Fri. 06/07 – It’s Backlash Day

As we prep for WWDC on Monday, word of a completely new Passwords app from Apple. Also, it’s a day of backlashes. The backlash against Adobe’s terms of service. The backlash against Windows Recall. The new social media app that is riding the backlash against AI. And, of course, the Weekend Longread Suggestions.

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Links:

• Here’s Everything Apple Plans to Show at Its AI-Focused WWDC Event (Bloomberg)
• Apple to Debut Passwords App in Challenge to 1Password, LastPass (Bloomberg)
• Adobe responds to vocal uproar over new Terms of Service language (VentureBeat)
• Adobe terms clarified: Will never own your work, or use it for AI training (9to5Mac)
• A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back (WindowsCentral)
• A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Behind ‘Suicide Squad,’ the Year’s Biggest Video-Game Flop (Bloomberg)
• The Unistellar Odyssey smart telescope made me question what stargazing means (ArsTechnica)