Environment Canada has been tracking a storm system Saturday that could bring hail and heavy rain to the region.

Microsoft quietly and without any announcements started rolling out a new "Advanced Settings" section for Windows 11. However, it is not enabled by default; here is how to make it work.

One year is not a long time. Yet, from GAAD 2024 to GAAD 2025, it feels as if we have crossed an entire era in AI. What once seemed distant, experimental, even niche, has quietly become essential.

In this installment: stupid transit crimes, Darth Vader’s management style, and it’s overtime for the “ChiefsAholic.”

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We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of a new community bug tracking initiative at AppleVis. Since at least 2012, AppleVis has regularly published lists of new and fixed accessibility bugs in Apple software impacting blind, DeafBlind, and low vision users. As an independent editorial organization, we see the tracking and reporting of these bugs to be one of the more impactful ways in which we live out our mission to serve and empower our community.

On Call: Self-taught coders who work in HR and have a doctorate in English tend to do that

Apple’s ‘Accessibility Nutrition Labels’ will put investments in inclusive design in the spotlight. But Cory Joseph says companies don’t need to be huge to embrace accessibility.

Over 20 years, AbleGamers has become synonymous with the accessibility movement as its presence and influence grew across the industry. However, new reports from former employees and members of the accessibility community describe abuse, financial mismanagement from leadership, and a board that failed to protect its employees.

Over the years, I've had a bunch of ideas on how to move the Fediverse forward. This article highlights the culmination of what I'd like to build.

Audible has announced that it is adding new audiobooks to its library using narration technology powered by AI from Amazon.

Visible Voices is part magazine, part gallery, and part curated e-shop. As a whole, it’s a cultural rebrand.

: Plus: How to make Google less unhelpful

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), which takes place this Thursday, is a worldwide initiative dedicated to raising awareness about digital access and inclusion.

Donna J. Jodhan is pleased to share her latest ask an expert feature with you. Each month, Donna shares 10 tips on various pieces of software that are common, popular, and important to persons who …

Microsoft is about to cut a big chunk of features from its browser. Here is what is getting the axe.

Users can control AI DJ with voice commands.

Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Apple is offering a preview of accessibility features coming to its platforms later this year; including Accessibility Nutrition labels for App Store apps, Magnifier for Mac, Braille Access, and more.

Who, Me?: It was acceptable in the '80s

"If y'all are truly allies, do the work."

Bell has started a marketing campaign against the CRTC because it hates sharing its infrastructure with Telus.

iOS 18.5 for iPhone is now available for everyone. The update brings multiple new features to iPhone users, including a...

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CBC News has identified several North American-based organizations that have relocated upcoming conferences, either partially or fully, from the U.S. to Canada. Conference organizers who spoke with CBC said travel concerns were a decisive factor.

Testing Deque's axe Assistant for accuracy and ability.

There is once again international competition for my attention in the anthology release, another New Writings facing off against new fiction from the USSR.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has released Bluetooth 6.1 as part of its new bi-annual update schedule. The update introduces Randomized...

It actually wasn’t the screaming, it was the choice to do it at 5:30 a.m.

Biking while wearing Ray Ban Meta AI smart glasses is a lot of fun, but it could use a few upgrades before I'd call it a great experience.

In 2005, Apple introduced VoiceOver, a built-in screen reader that revolutionised accessibility for blind and low-vision users. Two decades later, VoiceOver remains a cornerstone of Apple's commitment to inclusive design, empowering millions to navigate technology independently.

Be sure to tune in tonight at 7PM Pacific for a terrific Science Fiction Theater! by Gideon Marcus It shouldn't happen here (or anywhere) It was a scene out of Saigon or Prague.  It shouldn't be happening in Middle America.  On May 4, Ohio National Guardsmen, shot four Kent State students dead, wounding ten more.  … Continue reading [May 8, 1970] Tower of Glass (June 1970 Galaxy) →

On Call: PC repair chap turned pet detective to diagnose the defective

A senior Microsoft engineer has explained how the Windows team has designed the native clipboard such that it does not hog the system.

The Accessibility Task Force of the W3C Publishing Community Group has announced the release of the Accessibility Metadata Display Guide for Digital Publications 2.0. […]

This is a follow-up to my prior post: "AI is the future of accessibility". There are market changes that will be materializing in the coming years that will be hugely impactful for all white collar jobs. Some say that time period is 3-5 years, others say it is more like a decade. Regardless of timeline,

Learn how inaccessibility impacts your bottom line and how data-driven accessibility efforts drive ROI, reduce risk, and unlock growth.

3Play Media, a leader in media accessibility solutions, announced the launch of its global linguist ... Read More

Rogers has apparently begun enforcing stricter identity checks for new mobile activations, according to an internal notice seen by iPhone in Canada. The updated process, which took effect on May 6, is part of the company’s push to strengthen customer security and reduce fraud. Although the system and submission process remain unchanged, Rogers employees are

The latest update for UniGetUI brings another big performance boost thanks to TRIM support. There are many other changes too. Check the full list here.

The weakness creates the possibility of an insider or hacker adding rogue members.

…Unless you want to fail all the WCAGs, create litigation risk, close off opportunities in Europe, engage in reputational harm, and oh yeah, throw up barriers to your customers and users. What am I talking about? Figma announced Figma Sites, letting you publish your Figma designs directly to the web.…

The team at Fordhall Organic Farm, England’s first community-owned farm, in Shropshire are excited to have introduced a ‘Braille Trail’ on-site, providing a tactile experience for visually impaired visitors.

I was in the city a few weeks ago and exclusively used Waymo for the entire trip. My biggest complaint? I needed to walk four minutes to a pick-up spot. Other than that, the car just showed up, traversed San Francisco streets easily, and the cost was reasonable1. Sitting in the back seat watching t

Sunday, the 27th of April 2025 marked a major turning point for Tech-Freedom, one of the blind-specific apps on Android, which includes features like a

Graph databases are on the rise, but amid all the hype it can be hard to understand the differences under the hood. This is the first…

by Brian Collins For those who don’t know, the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) was founded five years ago in what would become the first successful attempt at forming a professional writers’ association for science fiction writers—at least here in the States. With the SFWA came the Nebula, an award made to be on … Continue reading [May 6, 1970] Wondrous and Astounding (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, Part One) →

Apple has released RC beta versions of upcoming updates including tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, and more.

3DES has been around since 1978, but today, it's considered far less secure than modern standards. Google apps such as Chrome have already dropped support, and now Gmail is following suit.

Comment: Windows 11's hardware requirements: Sales ploy or security play?

: Lead dev likens flood to 'effectively being DDoSed'

– The personal website of Sara Soueidan, inclusive design engineer

The early 1970s were some of the most tumultuous years in Australian politics. The Australian Labor Party, defeated since 1949, finally regained power in 1972. Gough Whitlam took the spot of Prime …

Three maintainers share their tips for gracefully sunsetting open source projects.

NEW YORK – May 6, 2025 – SiriusXM and FOX Nation announced today a new bundle of their streaming services that delivers enhanced consumer…...

Today, our not-for-profit (Framasoft) is proud to present v1 of the PeerTube mobile application, 4 months after its first release! It's the work of a ...

Notes on a revolution in slow motion.

A reflection on control, burnout, and the strange weight of technical fluency.

Kaspersky found 7 percent of data compromised between 2019 and 2024 contained information linked to work email addresses.

We're still misunderstanding AI and how it works.