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Microsoft is pulling the plug on editing capabilities for Office two thousand nineteen on Mac, a move that will frustrate users who paid a one-time price expecting permanence. It's a familiar push toward subscriptions, and it raises a real question about what software ownership actually means anymore when the vendor can quietly reshape the deal.
Closer to home, Apple has begun requiring age verification for App Store use in Texas, ahead of a state law taking effect tomorrow governing how minors access apps. It's a significant compliance moment, and one that will be watched closely by other states weighing similar legislation, with the broader debate over child safety online far from settled.
And Anthropic chief Dario Amodei offered a sobering assessment this week, warning that humanity is about to be handed almost unimaginable power through advanced AI, and that we may not be mature enough to handle it. Coming from the CEO of one of the leading AI labs, it's a candid acknowledgment that the people building this technology are themselves unsure we're ready for it.
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