4.21.26 | John Ternus to become Apple CEO, EU mandates replaceable batteries in phones by 2027, Qwen3.6-Max-Preview: Smarter, Sharper, Evolving

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:20) - John Ternus to become Apple CEO
• (01:46) - All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027
• (03:15) - Qwen3.6-Max-Preview: Smarter, Sharper, Still Evolving
• (04:26) - ggsql: A Grammar of Graphics for SQL
• (05:38) - Kimi vendor verifier – verify accuracy of inference providers
• (06:51) - WebUSB Extension for Firefox
• (08:17) - Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers took 2 minutes to break it
• (09:26) - Jujutsu megamerges for fun and profit
• (10:44) - Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-Bit Symmetric Keys
• (12:03) - Anthropic says OpenClaw-style Claude CLI usage is allowed again
• (13:19) - Outro

All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027
https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/20/eu-to-force-replaceable-batteries-in-phones-and-tablets-from-2027/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47834195

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview: Smarter, Sharper, Still Evolving
https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.6-max-preview
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47834565

ggsql: A Grammar of Graphics for SQL
https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-04-20_ggsql_alpha_release/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47833558

Kimi vendor verifier – verify accuracy of inference providers
https://www.kimi.com/blog/kimi-vendor-verifier
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838703

WebUSB Extension for Firefox
https://github.com/ArcaneNibble/awawausb
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47832969

Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers took 2 minutes to break it
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831742

Jujutsu megamerges for fun and profit
https://isaaccorbrey.com/notes/jujutsu-megamerges-for-fun-and-profit
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47841129

Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-Bit Symmetric Keys
https://words.filippo.io/128-bits/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47836784

Anthropic says OpenClaw-style Claude CLI usage is allowed again
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/anthropic
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47844269