7/1/26
Today’s tech digest covers internet pioneer Vint Cerf’s retirement, Meta’s new limits and paywall, science highlights, accessibility strategy, CSS updates, and Anthropic.
- The ‘Father of the Internet’ is finally retiring
Vinton Cerf, one of the creators of the protocols underlying the internet, will step down as Google’s chief internet evangelist next week.
- Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall
Would you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own.
- June research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also, the science of poop’s distinctive shape, boron buckyballs, and the secret to a soccer feint.
- Why Accessibility Is An Operational Capability, Not A Feature
Teams can generate UI faster than ever, but they still have to guarantee that what they ship is usable, secure, and maintainable.
- What’s !important #14: Gap Decorations, random(), field
I know you’re busy, so for What’s !important #14, I’ll be sprinting through what’s been a stacked couple of weeks despite few browser updates.
- Trump drops restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable
The Trump administration’s erratic approach to AI policymaking has left companies across the industry with little clarity about what will govern future model releases.
