #fashionBuyerOfTheMonth

Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out

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Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out

OpenAI is now internally testing 'ads' inside ChatGPT that could redefine the web economy.

"what most people don't understand is that GPT likely knows more about users than Google." Hooray.

Absolute scenes at Chateau Lawson yesterday when I caught La Daughter's Useless Dog somehow on top of the kitchen table munching a bowl of plum crumble I'd saved for El Son.