Daily Tech Digest - July 13, 2026
July 13, 2026 —
Rik Bon
Tags: tech, news, ai, linux, cloud, cybersecurity
TL;DR: 1. Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn't earn; 2. Meta Removes Muse Image AI Feature After Backlash: “Missed The Mark”; 3. Phia's cookie-stuffing fight puts its affiliate model on trial
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Techmeme Highlights
- Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn't earn
- Meta Removes Muse Image AI Feature After Backlash: “Missed The Mark”
- Phia's cookie-stuffing fight puts its affiliate model on trial
- The cruelest part of Xbox's layoffs is that they're not done yet — and nobody knows who might be next. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
- EU regulations could force an Apple Pencil upgrade in early 2027
- @teortaxesTex ... He's in the news today, internal memo. [image]
- 8 things to know about Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI
- After reading through the Complaint, I think it's important to share the core legal elements as I think this will be one worth following. Apple's filing (July 10, 2026, N.D. Cal.) accuses Chang Liu, Tang Yew Tan, OpenAI, and io Products of federal trade secret misappropriation [image]
- Apple will launch new Apple Pencils next spring, including a new version of the Apple Pencil Pro and low-end USB-C Apple Pencil. These will debut alongside the next iPad Pros. More in Power On: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
- Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft: What happened and why it matters
- Here's a much needed antidote to Jonathan Haidt's “The Anxious Generation”. But what if it is partly the phones, and the fear-inducing elements of the Common Core …
- The Great Wave Has Arrived (from GLM CEO Jie Tang)