Canva has launched a connector for Perplexity Computer, enabling Perplexity's desktop agent to autonomously generate editable Canva assets from data and prompts. The integration allows Perplexity Pro,…
LM Studio updated its Locally app with LM Link, a feature that enables end-to-end encrypted communication between iPhones and Macs for interacting with locally running large language models. The featu…
AI-assisted programming has sparked a resurgence in native Mac app development, with indie developers—including those with no prior coding experience—creating new applications using Apple’s native fra…
A developer built a cross-machine memory query system that allows querying a Linux box's memory store from a Mac in about 20-30 milliseconds. The system uses an opt-in environment variable (`POTLUCK_P…
Some Mac users running macOS 26.5 are reporting system lag, beachballing cursors, and high battery drain, with the suspected cause being Apple Intelligence photo scanning processes running in the back…
Agent Deck, a native Mac application for managing AI coding agents, has been released with features including color-coded transcripts, parallel sessions in isolated worktrees, and per-project memory. …
A Hacker News user proposes that smart glasses could automatically switch between focus modes for phone and computer use by leveraging existing device detection technology, such as iPhones recognizing…
Attackers are exploiting shared chat links on ChatGPT and Claude to distribute malware, using paid search ads to lure victims to malicious conversations hosted on the platforms' trusted domains. Secur…
A developer released NvEnvy, an open-source Mac app written in Swift that reboots the Notational Velocity and nvAlt note-taking workflow. The app stores notes as plain-text .md files synced via iCloud…
HolaClaw, a new application for Mac, enables users to run OpenClaw with a single click, eliminating the need for terminal commands, accounts, or configuration files. The app provides a personal AI ass…
A developer integrated a cloud-locked BanlanX SP542E LED controller into Home Assistant without new hardware by running a 150-line Python bridge on a Mac that translates Bluetooth commands to MQTT. Th…
A software engineer has launched Sotto, a Mac desktop app designed to provide hints and solutions during technical interviews for engineers who have studied data structures and algorithms. The tool ai…
A solo iOS developer shipped 10 apps in four months after deploying just one at the start of February 2026, using a dual-model AI workflow with Claude Code as the primary agent and MiniMax M2.7 as a b…
The article describes how to integrate scrcpy, an open-source Android screen mirroring tool, into a Tauri app for Mac. It covers launching scrcpy from Rust code, bundling it as a universal binary with…
The article describes the process of mirroring a production EKS cluster locally on a Mac, focusing on integrating Vault for secret management. It explains how Vault's Kubernetes auth method allows pod…
Anthropic's desktop app for Claude Code now offers Mac users a visual interface for running multiple parallel coding sessions with managed worktrees, while third-party options like Nimbalyst provide o…
Google has been silently installing a 4GB AI model, called Nano, onto eligible devices through Chrome without user consent or notification, according to privacy researcher Alexander Hanff. Separately,…
The author has used only a Mac trackpad since 2012, avoiding external mice entirely, and finds it precise enough for professional web and graphic design work. To reduce finger strain from prolonged dr…
Based on the article, the author, a self-described "AI skeptic," successfully used local LLMs (GPT-OSS 20B and Qwen3 Coder 30B) to migrate blog comments, completing the task in a few evenings. The aut…
The author explains their decision to switch from the st terminal emulator, which they valued for its speed and compatibility with DWM's swallow patch, to the Ghostty terminal. The primary reasons for…