Here’s What a Google Subpoena Response Looks Like, Courtesy of the Epstein Files

The US Justice Department disclosures give fresh clues about how tech companies handle government inquiries about your data.
InfoQ

Pinterest’s CDC-Powered Ingestion Slashes Database Latency from 24 Hours to 15 Minutes

Pinterest launched a next-generation CDC-based database ingestion framework using Kafka, Flink, Spark, and Iceberg. The system reduces data availability latency from 24+ hours to 15 minutes, processes ...

Your smart TV may be crawling the web for AI

Some TV apps let you watch programming with fewer ads, as long as you allow your TV to participate in a global proxy network.
PBS

How to Watch Barry Manilow: Live by Request

In a concert originally broadcast throughout the U.S. in December, 1996, BARRY MANILOW: LIVE BY REQUEST features the beloved singer/songwriter in top form as some of his most ardent fans call in to ...

Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet

Apple is bringing age verification to the UK, as the latest iOS 26.4 beta prompts users to verify that they’re over 18 following installation. As shown in screenshots posted to Reddit, Apple says ...