A not altogether-cohesive review of July reads and research.

Premium desktop Mastodon clients incoming?

Apple's latest mobile OS update might've seemed mundane, but Siri Shortcuts gives users vastly more power than Apple customers have ever before experienced.

Opera's no-connection mascot is the cutest branding on any current web browser. Fight me.

As the industry endeavors once again to reconcile the cultural and financial incentives of streaming digital music, one independent platform has wavered little from its 10-year-long mission to bring the business to the unsigned artist with elegance and integrity.

The recent history of the software and services we use to retain text, and how their development affects our behavior on the page.

The social network’s incongruities better its experience, if you know how.