676: A Sternly Worded Instruction
29 January 2026

676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

Accidental Tech Podcast

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    Pre-show: Snowpocalypse update
    Follow-up:


      atp.fm passkey update
      Google Private AI Compute
      Apple 🤝🏻 Google Cloud
      Removing copy/paste crud (via rauli)
      Screen on RAM
      ASUS improves color accuracy for Mac users (via Oliver Thomas)
      Modular headphones


        AIAIAI (via Graham Dobie)
        Tyler H’s review of the Fender Mix and Fairphone Fairbuds

      Window management in macOS (via Ben)


        FlashSpace
        AltTab


    New AirTags


      The chime has changed from F → G

    Apple hosting LA event


      Invite image
      Jason’s Creator Studio review

    TCL has bought Sony’s TV business


      TCL Super Quantum Dot
      TCL X11L

    John Ternus takes over design at Apple


      Sebastiaan de With → Apple
      Who makes design decisions at Apple, anyway?

    Post-show:


      We stand with Minnesotans.


        Apple employee reaction to Tim Cook
        Tim’s internal memo
        Tim’s letter after George Floyd
        Gruber on Tim’s letter
        Gruber on language
        CRDT

      John’s new bff


        XKCD #974: Pass the salt


    Members-only ATP Overtime: TikTok in the US is under new ownership… for real this time


      Congress is unsure if it complies with law
      Are content moderation changes afoot?
      More data slurping definitely is



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