This open-source Mac app finds the junk files your deleted apps leave behind | Digital Trends

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Uninstalling apps on macOS is usually very easy. You drag an app to the Trash, empty it, and move on. The annoying part is that many apps still leave residue behind, including support files, caches, preferences, containers, and logs. I have always found that frustrating, especially when old app data keeps sitting around long after the app itself is gone.

AppCleaner by FreeMacSoft has been the popular go-to option for this for years, and it still does the job well. But I recently came across a new open-source alternative called Uninstally by Codenta, which solves the same basic problem. It removes Mac apps along with the support files, caches, preferences, containers, logs, and other leftovers they usually leave behind.

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Sony returns to the professional IEM market with the IER-M500 | Digital Trends

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Sony is officially back in the professional in-ear monitor (IEM) space. The company has announced the IER-M500, a new pair of stage-focused earphones designed for everyone from aspiring musicians to seasoned performers. Rather than chasing features like active noise cancellation or spatial audio for casual listening, the IER-M500 is built with one goal in mind: helping artists hear themselves clearly during live performances.

Built for the stage, not the daily commute

At the heart of the IER-M500 is a newly developed dynamic driver paired with a large acoustic chamber and an optimized internal acoustic structure. Sony says this combination delivers deep, controlled bass alongside crisp high-frequency detail, helping performers accurately monitor vocals and instruments even in loud environments. The earphones are also Hi-Res Audio compatible, covering a wide frequency range for more detailed sound reproduction.

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Startup Growth: Building a High-Performing Team | The Startup Magazine

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In today’s competitive market, someone can always copy your product or service. What they can’t easily copy is a high-performing team culture. A skilled team innovates, adapts quickly to market changes, and solves tough problems more efficiently. These are the people who don’t just do tasks; they actively improve things and move the company forward.

Plus, top talent attracts more top talent. When your company is known for hiring and developing skilled professionals, you draw in other A-players, creating a positive cycle of excellence. This human capital is a big reason for long-term value and for how a skilled workforce impacts startup success.

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Customer Interaction Liabilities and Business Safety | The Startup Magazine

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Step into any brick-and-mortar shop on a rainy Tuesday morning. Customers are shaking out wet umbrellas, chatting amiably with the cashier, absentmindedly pacing past display cases while staring at their phones, squeezing past one another, and queuing. It feels completely safe through familiarity and mundanity.

Most early-stage entrepreneurs stay up late worrying about catastrophic, headline-grabbing disasters like structural fires or massive product recalls, but the reality of running a storefront is far more…usual. A patron trips over a stray bit of plastic wrap near the checkout counter  (just a tiny piece left behind during restocking), and suddenly a routine morning dissolves into a months-long legal headache.

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Victims of 23andMe data breach to get $47m payout, judge rules | BBC News

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Victims of a 2023 data hack at genetics testing company 23andMe are set to receive a multi-million-dollar payout from the firm.

A California bankruptcy court judge ruled on Tuesday that Chrome Holding, which last year took control of 23andMe after its bankruptcy, should pay out $46.75m (£35m) in compensation.

23andMe compiles genetic profiles of people through DNA testing kits, but it was heavily criticised after as many as 6.9 million people had their data breached in the 2023 hack.

Representatives of Chrome Holding and 23andMe have been contacted for comment.

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Australia dock workers call for 28-hour week in AI talks | BBC News

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Australian dock workers are demanding a 28-hour work week with no loss of pay as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation expands across the country’s ports.

The AI push is being led by port logistics giant DP World, which the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) said has put workers’ jobs “in the crosshairs”.

The union said, “If DP World wants AI and automation, then they must pay the social dividend. The new technology doesn’t have to cost our members their jobs or put their livelihoods at risk just so a terminal operator can boost profits.”

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OpenClaw is finally available on Android and iOS | TechCrunch

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The automation crustacean is crawling to a mobile device near you.

By that I mean, OpenClaw — the free, open source AI agent that captivated the internet earlier this year — is finally available as an app on iOS and Android. OpenClaw announced the news on X on Tuesday.

On both platforms, you can pair your phone with the OpenClaw Gateway, a kind of routing layer that connects your requests to AI agents and the tools and skills those agents draw on to get things done.

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The ‘Father of the Internet’ is finally retiring | TechCrunch

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Vinton Cerf will step down from his role as Google’s chief internet evangelist next week, marking the conclusion of one of the most influential careers in technology history.

While speaking via video feed at the Open Frontier conference hosted by the Laude Institute, Cerf was recognized by Dave Patterson, the UC Berkeley professor best known for co-developing RISC processor architecture.

“Vint … has been at Google more than 20 years, and he is retiring a week from today, and so I think we ought to give him a round of applause for a relatively good career,” Patterson said, to cheers from the room.

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Is AI Use Really Legal? Here’s Why You Need a Governance Plan | Entrepreneur

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The first wave of artificial intelligence adoption was driven by speed. Companies wanted faster research, faster drafting, faster customer service, faster sales, faster decisions. In boardrooms and management meetings, AI was presented as a productivity tool, a cost-saving mechanism, and in some cases, a competitive necessity.

That phrase is already giving way to something more serious. The next wave of AI will not be defined only by what companies can automate. It will be defined by what they can explain, defend, and govern.

That is where many businesses are dangerously unprepared. For all the excitement around AI, a basic legal question remains unanswered in many organizations: If an AI system produces a harmful, biased, false, or commercially damaging outcome, who is responsible?

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How the World Cup Is Creating a Beer Boom Across America | Entrepreneur

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Two weeks of knockout rounds remain in the 2026 World Cup. That’s great news for America’s bars and restaurants in host cities, where beer sales soared 15.4% compared to the same weeks last year, according to Beer Institute. For an industry that has seen volume broadly flat or declining for years, it’s a welcome kick in the shin.

Massachusetts is leading the country, with on-premise beer sales nearly 30% over the first two weeks of play — driven in part by Scotland’s Tartan Army, which descended on Boston in force and nearly drank the city dry. The parent company of Sam Adams said its Boston Taproom sold four times its normal holiday volume in a single weekend, requiring an emergency beer delivery.

So what makes beer score points with World Cup fans? “Beer’s range of options makes it a strong fit for occasions like these,” said Heritage. “There’s a brew for every kind of fan, which is part of why it scales so well during an international event like this.”

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