WWDC: Full list of more than 250 bugs to fix before the iOS 27 release this fall published

There are bug fixes, and there are bug fixes. Per the mighty Jason Cross of Macworld, Apple will be addressing more than 260 bugs within iOS, incorporating key sections such as Apple Intelligence, Siri, and Parental Controls. 10 of the key improvements are as follows: The full list, in all its terrifying grandeur, reads as […]

‘Hacks’: Jean Smart’s ‘Queen of Hearts’ Party Dress Was Made From Real Playing Cards That Were Hand-Stitched On

“Hacks” costume designer Kathleen Felix-Hager came across the script for Episode 3 of the show’s final season, and there was one line that stood out: “Deborah shows up in a dress made of playing cards.” Since it was early in prep, Felix-Hager had time to consider what that would look like. It was through conversations […]

Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs Would Kill For Each Other

Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs cannot handle everything that’s happening right now.

It is weeks ago, and we are on the precipice of the cliff, over which lies the end of the hit show Hacks. Stalter is affectionately petulant about the proceedings, interjecting that she’d probably un-like all of Downs’ Instagram posts if he ever worked with “some funny fat girl” besides her. We…

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DeFi’s old hack vectors are fading – But the new risk can hit six chains at once

Decentralized finance has gotten a lot safer over the past six years, and a new review of protocol losses from 2020 through 2025 puts a pretty large number behind that claim. Industry-wide DeFi losses peaked at $2.62 billion in 2022 and fell roughly 80% to $534 million by 2024. Bridge hacks that once produced billion-dollar […]

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J. Smith-Cameron on How a Cheap Wig Helped Her Pull Off Her Anna Wintour-Inspired Look on ‘Elsbeth’

J. Smith-Cameron is giving Emmy voters several reasons to consider her this season. Back in 2024, when Variety spoke with Smith-Cameron, the actor had made a cameo on HBO’s “Hacks” as Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) younger sister, Kathy. “It feels to me like there’s more,” Smith-Cameron had said. She was right — there was more. […]

‘Hacks’ Creators On Show’s “Bleak” Predictions Of Hollywood, Why Spin-Off Doesn’t Seem “In The Cards” — But ‘Broad City’ Movie Is “More Likely”

SPOILERS: This post contains details about the Hacks series finale With the emotional gut punch that was last weeks’ Hacks series finale, its creators consider the episode a pretty permanent farewell. Despite fan pleas for a spin-off featuring Jimmy (Paul W. Downs) and Kayla (Megan Stalter), creators Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky tell Deadline […]

AI-assisted Zcash flaw exposes the supply integrity gap an emergency fork could not fully close

The exploit that nearly broke Zcash originated inside the zero-knowledge proof circuit that powers Orchard, Zcash's newest shielded pool, and the cryptographic core of its private transaction system. Taylor Hornby, a security researcher at Shielded Labs, found it on May 29 during a targeted protocol security review. Within hours, ZODL engineers confirmed the flaw, and […]

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‘Hacks’ Star Meg Stalter Releases Iconic Pride Month Club Track, ‘GAY’

Meg Stalter has done the impossible: released a Pride anthem so aggressively gay that it’s simply called GAY. No metaphors or subtlety (Stalter has never done subtlety well tbh). Just ...

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Mt. Gox-linked wallets moved 10,422 BTC, worth roughly $739 million as BTC price slides

Mt. Gox moved more than $700 million worth of Bitcoin while the market was already under stress, giving traders a familiar reason to ask whether old bankruptcy coins are moving closer to new supply. The estate-linked wallets moved 10,422 BTC on June 2, worth roughly $739 million at the time of the transfer. Most of […]

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Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26.5.1, iOS 26.5.1 updates, chases after M5 shutdown, iPhone 17 battery charging bugs

With WWDC on the horizon, Apple on Monday released its macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 and iOS 26.5.1 updates. The macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 update addresses a shutdown bug on Macs with M5 processors that primarily affects enterprise users while the iOS 26.5.1 update works to resolve a charging bug that affects iPhone 17 and iPhone Sir users. […]

Farewell, Hacks: A Finale With A Jolt, But A Series That’s One Of TV’s Greatest Comedies

There are very few shows that understand women, LGBTQIA+ culture, ageing, ambition, loneliness, creative obsession, love, friendship, and the deeply humiliating psychic damage of being a writer quite like Hacks. ...

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How the ‘Hacks’ Finale Managed to Shoot in the Louvre After Last Year’s Heist Made It Seemingly Impossible

From the very beginning of “Hacks,” creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky knew where they wanted the show’s finale to take place: Paris. At the top of their wishlist, of course, was filming at the Louvre. After all, it’s the best-known art museum, and houses the world’s most famous painting, the Mona […]

Hannah Einbinder On Why The “Incredibly Heavy” Finale Of ‘Hacks’ Felt “Genuinely Real” — Plus, Easing Back Into Stand-Up: “I Feel So F*cking Lucky”

SPOILERS: This post contains details about the Hacks series finale As Hacks fans mourn the end of the HBO Max show’s five-season run, nobody has been as deeply affected by the show as star Hannah Einbinder. The Emmy-winning actress, who made her onscreen debut starring as comedy writer Ava Daniels, recently explained to Deadline how […]

'Hacks' Finally Sent In the Clowns

The best television comedy ends this week. It’s a good thing.

Hacks first lit up HBO streaming screens in 2021 with their brilliant chronicle of the cross-generational, talent-manager-matched, unexpected creative pairing between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder).

Initially, Vance, a storied stand-up comedian in Las Vegas, on the brink of losing her…

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Hacks Season 5 Finale Explained: What Happens to Deborah & Ava?

The Hacks Season 5 finale followed Deborah and Ava as their journey took an unexpected turn. Deborah had spent months focusing on her career and legacy. She finally got the chance to celebrate a major achievement. However, the trip soon became emotional. Here’s what happened to Deborah and Ava in the Hacks Season 5 finale. […]

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‘Hacks’ Was Only Allowed To Have 10 People In Louvre For Final Day Of Filming: “That Was It”

SPOILERS: This post contains details about the Hacks series finale With Hacks bidding au revoir in tonight’s series finale, the cast and creators looked back at their final day of filming, which took place at an iconic locale. In the HBO Max series’ post-show Bit by Bit, Jean Smart recalled only being allowed to work […]

The Series Finale of ‘Hacks’ Showed What the Rest of Season 5 Was Missing

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of “Hacks,” now streaming on HBO Max. In the closing minutes of “Hacks,” Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) do what they conspicuously have not for most of the streaming comedy’s fifth and final season: workshop some jokes. The push and pull […]

‘Hacks’ Producers and Stars Dissect the Finale, Including That Twist Ending for Deborah and Ava

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of “Hacks,” now streaming on HBO Max. Deborah Vance was never really going to die. But as “Hacks” said bon voyage with a series finale that took viewers to Paris and back, the series’ creators knew they needed to heighten the stakes with its lead […]

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