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We reject: kings, presidents, and voting.
We believe in: rough consensus and running code.
—David Clark, 1992
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Some things don't make sense.
Bitcoin does.
block.xyz/bitcoin/does
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🐝 Buzz Desktop v0.5.26 is here!
This release brings more reliable conversations, better sidebar syncing, and new tools for relay operators.
Your sidebar stays in sync.
Fixed an issue where sections, sorting, starred items, and mutes could show outdated settings when opening Buzz on another device.
Better handling of long conversations.
Improved loading of replies and reactions in long threads, with better timeout handling when a query takes too long.
A new relay admin console.
Authorized operators and moderators can review reports and product feedback directly in Settings. Operators can also manage the operator and moderator roster.
Smoother project approvals.
Fixed channel-creation approvals for unlisted project home channels.
A corrected setup link.
The Grok Build setup guide now points to the right place.
Under the hood, this release also adds relay support for channel artifacts and native encryption support for private-key backups.
github.com/block/buzz/releas…
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this is really excellent, @dhh. piped.video/vDjW_dRyKXY
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cash app, ahora en español!
Another launch: @CashApp is now available in Spanish.
We rewrote a ton of the app for this. AI translated. Human reviewed. Support included.
If your phone is set to Spanish, Cash will automatically update over the next week.
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Buzz Desktop v0.5.26 🐝
More reliable sidebar sync across devices: sections, sorting, stars, and mutes. Plus clearer report errors, better handling of query timeouts, and a new admin console for relay operators.
github.com/block/buzz/releas…
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This is huge.
@blocks joins x402. Bringing lightning to agentic payments.
Block has joined the x402 Foundation, an open standard for agentic payments, to help build the rails that will let people, businesses, and agents pay and get paid.
We’ve also contributed Bitcoin Lightning payments, which is purpose-built for the instant, low-cost, high-volume payments that agentic commerce will depend on.
More here: block.xyz/inside/block-joins…
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No soft forks, no bridges, no operators, just Bitcoin.
We’ve put a lot of work into thinking carefully about the security of Shielded Bitcoin and about what information the protocol reveals. And this is just the beginning!
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Square has introduced a new integration with Apple Business in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Spain, the UK, and the US.
Sellers can now manage their Apple Maps presence directly from Square Dashboard. What's included:
- Automatic sync of business details across Apple Maps, Siri, Apple Wallet, and more
- Brand presence management on connected Apple Maps place cards
- Action links such as as Menu, Order, Pickup, Delivery, Book, Schedule Appointment, so customers can take action directly from a place card
Learn more: squ.re/applemaps
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This is one of China's most formidable advantages: 93% of the Chinese believe AI will help their country. Only 36% of Americans do. These are dire numbers for the US. We have to turn this around.
'An average of 72 percent of respondents said they felt curious, happy or excited about A.I., compared with 41 percent who felt worried, sad or angry.' @nytimes's Damien Cave uses @Gallup data to remind us the rest of the world digs AI. (Annoyingly, NYT doesn't link to Gallup directly, link below.) nytimes.com/2026/09/23/world…
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From new ways for customers to find you, to fewer steps during service. A preview of 8 new features that start rolling out next week:
→ Connected sellers can keep hours, logo, and contact details in sync on Apple Maps
→ Keep taking orders for later fulfillment even when today's items sell out
→ See the revenue each channel brought in, rather than a lump sum
→ Give the kitchen a head start on items as they're rung in
→ Set up a service charge once and it adds itself to every check
Check out all of our newest tools and features here: squareup.com/us/en/release-n…
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If you believe the risk is coming from 1-3 people in a garage with no money and no compute, you just don't understand this technology and haven't learned anything this summer.
Risk comes from the asymmetry of capabilities created by secret labs training frontier agents and running them with massive amount of compute. Open-source is exactly the solution to this asymmetry and empowers hospitals (and any smaller orgs) to defend themselves!
We're used to thinking of open-source models as an unadulterated good. But in the case of AI, they can actually pose additional dangers, as @ReidHoffman and I got into at #CGI2026. I appreciated this nuanced discussion.
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lightning on x402
Block has joined the x402 Foundation, an open standard for agentic payments, to help build the rails that will let people, businesses, and agents pay and get paid.
We’ve also contributed Bitcoin Lightning payments, which is purpose-built for the instant, low-cost, high-volume payments that agentic commerce will depend on.
More here: block.xyz/inside/block-joins…
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