Gmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetching • The Register https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/gmail_dropping_pop3/

Starting January 2026, Gmail will no longer provide support for the following features:
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Check mail from other accounts: Fetching emails from third-party accounts into your Gmail account, with POP, will no longer be supported.

But what if I really want a faster horse? | exotext https://rakhim.exotext.com/but-what-if-i-really-want-a-faster-horse

The idea is to think outside the box and create entirely new markets instead of just new products in existing ones. Like Apple creating the iPhone (sure, smartphones existed before—but cars also existed before the Ford Model T).