A Chinese leaker says Apple’s upcoming “iPhone Fold” will feature a foldable screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Microsoft is phasing-in a new passwordless sign-in experience for over 1 billion user accounts, with a focus on eliminating passwords. DOGE plans to migrate Social Security’s legacy code base to something more modern over a few months. Is that enough time to ensure the system’s integrity stays intact? And it's Friday. We test everyone’s knowledge of failed or bankrupted tech brands.
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Quick Hits:
Pixel 9a launch date leaks, expected to arrive soon
https://9to5google.com/2025/03/28/pixel-9a-launch-date/
Anthropic’s Claude and the brain research breakthrough
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-anthropic-claude-brain-research/
WhatsApp now lets users post music clips as status updates
https://www.theverge.com/news/638063/whatsapp-status-music-song-clips-update
EU may not fine Apple much to avoid escalating tariff war
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/28/eu-antitrust-agency-may-not-fine-apple-much-to-avoid-tariff-war-escalation
Ubisoft spins out subsidiary with a billion-dollar investment from Tencent
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/ubisoft-spins-out-subsidiary-with-a-billion-dollar-investment-from-tencent-183516992.html
Instagram now lets you speed up videos, just like TikTok
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/27/instagram-now-lets-you-speed-up-videos-just-like-on-tiktok/
Discussions:
Apple reportedly developing foldable iPhone with iPad-style aspect ratio
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/28/iphone-foldable-display-ipad-style-aspect-ratio/
Microsoft introduces new user experience for consumer authentication
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/new-user-experience-for-consumer-authentication/3822035
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How Dogecoin helped rebuild the Social Security Administration’s COBOL benefits system
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/
COBOL programming language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL
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