Marco Arment:
I fail using this UI at least once a week.
It’s the AirPods Control Center volume pane, where I go to put my AirPods Pro into Adaptive mode (which I have configured a hundred times to be part of the long-press selection, but that always gets inexplicably forgotten).
What you’re SUPPOSED to do is tap the circle to bring up the modes.
But right below it is the OBVIOUS LOOK OF A DROPDOWN CONTROL, complete with the double-arrow and tint color, but it is NOT ACTUALLY A TAPPABLE CONTROL AARRGGHHH 😡
You’re supposed to tap the gray icon that matches the background, not the blue arrows that look like a button. What were they thinking?
You get to this screen by long-pressing on the volume slider in Control Center. It does not work to long-press on the volume slider in the sheet that you get after tapping the AirPlay (sound output selector) button within an app.
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Hetzner (Hacker News, Reddit):
The costs to operate our infrastructure and to buy new hardware have both increased dramatically. Therefore, our price changes will affect both existing products and new orders and will take effect starting on 1 April 2026.
We have genuinely tried hard to optimize our costs and to prevent increasing our prices for as long as possible. But we can no longer compensate for the strain that it has placed on our operations. We want to continue to deliver quality products that meet both our standards and your expectations, so we must take this step.
Here’s the table of pricing changes, which seem to vary from single-digit to triple-digit increases.
John Brayton:
I updated this post to reflect that price increase. I have not found any statement that the IPv4 prices are changing, so I assume that they are not.
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Adam Engst:
1Password has announced that prices for its popular password manager will increase for renewals made on or after 27 March 2026. In an email to users, the company said that 1Password Individual will increase from $35.88 per year ($2.99 per month, paid annually) to $47.88 per year ($3.99 per month), and that 1Password Families would increase from $59.88 per year ($5.99 per month) to $71.88 per year ($6.99 per month).
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Annoyingly, 1Password referred to the price increase as an “update,” as in “We’re updating the cost of your subscription,” and “we’re updating pricing for Family plans.”
Over the years, 1Password has really diverged from what I’m looking for, but if you need what it offers the new price doesn’t seem crazy. However, it is off-putting to see the increase described as an “update.” (Simplenote used the same language last year to announce that it was going into maintenance mode.) Big picture, Apple Passwords is free and more than enough for most users, so it’s not surprising that the price of what has become a more niche solution would go up. I wonder how much additional revenue this will bring in vs. the number of of unsubscriptions it causes as the announcement jolts some customers into realizing that they no longer need it.
We can debate how well the two apps implement those features, but neither is seriously problematic. 1Password justifies its price with its significantly larger compatibility matrix and feature set, including[…]
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After all that, 1Password sent another email today, apologizing for the first one because we had signed up for the Families Launch Special Plan, a legacy pricing tier that is apparently locked in for life. I hadn’t remembered that, but presumably someone did. So I’m happy—I get to keep using all the 1Password features without paying more.
See also: Mac Power Users and Scott.
Previously:
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Waydell D. Carvalho (Hacker News):
In cases when regulators demand real enforcement rather than symbolic rules, platforms run into a basic technical problem. The only way to prove that someone is old enough to use a site is to collect personal data about who they are. And the only way to prove that you checked is to keep the data indefinitely. Age-restriction laws push platforms toward intrusive verification systems that often directly conflict with modern data-privacy law.
This is the age-verification trap. Strong enforcement of age rules undermines data privacy.
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When disputes reach regulators or courts, the question is simple: Can minors still access the platform easily? If the answer is yes, authorities tell companies to do more. Over time, “reasonable steps” become more invasive.
Repeated facial scans, escalating ID checks, and long-term logging become the norm. Platforms that collect less data start to look reckless by comparison. Privacy-preserving designs lose out to defensible ones.
This pattern is familiar, including online sales-tax enforcement. After courts settled that large platforms had an obligation to collect and remit sales taxes, companies began continuous tracking and storage of transaction destinations and customer location signals. That tracking is not abusive, but once enforcement requires proof over time, companies build systems to log, retain, and correlate more data. Age verification is moving the same way. What begins as a one-time check becomes an ongoing evidentiary system, with pressure to monitor, retain, and justify user-level data.
Apple (MacRumors):
Today we’re providing an update on the tools available for developers to meet their age assurance obligations under upcoming U.S. and regional laws, including in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Utah, and Louisiana. Updates to the Declared Age Range API are now available in beta for testing.
Andy Edser (Hacker News):
The government of California is implementing a law that requires operating system providers to implement some form of age verification into their account setup procedures.
The Lunduke Journal:
Here’s where each of the “All Operating Systems must do age verification” laws are as of today.
Matthew Green:
This has bothered me, because every month that goes by I become more convinced that anonymous authentication the most important topic we could be talking about as cryptographers. This is because I’m very worried that we’re headed into a bit of a privacy dystopia, driven largely by bad legislation and the proliferation of AI.
Neil (Hacker News):
I have yet to see a well-considered proposal.
Worse, the question that they are trying answer is rarely stated clearly and concisely.
And it is unusual to see any consideration of broader sociological issues, let alone an emphasis on this, with a focus instead on perceived “quick win” technosolutionism.
But anyway…
I was pondering last night for which services I, personally, would actually be willing to verify my age or identity.
And… the answer is “none”.
Previously:
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