New on mobile: picture-in-picture video support

Be sure you're updated to the latest version in the app store.

OpenAI is now required by court order to preserve all ChatGPT logs including "temporary chats" and API requests that would have been deleted 

if I understand this correctly, it means data retention policies for apps that use OpenAI API simply cannot be honored

wow wtf

NYT lawyers had an unsubstantiated hunch that people circumvent their paywall via ChatGPT and then delete history to cover their tracks

and so the judge decided to prevent OpenAI from deleting data when a user deletes history

hunch is obviously ridiculous, there are many better ways to circumvent a paywall

Parenting

hot take that “therapy culture” is making the bar for good parenting seem unattainable

hot take that “therapy culture” is making the bar for good parenting seem unattainable

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/opinion/therapy-estrangement-childless-millennials.html

Ben Thompson on how stablecoins are the missing piece of the "agentic web" vision

Ben Thompson on how stablecoins are the missing piece of the "agentic web" vision

https://stratechery.com/2025/the-agentic-web-and-original-sin/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

europoooooor

sovereignty

EU is set to ban privacy coins and anon accounts by 2027

https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-ban-anonymous-privacy-tokens-2027

Mini Apps

I'm working on a proposal for a "capabilities" API that allows Mini Apps to declare which capabilities/chains they require, as well as querying at runtime to discover which capabilities/chains are supported. Would appreciate any input!

I'm working on a proposal for a "capabilities" API that allows Mini Apps to declare which capabilities/chains they require, as well as querying at runtime to discover which capabilities/chains are supported. Would appreciate any input!

https://github.com/farcasterxyz/miniapps/discussions/256

Quote cast with the first machine you wrote a line of code on

Quote cast with the first machine you wrote a line of code on

Atari 1200 XL with this BASIC cartridge https://www.atari65xe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Atari-1200xl-Basic-cartridge.jpg

privacy

My own current privacy roadmap (much lighter on L1 changes, but also more limited in its consequences): https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/a-maximally-simple-l1-privacy-roadmap/23459

Highly encourage people to read both!

https://x.com/pcaversaccio/status/1909939119037313255

love the privacy focus. I’m an ETH guy because of the community’s principles… the price is secondary

FarCon

POKER SIDE EVENT AT FARCON NYC?

I've lined up a private poker club that is in the financial district right off Fulton street for SUNDAY, May 4th at 6PM. To run the event though, there would be a non-refundable fee to help cover the cost of the dealers that the club employs in the $10-30 range, depending on number of attendees.

In order to make it official, I need to know that enough people would RSVP. I'm looking for 20-30 responses on this 2-question survey. If I get them, I'll lock it in! 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtdVFhh11DBcG9MBHA0_PHATxBf-7C8PhLWW36-cAUQauPiQ/viewform?usp=sharing

Warpcast

Mini apps can stay open while you browse the app now! They get put in a minimized state above the tab bar

Comm

Comm quietly launched a security-oriented refactor of our login flow earlier this month that's been in the works for quite a bit

We replaced login with two operations: secondary device login via QR code, and full account recovery

DC message search now live on web as well

fc-updates

DC Text Search

Search results now include messages inside conversations that match your search terms.  

Live on mobile, and coming soon to web.

Snow

untz untz

this guy played my wedding! this is him closing for James Hype at the Midway in SF. check it out if you’re into tech house, mashups, and live mixing

this guy played my wedding! this is him closing for James Hype at the Midway in SF. check it out if you’re into tech house, mashups, and live mixing

https://youtu.be/R11ZJ_NkeyI

ATTENTION FARCONNERS: WE ARE UNTZING IRL ON MAY 2ND

Join me, @zd, and the rest of the /untzuntz crew for a long night of head bobbing, hip shaking, and stank facing at the Cassian show in Brooklyn*

Grab your ticket before prices go up and comment here or message me once you're confirmed so I can add you to our group chat, we'll figure out logistics, pregame, etc. as it gets a bit closer

*this FarCon side event will not be for the faint of heart 😈

https://dice.fm/event/wwqbpn-teksupport-cassian-all-night-long-2nd-may-location-tba-new-york-city-brooklyn-brooklyn-tickets?lng=en-US

Apple has removed its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) tool from the UK after the government demanded access to user data under the Investigatory Powers Act. the ADP tool provided end-to-end encryption for iCloud data, meaning only users could access their stored information. without this feature, Apple can now access user data and share it with law enforcement if presented with a warrant.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/21/apple-removes-advanced-data-protection-tool-uk-government

so does this mean that a non-UK person visiting the UK will have their encryption disabled?

new DC setting screen on mobile just dropped

Ashoat

@ashoat.eth