[PODCAST] #TWiT 🎙️ "TNW 437: What To Expect at Google I/O - The Preamble to Google I/O 2026" —

https://podcasts.wesfryer.com/episode/iLMZQTxT2aYJ1SZC36eF

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Your Mattress Got Worse on Purpose - https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-mattress-got-worse-on-purpose

Three of the biggest premium mattress brands are owned by one company. That company now owns Mattress Firm. The FTC tried to stop the merger and lost in federal court.

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Bitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' and losing wallet password 11 years ago — bot tried 3.5 trillion passwords before decrypting an old wallet backup - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-trader-recovers-usd400-000-using-claude-ai-after-losing-wallet-password-11-years-ago-bot-tried-3-5-trillion-passwords-before-decrypting-an-old-wallet-backup

The user apparently changed the password while 'stoned.'

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Apple’s Security Has Been Tough to Crack. Mythos Helped Find a Way In. - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-mythos-apple-macos-bug-339da403

During tests in April, researchers found software issues in MacOS, one of the world’s toughest targets for hackers.

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The Emacsification of Software - https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2026/05/12/emacsification/

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Introducing Claude for Small Business \ Anthropic - https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-for-small-business

We're launching Claude for Small Business, a package of connectors and ready-to-run workflows that put Claude inside the tools small businesses use every day.

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Empty Waymos invade Atlanta neighborhood, circle cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers - https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/empty-waymos-invade-atlanta-neighborhood-circle-cul-de-sac-hours-with-no-passengers/CSNV2G5CZFHHFP6BOH6YF5RCFU/

“I think yesterday morning, we had 50 cars that came through between 6 and 7."

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AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon team up to eliminate coverage dead zones - https://www.theverge.com/tech/930336/att-tmobile-verizon-joint-venture-agreement-satellite-coverage

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have agreed to work together under a new joint venture that aims to end wireless dead zones in the US.

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"Here's your coffee, sir."

"What kind of coffee is it?"

"What do you mean?"

"There's the percolated type and then there's the twit."

"It is percolated."

"I'm sorry. I can't drink it. I'm a twit."

#twit #coffee #microfiction