Ace Tech Desk – Back in April, we started rebuilding Jetpack.com. A few days in, with AI coding tools doing nearly all the coding, there was already a working theme and a staging site. That was faster than I expected. So the project grew. Fast forward to August 27, the new Jetpack.com went live. It’s […]
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Ace Tech Desk – Google’s identity checkpoint has arrived, and sideloading now comes with paperwork, warnings, and a waiting period according to Ken Macon Published: 02, 2026 Google’s Android developer identity verification requirement, which was announced in August 2025, has come into effect. As of that date, apps from unregistered developers are blocked on certified Android devices […]
Ace Tech Desk – There’s at least 15 author-driven lawsuits underway against AI companies, while publishers have filed roughly 10 more coordinated suits of their own, notes Publisher’s Weekly. Yet “While the lawsuits play out, some publishers are building bridges.”Google recently announced a partnership with Bloomsbury, De Gruyter Brill, Johns Hopkins University Press, Macmillan, O’Reilly […]
Ace Tech Desk – Silicon is starting to design silicon — how AI is being used in chipmaking, from EDA tools to OpenAI’s Jalapeño and beyond according to Toms Hardware By Anton Shilov In late August, Architect Labs claimed it had designed a chip that was almost entirely developed by AI, an industry-first achievement. AI is already […]
Ace Tech Desk – Skip one hidden step when you cut back or cancel iCloud and you could lose years of photos and messages before your account fully disconnects. Here’s how to safely export iCloud data according to Apple Insider by Andrew Orr: Published: Sep 25 2026, 07:26 AM EDT Before changing anything, you need […]
Ace Tech Desk – It’s finally outgrown basic commands, morphing into a full-fledged chatbot and bringing major upgrades across the system according to Toms Guide by Kaycee Hill Apple even gave Siri its own dedicated app, making it easy to hop back into past threads. And thanks to iCloud syncing, a conversation started on your […]
Ace Tech Desk – After installing iOS 27, you might see a notice near the top of your main Settings screen that reads “Optimizing Search and Siri.” This message is completely normal, but because Apple rebuilt its core Search interface for iOS 27 to deliver faster and more accurate results, your iPhone has to re-catalog every […]
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