Blogs

New Plug-ins for Popular Ebook Sources We are excited to announce that the CrossPoint Reader firmware is expanding its horizons with a new suite of plug-ins designed to bring your digital library together. These additions will provide direct support for ebooks from some of the most widely used platf...

What It Really Means to Savor In a private notebook entry from around 1840, a young Gustave Flaubert—then roughly eighteen years old and years away from writing Madame Bovary—wrote a striking reflection on happiness. “The secret of being happy consists of knowing how to enjoy yourself—enjoy being at...

Why Your Brain Would Rather Be Safe Than Successful M. Scott Peck famously opened The Road Less Traveled with three stark words: “Life is difficult.” But is life inherently as difficult as we experience it, or does some of that difficulty come from the lens through which we view it? If you approach ...

Careers at Verst Carbon Verst Carbon has announced seven job vacancies for 2026. Applications must be submitted by August 24, 2026. Why the Opportunity Matters Verst Carbon is a carbon markets technology provider and project developer, dedicated to scaling Africa’s participation in carbon markets. I...

Jobs & Internship Vacancies at MMWCA The Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA) has announced six job and internship vacancies for 2026. The deadline for applications has not been specified. Why the Opportunity Matters MMWCA is a Kenyan initiative dedicated to conserving the greater ...

What is Unforgetful? Unforgetful is the latest app from independent developer Marco Arment, best known for creating Instapaper and Overcast. While those apps solve reading and podcasting, Unforgetful tackles a more universal problem: the ease with which we ignore or accidentally dismiss our own remi...

Apple Maps Introduces Sponsored Search Results Apple is taking a significant step in monetizing its mapping service by introducing advertising to Apple Maps. The initial integration will focus on sponsored results within the search functionality, a move that aligns the app with the advertising model...

Apple's AI Model for China Apple is developing a dedicated AI model tailored specifically for the Chinese market, a strategic move designed to align with the country’s stringent regulatory requirements. Rather than deploying its global Apple Intelligence features, the company is creating a localized...

Apple's New Fee for External Links In a significant shift, Apple will now charge developers a commission on purchases made through external links, directly responding to a court order that mandates allowing such links. This new fee structure applies a 12-15% commission on transactions that occur whe...

US Opposition to Apple's Chip Purchase Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has stated that the United States firmly opposes Apple’s reported plans to purchase memory chips from Chinese manufacturer YMTC. In an interview, Raimondo emphasized that such a move would undermine American national security in...

Samsung's New Over-Ear Headphones After roughly a decade without a major new over-ear release, Samsung is reportedly developing its first true successor in this category. The move signals a direct challenge to Apple’s premium AirPods Max, which have dominated the high-end wireless headphone market s...

Google's New Watermarking for AI Content Google is taking a significant step toward transparency by embedding invisible watermarks into all AI-generated images, videos, and music. This initiative leverages two complementary technologies: SynthID and C2PA. SynthID, developed by Google DeepMind, integ...