676: A Sternly Worded Instruction
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Jan 29, 2026 Snowstorm followâups and shoveling debates kick things off. Deep dives into Google Private AI Compute, AppleâGoogle cloud dynamics, and passkey rollout quirks. Tech tangents cover AirTag 2 changes and privacy, modular headphones and repairability, TCL buying Sonyâs TV business plus TV display tech, and leadership moves in Apple design.
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Snow, Ice, And Shovels In Richmond
- John Siracusa described Richmond's unexpected snow/ice situation and the county's limited neighborhood clearing response.
- He and his family shoveled half the driveway and improvised without an ice scraper while neighborhood roads turned into skating rinks.
Offer Passkeys Proactively
- Add passkey support that offers login proactively when a user lands on the page to reduce friction.
- Let users cancel and choose email-magic link or password fallback if they prefer.
Private Cloud Compute Converges
- Google Private AI Compute mirrors Apple's private-cloud framing: sealed hardware, remote attestation, and encryption.
- Both aim to privately process expensive AI workloads while forcing customers to trust vendor implementations.