It may feel like a conspiracy, but The Atlantic explains the puzzling connectivity issues passengers often experience as soon as they board an airplane. (Link) Plex has added free ad-supported movies to its service, but the quality of the films included is quite poor. (Link) Spotify has named the top songs, artists, playlists, and podcasts...
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The MindNode team has announced that MindNode 7, a major update to the app, will ship early next year with a subscription model. The update will bring a new Visual Tags functionality, which promises to add “more context to your ideas”. According to a blog post, existing customers won’t have to subscribe and will be...
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As with every Apple product, iFixit has done a complete teardown of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, which is similar in many ways to the 15-inch model. (Link) The New York Times has an in-depth profile of Margrethe Vestager, who oversee’s EU antitrust enforcement and has leveled multi-billion dollar fines against companies like Google and Apple....
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