This open-source app does what Google Keep refuses to — and it's free

Linux Users Get This For Free! Brave Origin Costs $59.99 For Everyone Else

Brave Origin là phiên bản tối giản của trình duyệt Brave, loại bỏ các tính năng AI, ví crypto, phần thưởng, VPN và giữ lại chặn quảng cáo/người theo dõi. Phiên bản này có giá 59,99 USD cho Windows, Android, macOS và iOS, nhưng hoàn toàn miễn phí trên Linux mà không cần tài khoản. Origin dùng chung codebase với Brave-core, có thể cài đặt song song và chuyển đổi dễ dàng qua flag.

Lập trình viên nên đọc bài này vì Origin của Brave không chỉ là phiên bản tối giản mà còn là cơ sở mã nguồn sạch cho phát triển các ứng dụng web riêng lẻ, tối ưu hóa hiệu năng và bảo mật cho các dự án Linux.

Brave Says This is Not a Privacy Feature, But Using Containers Has Its Perks

Trình duyệt Brave 1.92 bổ sung tính năng Containers (thùng chứa) tích hợp, giúp cô lập cookie và dữ liệu trang web theo từng tab. Bốn loại container mặc định (Cá nhân, Làm việc, Mạng xã hội, Học tập) được cung cấp sẵn, kèm tùy chọn tạo container tùy chỉnh hoặc tạm thời.

Lập trình viên nên đọc bài này để hiểu cách tích hợp và tối ưu hóa các tính năng mới trong Brave Browser như Containers, giúp phát triển ứng dụng web có thể tương tác hiệu quả với các chế độ riêng biệt của người dùng, từ đó nâng cao trải nghiệm và bảo mật cho người dùng cuối.

Watch YouTube Without Ads on the DuckDuckGo Browser

DuckDuckGo's browser now blocks most video ads on YouTube by default for iOS, Windows, and Mac users, with Android support coming soon. The feature uses community-driven filter lists from uBlock Origin and works on the YouTube website (not the native app). It complements the existing Duck Player feature, which offers a distraction-free theater mode with stricter privacy settings. Users can toggle ad blocking on or off from browser settings or directly while watching a video.

Google Photos adds a new AI 'Video Remix' tool

Google Photos is launching a new 'Video Remix' feature powered by Gemini Omni that lets users transform videos in seconds with AI. The tool supports cinematic relighting, background swapping, and artistic style effects like watercolor and oil painting. It is accessible via the 'Create' tab and is rolling out to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in the U.S. and select countries. The launch is part of Google's broader push to integrate generative AI into consumer apps to compete with Apple, OpenAI, and Adobe.

I replaced Google Calendar with a free self-hosted app, and I'm not going back

A personal account of replacing Google Calendar with Nextcloud Calendar as part of a broader de-Googling and self-hosting journey. The author highlights privacy concerns with Google Calendar, including ad profiling and automatic event creation from Gmail. Nextcloud Calendar integrates with Nextcloud Tasks and Deck for task management, supports multi-user event sharing via contacts, and connects with Home Assistant via CalDAV for home automation triggers like dimming lights for movie nights. The author notes the setup is straightforward despite initial appearances.

Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise.

Meta announced a new safeguard for its AI glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED light is tampered with, responding to concerns about covert surveillance. However, the move is undercut by Meta's broader AI data strategy: on the same day, the company announced that Meta AI can use anyone's public Instagram photos to generate AI images unless users opt out. Meta is also reportedly testing glasses that continuously record audio and take photos every few seconds, faces lawsuits over AI glasses privacy violations, records employee keystrokes to train AI, and plans to sell targeted ads based on AI chat data. Critics argue the LED safeguard is a cosmetic fix that does little to address Meta's systemic pattern of expanding data collection and eroding user privacy.

Supreme Court won't block Texas app-store age check

The US Supreme Court declined to block Texas's App Store Accountability Act, allowing the law to remain in effect while legal challenges continue in lower courts. The law requires Apple and Google to verify users' ages when setting up accounts, categorizing them into age bands, and mandating parental consent for anyone under 18 before downloading apps or making in-app purchases. The challenge was brought by a student group and the Computer and Communications Industry Association on First Amendment grounds. The ruling positions app stores as the primary age-verification checkpoint for internet access, a model Apple and Google have supported. Critics warn that reliable age checks require collecting more personal data, raising privacy concerns. Similar laws are emerging globally, including in the UK and Australia.