Apple broke its main window function
Also Meta and Anthropic created weird rules

Quarterly Usability Review: We Made The Drag Handle Smaller

The latest macOS desktop software, codenamed Tahoe, has caused a level of internal friction only previously seen when the coffee machine broke on a Monday morning. The core problem, according to a recent deep dive, is that Apple quietly redesigned the fundamental mechanism of resizing windows and managed to get it wrong. The new "Liquid Glass" aesthetic is apparently so preoccupied with rounded corners and visual texture that the actual clickable area for the drag handle has been minimized or, in some cases, completely removed.

This is not a feature; it is an executive mandate. Employees are now reportedly fighting with the Spotlight search window which seems to believe a massive 4K monitor should only display search results in a tall, skinny column that cannot be expanded horizontally. The struggle has driven many to conclude that Apple is treating its professional desktop operating system like a phone UI with an overabundance of screen real estate, a common sign that the design department is no longer communicating with the people who actually have to open 40 spreadsheets at once.

Infrastructure Team Acquires Large, Glowy Paperweight

Meta, the company that runs your aunt's photo album, is now apparently trying to solve the national energy crisis. The company announced landmark deals with nuclear power providers, including Vistra, Oklo, and TerraPower, to secure up to 6.6 gigawatts of energy by 2035. Apparently, powering its upcoming Prometheus supercluster artificial intelligence systems in Ohio requires more juice than a small country, so the Facilities department just went ahead and purchased a substantial chunk of the US nuclear power supply.

The internal memo describes this as "strengthening the country's energy infrastructure" to "power our AI future," which is corporate-speak for "we need to secure the power before Google does." This pivot means Meta is not just worried about your engagement rates anymore; it is now concerned with the life-extension of three existing nuclear power plants and the successful deployment of advanced, new Natrium reactors. It is a massive infrastructure bet on the idea that the only thing more powerful than a social network is the atom.

HR Memo: Do Not Compete With Yourself

The competitive spirit has gotten so self-referential in the AI industry that Anthropic has reportedly had to step in and prevent its own products from building competitors. The company is actively enforcing terms of service that prohibit customers from using its Claude Code models to develop a rival product, a policy that was recently deployed against Elon Musk's xAI.

Anthropic's position is essentially that its AI assistant is too helpful, enabling competitors to bypass API pricing and gain proprietary insights through its subsidized subscription tiers. It is the equivalent of the office chef developing a five-star lunch and then being furious when a coworker uses the recipe to open a competing food truck right outside the building. The policy has also been used in the past against OpenAI, cementing this as an industry-standard, high-stakes game of algorithmic hide-and-seek.

Briefs

• Data Exposure: Instagram, which is also Meta, reported an "issue" that allowed an external party to trigger password reset emails for 17.5 million users. The platform insists its systems were not breached, which is the corporate equivalent of saying "the vault door is fine, but we accidentally left the keys right next to the front door for a year."
• Office Hazards: Employees at a SpaceX Starlink lab in Redmond were exposed to toxic chemicals including lead and known carcinogens for over a year due to a makeshift lab sharing ventilation with the customer support office. The company ignored internal warnings until state regulators intervened, proving that the corporate policy is to simply tell the call center staff to stop complaining about the headaches.
• Sysadmin Sadness: One enthusiast's "military-grade" home fibre network disintegrated in his server room, crumbling like an old cookie when he tried to move it. The suspected culprit is not a cyberattack, but rather the paint solvents from leftover wall paint stored nearby, a grim reminder that the most persistent threat to IT is the physical layer and terrible room airflow.